City of Surrey 2017 - 2021 Financial Plan

Parks, Recreation & Culture

FUTURE INITIATIVES, GOALS & OBJECTIVES

INCLUSION

 For 2017, Accessibility and Inclusion will continue to work with community partners to maintain the level of support provided for children and youth with disabilities to access day camps and other recreation programs throughout the City. Going forward, the focus will be to train and build capacity amongst supervisors and pro- gram staff. The goals will be to increase awareness, teach skill sets to positively support behaviours, and ensure environments are created to be welcoming and inclusive.

EDUCATION & CULTURE

Youth Arts Engagement/Community Art Program—Phase 2

 The Youth Arts Engagement/ Community Art Program is a City-wide arts program that seeks to bring youth and young adults together to collaborate on art projects, creating real and meaningful mentoring, skill development and leadership opportunities. Youth Community Art Programming Teams (“CAP Teams”) will work together with the support of staff and mentoring artists to envision, develop and deliver community art projects. The Program launched in 2016 in City Centre, is expected to expand to Clayton and Newton in 2017. Following construction in 2016, 10660 City Park- way began operations in 2017 as a community art space focusing on youth engagement. Royal Canadian Theatre Company and Streetrich Hip Hop Society will begin programming in the

 The Surrey Art Gallery will contribute to the City’s recognition of Canada 150 with a series of exhibitions that respond to the recommendations of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, and the vision and future of Canada through the work of artists. The Gallery

will also offer workshops in the schools, led by an Indigenous art educator about contemporary Indigenous art.

space as part of a Partnership agreement with the City; and

Public Art at Chuck Bailey Recreation Centre

2017-2021 FINANCIAL PLAN

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