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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