Strategy Services

The vendor is required to provide strategy update will be a collaborative process with the local arts community to:
•    Confirm the scope of the strategy (i.e., definition of “arts,” what sectors are captured) 
•    Review the current strategy, recognizing that the community and sector have changed significantly since the strategy was adopted in 2019 
•    Understand what’s still working, what’s still relevant in the strategy 
•    Understand what needs to be adjusted, changed, added and removed 
•    Based on the above, update the existing strategy.
1. Existing strategy review, current state analysis, and initial engagement
•    Background research and current context b) develop a draft “report card” framework for the existing arts strategy and evaluate with input from the arts community c) establish strategy working group to actively support the update process. 
•    Members should include key interest-holders in the arts community, including sectoral representation. 
•    City staff will support set-up and logistics for this group, as well as participation as subject resources 
•    Round 1 engagement on current state, primarily with the arts community and including the city’s arts, culture and economic development advisory committee (ACEDAC)
•    Phase 1 deliverables: draft strategy report card, engagement strategy (approach for all project phases), round 1 engagement plan, round 1 engagement summary report
2. Inputs to inform the strategy update: research and engagement
•    Best practice review and environmental scan – learn from the expertise of other communities 
•    Round 2 engagement with arts sector, ACEDAC, and also broader community: focus on sharing the arts strategy report card, confirming that the arts strategy report card was accurately assessed, and then determining what strategy actions are still valid, and what needs to be changed 
•    Specific to the arts community, this phase of engagement should also seek input on how the city can support building capacity within the local arts sector and better empower the arts community moving forward
•    Phase 2 deliverables: best-practice review and environmental scan report, round 2 engagement plan, round 2 engagement summary report
3. Develop the draft strategy update
•    Incorporating all of the engagement input and research from previous phases, draft the strategy update
4. Engagement on the draft strategy
•    Round 3 (final) round of engagement, primarily with arts community
•    The draft strategy before it’s finalized
•    Phase 4 deliverables: round 3 engagement plan, round 3 engagement summary report.

- Questions/Inquires Deadline: September 17, 2025