Cultural Mapping and Cultural Planning: Making the Connection Dates: March 2-3, 2010

This workshop will include presentations on Creative City Network of Canada’s cultural planning and mapping toolkits,
panel discussions from those in the field and a facilitated discussion
on what’s next will give you the knowledge and connections to move the
cultural planning agenda forward in your community. Join cultural
planning practitioners from across Ontario for an inspiring and
informative workshop on cultural planning and mapping. The workshop is
presented by the CCNC in partnership with the City of Toronto, Municipal Cultural Planning Incorporated and the Martin Prosperity Institute.

Cultural Mapping and Cultural Planning: Making the Connection 

Dates: March 2-3, 2010

Day 1: 8:00am - 5:00pm 

Day 2: 8:30am - 2:00pm

Location: MaRS Centre, Toronto, ON
Speakers:
 Diana Butler, Sue Stewart and Kelly Hill
Registration Fee: $200 (+ GST) per person;
 includes lunches and refreshments 

Workshop is limited to 50 participants. Register now!

Cultural Mapping – Theory and Practice, Sue Stewart
March 2, 2010 at 9:30 AM

Much has been written and said about cultural mapping and its many benefits for cultural workers. It promises a shortcut to understanding the multitude of factors and assets making up the local landscape and a high road to insight. Its proponents have led many to consider it essential, if not a panacea, for underdeveloped communities.

But then there is the logistical gap between the bright promise and the actual business of drawing a map, beginning with the blank computer screen at your desk. Where to start? How to structure it? What is to be gained? And how does it relate to the cultural planning process?

Sue Stewart proposes to give an overview of the theory, move down to the practical level, and position cultural mapping in relation to cultural planning. Given the very particular nature of any cultural mapping process, there will be time set aside for questions from the floor.

Biography:
Sue Stewart has worked in arts administration and cultural development for over 20 years. She grew up bilingual in Québec and studied literature, communications and translation in Canada and the US. She exercised her language skills in literary publishing and theatre before becoming a cultural administrator in municipal and federal government. Promoting the interests of minority language, diverse and artist-run groups has given her a grounding in local community dynamics, and working with the Canada Council for the Arts brought a national perspective. As the Arts Consultant for the City of Saskatoon, she conducted a pilot study on municipal cultural mapping with the Saskatchewan Arts Board and the Manitoba Arts Council.

The What, Why and How of Cultural Planning, Diana Butler
March 2, 2010 at 1:45

As an urban planner, former elected official, and arts volunteer, working in the public, private and not-for-profit sectors and with the public in diverse communities, Diana will bring together her experience and perspectives on cultural planning. She will look at the emergence and evolution of cultural planning as a major interest and undertaking, focusing on what it has and can achieve in the furtherance of community goals and development. She will discuss what cultural planning means - how it is and has been defined. She will identify how to do it - what are the key steps, processes, approaches and tools in cultural planning, drawing on examples from Canada and abroad. Importantly, she will explore how cultural planning can and should be integrated into traditional and established planning practices in our communities.

Biography:
Diana has a BA in Urban and Economic Geography from UBC and MSc. in Urban and Regional Planning from the University of Toronto. Diana is a member of the Planning Institute of BC and the Canadian Institute of Planners. Diana served for eleven years on Oak Bay Municipal Council (6 as Mayor) and six years on the Capital Regional District Board, acquiring a solid and practical understanding and appreciation for the workings of local government and inter-jurisdictional/inter-governmental relationships. As Chair of the Greater Victoria Intermunicipal Committee, Diana, oversaw the development of the Arts Policy for Greater Victoria – the first for the region.

Diana has worked at a senior level and a consultant with municipal, provincial and federal governments and many community/not-for-profit societies. She is a partner in Urban Aspects Consulting Group, undertaking many projects involving social and strategic planning, housing, the arts, (e.g. Arts Policy and Programming and the Capital Region and the CRD Regional Arts Strategy), governance, community and regional planning (e.g. several Official Community Plans). As a result, Diana has extensive knowledge of the organizational, programming, funding, policy, and strategic challenges facing the arts and arts organizations and their relationship to community planning. Diana has written numerous reports and articles and has been a presenter at UBCM and many other forums. For the past seven years, Diana has been on the Board of the Art
Gallery of Greater Victoria, serving as President for two years.

Putting Arts and Culture on the Map: Literally!, Kelly Hill
March 3, 2010 at 9:00

Draft session description:
Where do artists and cultural workers choose to live? What might these choices mean? Why should we care?

Kelly Hill of Hill Strategies Research will address these questions while presenting the findings of a recent study that mapped artists and cultural workers in Toronto, Ottawa and three other Canadian cities. Recent reports on artists from Hill Strategies' Statistical Insights on the Arts series will also be summarized.

Biography:
Kelly Hill is President of Hill Strategies Research, a Canadian company that aims to provide top-quality, highly-relevant and insightful research for the arts and culture. Hill Strategies Research has three ongoing projects: the Statistical Insights on the Arts series (statistical reports), the Arts Research Monitor (a summary of research findings from various sources) and presentations based on our research findings. Much of Hill Strategies’ work is available for free at www.HillStrategies.com and www.ArtsResearchMonitor.com.

Prior to founding Hill Strategies Research in 2002, Kelly gained a solid knowledge across the artforms as Research Manager at the Ontario Arts Council. Kelly’s academic background focused on socio-economic research and analysis: he obtained an MA in Political Science from the University of Western Ontario (1994) and a BA in Economics from Université Laval (1991).

This session is made possible by the successful application of the City of Toronto and the Toronto Arts Council for a ‘No-Fee for Presentation’ 2009-10 by Hill Strategies Research Inc. funded by the Department of Canadian Heritage, the Canada Council for the Arts and the Ontario Arts Council.