Arts and Culture

• Creative City Network of Canada – A good site with resources from a national NGO promoting active approaches to arts in communities.   http://www.creativecity.ca/publications/making-the-case/arts-and-positive-change-in-communities.php 

• Canada Council research – This site from the Canada Council offers links to information around the world on statistics and information on the art world. http://canadacouncil.ca/en/council/research/art-research-links 

• Statistics Canada – This is a portal to a significant amount of information on arts and culture in Canada.  http://cansim2.statcan.gc.ca/cgi-win/cnsmcgi.pgm?Lang=E&SP_Action=Theme&SP_ID=3955&SP_Mode=2 

• Canadian Conference of the Arts – This national NGO offers current information, research and tools into arts and culture in Canada.  http://ccarts.ca/policy-resources 

• Return on investment in arts – This is a good paper exploring the social and economic returns on investment in the arts.  http://socialsciences.uottawa.ca/governance/eng/documents/shared_spaces.pdf 

• The Arts Office – This is a good site of two municipalities working together to promote the arts.  http://www.artsoffice.ca/index.php