Cultural Strategic Plan | City of Pickering

The City of Pickering’s Cultural Strategic Plan, Pickering Museum Village Strategic Plan, and Art in Public Spaces Plan will collectively guide the City to effectively respond to shifting community needs and build a vibrant future. Each plan is unique in their key deliverables to ensure the arts and culture sector receives the attention, direction, infrastructure and support required. These plans are rooted in a common, unified vision to reflect Pickering’s creative identity and diverse community.

Cultural Strategic Plan

Directions

Foster placemaking and a distinct community identity
Celebrate interculturalism through the arts
Sustain and maintain a creative economy
Be future ready
Prioritize youth and young families

Art in Public Spaces Strategic Plan

Objectives

Sharing identities, histories, and stories of place
Creating a distinct and vibrant public realm
Belonging, access, and lifelong creative engagement
Ensuring sustainable and resilient public art activity

Pickering Museum Village Strategic Plan

Objectives

Sharing identities, histories, and stories of place
Future-ready, well-maintained practices
Belonging, access, and lifelong creative-based engagement
Ensuring sustainable action

Revisions to the Cultural Strategic Plan occurred in 2025/2026. To learn more, visit our consultation page.

The Cultural Advisory Committee (CAC) assists City staff with the implementation of the City of Pickering Cultural Strategic Plan. The CAC's role is to identify and coordinate opportunities for cultural industries, associations, and the community to engage and provide expertise and input on matters relating to the provision of cultural services in Pickering.