A Map of Toronto's Cultural Facilities - ERA Architects Inc.

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3.0 Cultural Roles The icons on the map representing the City’s cultural facilities have been designed to provide information on the roles a facility plays in serving the local and wider community. The four categories identify the four roles that the municipality plays in the cultural life of the City; > Hub: supporting cultural activity in diverse communities. > Incubator: supporting the artists of the City. > Showcase: supporting culture in the City’s tourism economy. > Cultural Memory Sites: supporting culture as a heritage resource. 3.1 Hubs Facilities of this type have some or all of the following characteristics: > Local, community and neighbourhood profile and presence > Accommodates multiple users and uses > Of interest or appeal primarily to specific cultural, socio-economic or geographic community > Has the potential to nurture cultural activities at a local level > Presents work developed in Incubators > Diffuses economic and cultural impact of showcases throughout the city > Primarily consists of non-traditional performance and exhibition venues (i.e. churches, warehouses, community centres, etc.) > Examples include: Trinity St. Paul’s, Toronto Centre for the Performing Arts, North Toronto Collegiate, Art Starts, Cedar Ridge Creative Centre, Withrow Park 3.2 Incubators Facilities of this type have some or all of the following characteristics: > Cultivates new artists and/or new art forms > Contributes to the ongoing development of artists and/or art forms > Houses an environment that fosters and encourages growth, development, education and training > Functions as a hothouse for the creation of new ideas, approaches, products > Examples include: Tarragon Theatre, York University, Buddies in Bad Times, Neilson Park Creative Centre Cultural Facility Analysis page 7 of 27
3.3 Showcases Facilities of this type have some or all of the following characteristics: > Regional, national or international profile > Present or potential economic generators > Tourist destinations or attractions > Commercial enterprises > Leaders in arts and cultural education > Leaders in research in the creative field > Represent the best the City has to offer > Primarily consists of traditional performance and exhibition venues > Examples include: Princess of Wales Theatre, Hummingbird Centre, Royal Ontario Museum, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto Zoo, Toronto Centre for the Performing Arts, Black Creek Pioneer Village 3.4 Cultural Memory Sites Facilities of this type have some or all of the following characteristics: > Collections > Heritage buildings > Repositories for collective memory > Archives and museums > House permanent exhibitions > Examples include: Royal Ontario Museum, Art Gallery of Ontario, Mercer Union, Scarborough Historical Museum, the Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater Toronto Cultural Facility Analysis page 8 of 27
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Page 5 and 6: Table of Contents 1.0 Introduction
Page 7: 2.0 Purpose The City of Toronto’s
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Page 13 and 14: 6.0 A Cultural Facilities Analysis
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