MC Research

Organisational Roadmaps from Volunteer-led to Professional
Innovative governance and leadership models
Mentorship

#MCResearchArtsOrgs

Toolkit on Arts & Culture in rural areas
How to build sustainability in tourism
How to instill a community of giving in rural areas
How to move beyond seasonal, tourism-dominated nature by developing local audiencesLand-based practices

#MCResearchRural

How to establish and operate a cultural hub
How to integrate arts with other sectors (Health, Education, Poverty & Crime reduction)
Case studies on the development of dedicated Indigenous creative hubs as well as multi-disciplinary creative hubs that house Indigenous arts organizations
Developing national touring networks

#MCResearchCulturalPlan

New models for post-secondary and lifelong arts education
Arts & artists in schools

#MCResearchArtsEdu

What successful marketing campaigns for physical activity or mental health might be applied to arts, culture and creativity?
What techniques are being used to educate the public in different places about the importance of arts and culture?
What mechanisms, stakeholders and research do we need to make change happen in a long-term basis?
What can we learn from other sectors (Film, Music, Parks & Recreation…) in terms of making the case for the arts?
Employee engagement through the arts
Cultural diplomacy
Social / cultural prescription

#MCResearchArtsPolicy

How can rural artists create environments where professional fees are expected?
What is the logistics of establishing a minimum wage for artists and/or revising current fee schedules?
Artists as frontline workers addressing local issues through arts for social change: working in mental health, addiction, correctional facilities, trauma, community living, seniors…
How to build a thriving local economy for arts & culture workers
How to establish and manage effective professional networks
Teleworking in the cultural sector
Monitoring changes in the socio-economic conditions of cultural workers

#MCResearchArtsWorkers

How does Indigenous Art get funded?
What are the policy frameworks and mechanisms that shape funding decisions, especially regarding Indigenous arts?
International examples of creating and delivering arts policies
How do we create our own funding program?
Revenue generation through social enterprise
Leveraging partnered micro-financing (for operations, innovative work, special projects, etc.)

#MCResearchArtsFunding

How do we articulate our stories and the value of our work in ways that resonate?
Economic impact of the arts
Social impact of the arts
Cultural workforce data

#MCResearchArtsImpact

Engaging young people / teenagers
Reaching out to 20-30 year olds
Developing audiences in conservative / traditional communities

#MCResearchArtsOutreach

Arts and culture in relation to broader social priorities: vulnerable and equity-seeking populations, local economic development and workforce development
Inclusion, equity
Access to and participation in culture
Affordable housing for artists
Creativity & Wellbeing

#MCResearchArtsAccess

Mapping of creative spaces
Ownership is varied
Accessibility
Rural vs city
Affordability (affordable quality space), incl. taxes
Models of shared/community space
Meanwhile spaces, incl. popups, issue of zoning
Social return on investment
Public & private owned properties
Gentrification
Faith spaces & research re: how they’re going to be used
Whose space is it? Do you feel invited?
Flexibility of spaces
Inclusivity of spaces
Intersectionality to meet needs of other groups 

#MCResearchSpace #MCResearchCreativeSpace #MCResearchPublicSpace