• 2027 Arts Spaces Forum

    Join us Sunday, March 7th at Other Guise Theatre (716 Johnson Street) for our second annual Arts Spaces Forum.

    This annual event brings together arts, civic, and community leaders to explore the challenges and opportunities shaping arts and cultural infrastructure in Greater Victoria. The Forum features conversations and shared learning about creating, securing, and stewarding space for the arts.

    Lunch will be provided by donation ($5-15 sliding scale)

    Agenda

    A networking lunch (by donation)

    A presentation from the Arts & Community Infrastructure Foundation on our vision and progress to date

    A panel discussion where local arts and community leaders share real-world experience navigating space, infrastructure, lessons learned and opportunities for the future

    Q&A and informal networking

    Panelists will be announced in the coming months

    Accessibility: 716 Johnson Street is a ground-level, step-free venue with automated entry doors. There is one gender-neutral, wheelchair-accessible washroom on the main floor.

  • 2026 Arts Spaces Forum

    Panel Discussion: Reimagining Ownership

    Art Spaces Forum | Feb. 2026

    Moderator: Kurt Archer

    Panelists:

    • Jordan Dack, Haus of Owl
    • Jenny Farkas, MakeSpace North Park
    • Logan Ford, Vancouver Island Visual Arts Society (VIVAS)
    • Jason Guille, Sunset Labs

    [Edited Transcript]

    ACI Foundation Presentation

    Art Spaces Forum | Feb. 2026

    Moderator: Kurt Archer

    Dr. Jenn Neilson and Erin Lannan introduce the Arts and Community Infrastructure Foundation

    [Edited Transcript]