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Protesting the Cuts to Gaming Grants |
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The Assembly would like to encourage you to get together with others in your community who have been impacted by the cuts to Gaming funding and make sure everyone in government understands what has been done to our communities.
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Arts Funding Advocacy Tool Kits, Fall 2009:
* Original longer version, PDF format, from the Alliance for Arts and Culture
* Condensed version, Word format (so you can add your logo) and with contact info, from ProArt
Advocacy Research and Statistics
Excellent sources for advocacy and arts-related statistics include:
Canadian Conference of the Arts http://www.ccarts.ca/; http://www.ccarts.ca/en/advocacy/publications/
Hill Strategy Research http://www.hillstrategies.com/
See also the links on this page.
Other great sites for advocacy resources are:
Alliance for the Arts http://www.allianceforarts.com/
International Federation of Arts Councils and Culture Agencies http://www.ifacca.org/topic/arts-advocacy-arguments/
Canada Council of Archives Advocacy Kit http://www.cdncouncilarchives.ca/advocacy_kit.html
Municipalities: Find links to your municipality's contact information and webpage at http://www.civicnet.bc.ca/siteengine/activepage.asp?PageID=88.
MLAs: Your MLA's contact information can be found at http://www.leg.bc.ca/index.htm or by calling 1-800-663-7867.
MPs: To find out how to contact your MP, link to http://canada.gc.ca/directories-repertoires/direct-eng.html#mp
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Advocacy begins at the local level. Municipal elections provide an ideal opportunity to profile the contribution of arts and culture to healthy communities and to promote support for arts and culture in your area.
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After Elections: Encourage Your New MPs to Support Arts and Culture |
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After each election, it is a good idea to remind the returning or newly elected representatives of the importance of arts and culture, and at the same time make your organization known to them. How about a letter like this:
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Election Advocacy: Tips on Hosting an All Candidates Meeting |
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Municipal, provincial and federal elections give arts organizations across the province a chance to ramp up their lobbying and advocacy efforts to make sure arts and culture are on the political agenda.
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Over the years a number of cultural organizations, including the Assembly of BC Arts Councils have prepared monographs, articles and questionnaires to advocate support for the arts and cultural sector from candidates for elected office. This article draws from several sources. Its purpose is to provide a starting point for Assembly members to advocate for public awareness and government support for arts and culture in their own communities and regions. It is important to note that, the most effective advocacy happens at the local level.
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Call the local constituency office and ask for a meeting. If you can join forces with other arts and culture groups in your community, so much the better - as long as you are prepared to address only those issues of mutual concern. This is no time to present a fragmented arts community!
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Election Advocacy: Questions for Candidates |
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The following questions for candidates—both municipal and school board contenders—and tips on advocacy are adapted from the Alliance for Arts and Culture’s 1999 monograph, Arts and Culture Advocacy (found at http://www.allianceforarts.com/). We present them here to assist and inform local advocacy efforts.
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Book review: The Defiant Imagination |
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Monday, February 21, 2005
In The Defiant Imagination: Why Culture Matters, author Max Wyman states, “I am more convinced than ever that we need a new cultural contract between government and society, a contract that places culture firmly in its crucial role as a catalyst for economic prosperity, social health and national identity, a contract that will help develop a nation of vision, innovation and generosity.”
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Advocacy; Facts and Stats
