From repetitive motion injuries to PTSD, artists are subject to different health risks than the general public. Here’s what needs to be done about it. WORDS: LEAH SANDALS It was a story that made international headlines. A Toronto artist, Gillian Genser, spent more than a decade working on a sculpture made of blue mussel shells. Over the years, she developed headaches, chronic pain, vomiting. “I visited a never-ending assortment of specialists—neurologists, rheumatologists, endocrinologists—hoping to figure out what was wrong with me,” Genser wrote in Toronto Life recently. “When they asked me ..read more

WORDS: Frédéric Julien, Director of Research and Development, CAPACOA More and more Canadians are living alone. In 2016, for the first time, one-person households became the most common type of household in Canada, surpassing couples with children. Should this be seen as a concern or as an opportunity for performing arts organizations, whose offering is essentially a social activity? One-person households accounted for 28% of all households in 2016, representing 4 million Canadians. Further, most people who live alone previously had a partner and have at least one child. Almost three-quarter ..read more