Vision and Mandate

Community Arts Council of Canada’s primary objective is to promote healthy and active communities through celebration of their art and culture. Building upon the unique Canadian model of multiculturalism, which is the cornerstone of Canadian constitution.

CACC is a Mississauga-based not-for-profit organization with a vision to fill up systemic cultural and economic gaps in underserved diverse communities via festivals, interactive workshops for youth & seniors, artist mentorship and youth employment programs.

The organization intends to create opportunities to celebrate art, culture, and heritage in professionally produced family-oriented festivals and events. CACC’s projects are inclusive, intended to inspire cross cultural understanding, promote a sense of pride in citizenship for residents and create a positive economic impact and encouraging tourism. CACC intends to present various projects to enhance its objectives including its flagship THE CLASSICAL (formerly known as Vibrant Classical), a festival stemming from the need and demand for a platform for local Classical Music & Dance artistes to showcase their art forms in GTA which had to be launched in a virtual format back in 2020 and again in 2021. Since then, it has grown manifold, and an in-person concert was organized in 2022.

The organization emphasizes the spirit of volunteerism especially among the youth and will create opportunities for many young volunteers to give back to their communities by volunteering at its festivals and events.

Mandate

1.     To unite artists, critics and persons interested in art and allied and related subjects for fellowship and mutual support in promoting common aims and to assert the creative importance of art in the national and community life of Canada.

2.     To promote an improvement in the welfare, recognition and professional standing of practicing artists in the community.

3.     To promote activities which will tend to increase the appreciation, enjoyment and use of art and works of art in Canada.

4.     To promote enquiry into the solution of problems related to the growth of Canadian culture and to stimulate public interest in such matters.

5.     To establish, promote, support and encourage art galleries, museums and other institutions and organizations engaged in activities connected with art and art appreciation.

6.     To publish, print, distribute and support books, magazines, pamphlets and publications of all kinds devoted to the interest of arts and artists.

7.     To improve the growth of emerging and established artists through educational activities and programs.

8.     To cooperate, with organizations in Canada having similar objectives to those of this Corporation.

9.     To organize, plan, market, produce and hold or participate in events, seminars, conferences, lectures, exhibitions, shows, festivals, workshops and performances relating to or containing any single multidisciplinary or multiple artistic activities including but not limited to visual, performing and literary arts.

10.   To do all such things as are incidental or conducive to the arrangement of the above mentioned objectives.