Findings show there have been only minimal compensation improvements, particularly for the small and mid-sized organizations which make up the majority of the arts organizations in the sector, while since 2008, real wages actually decreased.
Read MoreMayor Sadiq Khan introduces a new draft cultural plan for the City of London themed around access, and new research sheds light on repayable finance for arts and culture organizations.
Read MoreWhile overall arts attendance in Canada is strong, reported attendance at performing arts facilities has dropped from 71% of the population to 60% since 2012.
Read MoreHill Strategies Research Inc. spotlights a suite of four research papers on building audience engagement and community.
Read MoreThe study, available for free download, provides a current snapshot of the digital and print media consumption patterns of performing arts patrons, showing a massive trend toward digital consumption.
Read MoreCAPACOA has issued a new article on barriers to attendance for live arts audiences entitled "Attendance Trends: Why Won’t They Come?," which sources a number of recent reports on Canadian and American live arts event audiences.
Read MoreWe've overhauled our Research and Resources pages to give you an easier and more comprehensive experience finding the arts, culture and heritage information and resources you need.
Read MoreThe report, commissioned by the Department of Canadian Heritage, highlights information about arts and heritage attendance, personal arts participation, as well as perceptions of cultural activities and government arts support.
Read MoreKing's College London's new report, "Towards cultural democracy: Promoting cultural capabilities for everyone," calls for a radical shift in arts support and funding to make creativity more widely accessible.
Read More"Vital Signs: Arts & Belonging," commissioned jointly by Community Foundations of Canada and CAPACOA, was released June 21.
Read MoreIn 2016, Realwheels Theatre partnered with Kickstart Disability Arts and Culture and the Social Planning and Research Council of BC (SPARC BC) to conduct a Needs Assessment of Accessible Performance Spaces in the City of Vancouver. The project was carried out to address the limited number of theatre venues in Vancouver that are truly and fully accessible for artists/performers, theatre technicians, and patrons with disabilities.
Read MoreHill Strategies Research Inc. offers four new studies on creative industries.
Read MoreThe latest issue of Arts Research Monitor features four reports that attempt to examine the overall health of the arts and culture in different countries, including culture-specific indicators from the Canadian Index of Wellbeing and broad arts indexes from the U.S. and England.
Read MoreThe latest issue of Hill Strategies' Arts Research Monitor features four provincial and territorial arts research reports, including the multifaceted research project conducted for us at the Alliance, research on artists in Saskatchewan, a survey of municipal cultural expenses in Quebec, and a study of arts administration resources in Nunavut.
Read MoreThe report on the national three-day dialogue session will be submitted to the Department of Canadian Heritage and the Assembly of First Nations and may be used as a starting point for further consultations with First Nations on the development of a new federal language program.
Read MoreThe latest issue of Arts Research Monitor focuses on Canadian statistics on the performing arts, including a detailed analysis of data on performing companies, a survey of the social impacts of dance organizations, and an article on performing arts attendance in Quebec.
Read MoreThe latest issue of Hill Strategies' Arts Research Monitor focuses on museums and heritage organizations, including national and provincial data on the situation of Canadian museums and other heritage organizations as well as an American report on the educational role of museums.
Read MoreThe findings will be shared at the SPARC Symposium in Haliburton, Ontario, October 27-30.
Read MoreAre you passionate about digital innovation in the performing arts? CAPACOA is embarking on a new national initiative to identify and investigate opportunities for emerging digital technologies in the performing arts.
Read MoreThe latest issue of Hill Strategies' Arts Research Monitor includes a Canadian survey regarding culture and talent attraction, an Australian report on arts participation and mental health, a major synthesis of reports from the United Kingdom on the value of culture, and reports that attempt to measure the social return on investments in the arts and culture.
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