Our Culture Plan for 2021-2031 for the Town of Whitby serves to position arts and culture as a key economic driver through investing in our people, programs, services and facilities to promote and strengthen our relationship with local arts, culture, heritage and the creative sector.
We have five strategic directions that reflect our vision, guiding principles and desired outcomes for the cultural planning process.
Connecting creativity |
This direction focuses on strengthening and diversifying our local arts, culture, heritage and creative sector offerings through investments in people and programs. |
Connecting community |
Culture thrives when community is on board. This direction provides approaches to foster and build community and partner support in order to build capacity and resilience within our art and culture sector. |
Connecting places |
Our cultural spaces and places generate a sense of belonging and pride amongst a diversity you bring to our community. This direction offers actions that preserve and enhance our spaces and places. |
Connecting stories |
This direction outlines approaches to celebrate and engage with our culture so that you see yourselves reflected in the cultural landscape, narratives and daily life within our Town. |
Connecting the process |
To ensure culture connects our community, the structure and process within the municipality must work to elevate and integrate culture's role within internal processes. This direction provides tactics to better internally support culture, structurally and financially. |
Interested in learning more about arts and culture initiatives in Whitby? Our arts and culture webpage has information on local arts, artists, cultural spaces, history, and events.
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