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Call for Canadian Participants: WOMEX 2023

Participate in a mentoring session and apply to showcase at WOMEX 2023! The deadline has been extended to August 18, 2023 at 5pm ET.

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Eyes On… Rhodnie Désir

This month, we’re delighted to highlight choreographer-documentalist and Founder/Artistic Director of RD Créations, Rhodnie Désir.

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2023-2024 Digital Discoverability Program: Call for Participation

Join the 2023-2024 Digital Discoverability Program and learn how to optimize your event pages, artist profiles and Wikidata items.

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National Indigenous History Month 2023

This month serves as a reminder of our shared responsibility to support truth, healing, and reconciliation.

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Expressions of Interest for Canadian Arts Presenters to attend the 2023 Edinburgh Festival Fringe

Are you a Canadian arts presenter looking for support to attend the 2023 Edinburgh Festival Fringe? Complete the form before June 5, 2023 at 4pm EST.

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Eyes On… Evelyn Bradley

Evelyn R. Bradley (she/her) is an educator, workshop development consultant, and diversity, equity, and inclusion adviser. She works with universities, non-profits, and businesses to develop materials that center culturally competent programming.

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2022-2023 Digital Discoverability Program Wraps Up

CAPACOA’s Linked Digital Future Initiative (LDFI) recently wrapped up the second edition of the Digital Discoverability Program. Hear from Nicholas Beach, who shares his experience as a 2022-2023 participant.

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The Arts Marketing, Development & Ticketing Conference is Coming Back to Canada

Arts Reach will present its Canadian Arts Marketing, Development and Ticketing Conference on May 30 - 31 in Toronto. The theme for this conference is NEW WAYS FORWARD.

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Budget 2023: A Troubling Oversight

The 2023 federal budget fell short of the expectations of the live performance sector. While the budget provided partial reassurance about some funds that were set to expire in 2024, it did not deliver new investments for the long-term resilience and growth of the sector.

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Recovery continues in spite of inflation

The recovery of the live performance sector continued during the third quarter of 2022. Nominal GDP increased 2.8%. Jobs increased 5.3%.

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