About Us
Through place-based programming and initiatives, Alegría Soy champions arts and culture as essential drivers of equity, resilience and lasting change.
We envision communities where creativity is recognized as a powerful tool for building healthy, sustainable communities — where all residents, especially those of colour — have the resources, agency and opportunities to live an abundant and self-determined lives.
Communities hold the solutions
Residents possess the imagination, wisdom and lived experiences neccessary to create enduring community solutions.
Creativity drives lasting
change
Asset-based community development — grounded in arts and culture — creates healthier, more sustainable and economically just outcomes.
Our core values
Cross-sector collaboration is essential
Cross-sectoral strategies inclusive of creative practices contribute to shifting the narratives, systems and polices that support climate-resilient neighbourhoods and the well-being of residents — especially low-income communities of colour.
We invest in creative strategies that empower communities in place, with people and through meaningful partnerships — laying the foundation for long-term transformation through:
Resident agency Ensuring those most affected are at the forefront of decision-making
Narrative change Shifting perspectives and stores to challenge inequities
Collective action Strengthening collaboration for systemic change
How have culture and creativity contributed to the civic, social and cultural infrastructure as agents of change?
Reframing
They reframe problems through different lenses and apply creative, place-based and human-centered processes that contribute to more equitable, healthy and sustainable solutions.
Restoring
They restore the social fabric and support interpersonal engagement and trust, such as interactions with neighbours or informal community-building activities.
Reimagining
They reimagine how the arts, community development and planning (and related) fields of work harmoniously to promote more resilient communities and just practices.
