Alberta has Canada's biggest appetite for culture - again

 

A statistics Canada study released this Wednesday has ranked Alberta as the country's biggest spenders on cultural goods, services, and activities.

The report showed that in 2008 Albertans' per capita cultural spending was $963 nearly 15 per-cent higher than the 2008 national per capita average of $841.

The statistics were derived from a study of almost $10,000 households nationwide and listed Calgary as the country's most cultural city by expenditures. Calgarians spent $1020 each on arts events and art works, Saskatoon was 2nd at $1000 per capita. Canada's most populous city, Toronto, ranked 7th ($868), Vancouver 11th ($795) and Montreal 12th ($722).

Among Canadians, Albertans spent the most per capita attending movies - $48.15, with overall theatre admissions totalling $160-million. The most astounding statistic was that in 2008 overall consumer spending on culture reached 27.4 billion dollars.

Other findings in the report include

• In 2008, Canadians spent $1.4 billion attending live cultural events, more than double the $650 million they paid to attend live sports events.
• In 2008 consumer spending on culture totalled $27.4 billion - three times what Canadians spent on hotels and travel accommodation that year (9.2 billion).
• Adjusted for inflation, cultural spending rose by 28 per-cent between 1997 and 2008, double the 14 per-cent increase in Canada's population.

Pepsi Refresh Project - Local Submission

2010

Pepsi is giving away grants to fund “great ideas” and one idea from our region is in the running.

The “Create a book compiling the stories of immigrants to Fort McMurray” project by Amanda Nielsen is one of the potential ideas that the public can vote.

“This book project will capture a better picture of why people immigrate to Canada and in particular to Alberta's northern oil sands community, Fort McMurray. This community is very high-paced with a large turnover in residents. Knowing why people come here and what appeals to them is important in opening dialogue between people that might not otherwise take the time to do so.”

If this project is one of the top two voted 'ideas', it will receive a grant for $25,000.00 to help fund its completion.

To find out more about the project and to vote, please go to the website:http://www.refresheverything.ca/fortmcmurrayimmigrantstoriesproject

Alberta Artography



Yardley Jones, Four Girls in Jasper





Hello Wood Buffalo residents,

I was once again, searching the Internet for Provincial art activities and this time I stumbled upon Alberta Artography.  This is a provincial art initiative being taken on by a group called, It Only Takes A Dream or more commonly know as IOTAD. From my understanding Alberta Artography is a site where artists who currently reside in Alberta are able to upload images and didactic information about their practices to one site. Alberta Artography is a part of the larger Artography project which includes other provinces in an effort to highlight artist working within Canada. The image at the top of this post is an example of an Albertan artist's work, which is currently highlighted on the IOTAD Artography site.

Here is some information straight from their website:

IOTAD is committed to advocating for and supporting a creative sustainable economy by the transformation of ideas into value based enterprises. In doing so we build a community of sustainable 'creative class' businesses through the IOTAD focus on people, place and process. We believe that if we consistently work on getting patrons and artists together Alberta’s Arts and Cultural Industry will surpass all other industries in longevity and sustainability. And since this is the industry we choose to work in we are constantly working towards that goal.

This year we began our dream project – ALBERTA ARTOGRAPHY. Who wouldn’t want to travel the province and see all the artists studios and festivals?? Who wouldn’t want to know where the best coffee in the area can be bought when out there trekking? (Traveling as much as we do means we can’t be wasting time and money on a bad cup of coffee!) Who wouldn’t want to pay less for clean simple accommodations and stay a bit longer near that festival?

SO – Its pretty simple. You contact us, give us your details…we work with you on designing your ad for the most comprehensive ‘Culture Seeker’ travel guide that there is in Alberta. (We say in Alberta because BC and the Yukon and the Maritimes have the most amazing studio guides – with years of success.)

Contact us soon to be listed for next years travelers! Deadline is January 1. Brochures on the shelves by May long weekend and promotions in place for Alberta ArtsDays to have the BIGGEST province wide studio tour to celebrate!!

More information and online forms available at http://www.albertaartography.com/

Snail mail Alberta Artography Bx 2397 Jasper Alberta T0E 1E0

To book time in your studio with our cinematographer for your web post! Email video@iotad.ca

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Email:  artography@iotad.ca