Action Plan Progress Tracker
8 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)
- 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
- Communicate the results and importance of the NWT Arts Strategy to all GNWT departments and agencies. (ECE/ITI) – Ongoing On-track
- 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.
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June 8, 2023: GNWT released its response to the recommendations of the Arts Program Review.
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September 19, 2023: Four new arts project and arts operating funding programs launched.
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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)
- Consider multi-year funding agreements for NWT arts and cultural organizations. (ECE) – 2023-2024 Delayed
- 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
Increase community spaces to create, promote, sell and enjoy art.
Delayed
Deliverable(s)
- Support NWT communities to develop more multi-use spaces/studios for artists’ use into new infrastructure projects. (MACA) – 2023-2024 Delayed
- Encourage GNWT Infrastructure clients to consider incorporating design that would support the creation of arts design and creative spaces. (INF) – 2023-2024 Delayed
- Raise awareness of federal programs that could be accessed to support the creation of cultural spaces. (MACA) – 2023-2024 Delayed
- 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 arts funding.
Delayed
Deliverable(s)
- Gather and share information about national and international funding opportunities for NWT artists and creative projects. (ECE/ITI) – 2023-2024 Delayed
- Seek ways to better support artists and organizations to improve grant writing. (ECE/ITI) – 2024-2025 On-track
Arts funding NWT Arts Strategy
JK-4 Literacy and Numeracy Strategy
On-hold
Deliverable(s)
- Develop a Junior Kindergarten to Grade 4 (JK-4) Literacy and Numeracy Strategy in collaboration with education bodies. 2021-23: Q1-Q4
- Release, distribute, in-service and implement the JK-4 Literacy & Numeracy Strategy. 2023-24: Q4
Curriculum and Student Assessment Improving Student Outcomes Action Plan
Develop greater integration of services for children and youth in the education system through expanding regional capacity
On-hold
Deliverable(s)
- Explore regional approaches to expand the current capacity of Territorial-Based Support Team. 2020-21: Q4
- Identify a pilot or demonstration site for the model to be deployed and evaluated. 2021-22: Q4
- Collaborate with other departments to finalize a model for integrated service delivery that involves provision to services in schools. 2023-24: Q4
Student Supports Improving Student Outcomes Action Plan
Student Behaviour, Referrals, and Intervention Tracking
On-hold
Deliverable(s)
- Completion of RFP process and confirmation of vendor delivery of platform. 2019-20: Complete
- Development of data tracking module with vendor and providing education staff training. 2023-24
- Launching and using the platform to report. 2024-25
Monitoring and Evaluation Improving Student Outcomes Action Plan
Explore the creation of an NWT Arts Association.
On-hold
Deliverable(s)
- Support the arts community to explore the feasibility or interest in creating an arm’s-length entity that would support and strengthen the NWT creative sector. (ECE/ITI) – 2023-2024 On-Hold
Arts organizations NWT Arts Strategy