WHO IS THIS FOR?

Pathways meets you where you are – the program can help you approach equity and access (even if you don’t know where to start), tailored to your regional and discipline specific context. 

Participants just starting this work have engaged in Pathways in the following ways:

One-on-one support: 

• Meet monthly with a specifically selected Guide to discuss your work, your context, and your community. Your Guide can help identify learning opportunities and organizational goals that make sense for you especially as you move through times you may feel “stuck” or uncertain of next steps. 

Peer support:

• Connect with a network of arts, culture, and heritage organizations across the province through monthly cohorts and affinity spaces. Meet others, engage in group learning, and discuss emerging topics.

Learning resources:

Support in finding and accessing free and paid (subsidized by Pathways learning resource funds) relevant learning opportunities, including but not limited to:. 

• Introductory workshops and online courses
• Antiracism and cultural safety courses 
• Books about equity and access (mailed to your doorstep!)

Pathways can help you approach equity and access in a way that is tailored to your organization and participant’s context.

Pathways can provide a space for connection, community and support in your work. 

Organizations and participants that are further along or leading this work have engaged in Pathways in the following ways:

One-on-one support: 

• Meet monthly with a specifically selected Guide to discuss your work, your context, and your community. These discussions often dig into complex questions and larger projects. 

Peer support: 

• Connect with a network of arts, culture, and heritage organizations across the province through monthly cohorts. Hear how others are approaching this work, meet peers, and discuss emerging topics.  
• Deeper Dives – participate in cohort discussions or working groups that take a deeper dive into the complexities and nuances of equity and access.
• Indigenous Affinity Group (if applicable) – Connect with other Indigenous-led organizations and Indidgenous participants who are working in our sector.
• BIPOC Affinity Group (if applicable) – Connect with other participants in BIPOC-only spaces. 

Learning resources:

Access free and paid (subsidized by Pathways learning resource funds) learning opportunities, including but not limited to:

• Conference registration costs
• Books and courses
• Online programs for equity-focused arts workers

Pathways can help you approach equity and access in a way that is tailored to a non-urban context.

Past rural-based participants have engaged in Pathways in the following ways:

One-on-one support: 

• Meet monthly with a specifically selected Guide to discuss your work, your context, and your community. These discussions often cover topics such as community or municipal relationships when approaching equity, working with volunteers or hiring practices.  

Peer support:

• Connect with a network of arts, culture, and heritage organizations across the province through monthly cohorts, engaging in group learning not always available in smaller communities. 

Learning resources:

Support in finding learning opportunities that are relevant to non-urban contexts, and access free and paid (subsidized by Pathways learning resource funds) learning opportunities, including but not limited to:. 

• Conference registration costs (specific to non-urban context)
• Antiracism and cultural safety courses 
• Books about equity and access (mailed to your doorstep!)

Pathways can help you approach equity and access in a way that is tailored to your organization and participant’s context.

Pathways can provide a space for connection, community and support in your work. 

Indigenous organizations and participants have engaged in Pathways in the following ways:

One-on-one support: 

• Meet monthly with a specifically selected Guide to discuss your work, your context, and your community. These discussions often include topics such as culturally appropriate organizational governance, partnering with non-Indigenous organizations, lateral violence, and navigating systems. 
• Opportunities to meet with an Indigenous Guide Advisor to provide additional support.

Peer support: 

• Connect with a network of arts, culture, and heritage organizations across the province through monthly cohorts.
• Indigenous Affinity Group – Connect with other Indigenous-led organizations and people who are working in our sector.
• BIPOC Affinity Group – Connect with other participants in BIPOC-only spaces.

Learning resources:

Access free and paid (subsidized by Pathways learning resource funds) learning opportunities, including but not limited to:

• Registration fees for language symposiums
• Online programs for Indigenous arts workers
• Conference registration costs
• Tailored books and courses

Participating museums and heritage organizations have engaged in Pathways in the following ways:

One-on-one support: 

• Meet monthly with a specifically selected Guide to discuss your work, your context, and your community. These discussions often include topics such as engaging volunteers in equity and reconciliation work, navigating governance challenges, or building relationships with host nations.

Peer support:

• Connect with a network of arts, culture, and heritage organizations across the province through monthly cohorts, breaking down silos and building allies while discussing emerging equity topics from a variety of perspectives

Learning resources:
Support in finding learning opportunities that are relevant to museum and heritage contexts, and access free and paid (subsidized by Pathways learning resource funds) learning opportunities, including but not limited to: 

• Conference registration costs (museum/heritage specific, non-urban specific if relevant)
• Antiracism and cultural safety courses
• Repatriation resources 
• Books and workshops on community engagement, equity-focused governance

Pathways can help you approach equity and access in a way that is tailored to a collective or artist-run centre context.

Past participants have engaged in Pathways in the following ways:

One-on-one support: 

• Meet monthly with a specifically selected Guide to discuss your work, your context, and your community.

Peer support:

• Connect with a network of arts, culture, and heritage organizations across the province through monthly cohorts, engaging in group learning and being able to locate your work in the larger arts ecosystem.

Learning resources:

Support in finding learning opportunities that are relevant to collective contexts, and access free and paid (subsidized by Pathways learning resource funds) learning opportunities, including but not limited to: 

• Conference registration costs
• Antiracism and cultural safety courses
• Governance/co-leadership courses
• Books