Plan for building repairs right from your computer! Asset Planner for the Arts is an asset management tool that lives on a cloud-based system and allows arts managers to view a snapshot of their facility’s condition, plan for repairs and generate budget forecasts (great for making compelling cases for funding!)

DON’T:
Climb up to the roof to know when your shingles should be replaced.
DO:
Stay in your chair, log on Asset Planner, and see when exactly when and how much it will cost to replace your roof shingles.

What is included?

1. Site walk-through and building inventory by Walter Fedy
2. Online training (via webinar) on the Asset Planner software with Ameresco and ongoing support for two years
3. Two year operating license*
4. Access to the ArtsBuild Learning Series

What does it cost?

The Ontario Trillium Foundation has provided funds to reduce these costs to make it more affordable to our arts organizations.

The cost of Asset Planner is based on the square footage* of your building. Below we have included some cost ranges to help you understand how affordable this might be for your organization.

• If your building is under 20,000 square feet, the minimum cost is: $600
• If your building is between 20,001-25,000 square feet, the minimum cost is: $700
• If your building is between 25,001-30,000 square feet, the minimum cost is: $900
• If your building is over 30,000 square feet, the minimum cost starts at: $1,000+

The above costs are to be used as a guideline only and are not formal quotes.

*cost may increase in the event your facility is deemed more complex by the engineer and/or if it requires extensive travel.

Please contact Lindsay Golds or Alex Glass if you wish to receive a quote for Asset Planner for the Arts.

This month’s Making Spaces for Art case study features Lambton County’s Judith & Norman Alix Art Gallery and the build of their Category A facility in one of downtown Sarnia’s most significant historical buildings.

Director and Curator Lisa Daniels walks us through the renovation process, the requirements of a Category A designation and the community consciousness behind the build. Find out what’s next for this busy gallery and the advice Lisa has for those undertaking similar projects.

Read it here!

Missed our last feature on Button Factory Arts? Read it here.

ArtsBuild Ontario and our partners at the Accelerator Centre and the City of Kitchener officially opened the doors of 44 Gaukel this month during Start Up Open House Waterloo Region.

ArtsBuild Ontario has moved into 44 Gaukel along with local theatre company Green Light Arts, Kitchener-Waterloo Little Theatre, Kitchener-based film collective Film Factory, Hive Waterloo Region and Viral 360 Digital Media. Sharing the space is Accelerator Centre’s newest hardware innovation lab, with Alert Labs, InkSmith and MyShop Makerspace being just some of the tech start-ups calling 44 Gaukel home.

During our Open House, arts and technology tenants alike opened their doors to welcome the public, showcase their work and discuss the opportunities that abound in this new working space. ArtsBuild Ontario hosted demonstrations for SpaceFinder Waterloo Region, which officially launched to renters in conjunction with the event. Next door in Gaukel’s new rehearsal space, Green Light Arts’ Matt White led rehearsals for Eurydice to an enthralled audience. The film gurus of Film Factory showed off their high-tech camera equipment and Hive Waterloo Region demonstrated their coding prowess. On the tech side, MyShop Makerspace used their in-house vinyl cutter to make custom t-shirts and InkSmith had their 3D printers buzzing so visitors could check out the process up close. It was a great chance to mingle with new neighbours and chat with the public about the space.

44 Gaukel is a first-of-its-kind pilot project designed to bring together the worlds of arts and technology, spark creativity and promote cross-sector collaboration and opportunities. Previously underutilized, this former post office is now an example of creative place-making, providing both administrative and maker-space as well as a bookable community rehearsal space.  With 15 tenants, more than 50 employees and over 360 hours of rehearsal space booked for 2016, 44 Gaukel meets an immediate need for creative space and highlights the opportunities that abound for collaborative work space.

 
The City of Toronto has announced its 2017 Culture Build Investment Program. The Culture Build Investment Program provides matching funds to assist the City’s not-for-profit cultural sector with funding for state-of-good-repair and minor capital projects for their facilities.

 Applicants to the Culture Build Investment Program must meet the following eligibility criteria:

1.    incorporated as a not-for-profit organization;

2.    located in the City of Toronto;

3.    have been in existence for a minimum of three years;

4.    own the facility or have at least five years remaining on their current lease at the time of applying to the program; and

5.    are not City-owned facilities.

Funding for feasibility studies may be provided to those organizations that meet the existing eligibility criteria. The program does not support regular building maintenance costs and cost of purchasing or building a facility and the maximum allocation available and recommended through the Culture Build Investment Program is $100,000.00

In all cases, the City’s grant will not exceed 50 percent of total capital costs with matching funds coming from other levels of government, private sector and/or in-kind contributions.

 The next submission deadline is February 3, 2017.

Applications and information about the Culture Build Investment Program is available by contacting Lori Martin at 416-392-5225 or lmartin2@toronto.ca or Konrad Skorupa at 416-392-9863 or kskorup@toronto.ca.

Asset Planner for the Arts is back! Asset Planner for the Arts is an acclaimed asset management tool that makes it easier for you to keep your facility in good repair. ArtsBuild has partnered with Ameresco to provide organizations with this remarkable cloud-based system that tracks the condition of your facilities and the cost of needed major repairs – and ArtsBuild is making it more affordable for you!

Thanks to the support of the Ontario Trillium Foundation, we were able to offer 15 more affordable spots for arts facilities but they are filling up fast!

There are only nine spots remaining! Contact us for a quote today!

 ABOUT ASSET PLANNER FOR THE ARTS
ArtsBuild has partnered with Ameresco, a recognized leader in the field of asset management and sustainability, to provide arts organizations with very affordable access to Asset Planner for the Arts – their acclaimed asset management tool. Walter Fedy, a multi-discipline design and construction firm based in Kitchener-Waterloo, will be leading the facility assessments.

ASSET PLANNER FOR THE ARTS LETS YOU:

• Track the physical condition of  your facilities
• Calculate the costs for the replacement of key building components
• Prioritize needed capital improvements and identify funding gaps
• Provide detailed 30-year capital forecasts, with a focus on the next five years
• Develop data-driven facilities management plans, budgets and cases for funding
  • Generate reports for boards, funders and staff to demonstrate need
• Identify opportunities for efficiency and cost savings.

WHAT IS INCLUDED?

1. Site walk-through and building inventory by Walter Fedy
2. Online training (via webinar) on the Asset Planner software with Ameresco and ongoing support for two years
3. Two year operating license*
4. Access to the ArtsBuild Learning Series

COST
Cost for this program is based on square footage of the facility, facility type and location (due to travel cost). The Ontario Trillium Foundation has provided funds to reduce these costs to make it more affordable to our arts organizations.

View our Program Infographic

For more information and/or for a quote, email Lindsay Golds

This program is funded by the Ontario Trillium Foundation. The leading grantmaking foundation in Canada, the Ontario Trillium Foundation strengthens the capacity of the voluntary sector through investments in community-based initiatives. An agency of the Government of Ontario, OTF builds healthy and vibrant communities.