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Join Stone-Olafson, Rozsa Foundation, Mass Culture, and invited panelists as we wrap up the two-year Alberta research project with the Spotlight on Arts Audiences Research Symposium. Monday, November 24 9:30 am to 4:00 pm As the pandemic receded, the Alberta arts and culture sector continued to experience a decline in engagement and audiences. We contracted research firm Stone-Olafson to conduct in-depth research on the current attitudes, behaviours, motivations, and barrier

by Lisa Mackay As a member of the Canadian Arts Coalition Steering Committee, the Rozsa Foundation has been working with colleagues across the country to develop a letter-writing campaign ahead of the Federal budget announcement. For context, the Liberal Party included in its election platform a commitment to support and nurture Canadian arts and culture, and the Coalition and other arts advocacy groups have been working towards a funding increase for the Canada Council of th

by Jennifer DeDominicis, Organizational Strategy Advisor Core to the Future Focus Program’s ethos is supporting learning to facilitate a shift or change that organizations hope to undertake. When you apply, there’s an entire section of the application about learning and outcomes. But here’s the rub – learning, especially learning as it relates to change, doesn’t necessarily happen in straight or predictably sequential lines. In this way, learning towards a desired outcome in

This interview was originally published by Metcalf Foundation HERE as part of a series by David Maggs that builds on the work of his...

by Lisa Mackay Access to reliable and up-to-date data has long been a challenge in Canada’s arts and culture sector. For those working in...

by Lisa Mackay Arts organizations that rely on proceeds from licensed gaming activities in Alberta should be aware of recent policy...

by Lisa Mackay Photo from Olio (the first Relaxed performance show) by Laura Kleiner Expanding Arts Accessibility For Heather Close, a...

by Mathew Stone, Co-Founder of Stone-Olafson Market research is often seen as a dry, tedious process filled with endless charts, data,...

by Ciza Zoya Earlier this November, I had the incredible opportunity to attend the Nonprofit Storytelling Conference in New Mexico. This...