Evaluation of Hull’s UK City of Culture year (2017), demonstrating positive social and economic outcomes. Reports that the over 2,800 events, cultural activities, installations and exhibitions attracted an audience of 5.3 million, with over 95% of Hull residents attending at least one cultural activity during the year.
Read MoreWarwick Commission 2015 Report on the Future of Cultural Value→
/The result of a 1 yr investigation by cultural leaders, supported by academics from the University of Warwick. The report argues that the Cultural and Creative Industries are an ecosystem and calls for joined-up policy making and a national plan for the sector that maximizes cultural, economic and social return.
Read MorePoster: 10 Reasons to Support the Arts →
/Based on the one page report by Randy I. Cohen, Vice President of Research and Policy for Americans for the Arts.
Read MoreCreative City Network Cultural Planning Toolkit→
/A guide for the process of cultural planning in a community. It includes an adaptable model and practical checklists for navigating and charting progress. Background material and additional details are provided on a companion website.
Read MoreBC Creative Economy Strategy→
/In 2014, Premier Christy Clark directed the Ministry of Community, Sport and Cultural Development to develop a plan to grow the creative economy.
Read MoreBC Government Arts + Culture Facts & Stats Sheet→
/2014 Provincial and Territorial Culture Satellite Account facts & figures highlighted by the Province of British Columbia.
Read MoreBC’s Music Sector – From Adversity to Opportunity→
/Highlights BC’s wealth of talented artists and music assets—sources of economic diversity and job creation in communities throughout the province—and the factors that have put these assets at risk.
Read MoreA Statistical Profile of Artists and Cultural Workers in Canada→
/Based on 2011 National Household Survey data. One in every 129 Canadian workers is an artist.
Read MoreEducating artists→
/Analysis of educational backgrounds of working artists and labour market activities of arts program graduates in Canada.
Read MoreEverything We Know About Whether and How the Arts Improve Lives→
/Evaluates benefits of the arts for individuals in categories of physical and mental health; education and personal development; economic vitality; and social cohesion.
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