Our city has an incredible arts and culture community that has demonstrated it is capable of producing top-quality festivals, events and products. If we are better able to promote this vital community, it will encourage them to play a stronger leadership role when it comes to the development of the city’s arts and culture strategy, which can only have positive and far-reaching results. As a team, we commit to:
- Continue the support for a multi-year arts and culture funding strategy.
- Implementing effective, meaningful and ongoing dialogue with the local arts and culture community.
- Reducing and/or eliminating duplication between city-operated arts programs and those run by community groups and agencies – with an aim to supporting community groups as a first priority.
- Developing affordable ‘live-work’ housing for local artists
- Increasing public signage directing people/tourists to local artisans and their studios. This would include more permanent public signage and promotion of farmer’s markets and similar events.
- Making accessible city land or buildings to foster the development of a new “NW Art Market” which would showcase local artisans.
- Conducting an independent review of Anvil Centre’s programs, cost structure and fees with a goal of making it more of a regional hub for concerts and plays and bringing the gallery to the street level for greater public interaction.
- Exploring every opportunity to develop new places around the City for artists to work and display their art. This could include the approved painting of publicly owned infrastructure such as buildings, fences & etc
Read our News Release HERE.