Archive - Statistical insights on the arts

The City of Toronto accounts for an increasing proportion of artists in Ontario and Canada, but incomes remain low

Double the number of professional artists in the Toronto area between 1991 and 2021

May 26 • Hill Strategies (Kelly Hill)

Culture in British Columbia has an economic impact of more than $24 billion in the province

Plus: Rough estimate of the impact in the Columbia Basin

May 19 • Hill Strategies (Kelly Hill)

What is valued? What is valuable?

Plus: Some thoughts on succession

May 12 • Hill Strategies (Kelly Hill)

Arts sponsorships in 2024

Plus: 20-year trends

May 4 • Hill Strategies (Kelly Hill)

April 2026

Donations to the arts and culture in 2023

Plus: Fundraising challenges reported by cultural organizations

Apr 28 • Hill Strategies (Kelly Hill)

Fewer charitable donors in Canada, but more money given

Also: Highlights from a national sponsorship study

Apr 21 • Hill Strategies (Kelly Hill)

My 30th and final year in arts research

I’ll retire in February of 2027

Apr 14 • Hill Strategies (Kelly Hill)

Types of training offered by organizations and businesses in the arts, heritage, and entertainment in Canada

Also: Do organizations include information about people with disabilities in their training?

Apr 7 • Hill Strategies (Kelly Hill)

March 2026

Changes in the cultural workforce in small municipalities and rural areas

Final part of my series: Local trends in the arts, culture, and heritage workforce between 2013 and 2025

Mar 31 • Hill Strategies (Kelly Hill)

Changes in the cultural workforce in 8 CMAs with populations below 200,000

Part 4 of my series: Local trends in the arts, culture, and heritage workforce between 2013 and 2025

Mar 24

Smaller metropolitan areas had the highest cultural workforce increase over the past dozen years (populations between 220,000 and 500,000)

Part 3 of my series: Local trends in the arts, culture, and heritage workforce between 2013 and 2025

Mar 17 • Hill Strategies (Kelly Hill)

Part 2: Local trends in the arts, culture, and heritage workforce between 2013 and 2025

7 CMAs with populations between 500,000 and 1 million

Mar 10 • Hill Strategies (Kelly Hill)

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