Consultation Reports now on Ontario Arts Council Website

February 26^th 2008

Consultation Reports Now on Ontario Arts Council Website

The three consultation reports from the specialists who facilitated OAC's strategic planning sessions, Decode, Equinox and Nanibush Innovations are now available in English and French. You may want to respond to any or all three of the executive summaries. The full reports are posted here in PDF format.

Feedback on the Executive Summaries

We ask that you consider the following questions in your responses:

1. Is there something you particularly agree or disagree with in these reports?

2. What, if anything, do you think is missing in these reports? (Please identify which report(s) you are responding to)

3. Are there additional comments you would like to make to guide the development of OAC's strategic plan?

Click here to respond to each of the executive summaries

The deadline to submit your feedback is March 18, 2008.

While these reports contain a wealth of information about the realities and needs facing arts communities everywhere in Ontario, not all recommendations from the consultations fall under OAC's mandate.

The 26 consultation sessions covered all art forms and arts practices and included some specifically for the Aboriginal, culturally-diverse and francophone arts communities (list of consultations below). In addition, OAC is conducting one-on-one interviews with representatives of other government agencies, funding bodies, and several individuals in the arts world. We will also talk to people working in new immigrant communities, social services, education, and health.

Draft Strategic Plan

We will be establishing priorities to help OAC develop directions and budgets over the next three to five years. OAC staff will produce a draft strategic plan that will be presented to the OAC board of directors in April 2008.

If you have questions, please contact Kirsten Gunter, Director of Communications at kgunter@arts.on.ca or at 416-969-7403 / 1-800-387-0058 ext. 7403 (toll-free in Ontario)

Ontario Arts CouncilStrategic Plan Consultation Sessions 2007
Month	Date	Cities	Meeting	Consultants
Aug	23	Toronto	Toronto – Access jury - culturally diverse and Aboriginal artists	Wanda Nanibush
Oct	5	Six Nations	Southwest – Aboriginal artists and arts organizations	Nanibush Innovations
Oct	9	Toronto	Toronto – Culturally diverse artists and arts organizations	Decode
Oct	10	Sioux Lookout	Far North – Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal artists and arts organizations	Nanibush Innovations
Oct	11	Thunder Bay	Northwest – Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal artists and arts organizations	Nanibush Innovations
Oct	11	Toronto	Toronto – Culturally diverse artists and arts organizations	Decode
Oct	15	Sudbury	Northeast – Francophone non-arts organizations and individuals	Equinox
Oct	15	Sudbury	Northeast – Francophone artists and arts organizations	Equinox
Oct	16	Mississauga	South Central – Artists and arts organizations	Decode
Oct	17	Ottawa	East – Francophone artists and arts organizations	Equinox
Oct	18	Markham	South Central – Artists and arts organizations	Decode
Oct	18	Ottawa	East – Francophone arts services organizations	Equinox
Oct	19	London	Southwest – Artists and arts organizations	Decode
Oct	23	Ottawa	East – Artists and arts organizations	Decode
Oct	24	Toronto	Toronto – Non-arts organizations and individuals	Decode
Oct	25	Toronto	Toronto – Arts Service Organizations	Decode
Oct	26	Sudbury	Northeast – Artists and arts organizaitons	Decode
Oct	27	Manitoulin	Northeast – Aboriginal artists and non-Aboriginal artists	Nanibush Innovations
Oct	30	Peterborough	Central – Artists and arts organizations	Decode
Oct	30	Toronto	South Central – Francophone and non-arts organizations and individuals	Equinox
Nov	5	Toronto	South Central – Culturally diverse artists and arts organizations	Decode
Nov	6	Kapuskasing	Northeast – Francophone artists and arts organizations	Equinox
Nov	7	Windsor	Southwest – Artists and arts organizations	Decode
Nov	13	Toronto	Toronto – Anchors	Decode
Nov	29	Toronto	Toronto – Artists and arts organizations	Decode
Dec	4	Hamilton	Southwest – Artists and arts organizations	Decode
Dec	11	Toronto Aboriginal	South Central – Aboriginal arts organizations and artists	Nanibush Innovations