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Artsdata Organization Types Controlled Vocabulary
| Concept scheme | adr:ArtsdataOrganizationTypes |
| Version | 3.2 |
| Release date | August 2026 |
Introduction
This page outlines the controlled vocabulary used in the Artsdata knowledge graph to describe organization types in the arts sector.
This vocabulary classifies organizations according to their primary economic activity. Concepts and their definitions are closely aligned with the North American Industry Classification System. Concepts are mapped with closely matching concepts in Schema, Wikidata, and the Art and Architecture Thesaurus.
In this vocabulary, the top-level concept adr:Organization is defined as “A structured group of people, united by a common purpose”. This includes both groups that are formally structured as a legal body (e.g., a not-for-profit corporation) as well as those that are informally structured, but otherwise act together. For example, a music band, a touring agency, an opera company and a presenting organization are all within the scope of this vocabulary.
Artsdata Organization Types
The list of types (SKOS concepts) can be viewed in the concept scheme, in this spreadsheet, or in the table below.
How to use
The Artsdata Organization Types Controlled Vocabulary can be populated with the schema:additionalType property, along with the generic schema:Organization class as the main type. Thus, an organization entity in Artsdata can both have the type schema:Organization, and have an additional type from the Artsdata Event Controlled Vocabulary using the schema:additionalType property.
Here is an example in JSON-LD:
"@context":"http://schema.org",
"@type": "Organization",
"additionalType": "http://kg.artsdata.ca/resource/PerformingArtsCompany"
Version control
Version 3.2
- Harmonized definitions, skos:related, and rdfs:seeAlso to take into account the new ado:LivePerformanceWork class and the Artsdata Genres vocabulary.
- Comments in definitions were transferred either to skos:scopeNote or skos:editorialNote.
- Fully implemented skos:closeMatch mappings withschema, Wikidata and AAT.
- Added NAICS mappings with schema:naics (note: skos concepts are not in domain for schema:naics).
- Changed a few labels
- Added the adr:ArtistRunCentre concept.
- This concept is part of AGAC’s vocabulary for the new Les Galeries platform. Since AGAC aims for interoperability with Artsdata, we should strive to meet them midways.