Please show your support for the arts, and write an email to the Capital Regional District Board in support of the recommendation to create a Regional Arts Facilities Service.
Please encourage your arts loving friends to do the same!
A decision will be made at the CRD Board on Wednesday March 10, so please write now:
Language you may wish to include or adapt:
The arts are important for a healthy and vibrant region. The performing arts create shared experiences that are important for our community’s wellbeing; they promote civic pride, stimulate creativity, and drive social and economic development.
Performing arts facilities have regional impact, attracting artists and audiences from all over the region. The lack of coordination between municipalities is a primary barrier to progress being made on performing arts facilities, despite ever growing community needs.
I/we endorse the recommendation to the CRD Board to establish a regional service for the purposes of planning, developing and funding of performing arts facilities that have regional impact.
Stage One: A Public Conversation about Performing Arts Facilities in the CRD. You may see the recommendation and the report by clicking here:
FAQ
The CRD consists of 13 municipalities and 3 electoral areas
The region’s two largest theatres are owned by the CRD
Only 3 municipalities contribute to their operations
Only 8 municipalities and 1 electoral area contribute to the Arts and Culture Support Service
80% of CRD residents believe there is a clear, compelling case for funding of performing arts facilities by the CRD as the regional government
89% believe in the importance of performing arts facilities to provide an opportunity for all citizens to participate and attend
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