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A New framework for building participation in the arts
Rand Corporation, Kevin F. McCarthy, Kimberly J. Jinnett. Behavioural model that identifies main factors for individual decisions for cultural participation at successful institutions. Weblink (HTML) | Document (PDF, 608KB)
A Profile of the cultural and heritage activities of Canadians in 2005
Hill Strategies Research (March 28, 2007). 18th Report in the Statistical insights on the arts series. This report provides insights into the number and percentage of Canadians 15 or older who, in 2005: Attended live performances; Visited art galleries and other museums; Visited historic sites and other heritage organizations; Read a newspaper, magazine or book; Watched movies or videos; or Listened to recorded music. Weblink (HTML) | Document (PDF, 740KB)
Among the study's findings are that:
– Canadians continue to support cultural activities
– More Canadians read a book than go to a movie
– Art galleries are increasingly popular with Canadians
– Classical music audiences increased slightly
– Most other cultural and heritage activities, including the performing arts, attracted roughly the same percentage of Canadians in 2005 as in 1992
The Arts and Civic Engagement: Involved in Arts, Involved in Life
National Endowment for the Arts. Document (PDF, 1.8 MB)
Art-Goers in Their Communities: Patterns of Civic and Social Engagement
National Endowment for the Arts. October 2009. Document (PDF, 280KB)
The Community Arts Network
Community Arts practices & information exchange. Weblink
Community Arts Ontario
Website of Community Arts Ontario. Weblink
Community Arts Workbook ... another Vital Link
What is community arts? How can we view it as an artistic discipline? How has community arts emerged in Canada and in other countries? How does one start a community arts project? What are some of the challenges to working in this creative collaborative process? Document (PDF, 2.6MB)
Connecting Californians: Finding the Art of Community Change
An inquiry into the role of story in strengthening communities. Weblink
Converging streams: the community arts and sustainable community movements
Shifferd, Patricia A. and Lagerroos, Dorothy (November, 2006). Web resource. Community Arts Network. Weblink
Engaging Audiences
Wallace Foundation (August 2009). Document (PDF, 1620 KB)
Grassroots, Community-based Theater: A View of the Field and its Context
Article from the Community Arts Network of the growing demand for community-based theatre in the United States. Weblink
Making Exact Change: How U.S. arts-based programs have made a significant and sustained impact on their communities.
Cleveland, William (2005). A Report from the Community Arts Network. Washington, DC: Art in the Public Interest. Weblink (HTML) | Document (PDF, 4.4MB)
This study of 10 exemplary American community arts programs focuses on how these organizations have managed to make significant and sustained contributions to their communities, defined as change leading to the long-term advancement of human dignity, health and/or productivity. The major questions posed in this inquiry are:
1. As they have evolved over time, how have these programs defined success?
2. What ideas, values, standards, assumptions and expectations have influenced the design, policies and delivery of these programs?
3. What kinds of leadership and organizational practices characterize these efforts?
4. What support strategies (funding, technical assistance, training, etc.) have most contributed to the success of these programs?
5. How have these programs defined, measured and learned from their successes and failures?
6. What persistent issues, conditions or problems confronted by these programs have constrained their ability to fulfill their missions?
Policy Research on Community Arts: A Collective Endeavor
Article on innovative methods for cultural assessment and definitions for cultural participation based on the ways people in communities actually live and feel. Weblink
Reggae to Rachmaninoff: How and why people participate in arts and culture
Urban Institute, November 2002
Survey of how and why Americans participate in arts and culture. Weblink (HTML) | Document (PDF, 375KB)
Toward Asset-Based Community Cultural Development: A Journey Through the Disparate Worlds of Community Building
Tom Borrup examines the similarities and differences among the fields of community arts, progressive urban and public-space design and community development, which he says are "largely unaware of each other." Weblink
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