Action Plan Progress Tracker

9 total action items

Increase internal GNWT awareness of the Arts Strategy. Improve alignment of GNWT programs and services with Arts Strategy Goals.

Delayed

Deliverable(s)

  1. Conduct a thorough review of all GNWT programs related to the arts and make recommendations for: clarifying mandates; improving public services; streamlining administration; improving accessibility; and centralizing arts-related communications. (ECE/ITI) – 2023-2024 Delayed
  2. Communicate the results and importance of the NWT Arts Strategy to all GNWT departments and agencies. (ECE/ITI) – Ongoing On-track
  3. Identify GNWT policies that could be improved to better support NWT artists’ ability to make income from their art. (ITI) – 2023-2024 On-track

Status Summary

  • November 2022: GNWT released the Arts Program Review marking the completion of the first key action item of the Strategy.

  • June 8, 2023: GNWT released its response to the recommendations of the Arts Program Review.

  • September 19, 2023: Four new arts project and arts operating funding programs launched.

  • June 2024: The delay to completing Deliverable 1 has impacted the times frames of subsequent deliverables from being completed.
Art-based business Arts funding NWT Arts Strategy

Create the foundation for an increased accountability of public funding to the creative sector.

Delayed

Deliverable(s)

  1. Consider multi-year funding agreements for NWT arts and cultural organizations. (ECE) – 2023-2024 Delayed
  2. Improve the ways the GNWT measures the social, cultural and economic impact of public funding to NWT artists and arts organizations. (ECE/ITI/Stats Bureau) – 2025-2027 On-track
Art-based business Arts funding NWT Arts Strategy

Ensure artists have access to professional development opportunities in core aspects of their profession.

On-track

Deliverable(s)

  1. Provide arts-focused training opportunities in information technology. (ITI) – Ongoing On-track
  2. Broker opportunities for locally-delivered business administration training for the creative sector. (ITI) – Ongoing On-track
  3. Provide opportunities for NWT artists to teach workshops and/or mentor youth and early career artists. (ITI) – Ongoing On-track
  4. Develop linkages between the Arts Strategy and the Skills 4 Success Strategic Framework and Small Communities Employment Strategy. (ECE/ITI) – 2024-2025 On-track
  5. Raise the profile of labour market programs and services and encourage the professional development of those engaged in the creative industries in the NWT. (ECE/ITI) – 2024-2025 On-track
  6. Explore ways to support arts and culture organizations to build skills and capacity. (ECE/ITI) – 2025-2027 On-track

Status Summary

  • October 3, 2023: The Government of the Northwest Territories and Canada Council for the Arts announced a new partnership to support development of the NWT arts sector. 
  • July 2024: New two-year Arts Organization Incubator Program launched to helping arts organizations build capacity with $440,000 in funding from the Canada Council will be available to participating arts organizations.
Art-based business Arts education NWT Arts Strategy

Increase public awareness of and engagement with the arts.

On-track

Deliverable(s)

  1. Run regional marketing campaigns to encourage public support and appreciation of local arts and educate about NWT arts and creative sector work. (ITI) – 2025-2027 On-track
  2. Support creation of regional promotional materials to highlight public art in each NWT community (e.g., Art Walk brochures or online tools). (ECE/ITI) – 2024-2025 On-track
  3. Raise the profile of the employment opportunities in the creative industries in the NWT. (ECE/ITI) – 2025-2027 On-track
Art-based business Arts education Public arts NWT Arts Strategy

Encourage private and public investment in the arts.

On-track

Deliverable(s)

  1. Explore how the GNWT can display and promote art and artists in public buildings. (ITI/INF/MACA) – 2024-2025 On-track
  2. Encourage the display of NWT art in non-traditional spaces during renovation or building planning. (ITI/INF/ECE) – 2024-2025 On-track
  3. Develop an awareness campaign regarding the value of including arts and cultural activities and experiences into events and conferences hosted in the NWT. (ITI/ECE) – 2025-2027 On-track
Art-based business Public arts NWT Arts Strategy

Increase community spaces to create, promote, sell and enjoy art.

Delayed

Deliverable(s)

  1. Support NWT communities to develop more multi-use spaces/studios for artists’ use into new infrastructure projects. (MACA) – 2023-2024 Delayed
  2. Encourage GNWT Infrastructure clients to consider incorporating design that would support the creation of arts design and creative spaces. (INF) – 2023-2024 Delayed
  3. Raise awareness of federal programs that could be accessed to support the creation of cultural spaces. (MACA) – 2023-2024 Delayed
  4. Research ways to create affordable spaces and digital platforms for artists and creative businesses to display/promote and/or sell NWT art. (ITI) – 2025-2027 On-track
Art-based business Arts funding Arts infrastructure Public arts NWT Arts Strategy

Increase access to and availability of materials, technology and equipment across the territory.

On-track

Deliverable(s)

  1. Create an inventory of current northern art suppliers, community tool and equipment-sharing programs and supports. (ITI) – 2025-2027 On-track
  2. Promote the ITI Hide and Fur Program as a source of materials for art and creative projects. (ITI) – 2024-2025 On-track
  3. Seek ways to reduce costs (such as shipping) for raw materials, equipment, and tools to NWT communities and artists. (ITI) – 2025-2027 On-track
  4. Increase access and availability of NWT fur and hide for NWT artists. (ITI/ENR) – 2024-2025 On-track

Status Summary

Art-based business NWT Arts Strategy

Promote the creative sector in the territory and beyond to increase economic development opportunities for all NWT artists.

On-track

Deliverable(s)

  1. Pursue national and international partnerships to find new opportunities and markets for NWT artists. (ITI) – Ongoing On-track
  2. Seek opportunities to incorporate NWT arts and cultural programming into national and international celebrations and events (Olympics, expos, etc.). (ITI) – Ongoing On-track
  3. Look for new and enhanced opportunities to showcase and raise the profile of the NWT arts and creative sector (art displays, live demonstrations and/or performances, etc.). (ITI) – Ongoing On-track
  4. Promote the NWT Arts logo as a mark of authentic artwork in the marketplace and the website as a tool to find NWT art and artists. (ITI) – 2024-2025 On-track
  5. Promote the cultural significance of artwork made in the NWT and how authenticity increases monetary value. (ITI) – 2024-2025 On-track
  6. Create and use digital technologies and social media platforms to promote NWT art. (ITI) – 2024-2025 On-track
  7. Collect, evaluate and publish current data on the NWT arts sector to help identify areas of growth and opportunity. (ECE/ITI) – 2025-2027 On-track
Art-based business NWT Arts Strategy

Improve marketing resources for artists, retailers and organizers.

On-track

Deliverable(s)

  1. Continue to promote the NWT Arts Program to artists, retailers and organizations to create and improve their marketing strategies. (ITI) – Ongoing On-track
  2. Develop resources for artists focusing to improve knowledge of how to sell their artwork in new and innovative ways (e-commerce and social media platforms, how to price artwork, media relations, etc.). (ITI) – Ongoing On-track
Art-based business Arts education NWT Arts Strategy
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