Montréal’s hyperlocal cultural policy keeps an eye on the big picture
Project: building new models of co-creation and shared governance
The PurposeThe goal is to enhance the Cultural Neighbourhoods program in Montréal by exploring different options of shared governance models for.
How Montréal’s department of culture tackled pandemic isolation
Montréal's Department of Culture wanted to find a safe and creative way to bring citizens together and create spaces for collaboration and resource exchange between local government, artists and.
Public art with purpose: Toronto’s art strategy takes inclusivity to the streets
Toronto has more than 1,500 works of public art, which have been integral to community development, civic engagement, and urban design. Yet, despite the strengths of the collection, issues.
Toronto’s pandemic response: transforming crisis into creative opportunities
The cultural sector was one of the hardest hit by Covid-19 restrictions, and one of the last to recover. Initially, the City acted quickly to support the sector with.
TRENDS
Over the past decade the City has increased its spend on arts and cultural grants – rising by 73% between 2012 and 2018. In the post-pandemic period it is.
INFRASTRUCTURE
A new Waterfront Public Art Trail is being planned in Toronto’s transformed Port Lands, thanks to a $25 million donation from the Pierre Lassonde Family Foundation.
Toronto’s monumental shift: Dundas Street renaming sparks global conversation
Reconsidering statues and street names in the public realm and ensuring that the most impacted community voices are heard.
Cultural players help shape Montréal’s game-changing equity index
A comprehensive review of diversity in Montreal's cultural organisations and festivals, to create a tool that provides an accurate understanding of diversity, equity and inclusion efforts by cultural organisations.
Montréal
At the heart of the city's cultural offerings lies the Quartier des Spectacles cultural district. It houses 85 institutional and cultural partners, including performance venues, museums, galleries, cinemas,.
Toronto
Toronto is renowned worldwide as a centre for film, television, and digital media, contributing a record-breaking CAD $2.5 billion to the city's economy in 2021. Its festivals, including the.