Statistical insights on the arts

Arts sponsorships in 2024

Plus: 20-year trends

May 4 • Hill Strategies (Kelly Hill)

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April 2026

Donations to the arts and culture in 2023

Plus: Fundraising challenges reported by cultural organizations

Apr 28 • Hill Strategies (Kelly Hill)

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Fewer charitable donors in Canada, but more money given

Also: Highlights from a national sponsorship study

Apr 21 • Hill Strategies (Kelly Hill)

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My 30th and final year in arts research

I’ll retire in February of 2027

Apr 14 • Hill Strategies (Kelly Hill)

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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)

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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)

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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

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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)

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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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Local trends in the arts, culture, and heritage workforce between 2013 and 2025 (Part 1)

The 6 largest CMAs, the Canadian average, and the average for all 31 CMAs with reliable data

Mar 3 • Hill Strategies (Kelly Hill)

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February 2026

Long-term trends in multiple job holding in each province

Analysis of almost 40 years of data on employees in the arts, culture, and sports

Feb 24 • Hill Strategies (Kelly Hill)

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In every province, employees in the arts, culture, and sports are much more likely to have multiple jobs than other workers

Also: Variations in the multiple job holding rate between larger and smaller provinces

Feb 17 • Hill Strategies (Kelly Hill)

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