The State of Artists' Files in Canadian GLAMs and ARCs: Report

"This report presents the findings of a 2022 bilingual (English/French) online survey sent to over 160 Canadian GLAMs (Galleries, Libraries, Archives, Museums) and ARCs (Artist-Run Centres) to determine if and how they collect and manage artists' files. In total, there were 90 respondents. The report provides context to the state of artist's file collection management in Canada, and argues that this work is being carried out by a larger number of organizations than is currently known, albeit in a fragmentary way. The report also provides the context for the study itself, and it reproduces both the questionnaire and the anonymized responses. A preliminary analysis of the data concludes the report." -- John Latou