Update — April Community Forum Coming Soon!
We're shifting the Community Forum originally scheduled for March to a new date in April, so we can make sure it’s even more reflective of what we heard from our CAMs and community members. These Forums are key moments for connection where CAMs, artists, cultural workers, and community members come together with Arts Ottawa to explore priorities, test ideas, and shape practical next steps for the sector.
Thank you to everyone who shared their input through the CAM survey, your contributions are helping guide the agenda and shape the structure of the session. Arts Ottawa will soon be sharing the outcomes from our co-creation sessions to keep you up to date with our progress. Please stay tuned for details on the April date and full event program to follow. Be sure to check our eNews for further confirmations.
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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.
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.