digital transformation
I Want To Showcase Data Serves the Live Performance Industry
IWTS's new Open Data Policy transforms performer profile information into publicly available, reusable artist data.
Calendar of Events Featuring Performances by Indigenous Artists
In honour of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, CAPACOA is pleased to announce a new calendar of events featuring performances by Indigenous artists. This project has been developed as a part of Artsdata’s work with the Indigenous Performing Arts Alliance to improve the visibility and di...Read More
A Tipping Point Towards Open Data in the Performing Arts?
CAPACOA has released an analysis report on information systems for the performing arts industry in Canada.
2024-2025 Digital Discoverability Program: Call for Participation
Join the 2024-2025 Digital Discoverability Program and learn how to optimize your event pages and artist bios for the latest web technologies.
A Constellation of Data
2023-2024 was a pivotal year for Artsdata, as it became a true community with the potential to light up the sky for the performing arts.
National Performing Arts Organizations Appoint an Indigenous Librarian
CAPACOA, the Indigenous Performing Arts Alliance and the NAC Indigenous Theatre are proud to announce the appointment of Dorian Jensen to the position of Indigenous Librarian.
Bridging Art and AI: A Conversation with Adrienne Wong and Mariel Marshall at CAPACOA 2023
Mariel Marshall and Adrienne Wong delve into the rapidly evolving world of artificial intelligence and its impact on the creative performance landscape.
The Artsdata Linked Open Data Ecosystem: A New Project for the Performing Arts
The Linked Digital Future initiative is giving way to the Artsdata project, a linked open data ecosystem governed by a community of users.
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.
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.
New Report Paves the Way for Better Representation of Indigenous Artists
The latest report from the Linked Digital Future Initiative paves the way for better representation of Indigenous artists in Wikidata.
Indigenous Artists Shine Equally on our Stages as in the Constellation of Linked Data
Together, IPAA and CAPACOA worked to publish accurate and respectful information about Indigenous artists and their works through open data.
Call for Participation in the 2022-2023 Digital Discoverability Program
From Sept 2022 to March 2023, 20 members will work with Culture Creates to optimize the readability and discoverability of their events.
The LIVE Directory: At the Crossroads of Performing Arts and Open Data
CAPACOA is thrilled to announce the launch of the LIVE Performing Arts Directory, the first of its kind entirely powered by open data.
5 steps to improve your digital presence
If a performing arts organization could only take one or two steps to improve its digital presence, where should it start?
Principles for data collaboration
CAPACOA, in partnership with Open North, launched their report “A Promising Path to Developing Data Governance in the Performing Arts Sector”.
An IMDb for the Performing Arts?
For more than two years, CAPACOA and partner organizations have been laying the groundwork for a data ecosystem for the performing arts. Among other things, we have been assigning unique IDs to everything performing arts: artists, organizations, venues, productions and events. And we have been devel...Read More
Online performances remain a valuable alternative for many cultural consumers
More and more cultural consumers have watched and paid for online performances. For these consumers, "free" is a poor value proposition.
Online Performances And The Search for a Viable Business Model
Can the changes in the way we create and consume art in this era reshape the performing arts sector? Find answers from our two-part webinar.
Canadian Art Goers are Longing for Live Events
Audiences are yearning for live performances, and the demand for online performances might very well decrease once in-person events resume. This is what consumer surveys conducted in Alberta and Ontario are indicating.