Cultural Spaces Infrastructure Report: Strategic Update
In 2024, Calgary Arts Development hired AEA Consulting to update its strategic report on cultural spaces in Calgary. The purpose is to help ensure that the needs and preferences of Calgarians for cultural space are addressed over the next 10 years through development of a more responsive, coordinated and effective ‘infrastructure’ of partnerships, policies, granting and other space-related program
The objectives included updating information on the challenges facing existing venues, planned capital projects, trends and opportunities for supporting a diversity of arts and culture spaces, critically reviewing progress since the 2017 plan, and providing actionable recommendations. Overall, this strategic update aims to support both the sustainability of existing venues and the development of a new generation of Calgary’s arts and culture spaces over the next 10 years.
The Cultural Spaces Infrastructure report and framework for action will inform Calgary Arts Development’s next strategic plan. Calgary Arts Development will work with the City of Calgary and other key partners to identify which priority areas and recommendations from this third-party report will be actioned through policy advocacy, funding requests, and strategic planning.
You can find an executive summary of the report as well as a more detailed look at the major findings during this study and the proposed framework for action, here.
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