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Spotlight on Arts Audiences - Wave 2 Results
Date: Jun 13, 2024
Second set of results of a long-term study on understanding Alberta arts audiences. Watch a presentation of the report.
Spotlight on Arts Audiences - Wave 1 Results
Date: Jan 29, 2024
First set of results of a long-term study on understanding Alberta arts audiences. Watch a presentation of the report.
18,000 professional artists in Alberta
Date: Dec 13, 2023
Hill Strategies’ Statistical insights on the arts shares their analysis of the on the profile of artists in Alberta in 2021.
Read the 2022-23 AFA Annual Report
Date: Nov 28, 2023
Read the 2022-23 AFA Annual Report, including last fiscal year's accomplishments and highlights.
70% of Albertans attend arts events
Date: Sep 21, 2023
The 2023 Survey of Albertans reveals that 70% of Albertans attended arts and culture events in 2022-23, while 54% participated in arts.
IWD 2023: Canada’s population of artists led by women
Date: Mar 7, 2023
On a day we celebrate the many amazing women in our communities, we focus on women in the arts.
Survey Results | The New Experience Economy - Wave 6
Date: Jan 19, 2022
6th and final wave of results of a long-term study to gauge Alberta audiences' attitudes towards returning to live arts and culture venues and events.
The Relationship Between Arts Participation and Health
Date: Sep 15, 2021
A recent Hill Strategies study explores the positive relationship between Canadians’ art participation and health and well-bring.
Statistics Canada study: Financial impacts of the pandemic
Date: Aug 26, 2021
On August 17, Statistics Canada published a paper on the Financial impacts of the pandemic on culture, arts, entertainment and recreation.
AFA engagement (April 2021): What We Heard
Date: Jun 25, 2021
In April 2021 the AFA sought feedback through targeted engagement on stakeholder challenges and anticipated needs to inform its 2021-22 spending plan.