Summary from the Economic Impact Study
47% of visual artists sell works outside Durham, 51% exhibit non-locally. As artists leave Durham to exhibit and sell, their spending leaks out with them.
Although you cannot put a definitive number on the arts leakage dollars, it is safe to estimate that $10 million annually leaks out of Durham because there are not adequate arts facilties/services available.
Angie Littlefield, Executive Director
Ajax Council Presentation, Pickering Council Presentation
What our arts centre COULD look like – features the artists' wish list and not architectural drawings of what will be.
Presentations: 1MB, 3MB, 5MB
What our members say, please email your comments too.
Dance,
Theatre,
Poetry,
Sculpture,
Photography,
Recording Studio,
Cultural Events,
Puppetry,
Pottery,
Festivals,
School Tours,
Watercolours,
Acrylics,
Prints,
Studio Space,
Teaching Space,
Rehearsal Space,
Arts Seminars,
Vocal Music,
Instrumental Music,
Writers’ Classes,
Book Clubs,
Oil Painting,
Drama Activities,
Arts Camps,
Mixed Media,
Graphics,
Mime,
Fabric Arts,
Drawing,
Readings
The Durham West Arts Centre exists to create, manage, and operate a centre for the advancement and promotion of artistic disciplines, and related activities throughout the community, for the benefit of the residents of the Regional Municipality of Durham, and the Province of Ontario.
Durham West Arts Centre • 364 Kingston Road, Pickering ON Canada L1V 1A2
TEL: Jeremy 905.492.2533 • Erin 905.492.2522 • WEBSITE: dwac.ca
E-MAIL CONTACTS • Jeremy "Boomer" Stacey, Executive Director - Boomer@dwac.ca
• Erin Michel, Project Manager - Erin@dwac.ca
