Impacts and Challenges of Cultural Venues in New Brunswick:

Impacts and Challenges of Cultural Venues in New Brunswick: Impacts and Challenges of Cultural Venues in New Brunswick: Summary of Survey Responses By Kelly Hill Prepared for the research project partners March 2024 Table of contents Introduction .......................................................................................................................................................... [...] The project, which will be completed in the spring of 2024, is supported by the Canada Council for the Arts and The Government of New Brunswick. [...] • Venues see themselves as playing a major role in enhancing the arts, heritage, and creativity in their communities: 91% believe that they have a very important role in connecting people with the arts, culture, and heritage; 82% believe that they have a very important role in fostering individuals’ creativity; and 71% believe that they have a very important role in developing and supporting artis. [...] • In terms of the subject matter of the works, two-thirds of venues said that they produced and/or presented works that were focused on youth, while exactly one-half produced and/or presented works focused on the province’s Francophone minority in the past year. [...] The most common areas of HR strength are: • A culture of trust and belonging among staff: strength for 62% of respondents and concern for just 8%, with 30% somewhere in between (or both a strength and a concern).