Culture Plan Update
The City of Barrie is updating its Culture Master Plan, "Building a Creative Future," aiming to establish an Integrated Public Art Strategy for the city. These initiatives aim to shape the city's cultural landscape over the next decade by guiding decisions, policies, programs and investments to enhance the local creative sector.
Background
In 2006, Barrie introduced its first cultural plan, setting the groundwork for cultural development. With this plan now expired, The City of Barrie is undergoing significant growth in many areas. One of which includes how arts and culture can provide various benefits to local artists, residents or visitors of Barrie.
Project Goals:
- Define Barrie's vision and role in supporting arts and culture.
- Establish community, engagement and economic goals, objectives and targets for implementation.
- Develop tools to monitor progress and evaluate impact.
Arts and Culture Action Plan Goals:
- Foster economic growth through culturally diverse initiatives, identifying sub-sector areas and highlighting the importance in driving quality of life, tourism and attracting talent and investment.
- Identify and prioritize activities, potential programs, timelines and investments.
- Develop a retention and capacity building action plan focused on the growth of the cultural sector within the City.
Public Art Strategy Goals:
- Develop a 10-year vision for public art (e.g. location, scale, type etc.)
- Identify new potential and priority sites around the city.
- Determine funding models to support the strategy, as well as utilizing best practices to evoke community engagement.
- Improve the City's current Public Art Policy to align with industry and municipal best practices.
Project Timeline:
Phase 1: Current Context and Background Research
January – April 2024
Phase 2: Community and Stakeholder Engagement
April – July 2024
Phase 3: Drafting the Culture Plan Update and Public Art Strategy
July – October 2024
Phase 4: Finalizing and Delivering Culture Plan Update and Public Art Strategy
October - December 2024
How to get Involved:
Participate in the online Community and Culture Sector Surveys below.
In addition to the Culture Plan Update and Public Art Strategy survey, the community is encouraged to participate through self-guided and in-person engagements.
Engagement Opportunity | Date(s) |
Self-Guided Classroom & Youth Partners’ Activity | May 1 – June 1, 2024 |
Pop-up engagement activities at Barrie Public Library - downtown | Wednesday, May 8, 2024 10:00 A.M. – 2:00 P.M. |
Pop-up engagement activities at UPlift Black Centre for Social Justice & Inclusion | Wednesday, May 8, 2024 5:00 P.M. – 9 P.M. |
Pop-up engagement activities at Barrie Farmers Market | Saturday, May 25, 2024 9:00 A.M. – 1:00 P.M. |
Pop-up engagement activities at East Bayfield Community Centre | Saturday, May 25, 2024 3:00 P.M. – 7:00 P.M |
Culture Night Out event at MacLaren Art Centre | Tuesday, May 28, 2024 6:00 P.M. – 9:00 P.M. |
Pop-up engagement activities at Barrie Public Library - Painswick | Tuesday, June 11, 2024 10:00 A.M. – 2:00 P.M. |
Pop-up engagement activities at Allandale Recreation Centre | Tuesday, June 11, 2024 4:00 P.M. 8:00 P.M. |
Pop-up engagement activities at Peggy Hill Team Community Centre | Saturday, June 15, 2024 9:00 A.M. – 12:00 P.M. |
Pop-up engagement activities at the Barrie Air Show | Saturday, June 15, 2024 2:30 P.M. – 6:30 P.M. |
All cultural workers and creatives living, working, volunteering, showcasing or creating in Barrie, please provide your feedback and complete this Survey.
Not an artist or cultural worker? Please complete our 'Community Culture Plan' survey found below.
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