What is the Cultural Round Table?
“The Cultural Round Table is an exciting group of people who represent a wide variety of cultural constituencies in Prince Edward County. As a group, it has been our vision to mobilize cultural energy and resources; to raise the profile of culture and cultural opportunities and to be a clearing house for information on local arts, heritage and cultural activities. Along the way, we all learned a lot about this amazing community. County Culture, it really is more than any one of us ever thought,” asserts Theresa Durning, a member of the Cultural Round Table.
Backgrounder on the Round Table (PDF)
Terms of Reference (PDF)
Governance Model (PDF)
Policies and Proceedures (PDF)
The Cultural Strategic Plan
In 2005 County Council adopted a Cultural Strategic Plan (CSP) to guide our collective efforts. More than 300 County residents participated in the plan through surveys, interviews and public meetings. The Plan sets out a planning framework to support collaboration between the municipality and its community and business partners. This plan, which includes a working group, the Cultural Round Table, recently won in the Strategic Plans category at the Economic Developer’s Council of Ontario’s annual conference.
Excerpt from Cultural Strategic Plan:
A Guiding Vision – Our Shared Understanding
We value the following defining characteristics of County culture.
- Our unique island character, scenic shorelines, sandbanks and maritime history.
- Our proud Loyalist traditions and history.
- Our rural landscapes, family farms and proud agricultural heritage.
- Our many villages, hamlets and small town ambience.
- Our historic homes, farmsteads and heritage streetscapes.
- Our long history and renown for agriculture and food production - from barley to canning to dairy and cheese to grapes and wine.
- Our entrepreneurial spirit and capacity to renew and reinvent our economy.
- Our writers, visual and performing artists and their creative excellence
- Our sense of community - one that connects old and new residents.
Within this overarching vision, the Plan sets out a series of principles and definitions to guide thinking and action.
Read the Cultural Strategic Plan (PDF)
