Arts & Culture

LIBRARY VISITS

In Canada in 2004, a community the size of Red Deer would expect 386, 644 in-person visits, and 121, 568 internet visits to their library annually10.

In 2004, the Red Deer Public Library had 592, 768 in-person visits, and 126, 929 internet visits. This is 53% and 4% higher than the expected number of in-person and internet visits respectively11.

Please see Appendix 2.0 for more information

LIBRARY MATERIALS CIRCULATION

At 8.5 items circulated per capita in 2005, library use in Red Deer decreased 20 % since 200012.

ATTENDANCE RATES AND PROGRAMME AVAILABILITY AT LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

In 2006 the museum had a recorded attendance numbers of 43,432.

The number of museum programs offered was 195.

The number of museum exhibits presented to the public was 2213.

MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT FUNDING

The Red Deer Community Culture Master Plan defines culture as “including visual arts, performing arts and literary arts, as well as heritage, including explorations of our history as a community or as individuals. It relates to the interaction of society with the arts in formal and informal "settings"14.

In 2007, the City of Red Deer contributed $26 per person for Arts, Culture and Heritage. Comparative data from similarly sized communities will be available in 20085.

CULTURAL RECOGNITION

In 2003, Red Deer was the first mid-sized city to be designated a Cultural Capital of Canada. The city received this designation by "demonstrating innovative vision, developing creative solutions to challenges and integrating arts and culture into community life16."

10 City of Mississauga. 2007. 2004 Canadian Public Libraries Statistical Report. Retrieved August 28, 2007 from http://www.mississauga.ca/file/COM/04CULC_Stats.pdf back
11 Statistics Canada. 2006. Retrieved February 2006 from http://www.mississauga.ca/ecity/download/?repositoryKey=Ecity&itemDesc=file&dataName=data
&mimeTypeName=mimeType&id=49100025 back
12 Missisagua Canadian Library Statistics. Municipalities. Mississauga. Public Library Statistics 2005 2nd revision. Pages 18 and 32. http://www.mississauga.ca/file/COM/2005_CULC_Ranking_Tables_revsept29.pdf

Mississauga. 2000 Canadian Public Library Rankings. Pages 5 and 6. http://www.mississauga.ca/file/COM/00rankings_all.pdf back
13 L. Johnson, Museum Manager, personal communication, February 2006. back
14 The City of Red Deer.2001.Red Deer Community Culture Master Plan, p. I. Retrieved August 8, 2007 from http://www.reddeer.ca/NR/rdonlyres/F8586FEF-00CA-422E-B32A-C34C21090E6F/0
/CommunityCultureMasterPlanCUL.pdf back
15 K. Getz, City of Red Deer, Arts and Culture Department, personal communication, July 25, 2007 & Alberta Government. 2005-2006. Retrieved February 2006, from back
16 Canadian Heritage. 2007. Culture Capitals of Canada. Retrieved July 24, 2007 from http://www.canadianheritage.gc.ca/progs/ccc/index_e.cfm back