Alberta non profit and volunteer sector initiative. Map touch points between sector and government such as departments and programs. Create a searchable database. Example: disability.

Restoration of heritage is expensive. What is the incentive?

Consider differences in working with construction companies.

Training for the Arts staff.

To what degree does the master plan have to include external forces? Example: Construction challenges.

Instant coffee Alberta

In London local artists partner with businesses for public art projects.

Need for smaller organizations to form partnerships.

The education system (CBE) has small theatres and great performance venues that go untouched and unused for the majority of the evenings... has anyone approached the school board(s) to find out if their spaces are viable? For example, Central Memorial High School is trying to be the Performing and Visual Art School.. up and coming artists and performers... that would benefit from having community liason and partnerships directly into the arts community.

[jewellery] Studios for Art Jewelers and metalsmiths

More funding for artists to collaborate with every aspect of the community

Standards around Canadian made products- crafts- arts- food

[edu] The arts a required course elective for students.

All public galleries by donation, only charge for traveling shows, access not defined by income! This works very well in the UK.

Dynamic downtown, a safe fun, friendly, inspiring, innovative interesting place to work play and grow

Community generated relational art practice.

[print] Alberta Printmaker Society needs a new space in September.

We need to make a spiritual context/ space for the arts, not just physical space

[admin] Arts administrators need to be respected, recognized, and paid as specialized professionals.

The city needs to formally embrace and promote, at every level, the idea of beauty and a sense of aesthetics.

[admin] The non-profit status of arts organizations psyches them out! This financial status thing needs to be worked out to be able to give non-profit arts business more room to be enterprising.

Parking access.

[archit] The demolition of St. Mary's was a cultural crime. It now stands as an architectural and socio-historic lie. The city should force the Calgary Catholic Board to erect a sign/ plaque explaining the important historical significance of the school and the area of mission. The school was not built in 1909 as it now shows.

Political will. Where are our politicians on this?

[edu] I was involved with the ACAD alumni group for their 75th anniversary celebrations but have become disappointed and disillusioned by the lack of focus and support for the alumni after the events. I really wanted to see the alumni group continue but it didn't have the follow through and support from the institution.

[visual] A contemporary art gallery of international stature like other Canadian cities.

3 Big Dream/ Opportunities: 1. Find ways to bring artists talents to Calgary, 2. Find ways to tap into the

Breaking talent (new and established) internationally. Providing the support and resources to promote and develop our artists.

Performance art.

Big bold multi-faceted, multi-cultural, multi-disciplinary spaces to work and perform.

More mini-galleries: show windows all over the city for art work

Affordable, accessible, appropriate facilities for creation.

[admin] Less disbursed faculties for the arts; larger, more accessible buildings and less competition for venues. The point is to create unity, not to introduce yet another competition for the art scene.

Live/ work space

[music] Since www.calgarycivicsymphony.ca was created we have attracted more great musicians who have recently moved to the city.

Free

Gallery district

[edu] Professional arts in the classroom, ie:

Watch the children and youth, discover their heritage as they walk and draw on Stephen Ave.

[archit] We could demand better, more creative, more beautiful architecture.

[edu} Better arts programs in elementary and secondary schools (build on the great work that CAPES does)

Create a place of celebration that welcomes ethnic and cultural diversity.

Major new contemporary art facility

Arts organizations need an impartial ombudsman to be available to report or whistleblow when untold things are happening managerially.

The City and its communities must constantly ask

[film] Independent cinema screen for local indie films, more free arts classes and lectures, more funding for new and developing art spaces/ projects.

[edu] Continuing art education in downtown Calgary.

Create a culture of Calgary as the leading cooperating arts community in Canada.

Walkability.

Real art: pay attention to the work of talented artist immigrants.

Humility in arts.