Vision, Mandate and Goals of AOTA
Arts on the Ave sees 118 Ave, between NAIT to Northlands, as a place whose “personality” is vividly expressed through the arts. This place has a dynamic momentum, “an arts pulse” where the artist and community continually engage.
At its core, Arts on the Ave believes in cultivating artistic fellowship through arts celebrations, signature art festivals, and traditions. The Society’s goals are to create opportunities for all individuals to experience the joy of artistic expression and to nurture creative environments. Arts on the Ave is comprised of visual and performance artists, literary and film artists, photographers, and musicians that collaborate and create in the 118 Avenue District.
Objectives:
- To establish 118th Avenue as a Community Arts Avenue in Edmonton.
- To host an annual Arts on the Ave festival along 118th Avenue which will showcase various artistic talents of its local members.
- Arts on the Avenue will foster the building of positive relationships in an educational, mentoring and sharing environment.
- To cross the boundaries of each art form and share together in the creative process.
- To celebrate the community’s ethnicity in and through the art explored.
- To reuse and revitalize existing buildings along 118th Avenue for the purpose of promoting the Arts
- in Edmonton, and to assist in the refurbishing of the area.
- To provide a quality family-oriented arts facility which will foster caring for self and others through a co-op type membership.