Digitizing the Performing Arts: An Assessment of Opportunities, Issues and Challenges is designed to offer a springboard for new conversations and digital capacity- and skill-building in the presenting field.
Changes in Favour of Efficiency, Transparency and Trust at Canadian Heritage
April 14, 2016 – The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Canadian Heritage, today announced that important changes will be made to the way business is done in the department with respect to grants and contributions. Read more
Proposed Legislation to Help Touring Canadians Enter U.S.
April 11, 2016 – As recently reported, visa processing delays by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) service centers have become a major problem for Canadian touring artists and U.S. presenters. In an attempt to resolve the issues, a bipartisan legislation was recently introduced in the Congress. Read more
Presenting Networks at the ECMW
March 30, 2016 – CAPACOA and Atlantic Presenters Assocation are partnering with other presenting networks to present a panel at the East Coast Music Week, in Sidney, Nova Scotia, April 14, 2016. Read more
Arts Sector Delighted by the Support for Arts & Culture in the 2016 Budget
March 22, 2016 – The Canadian Arts Coalition (CAC) is extremely satisfied to see the government commit in the 2016 Federal Budget to the doubling of the Canada Council for the Arts operating budget by 2020. Read more
Agents and Managers Gather for a Special Retreat
March 8, 2016 – At the invitation of CAPACOA, 12 agents and managers gathered in Cantley (QC) on March 4-6. This was a weekend where agents and managers could step away from their daily operations to think strategically about their practice. Read more
A new national report, published by Community Foundations of Canada in partnership with the Canadian Arts Presenting Association, is shining a spotlight on the power of the arts to build a greater sense of belonging to our communities, to our country and to each other.
