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October 1, 2024 – We are thrilled to share the release of a new Hill Strategies profile of PEC artists based on data from the 2021 Census. The article confirms what we have always known to be true of the incredible depth, breadth, and uniqueness of the artist community in Prince Edward County.
Click to read our Highlights Overview and the full Hill Strategies article, and view the images below for a high-level summary. We thank Kelly Hill of Hill Strategies for his work on this project, as well as the Corporation of the County of Prince Edward whose support helped make it possible.
October 10, 2024 – In 2023-24, County Arts led the community engagement and planning process to develop a 2025-30 Public Art Plan – Prince Edward County’s first – in collaboration with Municipal staff. We are thrilled to announce that the Public Art Plan was approved at the October 10th 2024 Committee of the Whole meeting, and staff recommendations to develop and fund a public art program, led by County Arts in partnership with the municipality, were accepted.
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In the lead up to the 2024 provincial by-election in the Bay of Quinte, County Arts ran a candidate survey to ensure that the arts and its many benefits are top of mind for local candidates, and that voters have the necessary information to make an informed, pro-arts decision at the ballot box. Click here to see the results.
In July 2024, we ran a campaign to advocate for and help secure the future of our local arts and community sectors while the municipality of Prince Edward County was running their 2025 budget consultation. We prepared a letter that residents could personalize and email to Council and the Municipal staff running the 2025 Budget engagement process, asking them to advocate for increased funding for the Municipal Community Grants program that keeps pace with inflation and population growth and reflects the true, immense value of our hardworking nonprofit sector; and increased arts funding levels, including reliable, adequate funding for arts organizations.
References: Community grant amounts: 2018 / 2019 / 2021 / 2022 / 2023 / 2024 / Operating budget amounts: 2018 / 2019 / 2021 / 2022 / 2023 /2024 / (2020 amounts not included due to pandemic-related anomalies)
In the lead up to the 2022 provincial and municipal elections, County Arts spearheaded comprehensive campaigns to ensure that the arts and its many benefits were top of mind for our local candidates, and that voters had the necessary information to make an informed, pro-arts decision at the ballot box. Click to view our complete Provincial and Municipal Election Packages, including the results from Community Surveys, Candidate Surveys, and more!
