A statistical profile of the 2,700 professional artists in New Brunswick in 2021

The overall project includes a survey of cultural venues (now in the data analysis phase), interviews with operators of cultural venues (in progress), and analysis of census and other data on the arts and culture in the province (including this report). [...] The median employment income of artists in the province is 27% lower than the median of all Canadian artists ($11,700). [...] The median personal income of artists (from all sources) was $27,400 in 2020, 39% below that of all New Brunswick workers ($44,800) and 9% below the median of all Canadian artists ($30,200). [...] The proportion of artists who work in information and cultural industries is one of the lowest in the country, ahead of only P. [...] More than 11,000 cultural workers in New Brunswick The 11,300 workers in arts, culture, and heritage occupations in New Brunswick represent 2.7% of all 423,000 workers in the province, well below the national average of 4.4%.