The Centre of Expertise on Culture and Communities has published a series of background research papers to be used for a series of regional roundtables on cultural infrastructure’s vital role in creative cities and sustainable communities.
Background research in each region (British Columbia, Prairies, Ontario, Québec, and Atlantic) has compiled information on existing and proposed policies, programs, plans, inventories, major studies and reports, and other initiatives regarding cultural facilities in the region and nationally. Key topics in the reports include:
- Existing state of cultural infrastructure
- Existing funding and policy framework
- Emerging trends, challenges and opportunities
- New and emerging partnership models
Also available are 'A Case for Investing in Arts, Culture and Heritage Infrastructure' and 'Cultural infrastructure’s vital role in creative cities and sustainable communities'.
The Regional Roundtables offer participants an opportunity to engage in face-to-face policy dialogue with municipal policy makers, cultural workers, the private sector, and members of the provincial and federal government on issues of Cultural Infrastructure. Located in major centres across Canada, the Roundtables incorporate both national agenda issues as well as immediate local concerns specific to each host city and region. Each session allows research and cultural stakeholders to discuss challenges and solutions relevant to their own communities as well as exploring their place in a national context.
http://www.cultureandcommunities.ca/events/regional-roundtables.html