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Open Letter: Performing arts presenters need better support
January 21, 2019 – Ah, winter! For many Canadians, the season would surely be synonymous with hibernation were it not for the exceptional contribution of the arts – and of culture in general – during the cold season. With only a few days to go before the opening of numerous events throug...Read More
Performing Arts Attendance Held Steady in 2016
January 14, 2019 – Hill Strategies released the awaited report on Canadians’ Arts, Culture, and Heritage Participation in 2016. It found that about two-thirds of Canadians attended an arts performance or festival in 2016 (68%, or 20.0 million Canadians).
Notes from the Hippest Place in the World
December 13, 2018 – By Nadia Ross – Every time I mentioned that I was facilitating a panel on the stunning re-birth of the contemporary library and what we, in the oh-so dour performing arts industry might learn from them, people would reply: “yeah, libraries are where the cool people hang out”.
Another Step Towards an Increase to the CAPF
December 10, 2018 – After the resounding success of Arts Day on Parliament Hill, support for an increase to the Canada Arts Presentation Fund is now coming from the Standing Committee on Finance.
Arts Day, Weeks and Months
November 30, 2018 – Are you ever done building audiences? Never. The same goes with arts advocacy.
CAPACOA launches new International Market Development Committee and initiatives to develop opportunities for Canadian artists and enhance reciprocal exchanges
13 November 2018 – Today, CAPACOA announces the formation of its International Market Development Committee, a sector-led consultative and coordinating entity that will strive to develop opportunities for Canadian artists and enhance reciprocal exchanges with key markets.
Downward Slope?
November 5, 2018 – Attendance at performing arts facilities is down from 71% to 60% according to the Access and Availability Survey. Yet, other cultural facilities such as libraries have profoundly transformed their user experience and are now reaping surprising benefits. Are there lessons to be lea...Read More
New Zealand and Australia Performing Arts Tour
October 15, 2018 – New Zealand and Australia Performing Arts Tour Our kiwi partners, the Performing Arts Network of New Zealand (PANNZ), are working with the Adelaide Fringe in South Australia to offer an exiting programme for international presenters to travel to both New Zealand and Australi...Read More
The Cultural Participation of New Canadians
October 15, 2018 – Immigration is changing Canada’s demographics. Fast. It is also changing cultural participation and perceptions about culture.
Doctors can soon prescribe visits to museum.
October 12, 2018 – As we learned in various studies, Art Heals. That’s the philosophy behind a new initiative from the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, which will allow doctors to soon be able to prescribe a visit to a museum.