artsVest Year One: 2005 – 06 Communities

Year One (2005-2006) brought artsVest to four communities: Peterborough, Prince Edward County, Sudbury, and Waterloo Region

• A total of $468,467.00 was generated for the arts from an initial investment of $198,438.00 (provided by the Trillium Foundation and the Ministry of Culture).
• $270,029.00 in new business sponsorship dollars was leveraged for the arts – almost double the challenge fund.
• The artsVest challenge fund consistently generated greater return on investment from business partners.
• In every community the arts organizations and their business partners surpassed the artsVest fund.

Messages of Congratulation from the Mayors of Kitchener-Waterloo Region.
artsVest in Peterborough
artsVest in Prince Edward County
artsVest in Sudbury
artsVest in Waterloo Region
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Snapshot of Year One 2005-06 Results (pdf 36kb)

First artsVest Pilot – Oakville