At our first Community Forum we will be sharing the three community aspirations that surfaced from our Collaborative Strategy Sessions from late fall 2025.
Thursday, March 5th
1:00 - 4:00PM
Alma Duncan Salon, Ottawa Art Gallery
50 Mackenzie King
For our CAMs
As part of your role as a Community Advisory Member, and AO commitments to co-creation and community-led initiatives, we invite CAMs to contribute to the design of the Community Forums. The questions in the survey below will support how the Forum is delivered, and how CAM participation is being structured.
You can become a CAM here.
Arts Ottawa Community Forums are facilitated working sessions where artists, cultural workers, and community members come together to shape shared priorities for Ottawa’s arts sector. We focus on collective challenges and practical next steps across economic, social, and physical infrastructure. The purpose of these sessions is to:
share where the sector is going
test priorities and assumptions
co-create next steps across economic, social, and physical infrastructure
create clear feedback loops into decision-making
What Makes an Arts Ottawa Forum Different?
Designed, not open mic
Participation is structured around real questions Arts Ottawa is actively working on.
Co-creation, not consultation
Participants help shape priorities, not just react to them.
Visible outcomes
Each Forum produces documented insights, decisions, and next steps.
Repeatable system
Forums are part of an annual cycle, not standalone events.