Cultural Asset Mapping

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Cultural Asset Mapping

• (For November 27, 2006)

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What is Cultural Asset Mapping (CAM)?

• Identifying the cultural resources of Niagara
• Defining what we mean by culture in Niagara

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Why Do It?

• To better understand culture in Niagara
• Articulate the extent and impact of the cultural
  sector
• Enlighten decision-makers
• Provide new information/data to planners,
  economic development officers etc.
• To provide a basis for Regional Cultural Policy
  and Strategy Development

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CAM Strategy

• Collect tombstone data
• Input data into GIS system to generate maps
• Survey organizations and businesses in database
• TBD - Make data available to other interest
  groups etc.

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Collecting Information on

• People
• Facilities
• Organizations and Businesses
• Sites
• Collections
• Festivals and Events

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Assets Captured include

• The Arts
• Heritage Resources
• Cultural Industries

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The Arts

• Artists
• Annual Music Festivals
• Annual Non-Music Festivals
• Galleries
• Studio/Garden/Architecture Tours
• Live Theatre
• Live Music
• Other Performing Arts Events
• Venues that exhibit/present art, theatre, music,
  readings, film

• Craft Events
• Bars/Clubs with Live Entertainment
• Arts Service Organizations
• Arts Education Providers (Institutions)
• Arts Instruction Music
• Arts Instruction Theatre
• Arts Instruction Visual Arts

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Heritage Resources

• Museums
• Historic Places and Sites Heritage Committees
• Heritage Districts
• Streetscapes (tbd)
• Interpretive Programs/Walks/Tours Archives
• Libraries

• Special Events/Celebrations
• Associations/Guilds/Clubs
• Ethnocultural Organizations
• Provincial Historic Plaques historic persons,
  events, sites
• National Historic Plaques - historic persons,
  events, sites

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Cultural Industries

• Radio/TV/Newspapers
• Music stores
• Art supply stores etc.
• Media Arts film and video production houses
• Recording studios
• Publishers

• Photography Studios
• Commercial Galleries
• Commercial Theatres
• Book Stores
• Dance Studios
• Movie Theatres

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What We Have Not Included

• Wineries and restaurants
• Antique shops
• Creative industries such as architects,
  scientific research, engineers, designers
  (graphic, web, fashion)
• Dvd and video stores
• Non-arts schools and religious organizations
• Artists that are not captured by Stats Canada
• Music Bands swing, rock, blues, etc.

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Findings to Date

• The Arts 254 entries
• Heritage Resources 181 entries
• Cultural Industries 315
• Artists 1,490
• 2,240
• Does not include heritage designated buildings

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Next Phase On-line 2007

• Database can be made available
• On yourniagara.ca portal?
• Information Niagara database?
• Regions website?

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Next Survey 2007

• To gather information that can be utilized for an
  economic impact analysis and confirm impact of
  cultural community
• Staff full time, part time
• Volunteers - and hours
• Operating Budget (reserves, deficits)
• Review of categorization you could fit more
  than one category

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Questions to You

• What are we missing?
• (the categories)

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Questions to You

• Who are we missing?
• (the details)

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Questions to You

• How do you see this/these products
• serving you?