Cultural Capitals of Canada | Programming Evaluation
Client: City of Surrey (Arts)
Project assignment (knowledge mobilization): Share the story of how managers, their staff and volunteers worked through the multiple challenges of bringing a community rich in cultural, economic, geographic, linguistic and religious diversity together to celebrate their year as a Cultural Capital of Canada, through eight key project programs.
Approach: Conducted 40+ narrative interviews to collect personal experiences of planning and participating in the celebrations. Analyzed findings according to themes, and identified legacies plus possible future programming opportunities. Specifically, the report describes:
- What happened in each of the eight programs.
- What worked well from with a view to planning, budgeting and execution.
- How things might have been managed better.
- The impact these activities had on residents, business, partners and other programs.
- The legacies and opportunities that emerged that may be leveraged in future.
