2023 Courtenay Annual Report

Cultural Organizations

The City of Courtenay owns and maintains three major cultural facilities downtown including the Sid Williams Theatre, Courtenay and District Museum and Paleontology Centre and the Comox Valley Centre for the Arts. The City has agreements with the cultural organizations which occupy the facilities, each with their own non-profit societies and board of directors. Through these agreements, the organizations receive operating and management grant funding in return for

the delivery of core arts and culture services on behalf of the City. As non-profits, the cultural societies then leverage City funding in order to expand their reach and programming to meet the needs of Courtenay residents and visitors, and enable them to maintain their role as anchors within the City’s downtown cultural hub. In 2020, the City of Courtenay signed an agreement with Comox Valley Arts that supported their role as a centralized resource for the local arts and culture industry.

Comox Valley Community Arts Council

Sid Williams Theatre

The Comox Valley Community Art Council (CVCAC) was established in 1960 and plays an integral role in facilitating and promoting arts and cultural activities in the region. CVCAC also provides workshops, events, seasonal programs and other learning opportunities to support its diverse members.

The Sid Williams Civic Theatre has been serving the Comox Valley for over 25 years as a performing arts facility, with professional administration since 1992. The 500 seat theatre is operated for the benefit of all residents of the Comox Valley and strives to be inclusive and accessible for all, while being dedicated to the stimulation and enhancement of artistic, cultural, and recreation activities in the valley.

Comox Valley Arts 30 Day Drawing Challenge Online Participants

10,000

Sid Williams Theatre Live performances Virtual performances

Art kits distributed

200

149

Studio Tour Participation

5,050

2

Volunteer hours

598

Rehearsals, workshops, recording sessions "Front door" public attendance "Stage door" performer/cast attendance

77

41,838 10,359

Virtual event viewers

1,412 5,710

Volunteer hours

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