What does “culture” mean to you? For some, it’s concerts, festivals, pow wows, art exhibitions, or cultural celebrations. For others, it’s movies, performances, libraries, community gatherings, or historic sites. However you define it - your experiences, traditions, and ideas all matter.

The City of Oshawa is creating a new Culture Plan to guide cultural policy, programs, and services for the next 10 years.

Our last plan, Culture Counts: Oshawa’s Arts, Culture and Heritage Plan, was launched in 2014 - and it’s time for a refresh that reflects Oshawa’s growing and changing community.

To support this work, we’ve partnered with Extra Cardamom, a boutique consulting collective known for thoughtful and values-driven collaborations.

We want to hear from you. There are many ways to share your input:

• Complete an online feedback form (coming soon)
• Connect with City staff at a pop-up event
• Try our community engagement toolkit
• Join a focus group

Your voice will help shape the future of culture in Oshawa - ensuring it reflects the diversity, creativity, and energy of our community!

To begin this process, we invite you to register for an upcoming focus group session that aligns best with your area of interest, practice, work, or volunteering.

Each focus group session will include a performance, presentation or artist activation, networking and your opportunity to share your ideas about the future of culture in Oshawa.

Come be a part of the conversation, register for a focus group:

• Literary Arts and Visual Arts
• Creative Industries
• Heritage, History and Environment
• Music and Performing Arts
• General Public

Use the arrow to expand each session. Register for any you would like to attend. Feel free to sign up for more than one!

Thursday, October 16
6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Delpark Homes Centre, 1661 Harmony Rd. N.
Leisure Room and Oshawa Public Library - Delpark Homes Centre Branch

Space is limited, so register early to make sure your voice is part of the conversation.
Registration closes at noon on Tuesday, October 14.

Monday, October 27
6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

South Oshawa Community Centre, 1455 Cedar St. S.
Meeting Room

Creative Cultural Industries are business sectors rooted in cultural and artistic activity, such as museums, heritage, film, music, publishing, design, digital media, and video games, that are involved in the production of culture.

Space is limited, so register early to make sure your voice is part of the conversation.
Registration closes at noon on Friday, October 24.

Tuesday, October 28
6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Canadian Tank Museum, 1000 Stevenson Rd. N.

Space is limited, so register early to make sure your voice is part of the conversation.
Registration closes at noon on Friday, October 24.

Thursday, October 30
6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Bond|ST Event Centre, 44 Bond St. E.
Locat Lounge

Space is limited, so register early to make sure your voice is part of the conversation.
Registration closes at noon on Tuesday, October 28.

Open to all interested in attending!

Thursday, November 20
6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Online

Registration closes at noon on Tuesday, November 18.