Session: Roundtable Discussion
What is culture, and can we plan for it?
Sunday, November 6 @ Noon
Location: Winnipeg Art Gallery
Cultural planning requires thinking carefully what makes a place unique, and what it is that an environment needs to enhance to support the flourishing of people. Great places do not happen by accident, rather they are the outcome of a concerted effort to support and enhance an overall vision through policies, strategies, actions, and sometimes – sheer will. Winnipeg has been shaped by its deep commitment to arts and culture, as exemplified by the ongoing work of the Winnipeg Arts Council and its original Cultural Plan (written over 10 years ago and now fully implemented).
In the context of Our Winnipeg – an important visioning exercise designed to establish priorities for planning and designing the City of Winnipeg for the future – the notion of Winnipeg as a City of the Arts has recently been further embraced.
Today, as a key Cultural Capitals project and legacy, the Winnipeg Arts Council is thinking carefully about cultural priorities, strengths and weaknesses of the cultural sector, and ways to enhance culture in the City. These ideas for enhancing cultural vibrancy will be compiled in a comprehensive strategy as the new Cultural Plan for the City. This is really a What Next session, a Where to Go From Here. Enjoy distinguished conference panellists as they pontificate on key conference themes and extrapolate on opportunities that ought to be a part of the Winnipeg Cultural Plan.
Led by:
Jennifer Keesmaat -
