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Equity and Inclusion in Canadian Arts Organizations: An Ongoing Labor
What is it Like to be an Indigenous Transgender Artist in Canada? Imagine that you’re invited to a dinner party, but you’ve only received your invitation that same afternoon a couple of hours before the party. You put on your best outfit in a hurry. When you arrive at the party, you find out that th...Read More
Employment in arts and culture industries, October 2020
New public health restrictions ordered by provincial governments in response to spiking COVID-19 cases impacted many industries in October. Those that were already among the hardest hit reported further job losses.
We Are All In This Together
“We all did a show, all together, from coast to coast in Canada. Now THAT is a first!” - Morgan Myler, co-founder, Live Event Community
Employment in arts and culture industries, September 2020
On September 22nd, nearly 700 venues lit up in red across the country to raise awareness of job losses among live event workers. As a matter of fact, all employment indicators in performing arts and entertainment industries once again fell in September.
CAPACOA’s International Market Development Initiative 2020 – Pilot Program
CAPACOA is pleased to announce the launch of its International Market Development Initiative (IMDI) - pilot program. This initiative will explore network development in the era of COVID-19, with a view to advantageously positioning Canada in a post recovery environment. CAPACOA will facilitat...Read More
All Access Town Hall: Rebuilding Upon More Sustainable and Equitable Foundations – The Environment
Throughout the COVID crisis, many suggested that this is an opportunity for the arts sector to embrace new practices and policies. Could this be a chance to rethink and learn how to be more responsible when it comes to protecting our planet?
A Stronger and More Resilient Canada: Together with the Performing Arts!
The Speech from the Throne, which was given on September 23, 2020, had this to say: "This fall, in addition to extending the wage subsidy, the Government will take further steps to bridge vulnerable businesses to the other side of the pandemic by ... introducing further support for industries that h...Read More
Is age a significant factor in patrons’ intention to return to the performing arts?
Many audience survey reports were released over the last two months. CAPACOA read them and looked for conflicting and converging findings regarding age, comfort levels and reassuring measures. So? Does age matter?
Rebuilding Upon More Sustainable and Equitable Foundations
How can the live performance sector recover from the COVID crisis and at the same time foster innovation, resilience, sustainability and equity? It seems like a pretty big order for a sector that was decimated by months of restrictions on live events.
Participate in #LightUpLive!
We’re calling all live arts organizations to join us, along with the Live Event Community in raising awareness for our industry which continues to remain dark. We are asking live performance venue managers across the country to light up their buildings and marquees in red on Tuesday, September 22, 2...Read More
All Access Town Hall: The Gradual Reopening of Performances
UPDATE: the Town Hall has been postponed to September 15 at 3PM ET)
Employment in arts and culture industries, August 2020
While the Canadian economy is slowly recovering, another 6,600 live performance workers lost their job in August.
Agents and Managers Community Meetings
Since March, CAPACOA has provided a channel through which our business members may assemble. These meetings, moderated by Eoin Ó Catháin (chair of the NAPAMA Canada Executive), have been an invaluable resource for the community of agents and managers in Canada to connect and share with their peers. ...Read More
All Access Town Hall: Global Toronto Successes
Date: Tuesday, August 25, 2020 Time: 14:00 (ET) As an increasing number of artist showcases, pitches, and conferences began to shift from in person to digital platforms, we can glean from past successes to look at our future practices – CAPACOA hosted a town hall on this very subject. On Tuesd...Read More
Employment in arts and culture industries, July 2020
Nearly all arts, culture and heritage industries showed signs of recovery in July 2020. Employment in performing arts industries is still 23% below pre-COVID levels, but hours worked continued to rebound.
CAPACOA submits recommendations for the continuation and recovery of the live performance sector
CAPACOA’s pre-budget submission brings forth new recommendations for emergency and recovery support in the context of the COVID-19 crisis.
International Market Development Initiative 2020 Announcement
About the opportunity CAPACOA is a national presenting association, with a mandate for leadership in the arts and culture sector. One of CAPACOA’s priorities is to be a catalyst for Canadian organizations to engage in cultural diplomacy, in order to facilitate collaborative, reciprocal and cre...Read More
Employment in arts and culture industries, June 2020
Performing arts companies saw the largest decrease in total hours worked in June 2020: -73,5%.
Online cultural offerings satisfy audiences’ cravings… for now
A lot of people enjoyed live-streamed performances since the beginning of the COVID crisis. But they may not continue when venues reopen.
Artists and cultural workers still among most impacted by the COVID outbreak
Employment in the information, culture and recreation industry was 83.1% of its pre-COVID level, the second-lowest proportion across all industries.
All Access Town Hall: Showcasing and Conference Models
On July 21st at 1:00 PM EDT (please note the webinar was originally scheduled at 3:00 PM), CAPACOA is hosting a panel discussion to highlight the new pitch, conference and showcasing models exacerbated by the global circumstances we must now navigate. In this moderated discussion, panelists will exp...Read More
All Access Town Hall: CAPACOA Programs Information Session
In this hour-long information session, members of the CAPACOA team will answer your questions about two of our programs: the Linked Digital Future initiative (LDFI) and the Presenters Capacity Building Program (PCBP). Both programs are important parts of the support CAPACOA aims to build in its memb...Read More
All Access Webinars: The Law and Live Streaming
On Friday, June 26, at 11AM, CAPACOA and the Canadian Dance Assembly are hosting a webinar on the topic of The Law and Live Streaming. As an increasing number of artists and venues are exploring digitizing their arts events, questions arise around the legal responsibilities and rights of artists, ve...Read More
All Access Town Hall: Live Streaming and New Business Models in the Performing Arts
On Tuesday, June 23rd at 3PM (ET), CAPACOA will host a moderated Town Hall discussion about the new business models for the performing arts in light of Covid-19.
Arts sector in dire need for extended emergency support
The COVID-19 ASO Response Group submitted a joint letter to government officials outlining the dire impacts of the pandemic on our sector and advocating for continued supports for arts and culture.