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Our Community Environment
Arts grants per capita Unfortunately the funding for some of those initiatives
is in question. In 2010, Windsor was providing
A community cannot be considered vibrant without funding for the arts at a rate of $3.65 per resident.
a rich, dynamic and evolving arts and culture sector. That changed in 2013 when dramatic cuts to
The region of Essex County has many cultural discretionary Art and Cultural grants took place,
resources-from historic properties, cultural facilities, reducing the amount to 69 cents per capita. These
and natural areas such as parks, to a full schedule of cuts were as a part of a broad re-evaluation of arts
annual festivals and events. One symbol of success funding in the city. In 2014, the City of Windsor
is the area’s prominence on the Festival and Events introduced a new arts granting program. This data
Ontario (FEO) Top 100 list.lxxii As the metropolitan has not yet been published but it is anticipated that
centre of the region, many of our cultural resources new granting levels will be more comparable to 2012
can be found in the city of Windsor. The city’s Cultural rates, or at least more in line with other Ontario cities.
Master Plan has provided both data and a framework
for many cultural initiatives in our region.lxxiii
Chart 52: Arts grants provided per capita compared with other Ontario Cities, 2010-2013, Windsor, London, Hamilton.
Windsor London Hamilton
$4.00 2010 2011 2012 2013
$3.50
$3.00
$2.50
$2.00
$1.50
$1.00
$0.50
0
Source: O ntario Municipal Benchmarking Initiative. (Accessed: 2015-04-20)
Our Community Environment
Arts grants per capita Unfortunately the funding for some of those initiatives
is in question. In 2010, Windsor was providing
A community cannot be considered vibrant without funding for the arts at a rate of $3.65 per resident.
a rich, dynamic and evolving arts and culture sector. That changed in 2013 when dramatic cuts to
The region of Essex County has many cultural discretionary Art and Cultural grants took place,
resources-from historic properties, cultural facilities, reducing the amount to 69 cents per capita. These
and natural areas such as parks, to a full schedule of cuts were as a part of a broad re-evaluation of arts
annual festivals and events. One symbol of success funding in the city. In 2014, the City of Windsor
is the area’s prominence on the Festival and Events introduced a new arts granting program. This data
Ontario (FEO) Top 100 list.lxxii As the metropolitan has not yet been published but it is anticipated that
centre of the region, many of our cultural resources new granting levels will be more comparable to 2012
can be found in the city of Windsor. The city’s Cultural rates, or at least more in line with other Ontario cities.
Master Plan has provided both data and a framework
for many cultural initiatives in our region.lxxiii
Chart 52: Arts grants provided per capita compared with other Ontario Cities, 2010-2013, Windsor, London, Hamilton.
Windsor London Hamilton
$4.00 2010 2011 2012 2013
$3.50
$3.00
$2.50
$2.00
$1.50
$1.00
$0.50
0
Source: O ntario Municipal Benchmarking Initiative. (Accessed: 2015-04-20)
