ACCSC is a not-for-profit organization made up of volunteers from our community. We
create and foster an environment in which all of us can explore, discover and connect
with the vast and vibrant variety of arts and culture in our community.
We do this through many channels, programs and learning and awareness initiatives,
including workshops, speakers, publications, meetings and many diverse events.
Here are some of the initiatives we have bubbling.
Guiding Statement
This is our Guiding Statement. It sums up why we’re here, what we’re about and all that
we do,
ACCSC Guiding Statement
“Culture Is The Heart And Soul Of Canada's Most Livable Community.”
● We are the leaders and collaborative flag bearers of the message that “Culture is
the heart and soul of Canada's most livable community.”
● We move forward with conviction, with passion and in a carefully considered
manner to turn our vision into a reality. We are driven by the belief that without
culture we are not a livable community, but merely a place to live.
● We are motivators, advocates, teachers, guides, collaborators, a catalyst and
hub for all things cultural in our community and we engage with like-minded
individuals and organizations to enable us to better achieve our vision.
● We promote, influence and inform our community to change the way they think,
act and feel about all aspects of arts, culture and heritage thereby enriching the
quality of life for our community.
● We research, identify and engage with all individuals and groups in the cultural
community to form aligned relationships and to inform and inspire them so they in
turn, may inform and inspire others.
● We see and embrace a future propelled and defined by a new energy and of
shifting mindsets. We use our collaborative energy and resources to fuel that
change.
● We are relevant in all we do - and importantly, we are perceived or seen to be
relevant by stakeholders and our communities.
● We promote and foster the understanding of culture as being an influential
economic driver.
● We advocate for, and strive to achieve, the presence of a Community Cultural
Campus. An inclusive and accessible Campus, one in which cultural disciplines
of all natures can be learned, skills honed, practiced, displayed, and heritage
celebrated. A Cultural Campus that becomes the physical heart of Culture in the
County.
2021/22 Board of Directors:
Our Board of Directors hail from many walks of life and professional careers here in the
County. Each has a passion for arts & culture, each has their own cultural discipline(s),
and each has stepped up and volunteered to make the many elements of our Guiding
Statement a reality.
Chair - Ken Duncan
Vice Chair - Martin Povey
Secretary - Rahat Abdulla
Treasurer - Corrie Verheijen
Communications - Rebecca Quinn
Past President - Toni Keller
Strathcona County Recreation Parks & Culture Liaison (non voting) – Jenny Willson
Updated July 2022