LASALLE x AHL: Deepening Artist Engagement

AHL is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to inspiring and enriching lives through the transformative power of the arts. It plays a vital role in providing workspaces for arts groups, collectives and individual artists within our arts housing spaces and project studios based at Aliwal Arts Centre, Goodman Arts Centre and Stamford Arts Centre. AHL aims to move beyond the traditional landlord-tenant relationship to foster vibrant creative communities and collaborative partnerships that enhance the artistic journeys of its diverse stakeholders who include established major companies, Cultural Medallion recipients, and emerging artists. 

The project aims to engage students in research activities to deepen AHL understanding of the needs, concerns, and aspirations of its tenant artists. Through focused groups with respective artists students will explore how AHL could refine its offerings and initiatives, focusing on community building and collaboration in order to enable the artistic growth of the artists and arts groups.

By the end of the project students should produce a Strategy Report (around 10 pages) to provide AHL with research findings and recommendations to improve tenant satisfaction and community engagement at AHL arts centres. The report should provide insights on the 1) current tenants’ social barriers and challenges in utilizing AHL spaces, 2) visions and aspirations of the future community engagement approaches and collaborative programming, 3) needs and expectations of the artists tenants on social and communal offerings as well as  4) collaborative opportunities across centers with potential linkages to AHL events.