A Renewed Draft Five-Year Action Plan For Arts, Heritage And Culture In Ottawa (2012-2017)
Ottawa is a vibrant, cultural capital with a unique identity and a colourful history - a dynamic place in which to live, work and play. Surrounded by farms and nature, over 80% of Ottawa’s land is rural. Ottawa’s cultural assets include a UNESCO World Heritage Site (Rideau Canal); major, national cultural attractions; a vital and bilingual local arts and heritage scene; exceptional home-grown festivals, fairs and events; international award-winning artists in all disciplines; diverse cultural neighbourhoods; historic rural communities and landscapes; interesting street culture, and a thriving culinary scene.
This renewed draft action plan for culture builds on Ottawa’s strengths, and sets out a path aimed at reaping the major economic impacts, social benefits and positive environmental effects that lie seeded within Ottawa’s current cultural scene. The role and place of culture within the creative economy and the liveable city have been well researched and described by leading thinkers, economists and historians. Ottawa is ripe with enormous cultural potential and opportunities, if the right partnered steps can be taken.
