TEAM on arts: protect creative spaces, an arts inventory and street festivals
TEAM for a Livable Vancouver says it would protect and add affordable arts spaces, replace city-owned creative space one for one, publish an inventory of arts spaces and an arts page on vancouver.ca, keep community centres affordable for artists and support street festivals.
ECONOMY AND CULTURE
Arts and Culture: what the Our Positions says
TEAM for a Livable Vancouver says artists are leaving Vancouver because studios and venues in older buildings are being lost to high costs and land speculation. On its Arts and Culture pages, the party says it wants Vancouver to stay the creative hub of British Columbia and to be an affordable place for artists to live, work, rehearse and perform.
Most of TEAM's promises are about space. It would protect existing affordable rehearsal, performance and arts spaces, reward owners who keep and upgrade creative spaces, discourage their demolition, and offer incentives to build new ones. City-owned creative space would be replaced one for one when lost, and unused city, Park Board and School Board buildings could be turned into arts space. Where neighbourhoods grow denser, TEAM would encourage a minimum amount of space for culture. It would also study how the civic theatres could be more useful and affordable for local artists.
Other items deal with programs and promotion. TEAM would review arts funding, support programming for youth and seniors, back events such as the Eastside Culture Crawl and street festivals such as Greek Day, Powell Street, Italian Day and Khatsalano, and support media production. It would build an arts page on vancouver.ca listing all events and publish an inventory of arts spaces.
Council controls cultural grants, city-owned buildings and the zoning that protects or replaces arts space. Community centres are run by the Park Board, and school buildings by the School Board, so those items need their agreement.
17 COMMITMENTS
What the party says it would do
Review and encourage arts funding
TEAM would review and encourage program funding for arts and culture. Its pages say arts programs, events and spaces should be sufficiently funded.
- Who has the power
- City Council Council approves the city's cultural grants.
More affordable arts spaces and artist housing
The party would make arts spaces and housing for artists more affordable to keep a strong arts community.
- Who has the power
- City Council Council controls zoning, city-owned space and its own housing programs.
Support the Eastside Culture Crawl and similar events
TEAM would support existing events such as the Eastside Culture Crawl.
- Who has the power
- City Council The city funds and permits cultural events.
Arts programming for youth and seniors
The party would support arts programming, especially for youth and seniors.
- Who has the power
- City, with others Council funds cultural grants, while many arts programs run in Park Board community centres.
New commercial opportunities for artists
TEAM would develop new initiatives to support and increase commercial opportunities for artists and performers.
- Who has the power
- City Council Council can fund city programs and set rules for selling art in public space.
Encourage street festivals
The party would encourage and help organize street festivals such as Greek Day, Powell Street, Italian Day and Khatsalano, which it says bring communities together.
- Who has the power
- City Council The city issues permits for street closures and events.
Support the media production industry
TEAM would support the media production industry and chances for it to work with communities and businesses.
- Who has the power
- City Council The city issues filming permits and controls city property.
An arts and culture page on vancouver.ca
The party would build an arts and culture page on vancouver.ca that promotes all event listings.
- Who has the power
- City Council The city runs vancouver.ca.
Publish an inventory of arts spaces
TEAM would create and publish an inventory of arts spaces on vancouver.ca.
- Who has the power
- City Council The city runs vancouver.ca and can direct staff to compile the list.
Protect existing affordable arts spaces
The party would take action to protect and enhance existing affordable rehearsal, performance and arts spaces.
- Who has the power
- City Council Council controls the zoning and permits that decide whether these spaces survive redevelopment.
Keep heritage buildings that house artists
TEAM would support the retention and conservation of heritage buildings, many of which it says are home to artists and community arts organizations.
- Who has the power
- City Council Council sets the city's heritage rules and incentives.
Keep community centres affordable for the arts
The party would keep community centres and other Park Board facilities affordable for the arts community.
- Who has the power
- Park Board The Park Board sets fees for its community centres and facilities.
Incentives to keep creative spaces and disincentives to demolish them
TEAM would provide incentives for retaining and upgrading creative spaces, including in older buildings, and disincentives for demolishing them.
- Who has the power
- City Council Council controls zoning, permits and city fees.
One-for-one replacement of city-owned creative space
The party would ensure city-owned creative space is replaced or retained through a one-for-one replacement and retention policy, and repurpose unused or underused properties, including Park Board and School Board facilities.
- Who has the power
- City, with others Council controls city buildings, but Park Board and School Board facilities need the agreement of those elected boards.
Minimum cultural space where neighbourhoods grow
TEAM would encourage minimum space requirements for cultural amenities where neighbourhoods are getting denser.
- Who has the power
- City Council Council decides what it asks for when it approves rezonings.
Make civic theatres more affordable for local artists
The party would examine how Vancouver's civic theatres could be made more suitable and affordable for the local arts community.
- Who has the power
- City Council Council can direct a review of the city's civic theatres.
Incentives to build new affordable arts spaces
TEAM would offer incentives for building additional affordable arts and performance spaces.
- Who has the power
- City Council Council sets the incentives it offers developers through zoning and fees.
WHO WOULD HAVE TO ACT
Where the power sits for this chapter
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Questions about arts and culture
What is TEAM for a Livable Vancouver's arts policy?
TEAM for a Livable Vancouver says it would protect affordable rehearsal, performance and arts spaces, offer incentives to build more, replace city-owned creative space one for one, review arts funding and publish an inventory of arts spaces on vancouver.ca (TEAM Arts and Culture page).
Would TEAM support Vancouver street festivals?
Yes. TEAM says it would encourage and help organize street festivals such as Greek Day, Powell Street, Italian Day and Khatsalano, and support existing events such as the Eastside Culture Crawl (TEAM Arts and Culture page).
How would TEAM keep artists in Vancouver?
TEAM for a Livable Vancouver says it would make arts spaces and housing for artists more affordable, reward owners who keep and upgrade creative spaces, discourage their demolition and keep community centres affordable for the arts community (TEAM Arts and Culture page).
What would TEAM do with Vancouver's civic theatres?
TEAM says it would examine how Vancouver's civic theatres could be made more suitable and affordable for the local arts community (TEAM Arts and Culture page).
What is TEAM's one-for-one policy for arts space?
TEAM for a Livable Vancouver says it would replace or keep city-owned creative space on a one-for-one basis and turn unused or underused properties, including Park Board and School Board facilities, into creative space. Those boards would have to agree to the use of their buildings (TEAM Arts and Culture page).
Who decides arts funding in Vancouver?
City Council approves the city's cultural grants and controls city buildings. Community centres belong to the Park Board, so TEAM's promise to keep them affordable for artists would need commissioners on that board (TEAM Arts and Culture page).
ON THE BALLOT
The TEAM for a Livable Vancouver candidates behind this
Sources
Every commitment on this page comes from the party's own material, marked SAYS SO ITSELF. It proves what the party says it would do. Who holds each power is our own addition, from the sources listed after it.
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