Chatham-Kent Cultural Plan Update

Chatham-Kent Arts + Culture Seeking Members for Cultural Plan Steering Committee

This is an opportunity to help shape a cultural plan that celebrates and supports the creativity, diversity, and heritage of Chatham-Kent. Participation will help ensure the plan reflects the voices and values of the community. While not all who apply will be selected to sit on the Steering Committee, everyone who applies will have the opportunity to be involved in the cultural plan update project.

To apply fill out the application form below by September 12, 2025.

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Cultural Plan Update Project

The updated Chatham-Kent Cultural Plan is being developed through a phased process that began in August 2025 and will unfold over three key stages.

Led collaboratively by Monumental, ERA Architects, and the Municipality of Chatham-Kent, the project aims to enhance the community’s rich and multi-layered cultural landscape through a visioning process grounded in the following principles: defining culture within changing demographics, cultural mapping, strengthening alliances, encouraging local investment, and connecting culture to the broader community.

This timeline outlines major milestones from project initiation through to the completion of the final plan. Each phase builds on the previous one, progressing from research and engagement to strategy development with a strong emphasis on collaboration, cultural mapping, and meaningful community input.

August – September 2025

Phase 1: Project Initiation & Situational Analysis

  • Project kick-off & Steering Committee selection
  • Background review & preliminary benchmarking
  • Cultural asset mapping & SWOT analysis
  • Develop Engagement & Communication Strategy

October – December 2025

Phase 2: Engagement & Goal Setting

  • Visioning workshop with Steering Committee
  • Community focus groups & public workshops
  • Survey & mapping tool updates

January – February 2026

Phase 3: Cultural Plan Development

  • Analyze engagement findings
  • Draft & finalize Cultural Plan
  • Final review with Steering Committee

Chatham-Kent Arts + Culture Seeking Members for Cultural Plan Steering Committee

This is an opportunity to help shape a cultural plan that celebrates and supports the creativity, diversity, and heritage of Chatham-Kent. Participation will help ensure the plan reflects the voices and values of the community. While not all who apply will be selected to sit on the Steering Committee, everyone who applies will have the opportunity to be involved in the cultural plan update project.

To apply fill out the application form below by September 12, 2025.

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Cultural Plan Update Project

The updated Chatham-Kent Cultural Plan is being developed through a phased process that began in August 2025 and will unfold over three key stages.

Led collaboratively by Monumental, ERA Architects, and the Municipality of Chatham-Kent, the project aims to enhance the community’s rich and multi-layered cultural landscape through a visioning process grounded in the following principles: defining culture within changing demographics, cultural mapping, strengthening alliances, encouraging local investment, and connecting culture to the broader community.

This timeline outlines major milestones from project initiation through to the completion of the final plan. Each phase builds on the previous one, progressing from research and engagement to strategy development with a strong emphasis on collaboration, cultural mapping, and meaningful community input.

August – September 2025

Phase 1: Project Initiation & Situational Analysis

  • Project kick-off & Steering Committee selection
  • Background review & preliminary benchmarking
  • Cultural asset mapping & SWOT analysis
  • Develop Engagement & Communication Strategy

October – December 2025

Phase 2: Engagement & Goal Setting

  • Visioning workshop with Steering Committee
  • Community focus groups & public workshops
  • Survey & mapping tool updates

January – February 2026

Phase 3: Cultural Plan Development

  • Analyze engagement findings
  • Draft & finalize Cultural Plan
  • Final review with Steering Committee
  • This is an opportunity to help shape a cultural plan that celebrates and supports the creativity, diversity, and heritage of Chatham-Kent. While not all who apply will be selected to sit on the Steering Committee, everyone who applies will have the opportunity to be involved in the cultural plan update project.

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