Engage

Public Art Planning Process

We are thrilled to be running a public art planning process and developing a Public Art Plan for Prince Edward County with the support of Municipal staff in 2023-24!

In Fall 2023, we ran two exciting months of public engagement activities, during which we:

• Joined together with nearly 50 residents during two exploratory Public Art Walk / Community Conversation events in Picton and Wellington (see image from the Picton event above), sharing stories about existing installations and past activations, and collectively envisioning potential locations and opportunities for new ones
• Promoted the process, and engaged with hundreds of community members around public art at over a dozen additional community events, from Consecon to South Marysburgh and everywhere in between.
• Gathered the perspectives of community members through survey and digital map tools on the Have Your Say page. (Congratulations to survey respondent Sara Keller who won the Draw for a $150 gift card to an eligible Countylicious restaurant!)

We welcome everyone to read the Community Engagement Report which details engagement activities and includes initial findings from the Have Your Survey.

We are now in the Stakeholder Interview phase of the project, and will be developing the Public Art Plan in collaboration with the Municipality in 2024.

Experience/Interest in Public Art Survey – We invite artists and the wider community to let us know about your interest and/or experience in public art in this separate short Survey. We welcome community members and artists in all disciplines, and especially encourage those who identify with underrepresented / equity-seeking groups, to respond.

Background Info – If you’d like to learn more about the efforts that led to this partnership between the Municipality and County Arts and the public art planning process, please follow these links:

• Video Recording and Agenda, including Deputation slides, Draft Public Art Plan Outline, and staff Report from July 27th 2023 Committee of the Whole Meeting
• Minutes from July 27th 2023 Committee of the Whole Meeting with final version of motion regarding Public Art (approved August 29th, 2023)

2022 Election Advocacy

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!