Arts & Culture Advisory Committee (ACAC)

The committee fulfills an advisory role, providing advice and recommendations to council and staff on arts and culture matters to further the City of Kitchener’s strategic directions (quality of life, downtown vitality, leadership, diversity, community development, environment).

The work includes:

Advising on arts and culture policy issues and program implementation
Identification of priorities for community arts and culture development
Advocacy for information sharing on arts and culture issues throughout the community
Acting as a resource to artists and arts organizations for networking, professional development and information sharing
Research on best practices for arts and culture development
Innovations for arts and culture development
Facilitation of community dialogue on arts and culture matters

Meetings / Appointments

Meetings are held monthly from 4 – 6 p.m. on the third Tuesday of each month. Appointment is for a two year term.

Committee Composition

This advisory committee’s membership includes:

One member of council
Eleven community members with professional creative, professional administrative, volunteer, or other relevant experience in the arts and culture sector, one of whom is a youth appointee (aged 18 – 30)
The committee annually elects a chairperson and a vice chairperson from its membership.

Public Art Working Group (PAWG)

This group is a permanent sub-committee of the Arts and Culture Advisory Committee. Working with staff, it supports and advises on the City’s public art policy and program, digital public art projections on the Berlin Tower, artist-in-residence program, and Rotunda Gallery program to further the City’s strategic directions.

PAWG is a specialist working group that meets monthly. Its members include, but are not limited to, visual artists, curators, gallery administrators, art educators, architects, landscape architects, conservators, and urban planners/designers.