This summer, artists and allies who care about culture in Canada need to spend time with both Members of Parliament and prospective candidates to enable them to get to know us and why what we do is vital to the economic, social, and cultural health of our communities.

The Canadian Arts Coalition has created a Summer Arts Advocacy Guide so you can easily welcome your local politicians to get to know you, learn why the arts matter nationally, and understand that culture is a part of every constituency. If you find out about political teas or social events in your constituency, please attend or send board members or other advocates.

If you run, govern, or work in an arts organisation, if you are an independent artist, or if you are part of a collective, you can be part of telling the story of the arts in Canada.

Together, we are the storytellers of our neighbourhoods and our nation. If we each speak with our candidates as neighbours this summer, we can help all the candidates from coast to coast to coast
understand the role that artists and arts organisations play in every single community in Canada.

Let’s make these moments matter.
Follow our five steps in the guide to make new neighbourhood allies!