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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.