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Journal(s)

Journal(s)

Art Monthly

"Art Monthly is the UK's leading magazine of contemporary visual art."
Creator(s): Art Monthly | Date Published: 2006

Journal(s)

The Journal of Canadian Art History

"The Journal of Canadian Art History is the only scholarly journal devoted entirely to the issues and events in Canadian art history. The quality of its contents is assured by the participation of an Advisory Board of prominent art historians from across Canada."
Creator(s): Concordia University | Date Published: 2004-05-25

Studies & Reports

Studies & Reports

Visual Arts in Canada: Market, Attendance, Galleries and Artists

"In a presentation at the Visual Arts Summit, Kelly Hill provided insights into individual spending on the visual arts, art gallery attendance, art gallery finances, and the situation of visual artists."
Creator(s): Hill Strategies Research Inc. | Date Published: 2007-11-27

Studies & Reports

A Portrait of the Visual Arts: Meeting the Challenges of a New Era

"As in other arts disciplines, there is an array of artists, organizations, and art forms that can be included under the rubric of the visual arts. Our focus is primarily on the fine arts, that is, visual arts objects that are produced by professional visual artists; distributed in the fine arts market of galleries, art fairs, and auction houses; and displayed in fine arts institutions, especially museums."
Creator(s): Kevin F. McCarthy, Elizabeth H. Ondaatje, Arthur Brooks, Andras Szanto, RAND Corporation | Date Published: 2005-08-11

Studies & Reports

Internationalizing Visual Arts

"Without artists there would be no artistic life. Creativity is one of the strongest and most valuable human skills. It we wish to enhance the innovative contribution of the arts, it is essential to increase support for the continuous artistic growth of artists themselves."
Creator(s): ARSIS Magazine - Arts Council of Finland | Date Published: 2003-01

Studies & Reports

Profil des artistes boursiers du programme de bourses aux artistes professionnels du Conseil en 1999-2000 (available in French only)

« Le programme de bourse du Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec vise à favoriser la recherche et la création en permettant aux artistes professionnels de disposer des ressources nécessaires à la création. »
Creator(s): Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec | Date Published: 2002-01

Studies & Reports

Profil des artistes boursiers du programme de bourses aux artistes professionnels du Conseil en 1999-2000 (annexe 1) (available in French only)

« Le programme de bourse du Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec vise à favoriser la recherche et la création en permettant aux artistes professionnels de disposer des ressources nécessaires à la création. »
Creator(s): Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec | Date Published: 2002-01

Studies & Reports

Visual Arts in Minority Francophone Communities

"The Study on Visual Arts in Minority Francophone Communities was commissioned by a Working Group formed two years ago to consider the particular situation of Francophone visual artists living outside Quebec, and to identify the best ways to meet their needs."
Creator(s): Rachel Gauvin and Marc Haentjens, Canada Council for the Arts and the Department of Canadian Heritage | Date Published: 2001-09

Studies & Reports

Study of the Crafts Sector in Canada

"Inventory and Summary of Current Literature; Defining the Crafts Sector; Working Together to Develop the Crafts Sector."
Creator(s): Conseil des métiers d'art du Québec (CMAQ) for The Canadian Craft Federation (CCF) | Date Published: 2001-05

Studies & Reports

Study of the market for Canadian visual art

"The Department of Canadian Heritage has a mandate to develop strategies and policies to facilitate the growth and development of the arts sector in Canada."
Creator(s): TCI Management Consultants Limited | Date Published: 1999-08

Studies & Reports

Renoir's portraits: impressions of an age: visitor profile and economic impact study: final report

"The National Gallery of Canada mounted a very successful major Exhibition — Renoir Portraits — between June 27 and September 14, 1997. The Exhibition, featuring 61 Renoir paintings, attracted almost 340,000 visitors from the local area, other Canadian provinces, the USA and other countries."
Creator(s): National Gallery of Canada/Canadian Tourism Commission/Department of Canadian Heritage | Date Published: 1997

General Reference

General Reference

ArtistsInCanada.com

"A national directory of Canadian artists, art galleries, associations and art resources. Websites related to the visual arts in Canada are invited to add their link."
Creator(s): ArtistsInCanada.com | Date Published: 2006

General Reference

Universes in Universe - Worlds of Art

"Visual arts of Africa, Asia, Latin America within the context of international art processes."
Creator(s): Universes in Universe, Gerhard Haupt & Pat Binder | Date Published: 2005

General Reference

Public Art Research Archive

"The Curators in collaboration with HADAF staff, have been responsible for building up a research pool of material on Public Art, mainly on original slides, but also consisting of video and audio tapes, text and other artefacts."
Creator(s): Public Art Research Archive, Sheffield Hallam University, UK | Date Published: 2005

General Reference

Researching The Visual Arts in Canada

"Researching the Visual Arts in Canada."
Creator(s): Concordia University | Date Published: 2003-01

General Reference

Arts in Australia

"Profiles of Australian artists, arts organisations, arts projects and some Australian arts statistics."
Creator(s): Australia Council of the Arts | Date Published: 2003

Guides & Case Studies

Guides & Case Studies

Réaliser une exposition - guide pratique (available in French only)

« Ce guide pratique sur la réalisation d'une exposition dans une institution muséale n'est pas un procédurier rigide, mais bien un outil de travail qui est modulable selon vos besoins. Il est évident qu'une petite exposition ne requiert pas nécessairement toutes les phases de production décrites dans le présent ouvrage. Il vous appartient de créer votre propre processus. »
Creator(s): Service de soutien aux institutions muséales, Ministère de la Culture, des Communications et de la Condition féminine | Date Published: 2007-11-07

Guides & Case Studies

The Artist Workspace Residency: A Guide for Artists

"This publication, one of two guides, is written specifically for individual artists that are considering working on site, in residence, at a workspace facility. Separate factors have contributed to the content provided. It is the result of ongoing work being done by the New York State Artist Workspace Consortium, combined with comments from a guided discussion with a visual artist focus group."
Creator(s): New York State Artist Workspace Consortium | Date Published: 2005

Statistics

Statistics

Facts About the Presence of the Visual Arts in Canadians’ Lives

"…facts about the presence of the visual arts in Canadians’ lives: visual artists, art galleries, visits to art galleries, expenditures on the purchase of art, the Canadian visual arts abroad, the role of government, and Canadians making art themselves."
Creator(s): T.J. Cheney Research Inc. | Date Published: 2003-03

Statistics

Visual Arts

"Cultural Sector's Economic Contribution to Canada - Visual Arts."
Creator(s): Department of Canadian Heritage, Strategic Research and Analysis | Date Published: 2002-06

Statistics

Statistiques : Artistes en arts visuels - Québec (available in French only)

« Artistes en arts visuels . »
Creator(s): Institut de la statistique Québec | Date Published: 2000

Statistics

Information on Artists (American)

"The Information on Artists series studied American artists' work-related human and social service needs in 1989, 1997, and 2004. The initial study included artists from ten cities: Boston, Cape Cod, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, Minneapolis/St. Paul, New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco and western Massachusetts."
Creator(s): Cultural Policy & the Arts National Data Archive (CPANDA) | Date Published: 1989 - 2004


 

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Studies & Reports

Rapport d'information; l'action culturelle diffuse, instrument de développement des territoires (available in French only)

« Les territoires, et notamment les territoires ruraux, sont assez facilement traités comme les objets d'une action que devraient mener les pouvoirs centraux. Pour éviter leur désindustrialisation, leur désertification, il revient à l'État de mener une politique active. »
Creator(s): Assemblée nationale française | Date Published: 2006-06-07

Studies & Reports

Les expositions d’art contemporain dans les centres d’artistes en arts visuels au Québec

«Ce numéro s’intéresse aux expositions d’art contemporain présentées par les centres d’artistes en arts visuels.»
Creator(s): Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec | Date Published: 2004-07

Studies & Reports

Renoir's Portraits: Impressions of an Age Visitor Profile & Economic Impact Study: Executive Summary

"Executive summary : partnership to mount study of visitors to exhibit at National Gallery using Barnes methodology."
Creator(s): National Art Gallery | Date Published: 1999-03-01

General Reference

Carnegie Mellon University School of Art

"The artistic mission of the School of Art is to: nourish the multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary practice of art by striving to inform it with knowledge from the culture-at-large; and cultivate a broad-spectrum approach to artistic possibilities, which respects tradition and encourages innovation."
Creator(s): Carnegie Mellon University School of Art | Date Published: 2004-02-23

Statistics

Statistical Data: Artists Centre - Québec (available in French only)

"Artists Centre."
Creator(s): Institut de la statistique Québec | Date Published: 2005-12-07

Statistics

Des dons à profusions dans les musées québécois (available in French only)

« Les dons constituent la principale source d'enrichissement des collections des musées québécois. »
Creator(s): Conseil des Métiers d'art du Québec | Date Published: 2004-02-19

Statistics

Museums and Art Gallery Attendance in Canada and the Provinces

"This report analyzes the attendance of Canadians at various types of museums, including: public art galleries; science, technology and natural history museums; general, human history and community museums; and commercial art galleries."
Creator(s): Hill Strategies Research | Date Published: 2003-03-01

Organization(s)

Federation of Canadian Artists

"A not for profit organization dedicated to the promotion and professional development of artists, and services for art collectors."

Organization(s)

American Institute of Graphic Artists (AIGA)

"AIGA, the professional association for design, is committed to furthering excellence in design as a broadly-defined discipline, strategic tool for business and cultural force."

Organization(s)

Artexte: Contemporary Art Information Centre

"Artexte Information Centre was established in 1980 to collect and disseminate information on all aspects of contemporary visual art. To provide access to the fruits of the intense activity in contemporary art, and to let these resources play out fully in relation to current critical thought on artistic creation, Artexte has developed three complementary modes of intervention: research, documentation and publishing."

Organization(s)

Canadian Artists Representation Copyright Collective

"CARCC (Canadian Artists Representation Copyright Collective Inc), established in 1990, is a copyright collective that licenses and administers copyright for visual and media artists in Canada."

Organization(s)

Canadian Artists' Representation (CARFAC)

"CARFAC Objectives: Promotes Visual Arts in Canada, Promotes Socio-Economic Climate for production of visual arts, Research and public education."

Organization(s)

Centre for Contemporary Canadian Art: The Canadian Art Database

"Essentially a virtual arts organization, the CCCA's mandate is to introduce and showcase Canada's professional artists to an increasingly connected Internet world."

Organization(s)

Pépinières européennes pour jeunes artistes

"For 15 years, the Pépinières européennes pour jeunes artistes have the mission to promote the emergence and the mobility of young artists on a world scale."

Organization(s)

The Association des galeries d'art contemporain (AGAC)

"Founded in 1985, The Association des galeries d'art contemporain (AGAC) is a non-profit organisation whose mandate is to introduce contemporary art to a wider audience, to contribute to the promotion of current artistic creation, to stimulate the art market and to defend its members interests."

Organization(s)

inIVA: Institute of International Visual Arts

"inIVA creates exhibitions, publications, multimedia, education and research projects, designed to bring the work of artists from culturally-diverse backgrounds to the attention of the widest possible public."

Organization(s)

Regroupement des artistes en arts visuels du Québec (RAAV)

"RAAV is designated under Quebec legislation (An Act Respecting the Professional Status of the Artists in the Visual Arts, Arts and Crafts and Literature and their Contracts with Promoters) to represent visual artists in Quebec."

Organization(s)

Association for Native Development in the Performing and Visual Arts (ANDPVA)

"The Association for Native Development in the Performing and Visual Arts (ANDPVA) was established 1972 by the late Cree Elder James Buller, at a time when presentation and employment opportunities for aboriginal artists were limited."

Organization(s)

Manitoba Society of Artists

"The Manitoba Society of Artists' purpose is to promote and encourage Manitoba's visual artists. This is done by providing memberships to professional artists, enabling them to participate in members' exhibitions and various other functions throughout the year. "

Organization(s)

Ontario Society of Education Through Art

"The Ontario Society of Education Through Art is a nonprofit organization that actively promotes and advocates learning through the visual arts."

Organization(s)

Visual Resources Association

"The Visual Resources Association (VRA) is a US based international non-profit organisation established to further research and education in the field of the visual arts."

Organization(s)

a-n The Artist Information Company

"Through advocacy and information and from the perspective of artists, our mission is stimulate and support contemporary visual arts practice and affirm the value of artists in society."

Organization(s)

ArtWatch International Inc.

"Through the efforts of ArtWatch, a dialogue concerning restoration and conservation has begun, a dialogue which we hope will prevent further tragedies involving our cultural heritage."

Organization(s)

Voluntary Arts Network

"VAN aims to promote participation in the arts and crafts, recognising that they are a key part of our culture and that they are vital to our health, social and economic development."

Organization(s)

ArtWomen.org

"We hope that this website will be a place for dynamic exchanges of views on visual art and feminist cultural production across and between disciplines and geographical boundaries. We imagine that site visitors will include artists working in all media, old and new; students and teachers, curators, art historians, theorists, writers, ethnographers and anthropologists, museum educators and digital experts, librarians and commercial gallery directors, journalists and activists."

Organization(s)

Canadian Association of Photographers and Illustrators in Communictions

"We represent the best in photography and illustration in Canada. Through best business practices, our code of ethics, education and marketing we help our members achieve excellence in their craft and success in the global marketplace. CAPIC is committed to protecting the rights of visual creators in Canada."

Organization(s)

Women in Textile Art Organization

"Women in Textile Art Organization was established in 1997 by Pilar Tobon, it begun its activities at the Latin-American Art Museum of Miami; where Tobon, was the only representative of the museum`s directive committee, to be a Textile Artist and a textile artist manager."

Organization(s)

Conseil des Métiers d'art du Québec

« Aujourd’hui, le Conseil des métiers d’art regroupe plus de 700 artisans professionnels et 200 membres associés sur une base volontaire. »

    

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