Cultural Development in Rural and Remote Areas

Annalee Adair is currently working on initiatives in the areas of cultural planning, evaluation, public art, community engagement and leadership. Her work as Project Manager on T2L – a mentorship program of Cultural Human Resources Council for cultural leaders across Canada has furthered her knowledge about the challenges of leading organizations in rural and remote regions of Canada. As Manager of City of Kingston’s Community Engagement & Education Division, she led numerous projects that highlighted the importance of community in cultural development including a youth strategy, an accessibility audit of cultural venues, and a First People’s Recognition Protocol and Plan.

Felicity Buckell grew up in Toronto, making the move to Northern Ontario close to 25 years ago. Felicity was involved with her community and the City of Temiskaming Shores during their cultural mapping project (2010) and the City’s Municipal Cultural Plan (2013), and worked with Greg Baeker, and for MDB Insight, on a regional cultural sustainability plan (2016) which led to the formation of a regional bilingual arts service organisation for South Temiskaming, le Conseil des arts Temiskaming Arts Council (CATAC, incorporated 2017). She is currently the part-time staff person for CATAC, and works part-time with the Cobalt Mining Museum.