This public consultation document seeks views on a draft Culture Strategy for Scotland. Sets out ambitions to “develop the conditions and skills for culture to thrive,” including by exploring new funding models for culture, and plans to support the sector to “evolve as a diverse, positive force in society” by supporting leadership skills development; improving the “economic and social status” of freelance cultural worker; and increasing inclusive opportunities.
Read MoreCulture Track: Canada→
/A study of the attitudes and behaviours of Canadian cultural consumers. The survey was fielded from December 2017 to January 2018, with a total of 6,444 respondents answering questions on their participation in a diverse array of cultural activities, and their motivations and barriers for participation.
Read MoreCharter of Children's Rights to Arts and Culture→
/Illustrations of 18 rights children have to enjoy art and culture. The Charter of Children’s Rights to Arts and Culture was created by La Baracca - Testoni Ragazzi, an Italian theatre company.
Read MoreTourism Spending on Culture and Sport Products, 2016→
/Table of the total (domestic and export) spending by tourists in Canada on culture and sport products. Compares 2016 to previous years, and finds that tourism spending on culture products increased by $49.7 million from 2015 to $1.7 billion in 2016. Of their expenditures on culture products, tourists spent the most on performing arts, which includes attending concerts and plays, followed by film and video, crafts and books.
Read More2016 MBNCanada Performance Measurement Report→
/Compares 173 measures of municipal activities in 36 service areas of Canada in 2016, one of which is culture. Eight municipalities report data on their cultural grants and overall cultural expenditures (Calgary, Greater Sudbury, Hamilton, London, Montreal, Thunder Bay, Toronto, and Windsor). Includes graphs and infographics.
Read MoreGovernment of Canada Survey of Heritage Institutions: 2017 Report→
/Report collected financial and operating information for the 2015 data year as well as building and capital infrastructure information for the 2017 data year on not-for-profit heritage institutions. Highlights include that attendance to all heritage institutions reached a record 75.3 million in 2015, and there were also over 203 million online visits to heritage institutions in Canada in 2015.
Read MoreCreative and Cultural Activities and Wellbeing in Later Life→
/Age UK uses data from a national survey to construct an Index of Wellbeing in Later Life, and finds that out of the 40 factors assessed in contributing to wellbeing, creative and cultural participation was the single factor that contributed the most to wellbeing. The charity warns there are barriers preventing older people from doing the cultural activities they enjoy, and calls for increased accessibility for those aged 60 and over.
Read MoreThe New Urban Success: How Culture Pays→
/Working off the idea that cities that are culturally interesting tend to attract "the creative class" and end up being economically successful, the report mines data from the photo-sharing site Flickr to reveal that a combination of cultural capital and economic capital is indicative of neighborhood growth in terms of house prices, and improvements of socio-economic conditions.
Read MoreArtful Living: Examining the Relationship between Artistic Practice and Subjective Wellbeing Across Three National Surveys→
/Examines the effects of amateur and professional artistic practice, using three American datasets. Concludes that there is strong support that artistic practice is associated with higher levels of life satisfaction, a more positive self image, less anxiety about change, a more tolerant and open approach to diverse others, and, in some cases, less focus on materialistic values and the acquisition of goods.
Read MoreBuilding the Case for Business Support of the Arts →
/Research conducted by Business for the Arts, finds that more than half of Canadians favour businesses that invest in arts and culture. Canadians are more likely to choose arts and culture events over sports, and to keep up with this growing interest, business investment in the arts has increased by 49 per cent since 2008. Report includes a literature review on the benefits of arts engagement.
Read MoreThe Social Effects of Culture: A Literature Review→
/A literature review of research since 2000 on the social effects of culture. While it finds that there has been significant evidence of the positive impacts of engagement with the arts, also points out some of the weaknesses in the methodology and research that the community should focus on.
Read MoreSocial Impacts and Benefits of Arts and Culture: A Literature Review→
/Examines and summarizes the varying theories and frameworks used to measure social impacts of arts and culture. Includes examples of research that shows how arts and culture have wide-ranging, demonstrable social benefits.
Read MorePanic! Social Class, Taste and Inequalities in the Creative Industries→
/Report finds that the cultural and creative sector in the UK is marked by significant exclusions of those from working class social origins. Women, and those from Black and Minority Ethnic (BAME) communities face barriers in addition to those associated with social class origin. These inequalities are reinforced by the prevalence of unpaid labour.
Read MoreImaginary Spaces of Conciliation and Reconciliation →
/Author David Garneau reflects on the colonial attitude perpetuated in the arts, and the meaning of reconciliation. A must read for settlers.
Read MoreProvincial and Territorial Culture Indicators 2016 for British Columbia→
/Shared with the BC Alliance for Arts + Culture for a BC-specific audience. The folder contains a presentation from Canadian Heritage on what the Provincial and Territorial Culture Indicators are and key highlights from the report, including statistics and infographics for BC; the new Culture, Arts, Heritage and Sport Economic Impact Model, with its User Guide; and a User Guide and Training Presentation on Statistics Canada’s CANSIM Tables.
Read MoreCultural Transformations: The Impacts of Hull UK City of Culture 2017→
/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 More‘Artlift’ arts-on-referral intervention in UK primary care: updated findings from an ongoing observational study→
/Updated findings are presented from a prospective longitudinal follow-up (observational) design study of an arts on referral programme in UK general practice, over a 7-year period (2009–2016). Examining data from 1297 patients, the study finds that a course of arts-on-prescription is effective in the promotion of overall wellbeing, including in those with very complex care needs.
Read MoreWhose Land Is It Anyway? A Manual for Decolonization→
/Indigenous writers and activists outline the process of decolonization and reconciliation.
Read MoreMore than Money: How social finance can build resilience in the arts sector→
/Explores how social finance can be applied to the arts to build resilience in the Canadian arts sector. Puts forward the case for greater visibility of the arts as an ‘investable’ sector.
Read MoreProvincial and Territorial Culture Indicators, 2016→
/Measures the economic contribution of culture and sport in Canada, nationally and by province. This 2016 report finds that culture GDP in Canada totalled $53.8 billion in 2016, a 1.5% increase from the previous year. Culture accounted for 2.8% of Canada's overall GDP, and culture jobs in Canada were up 2.2% to 652,406.
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