MC Minds
Blog, Podcast and Videos
MC Minds (our blog, podcast, and videos) will inspire, educate, question, connect and journey through knowledge on arts and culture research topics across Canada.
Would you like to recommend someone for an interview with MC Minds? Contact Kathryn at [email protected].
MC Minds: On the Edge
Blog
Since starting in 2015, Mass Culture has grown from an idea shared by five arts practitioners to a nationwide network of artists, researchers, administrators, consultants, advocates and more. As our work expands, we wanted to create a space for us to share our (and your) stories and to tie together the threads of research and practice so that we can create a thriving arts sector in Canada. This blog was started in 2020 and continues to evolve, as the organization as a whole does.
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- Arts research: what can we do with it?
- Data Narratives for the Arts
- Evaluative Thinking: Spotlight
- In the Zoom Where It Happened
- What I wish existed...
- What's your why?

‘Dancing in the Dark: How are community-based artists and arts educators trained?’ by Christine Jackson, Patty Jarvis & Melanie Fernandez

‘Measuring Magic: How Writers Collective of Canada went beyond statistics to quantify its program’s life-changing impact’ by Shelley Lepp

‘Complex Narratives Require Careful Data Design’ by Soni Dasmohapatra

‘Making our own marks’ by Erica Mattson

‘State of Emergence: How do we meet?’ by Art of Festivals

‘A Treasure Trove of Teaching Resources for Arts Policy’ by Robin Sokoloski
MC Minds Podcast & Videos
Mass Culture presents MC Minds Podcast and Videos, insightful conversations with individuals in the arts on an array of cultural research topics. These include the current socio-economic status of artists, new revenue models for the arts, arts for social change and so much more.
MC Minds will inspire, educate, question, connect and journey through knowledge on arts and culture research topics across Canada.
Would you like to recommend someone for an interview with MC Minds? Contact Kathryn at [email protected].
Podcast

‘Professional practices in visual arts arising from Indigeneity and diversity in Montréal’ with Naghmeh Sharifi, Jean-Philippe Uzel and Hannah Claus

‘The connection between culture, space, public policy and economy’ with Kwende Kefentse

‘Youth, the Arts and the Creative Industries’ with Miranda Campbell

‘Art for Social Change’ with Judith Marcuse

‘The Massey Levesque Report’ with Zainub Verjee and Narendra Pachkhédé

‘Counting on Culture: Impacts and Indicators in Ottawa’ with Diana Carter and Sharon Jeannotte

‘More Than Money: How Social Finance Can Build Resilience in the Arts Sector’ with Christine Pellerin

‘Transforming Communities Through the Arts’ with Margo Charlton
