History of the Awards

by Lisa Mackay After two years and six waves of findings, the Spotlight on Arts Audiences research project concluded on November 24 with a day-long symposium at cSPACE Marda Loop. We chose to bring people together for a larger gathering to share the Wave 6 results because it felt like the right moment to do something more substantial than our earlier presentations. After tracking shifts in behaviour, attitudes, and expectations for two years, we saw a rare opportunity to ste

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 In the last blog post, I included the first part of an article on developing audiences. In it, I suggested that adjusting...

by Lisa Mackay Arts attenders have been declining for many years, and as we know too well by now, the pandemic exacerbated that decline....