9.1 Cultural Development and Programming
Principle
Provide opportunities for residents and visitors to experience arts and cultural programming.
Photo: Marc Chalifoux
St. Albert has a long history of supporting cultural development and programming. The city offers a variety of public art, history, heritage, and theatre programs and events that are treasured by residents and visitors alike. This cultural infrastructure has established St. Albert as a hub for storytellers, creators, doers, and dreamers, as well as for those who have experienced and been enriched by their work.
Maintaining and building on St. Albert’s cultural legacy requires community partnerships and creative responses to the opportunities that lie ahead. The following policies guide cultural development and programming that delights, informs, and involves residents and visitors.
Policies
9.1.1.
Identify cultural infrastructure, programming, and partnership opportunities through complementary plans and strategies, which would also guide the location of cultural facilities.
9.1.2.
Assess the impact of development and redevelopment proposals on cultural assets and identify opportunities for the creation or enhancement of these assets.
9.1.3.
Maintain and enhance existing cultural facilities and other community spaces used for cultural programming, guided by the City’s cultural plan and associated strategies.
9.1.4.
Explore opportunities for offering City- and community-run cultural programming in new and existing community facilities.
9.1.5.
Explore opportunities for integrating cultural programming facilities and other community services into new private development through partnerships.
9.1.6.
Identify and promote Downtown and the surrounding area as a cultural district.
9.1.7.
Maintain and promote Downtown as the preferred location for major new cultural facilities.
9.1.8.
Support St. Albert’s artistic, cultural, and creative industries as a tactic for growing economic development opportunities.
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Last edited: July 12, 2021
