The latest edition of Arts Research Monitor from Hill Strategies Research. Volume 13, Issue 8.

In this issue of Hill Strategies' Arts Research Monitor: A focus on the visual arts and museums, including a report on the situation of art galleries in Ontario, a statistical summary of museum attendance in Quebec, and two papers on the state of the visual arts in Canada.

Ontario Association of Art Galleries Data Exchange

In this issue of Hill Strategies' Arts Research Monitor: A summary of quantitative and qualitative research into arts participation and engagement, including statistics on performing arts attendance in Quebec, a literature review of the value of cultural experiences, a discussion paper on the quality of experience in the arts, and a research article on measuring the quality of arts engagement.

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Hill Strategies Research has released its latest report on Arts and Cultural Workers in Canada's Provinces and Territories, based on the 2011 National Household Survey (NHS) and historical data from the Labour Force Survey (LFS). The report examines the number of artists, selected demographic characteristics of artists, artists' incomes, and trends in the number of artists. The report also provides comparable information for cultural workers and the overall labour force.

In this issue of Hill Strategies' Arts Research Monitor: Summaries of three recent landmark studies related to the benefits of the arts, including Canadian and English summaries of various aspects of the impacts of the arts as well as new estimates of the economic impact of culture in Canada. 

Statistical Insights on the Arts is a quantitative research series, created by Hill Strategies Research, that aims to provide reliable, recent and insightful data on the state of the arts in Canada. The latest edition in the series finds that there are more artists in Canada than auto workers. 

The Cultural Human Resources Council (CHRC) has announced the release of the first Culture Satellite Account (CSA) Report, which provides the most precise and reliable data available on the economic impact of culture (inclusive of the arts and heritage) and sport in Canada. 

In the latest issue of Hill Strategies' Arts Research Monitor: Three Canadian studies and one Scottish report related to the social and health benefits of the arts, including a Toronto report on neighbourhood-based community development through the arts, a Vancouver study of the arts and seniors’ well-being, an overview of the potential impacts of documentary films on social change, and a Scottish study of the connection between cultural engagement and health and well-being.

This special issue of the Arts Research Monitor provides a brief summary of some key issues related to arts participation and engagement explored at Measuring Cultural Engagement amid Confounding Variables, a joint research symposium of the National Endowment for the Arts and the Cultural Value Project of the United Kingdom’s Arts & Humanities Research Council. Arts researchers and practitioners from the U.S. and U.K. convened in Washington for the symposium. Kelly Hill was the only Canadian speaker at the June 2014 event.

In the latest issue of Hill Strategies' Arts Research Monitor: Detailed information about spending on culture, including two Canadian reports on local governments’ cultural spending, a Canadian study of the donating preferences of different age groups, as well as an American report on arts funding. 

Hill Strategies Research Inc. has posted its most recent presentation on diversity in BC arts audiences, prepared for the Alliance and the Vancouver Opera. The data was shared in a presentation in Vancouver on June 19.

In this issue of Hill Strategies' Arts Research Monitor: A focus on arts attendance and participation, including a Canadian study of arts attendance by diverse audiences, a report on cultural participation by Aboriginal children, a landmark American report on arts attendance, and an examination of whether Canadians are interested in reading Canadian content.

Diversity and Arts Attendance by Canadians in 2010

Hill Strategies' latest edition of Statistical Insights on the Arts shows that arts organizations attract many diverse Canadians, but some work remains to be done.

Those who work in non-profit organizations in BC are invited to view a free webinar and to participate in a survey that will help to shape the future of pension and health & welfare benefits in the non-profit sector.