[Bcma-l] Museums and art galleries generate increasing amounts
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Subject:                     <b>Museums and art galleries generate increasing
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                                 <b>non-government sources</b></span></font>
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Date sent:                  <b>Wed, 12 Nov 2008 11:49:22 -0500 (EST)</b></span></font>
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November 12, 2008</span></font>
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Canadian public museums and art galleries generate increasing amounts
from non-government sources</span></font>
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Finances of Public Museums and Art Galleries in Canada in 2006-07, the
25th report in the Statistical Insights on the Arts series from Hill Strategies</span></font>
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Research, shows that public museums and art galleries generate increasing</span></font>
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amounts from non-government sources. However, the report also finds that</span></font>
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government revenues continue to represent the largest share of total
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The report examines the situation of non-profit museums and art galleries in</span></font>
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Canada, based on the 2006-2007 Business for the ArtsAnnual Survey of
Public Museums and Art Galleries. A total of 113 Canadian museums and
galleries participated in the survey, including 52 public art galleries, 38 public</span></font>
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museums, 12 university-affiliated art galleries or museums, and 11 artist-run</span></font>
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centres. Organizations responding to the Business for the Arts survey are
based in all 10 provinces and the Yukon.</span></font>
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Situation of public museums and galleries in 2006-07</span></font>
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Total operating revenues for the 113 public museums and art galleries were
$500 million in 2006-07. Total expenses were $506 million, slightly higher
than total revenues, leaving a collective deficit of $6 million in 2006-07 (1%
of total revenues). Based on past surpluses in the sector, the collective
accumulated surplus of the 113 museums and galleries was $28 million (6%
of 2006-07 revenues) at the end of 2006-07.</span></font>
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Revenues from government sources represented two-thirds of the $500
million in total revenues ($334 million, or 67%) in 2006-07. Earned revenues
accounted for $116 million, or 23% of total revenues. Private sector
revenues equalled $45 million (9% of total revenues), while revenues from
universities (received by university-affiliated organizations) were $4 million,
or 0.8% of all organizations' revenues.</span></font>
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Total attendance of 10 million</span></font>
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Total attendance at the 113 museums and galleries was 10 million in 2006-
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Private sector revenues led recent growth</span></font>
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For the 77 museums and galleries with a consistent reporting history
between 1996-97 and 2006-07, growth in total revenues was 18% between
1996-97 and 2006-07 after adjusting for inflation. Total expenses kept pace
with total revenues, growing by 19% after inflation.</span></font>
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Of all revenue categories, private sector revenues grew at the fastest rate</span></font>
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(47%, after inflation). Earned revenues also grew by more than total
revenues, with an inflation-adjusted increase of 25%. In contrast,
government revenues increased by 12%, while university revenues
increased by 3%.</span></font>
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Among four different organization sizes, the revenues of the smallest
museums and galleries grew the most, led by private sector revenues.</span></font>
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The report also provides separate profiles of public museums and art
galleries in Canada.</span></font>
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For more information</span></font>
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Many more details are available in a 5-page Executive Summary and the 33-
page full report. Funded by the Canada Council for the Arts, the Department
of Canadian Heritage and the Ontario Arts Council, with data and financial
support from Business for the Arts, the report is available free of charge on
the Hill Strategies Research website (http://www.hillstrategies.com) and the
websites of the funding organizations.</span></font>
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All participating arts organizations in the survey now have access to a new</span></font>
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benchmarking tool developed by Business for the Arts and available on their</span></font>
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website at www.businessforthearts.org  The benchmarking tool will allow
arts organizations to compare their individual data with other arts
organizations in their discipline and size category.  CD-ROMs with full
survey data on the Performing Arts, along with full survey data on Festivals
and Presenters, and the Visual Arts and Public Museums will also be sent
free of charge to participating arts organizations and available for purchase
at $40.  </span></font>
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For more information, please contact Business for the Arts at</span></font>
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 or (416) 869-3016 x221</span></font>
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