CONTEXT: Since its creation in 1986, Artscape has received accolades for its regeneration work locally, nationally and internationally. We have developed a unique knowledge base that draws on street-level experience and ground breaking research. We have also become connected with the best and brightest in our field through our various conferences and workshops.
It takes more than exceptional talent to become a leadership organization. It requires a deep reservoir of knowledge, an ability to innovate and apply the results successfully and a determination to grow, improve and evolve. A leadership organization needs to be flexible, nimble, adaptive, risk-taking and entrepreneurial.
With a solid track record of success and strong international interest in its work, Artscape is poised to become a global leader in culture-led regeneration. Scaling up Artscape’s success also presents an important opportunity for Toronto and Canada to demonstrate their leadership in creative city development.
VISION: Toronto’s status as a global centre for creativity and innovation will be significantly elevated thanks, in part, to Artscape’s leadership. Silos that separate the city’s arts and creative sector players will be broken down and new collaborations will be born. The practice of culture-led regeneration will be widely embraced in the fields of planning, economic development and the arts. Artscape will be recognized as one of the world’s leading knowledge portals for culture-led regeneration and city-builders everywhere will know what Artscape stands for.
STRATEGIES: Artscape will realize its vision by taking a strategic approach to the way we build and share knowledge. We will demonstrate determined leadership in strengthening Toronto’s creative capacity. And we will invest in the expertise and resources to effectively communicate our work. We will do this by:
- 1. Leading the dialogue locally, nationally and internationally
- 2. Being the knowledge centre for practitioners
- 3. Providing leadership on creative city initiatives in Toronto
- 4. Heightening Artscape’s profile and reposition its identity
