We host a variety of outreach events on a regular basis. These include information sessions, Arts Champions Summits, and workshops.

Information Sessions

Leading up to grant deadlines, we offer information sessions to help applicants prepare. 

• Check the events calendar for upcoming information sessions
• Watch a recorded information session:
  • Arts Service grants overview information session (video)
  • Equity, IDEA and Incubator Grants information session (video; closed captioning and ASL interpretation)
  • Project Grant information session (video; closed captioning and ASL interpretation)
• Contact us to request an information session for your community

Arts Champions Summit

Every two years, we convene champions of the region's arts at an event we call the Arts Champions Summit. The summit brings the arts sector together to connect, celebrate accomplishments, and plan for the future. The next Arts Champions Summit will be in 2025.  

• View our Arts Champions webpage for more information about these events

Workshops

We sometimes organize skill-building workshops that address challenges currently facing the arts community. 

• Check the events calendar for upcoming workshops
• Contact us to request a workshop in your community

Our Impact Reports highlight the impact of our grant recipients' programming each year. They also provide updates on other Arts Service initiatives.

• 2023 Impact Report (PDF)

• 2022 Impact Report (PDF)
  

• 2021 Progress Report (PDF)
  • 2021 Presentation (video)
  • 2021 Highlights (video)
• 2020 Progress Report (PDF)
  • 2020 Presentation (video)
• 2019 Progress Report (PDF)
  • 2019 Sources List (PDF)
  • 2019 Presentation (video)
• 2018 Arts & Culture Progress Report (PDF)
  • 2018 Sources List (PDF)
  • 2018 Presentation (video)
  • 2018 Progress on Building our Arts Future Together Implementation Plan with Q&A (video) recorded at the 2018 Arts Champions Summit

In January 2022, the Arts Commission approved an Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Framework. The framework describes a process to examine and adjust our policies and procedures. The goal was to better serve equity-seeking communities.*

A volunteer EDI Subcommittee led the framework's development process. We gathered community feedback at the 2021 Arts Champions Summit. The What We Heard Report: 2021 Arts Champions Summit (PDF) summarizes this feedback. We also looked to EDI actions other funders across the country were taking to inform our work.

The result of this process was top to bottom adjustments to our operations and granting. We implemented many of these changes in 2022.

• Read about changes made through the 2022 EDI Implementation Framework (PDF)

The next phase of the process was to embed EDI initiatives and considerations into our next strategic plan. The Arts Commission approved that strategic plan in late 2023.

• Read our 2024-2027 Arts & Culture Support Service Strategic Plan (PDF)

*Note: "equity-seeking communities" based on the Canada Council for the Arts definition. Read the full definition in our Glossary.