Tuesday, 31 July 2012
Generation Dance 2012-2013 Registration
Full Registration at Studio takes place
Friday August 31st - 5-8pm
Saturday September 1st - 12pm-2pm
Also, stop by studio anytime in August if we are open we can register you!
Friday August 31st - 5-8pm
Saturday September 1st - 12pm-2pm
Also, stop by studio anytime in August if we are open we can register you!
New Session Classes will start Monday, September 10th 2012
Monday, 30 July 2012
MacDonald Island Community Art Gallery Grand Opening of Water: Exploring Possibilities
MacDonald Island Community Art Gallery would like to invite everyone to the Grand Opening of Water: Exploring Possibilities on Thursday, August 2, 2012.
Water: Exploring Possibilities is a group exhibition presenting more than thirty artworks by emerging and mid-career artist. This collective exhibition features two dimensional artworks that explore the theme of water in many forms, locations and with various interpretations and conceptual connections. There will be paintings, photographs and mixed media. Water: Exploring Possibilities will run at MacDonald Island Community Art Gallery until August 29, 2012
Volunteers needed for Heritage Day at Heritage Park
Heritage Day is a family oriented event that caters to all ages. It is a celebration of music, art, dance, food, and cultural heritage. The event occurs on Monday, August 6 from 11:00-4:00pm at Heritage Park. Admission is by donation and there will be live entertainment throughout the day. Volunteers are needed for a variety of activities including children's games, food service, security, petting zoo and much more.
For more information about Heritage Day or to volunteer, please phone 780-791-7575 or email events@fortmcmurrayhistory.com
For more information about Heritage Day or to volunteer, please phone 780-791-7575 or email events@fortmcmurrayhistory.com
AFA - Artists and Education
This information was retrieved from: http://www.affta.ab.ca/artists-and-education.aspx
The Alberta Foundation for the Arts (AFA) supports arts residency programs in Alberta schools through the Artists and Education project grant stream (found under the Organization Project Grant umbrella).
The Artists and Education grant stream enables schools to bring professional Alberta artists into their classrooms for projects ranging from one to thirty days in length. Arts residencies encourage students’ creativity and advance K–12 curricula in fine arts and non-fine arts subjects. Visual artists, actors, dancers, musicians, writers, and storytellers have been involved in AFA-funded residency programs throughout Alberta. Schools can partner with any professional Alberta artist who has school residency experience.
For assistance and additional information on the Artists and Education grant stream please contact:
The Artists and Education grant stream enables schools to bring professional Alberta artists into their classrooms for projects ranging from one to thirty days in length. Arts residencies encourage students’ creativity and advance K–12 curricula in fine arts and non-fine arts subjects. Visual artists, actors, dancers, musicians, writers, and storytellers have been involved in AFA-funded residency programs throughout Alberta. Schools can partner with any professional Alberta artist who has school residency experience.
For assistance and additional information on the Artists and Education grant stream please contact:
Paul Reich, Arts Development Consultant with the Arts Branch,
(780) 415-0287 (toll-free in Alberta by first dialing 310-0000)
or email Paul Reich.
Note: Schools can find a resource listing of some of Alberta’s professional artists at the Arts Touring Alliance of Alberta’s Young Audience Directory (www.artstouring.com/yad.php). Schools are not required to choose an artist from this directory. Schools may choose to work with any professional Alberta artists in any arts discipline.
Resources for Schools
Artists and Education Guidelines
Arts Organizations Project Grant Application
Tips for Applying
Final Report Package
For more information about the Alberta Foundation for the Arts and its services, please visit: www.affta.ab.ca
Note: Schools can find a resource listing of some of Alberta’s professional artists at the Arts Touring Alliance of Alberta’s Young Audience Directory (www.artstouring.com/yad.php). Schools are not required to choose an artist from this directory. Schools may choose to work with any professional Alberta artists in any arts discipline.
Resources for Schools
Artists and Education Guidelines
Arts Organizations Project Grant Application
Tips for Applying
Final Report Package
For more information about the Alberta Foundation for the Arts and its services, please visit: www.affta.ab.ca
Friday, 27 July 2012
Wood Buffalo Artist in Residency: Open House Series
The Wood Buffalo Artist in Residency Program presents the 2012 Open House Series featuring artists working in Fort McMurray Holy Trinity Catholic High School
Save the Date for Arts Day on Parliament Hill 2012!
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Once again in 2012, we welcome artists, board members of arts organizations and arts managers to make the trip to the nation’s capital to present the Coalition’s messages to MPs, senators and senior officials. We seek people who can speak convincingly about the value that the arts bring to Canadian communities, and the role that federal investment plays. And we want to demonstrate strong national support by having spokespeople from all regions of the country and a diversity of language and artistic practice.
Join us on October 23 in Ottawa!
A full report on Arts Day 2011 has been posted on our website, and you can find it here:
http://www.canadianartscoalition.com/2011/12/22/report-on-arts-day-on-the-hill-2011/ (English)
http://www.lacoalitioncanadiennedesarts.com/archives/559 (Français)
(The information found in this blog post was retrieved from: http://www.canadianartscoalition.com/2012/01/19/save-the-date-for-arts-day-on-parliament-hill-2012/)
http://www.canadianartscoalition.com/2011/12/22/report-on-arts-day-on-the-hill-2011/ (English)
http://www.lacoalitioncanadiennedesarts.com/archives/559 (Français)
(The information found in this blog post was retrieved from: http://www.canadianartscoalition.com/2012/01/19/save-the-date-for-arts-day-on-parliament-hill-2012/)
Thursday, 26 July 2012
Alberta's Culture Calendar
What's On In Alberta
Want to create, learn or interact? Here’s your guide to events in Alberta.
Alberta’s Culture Calendar is a community resource to promote Alberta’s arts, heritage, volunteer and other cultural information and activities. Search below to find events in your community or to look for events on specific days.
Culture and Community Services reviews and publishes events based on submissions from event organizers. We cannot guarantee the accuracy of the information. Please contact the event organizers to confirm event details.
To submit an event, please use the Submit an Event form.
Want to create, learn or interact? Here’s your guide to events in Alberta.
Alberta’s Culture Calendar is a community resource to promote Alberta’s arts, heritage, volunteer and other cultural information and activities. Search below to find events in your community or to look for events on specific days.
Culture and Community Services reviews and publishes events based on submissions from event organizers. We cannot guarantee the accuracy of the information. Please contact the event organizers to confirm event details.
To submit an event, please use the Submit an Event form.
Wednesday, 25 July 2012
Fort McMurray Public School Board 100th Anniversary
Join the Fort McMurray Public School Board for their centennial celebrations August 31-September 3.
You can now purchase your tickets online for the Centennial Celebrations.
Go to www.fmpsd.eventbrite.ca
Canada Council for the Arts - Grants for Literary Arts Promotion: Operating Grants
The information in this blog post is taken directly from the Canada Council for the Arts Site: www.canadacouncil.ca
The Canada Council for the Arts is committed to equity and inclusion, and welcomes applications from diverse Aboriginal, cultural and regional communities, including people with disabilities.
Deadline
Eligibility
If you are applying to this program component for the first time, you must discuss your organization’s eligibility with the Program Officer before submitting an application. To be eligible to apply, your organization must:
- be a Canadian professional organization with a primary mandate in Canadian literary arts promotion
- be an incorporated and non-profit organization
- have a stable, administrative structure that is sufficient to ensure the success of the promotional activities, with a minimum of one paid staff member
- have been in operation for a minimum of five consecutive years
- have an annual program of literary activities in which most of the participating Canadian writers, literary translators or publishers are recognized as professionals, OR host a major annual event¾such as a literary festival or a salon du livre¾in which a majority of the writers or literary translators presented are recognized as professionals
- pay artists’ fees
- have a variety of revenue sources
- generate annual revenues of more than $75,000, including government support, as shown in your organization’s most recent financial statements
- have already received a minimum of three consecutive and recent Canada Council grants for literary arts promotion activities (the funding received must have been for your core activities and have been at least $20,000 in the previous year), and
- be able to submit the required financial statements or a review engagement report for the last fiscal year (as detailed on page 4 of the application form)
Note that meeting the eligibility criteria does not guarantee that you will receive a grant.
Grant Amount
There is no maximum amount that may be requested from the operating grants component of the program. However, the grant amount can be a maximum of
50 percent of your organization’s total revenues.
CADAC Financial Reporting
The Canada Council for the Arts is collecting financial and statistical information through a national online database called CADAC (Canadian Arts Data/Données sur les arts au Canada). This system enables arts organizations applying for operating funding from public funders who are members of CADAC to submit their financial and statistical information in the same format. Previously, applicants to these funders were required to provide the same information in multiple formats on multiple occasions.
The following are member partners: the Alberta Foundation for the Arts, the British Columbia Arts Council, the Canada Council for the Arts, the City of Vancouver, the New Brunswick Department of Wellness, Culture and Sport, the Manitoba Arts Council, the Ontario Arts Council, the Saskatchewan Arts Board and the Toronto Arts Council. Discussions are ongoing with other provincial, territorial and municipal arts funders to encourage them to join the CADAC partnership.
Further Information
Catherine Montgomery
Program Officer
Writing and Publishing Section
Canada Council for the Arts
350 Albert Street, P.O. Box 1047
Ottawa ON K1P 5V8
1-800-263-5588 (toll-free) or 613-566-4414, ext. 5574
TTY: 1-866-585-5559
The Canada Council for the Arts is committed to equity and inclusion, and welcomes applications from diverse Aboriginal, cultural and regional communities, including people with disabilities.
Deadline
15 September (Annual Funding)
The next deadline for multi-year funding is 15 September 2012.
If this date falls on a weekend or statutory holiday, the deadline moves to the next business day.
Please refer to the program guidelines for detailed information.
Program Description
The Grants for Literary Arts Promotion program provides support to Canadian non-profit arts organizations that increase public awareness of and access to Canadian literature.
The Operating Grants component of the program provides annual and
multi-year funding to established literary organizations that play a major role in fulfilling the program objectives. Annual grants cover a 12-month period, and multi-year grants cover a 24-month period.
Program Objectives
The objectives of this program are to:
increase the promotion of Canadian literary artists (writers, translators, storytellers and literary performance artists)
encourage the development of literature through promotional, networking, professional development and research activities, and
support audience development activities for literature.
The next deadline for multi-year funding is 15 September 2012.
If this date falls on a weekend or statutory holiday, the deadline moves to the next business day.
Please refer to the program guidelines for detailed information.
Program Description
The Grants for Literary Arts Promotion program provides support to Canadian non-profit arts organizations that increase public awareness of and access to Canadian literature.
The Operating Grants component of the program provides annual and
multi-year funding to established literary organizations that play a major role in fulfilling the program objectives. Annual grants cover a 12-month period, and multi-year grants cover a 24-month period.
Program Objectives
The objectives of this program are to:
increase the promotion of Canadian literary artists (writers, translators, storytellers and literary performance artists)
encourage the development of literature through promotional, networking, professional development and research activities, and
support audience development activities for literature.
Eligibility
If you are applying to this program component for the first time, you must discuss your organization’s eligibility with the Program Officer before submitting an application. To be eligible to apply, your organization must:
- be a Canadian professional organization with a primary mandate in Canadian literary arts promotion
- be an incorporated and non-profit organization
- have a stable, administrative structure that is sufficient to ensure the success of the promotional activities, with a minimum of one paid staff member
- have been in operation for a minimum of five consecutive years
- have an annual program of literary activities in which most of the participating Canadian writers, literary translators or publishers are recognized as professionals, OR host a major annual event¾such as a literary festival or a salon du livre¾in which a majority of the writers or literary translators presented are recognized as professionals
- pay artists’ fees
- have a variety of revenue sources
- generate annual revenues of more than $75,000, including government support, as shown in your organization’s most recent financial statements
- have already received a minimum of three consecutive and recent Canada Council grants for literary arts promotion activities (the funding received must have been for your core activities and have been at least $20,000 in the previous year), and
- be able to submit the required financial statements or a review engagement report for the last fiscal year (as detailed on page 4 of the application form)
Note that meeting the eligibility criteria does not guarantee that you will receive a grant.
Grant Amount
There is no maximum amount that may be requested from the operating grants component of the program. However, the grant amount can be a maximum of
50 percent of your organization’s total revenues.
CADAC Financial Reporting
The Canada Council for the Arts is collecting financial and statistical information through a national online database called CADAC (Canadian Arts Data/Données sur les arts au Canada). This system enables arts organizations applying for operating funding from public funders who are members of CADAC to submit their financial and statistical information in the same format. Previously, applicants to these funders were required to provide the same information in multiple formats on multiple occasions.
The following are member partners: the Alberta Foundation for the Arts, the British Columbia Arts Council, the Canada Council for the Arts, the City of Vancouver, the New Brunswick Department of Wellness, Culture and Sport, the Manitoba Arts Council, the Ontario Arts Council, the Saskatchewan Arts Board and the Toronto Arts Council. Discussions are ongoing with other provincial, territorial and municipal arts funders to encourage them to join the CADAC partnership.
Further Information
Catherine Montgomery
Program Officer
Writing and Publishing Section
Canada Council for the Arts
350 Albert Street, P.O. Box 1047
Ottawa ON K1P 5V8
1-800-263-5588 (toll-free) or 613-566-4414, ext. 5574
TTY: 1-866-585-5559
Tuesday, 24 July 2012
Heritage Canada offers Building Stories Inventory
HCF
announces direct web access to new Building Stories inventory
The Heritage Canada Foundation (HCF) is
pleased to announce that Building Stories, a new interactive online
inventory of historic buildings, structures and sites across Canada, is now a
click away from the homepage of its website;www.heritagecanada.org
The
tools in Building Stories can help communities and individual citizens
take a direct and active role in identifying the significant and valued places
that make up a vital part of the country’s heritage assets. Sites can be added
to the fully searchable database and mapping system, which is open to additional
contributions of stories, memories, digital artifacts and
photographs.
“HCF
is pleased to support this exciting new heritage tool,” said Natalie
Bull, executive director. “It joins another important website link
on our homepage to the Canadian Register of Historic Places. Together they help
engage the public, explain the importance of heritage places and help build
community confidence.”
The
sites can also be accessed through a mobile application available for Android,
iPhone and Blackberry phones.
Building Stories is a
partnership between the University of Waterloo’s Heritage Resource Centre and
Computer Systems Group and the Centre for Community
Mapping.
For more information about Building Stories or other Heritage Canada Foundation initiatives, please visit www.heritagecanada.org
The Heritage Canada Foundation is a national registered charity dedicated to the preservation of Canada’s historic places.
Alberta Foundation for the Arts - Healthy Agencies Toolkit
The Alberta Foundation for the Arts (AFA) encourages arts organizations to balance good governance practices and fiscal responsibility while maintaining their artistic mandate.
The Healthy Agencies Toolkit is being developed as an ongoing initiative to help arts organizations maintain and increase their capacity in governance, financial accountability, and planning.
The Healthy Agencies Toolkit is being developed as an ongoing initiative to help arts organizations maintain and increase their capacity in governance, financial accountability, and planning.
This toolkit includes access to templates and information about:
- Financial Reporting and a Common Financial Form
- Governance Statements
- Self-Teaching Resources on Governance
- Fiscal Responsibility and a Fair Notice Policy
To learn more about the AFA and its services, visit: www.affta.ab.ca
- Governance Statements
- Self-Teaching Resources on Governance
- Fiscal Responsibility and a Fair Notice Policy
To access this resource, please visit the AFA website at:
http://www.affta.ab.ca/healthy-agencies-toolkits.aspxMonday, 23 July 2012
Promote your Events with Travel Alberta
Travel Alberta offers a program called the Alberta Tourism Information
Service (ATIS) that is designed to help promote your organization's
events.
From music to theatre to festivals
and more, ATIS provides a way to connect details about your event with consumers
online at TravelAlberta.com – free of charge.
Adding your event information to
ATIS only takes a couple of minutes and allows you to put your information in
front of up to 375,000 people per month through Travel Alberta’s online
marketing channels. This level of exposure would typically cost as much as
$15,000/month if you had to pay for the same quality of online advertising.
Connecting with ATIS is easy as
1-2-3…4:
For assistance, contact Christopher
Smith, Consumer Marketing Manager at 780.784.0073 or christopher.smith@travelalberta.com.
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Canada Council for the Arts - Project Grants for Organizations in the Visual Arts
The information in this blog post is taken directly from the Canada Council for the Arts Site: www.canadacouncil.ca
The Canada Council for the Arts is committed to equity and inclusion, and welcomes applications from diverse Aboriginal, cultural and regional communities, including people with disabilities.
Deadlines
15 April or 15 September
If either of these dates falls on a weekend or statutory holiday, the deadline moves to the next business day.
Please refer to the Program Guidelines for detailed information.
Program Description
This program provides grants to Canadian non-profit organizations and collectives that have a mandate in the contemporary visual arts or in fine craft. Grants provide a financial contribution toward projects that advance knowledge and promote public enjoyment of the contemporary visual arts.
Eligibility of Applicants
To apply to this program, your organization must be one of the following types:
Incorporated, non-profit Canadian visual arts or fine craft organization, museum, public art gallery, exhibition centre, artist-run centre, university art department, art college, fine craft college, service organization or professional association, with a primary mandate in the visual arts.
Professional artists’ collective or curatorial collective (for the definition of an eligible collective, see the Definitions section of these guidelines). Note that collectives must submit their application in the name of their collective or project, which must be able to receive a grant payable to that name.
Grant Amount
Grants awarded through this program will be a maximum of 50 percent of the total cost of the proposed project. If you are successful, you may receive less than the full amount that you request.
Note that recent grants for project assistance have rarely exceeded $15,000 per grant.
Further Information
Melinda Mollineaux
Program Officer
Visual Arts Section
Canada Council for the Arts
350 Albert Street, P.O. Box 1047
Ottawa ON K1P 5V8
Telephone: 1-800-263-5588 (toll-free) or 613-566-4414, ext. 4122
TTY: 1-866-585-5559
Fax: 613-566-4332
The Canada Council for the Arts is committed to equity and inclusion, and welcomes applications from diverse Aboriginal, cultural and regional communities, including people with disabilities.
Deadlines
15 April or 15 September
If either of these dates falls on a weekend or statutory holiday, the deadline moves to the next business day.
Please refer to the Program Guidelines for detailed information.
Program Description
This program provides grants to Canadian non-profit organizations and collectives that have a mandate in the contemporary visual arts or in fine craft. Grants provide a financial contribution toward projects that advance knowledge and promote public enjoyment of the contemporary visual arts.
Eligibility of Applicants
To apply to this program, your organization must be one of the following types:
Incorporated, non-profit Canadian visual arts or fine craft organization, museum, public art gallery, exhibition centre, artist-run centre, university art department, art college, fine craft college, service organization or professional association, with a primary mandate in the visual arts.
Professional artists’ collective or curatorial collective (for the definition of an eligible collective, see the Definitions section of these guidelines). Note that collectives must submit their application in the name of their collective or project, which must be able to receive a grant payable to that name.
Grant Amount
Grants awarded through this program will be a maximum of 50 percent of the total cost of the proposed project. If you are successful, you may receive less than the full amount that you request.
Note that recent grants for project assistance have rarely exceeded $15,000 per grant.
Further Information
Melinda Mollineaux
Program Officer
Visual Arts Section
Canada Council for the Arts
350 Albert Street, P.O. Box 1047
Ottawa ON K1P 5V8
Telephone: 1-800-263-5588 (toll-free) or 613-566-4414, ext. 4122
TTY: 1-866-585-5559
Fax: 613-566-4332
Friday, 20 July 2012
Proud to be Canadian Event
On Saturday, July 21, at Father Patrick Mercredi Field, there will be a Proud to be Canadian Event from 1-4pm. Participating in this event is a great way to get our Canadian Spirit revved up right before the Olympics start!
Proud to be Canadian is a family friendly event geared to celebrating Canadian Pride around Olympic time. There will be whacky competitions, prizes and a who is the most Canadian Costume competition. So get dressed in your finest Canadian Clothes, join in the fun athletic activities and show everyone how proud we are to be Canadian and stand tall for all of our Canadian Olympic atheletes
Alberta Craft Awards; Call for Nominations
Annual Deadline: August
1
The Alberta Craft Council presents
the Alberta Craft Awards and the Linda Stanier & Family Memorial Award.
Nominate someone who deserves to be recognized for their dedication to Alberta's
fine craft culture. The Awards Ceremony takes place every October in Calgary.
Nominees are featured in the fall edition of the Alberta Craft Magazine and the
Recipients are featured in a Discovery Gallery exhibition.
Award of Honour - $500
For a volunteer, supporter, teacher, craftsperson (individual or group) who has made a significant contribution to Alberta's fine craft culture.
For a volunteer, supporter, teacher, craftsperson (individual or group) who has made a significant contribution to Alberta's fine craft culture.
Award of Achievement - $500
For an emerging craftsperson/student, in recognition of his/her achievement to date and/or potential (ACC members only).
For an emerging craftsperson/student, in recognition of his/her achievement to date and/or potential (ACC members only).
Award of Excellence - $500
For an established craftsperson who excels in his or her area of craft (ACC members only).
For an established craftsperson who excels in his or her area of craft (ACC members only).
The Linda Stanier and Family
Memorial Award for Excellence in Ceramics - $1200
This annual endowed award celebrates
the life of Linda Stanier and honours excellence in ceramics. The nominee should
work and reside in Alberta and be primarily a studio-based, full-time
professional ceramic artist. A couple that works together on the same work may
be considered as one nominee. Nominations may be made by individuals, groups or
by the Alberta Craft Council
Nomination forms can be found at the link below;
For more information, please visit www.albertacraft.ab.ca
Canada Council for the Arts - Artists and Community Collaboration Program in Theatre
The information in this blog post is taken directly from the Canada Council for the Arts Site: www.canadacouncil.ca
Deadlines
Deadlines
1 March (for projects taking place after 1 July)
15 September (for projects taking place after 1 January the following year)
Program Description
Eligibility
Restrictions and Other Important Information
Grant Amount
Further information
Kim Selody, Nancy Guertin, Bruce Sinclair, Robert Allen, Program Officers
(Linda Nickolson, Assistant)
15 September (for projects taking place after 1 January the following year)
Program Description
The objective of the Artists and Community Collaboration Program (ACCP) is to support diverse artistic activities that bring together professional artists and the broader community in a creative and collaborative relationship. This program offers financial support to projects that connect professional artists with communities, in particular with youth. It is open to Canadian professional, non-profit theatre organizations and ad hoc groups of Canadian professional theatre artists. An “ad hoc group” refers to a group of professional artists formed for the specific purpose of creating a unique work.
Grants are intended as a contribution towards the specific costs of:
a period of development, research or creation workshops geared towards a possible future production
or
theatre production. (which may also include development).
Some projects may be entirely developmental in nature, with no production or public presentation of the work included as part of the project. Such proposals should demonstrate that the work being developed has a clearly articulated process.
or
theatre production. (which may also include development).
Some projects may be entirely developmental in nature, with no production or public presentation of the work included as part of the project. Such proposals should demonstrate that the work being developed has a clearly articulated process.
Canadian professional non-profit theatre organizations and ad hoc groups of professional theatre artists are eligible.
The Canada Council for the Arts defines professional artist as someone who:
has specialized training in the field (not necessarily in academic institutions)
is recognized as such by peers (artists working in the same artistic tradition), and
has a history of public presentation or publication.
It is mandatory for the applicant to submit resumes that state the relevant professional experience of the principal artists involved in the company or ad hoc group.
Applicants have the responsibility to submit all necessary information which will permit their eligibility to be clearly established. The Canada Council for the Arts will base its decisions on the information provided in the application.
Core members of ad hoc groups must have been active as theatre professionals for a minimum of two years.
Applicants must be Canadian citizens or have permanent resident status, as defined by Citizenship and Immigration Canada.
Incorporated, not for profit theatre organizations currently receiving operating assistance from the Theatre Section of the Canada Council for the Arts are eligible to apply to this program as long as they are proposing projects not funded through operating assistance.
Companies or groups of artists may not submit a new application to the Canada Council until outstanding final reports are received under separate cover and approved by an officer.
The Canada Council for the Arts defines professional artist as someone who:
has specialized training in the field (not necessarily in academic institutions)
is recognized as such by peers (artists working in the same artistic tradition), and
has a history of public presentation or publication.
It is mandatory for the applicant to submit resumes that state the relevant professional experience of the principal artists involved in the company or ad hoc group.
Applicants have the responsibility to submit all necessary information which will permit their eligibility to be clearly established. The Canada Council for the Arts will base its decisions on the information provided in the application.
Core members of ad hoc groups must have been active as theatre professionals for a minimum of two years.
Applicants must be Canadian citizens or have permanent resident status, as defined by Citizenship and Immigration Canada.
Incorporated, not for profit theatre organizations currently receiving operating assistance from the Theatre Section of the Canada Council for the Arts are eligible to apply to this program as long as they are proposing projects not funded through operating assistance.
Companies or groups of artists may not submit a new application to the Canada Council until outstanding final reports are received under separate cover and approved by an officer.
Restrictions and Other Important Information
Applicants who have been unsuccessful in a previous competition may not re-submit the same project to a subsequent competition without first speaking with a Theatre Section Officer to discuss changes to the project. The Theatre Section reserves the right to accept or refuse the second request.
A theatre company or group of artists may submit only one Artist and Community Collaboration Program application per deadline (includes companies presenting a season).
Applications from ad hoc groups must include a one page statement from each of the principal artists detailing their artistic participation in the project.
Projects must start after the application deadline date; the Canada Council will not provide retroactive funding.
Applicants should be aware that meeting the eligibility criteria allows them to apply to the program. It does not, however, guarantee that they will receive a grant. Grant recommendations are made by a peer assessment committee, based on the overall merit of the project in a national comparative context and on the funds available.
This Canada Council program is accessible to Aboriginal artists or arts organizations and artists or arts organizations from diverse cultural and regional communities of Canada.
A theatre company or group of artists may submit only one Artist and Community Collaboration Program application per deadline (includes companies presenting a season).
Applications from ad hoc groups must include a one page statement from each of the principal artists detailing their artistic participation in the project.
Projects must start after the application deadline date; the Canada Council will not provide retroactive funding.
Applicants should be aware that meeting the eligibility criteria allows them to apply to the program. It does not, however, guarantee that they will receive a grant. Grant recommendations are made by a peer assessment committee, based on the overall merit of the project in a national comparative context and on the funds available.
This Canada Council program is accessible to Aboriginal artists or arts organizations and artists or arts organizations from diverse cultural and regional communities of Canada.
Grant Amount
Applicants to the ACCP may apply for up to a maximum of $25,000 per year. Because of the high number of applications that may be received and the limited resources available, grants awarded may be smaller than the amounts requested.
Eligible expenses include:
theatre artists' honoraria or fees
the material costs of the production
marketing and publicity costs
administrative fees
theatre and rehearsal space rental
honoraria for community participants
for research, development and/or creation workshop projects only, eligible expenses also include fees for creators (authors, composers, etc.) and facilitators while creating the work in question (script, score, etc.).
Retroactive funding is not available.
Application Form and Guidelines
the material costs of the production
marketing and publicity costs
administrative fees
theatre and rehearsal space rental
honoraria for community participants
for research, development and/or creation workshop projects only, eligible expenses also include fees for creators (authors, composers, etc.) and facilitators while creating the work in question (script, score, etc.).
Retroactive funding is not available.
Application Form and Guidelines
Artists and Community Collaboration Program in Theatre (PDF Acrobat format)
This form can only be printed and cannot be filled out on-line.
This form can only be printed and cannot be filled out on-line.
Further information
Kim Selody, Nancy Guertin, Bruce Sinclair, Robert Allen, Program Officers
(Linda Nickolson, Assistant)
Theatre Section
Canada Council for the Arts
350 Albert Street, P.O. Box 1047
Ottawa ON K1P 5V8
Telephone: 1-800-263-5588 (toll-free) or 613-566-4414, ext. 4483 (Linda Nickolson, Assistant)
TTY (TDD) machine, for hearing-impaired callers: 613-565-5194
Fax: 613-566-4410
Canada Council for the Arts
350 Albert Street, P.O. Box 1047
Ottawa ON K1P 5V8
Telephone: 1-800-263-5588 (toll-free) or 613-566-4414, ext. 4483 (Linda Nickolson, Assistant)
TTY (TDD) machine, for hearing-impaired callers: 613-565-5194
Fax: 613-566-4410
Thursday, 19 July 2012
Virtual Museum of Canada (VMC)
Explore Canada’s rich history and culture in the Virtual Museum of Canada (VMC). You will find virtual exhibits and interactive learning resources on numerous subjects, created by Canadian museums and galleries. You will also discover local history exhibits that capture exciting Canadian community memories, drawn from the collections of small museums and local memories and treasures.
virtualmuseum.ca is your definitive online resource for Canada's museums and their collections. It's a unique space featuring over 600 virtual exhibits, nearly 1 million images, and a wealth of engaging multimedia content. Dive into a world of arts, science, and history and explore our stories as told by Canadian museums.
virtualmuseum.ca is your definitive online resource for Canada's museums and their collections. It's a unique space featuring over 600 virtual exhibits, nearly 1 million images, and a wealth of engaging multimedia content. Dive into a world of arts, science, and history and explore our stories as told by Canadian museums.
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Wednesday, 18 July 2012
Cross Cultural Parenting Program
The Multi-Cultural Association in partnership with the HUB Family Resource Centre will be offering a Cross Cultural Parenting Program.
This program is designed to equip parents with children under the age of 18 with skills and Knowledge on parenting in Canada. A certificate of completion will be awarded.
The program is sponsored by the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo.
Cross Cultural Parenting will run from 6:30-8:00pm every Friday and Saturday from August 17 to September 22, 2012 at the HUB Family Resource Centre on Franklin Avenue.
For more information, please email admin@multiculturefm.org or phone 780-791-5186.
This program is designed to equip parents with children under the age of 18 with skills and Knowledge on parenting in Canada. A certificate of completion will be awarded.
The program is sponsored by the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo.
Cross Cultural Parenting will run from 6:30-8:00pm every Friday and Saturday from August 17 to September 22, 2012 at the HUB Family Resource Centre on Franklin Avenue.
For more information, please email admin@multiculturefm.org or phone 780-791-5186.
Canada Council for the Arts - Grants to Theatre Artists: Individual Creation, Artists-in-Residency, Playwriting Residency and Professional Development
The information in this blog post is taken directly from the Canada Council for the Arts Site: www.canadacouncil.ca
Deadlines
15 April and 15 September
If these dates fall on a weekend or statutory holiday, the deadline moves to the next business day.
Please refer to the Program Guidelines for detailed information.
Deadlines
15 April and 15 September
If these dates fall on a weekend or statutory holiday, the deadline moves to the next business day.
Please refer to the Program Guidelines for detailed information.
Program Description
This program is open to Aboriginal artists and artists of diverse cultural and regional communities of Canada.
Eligibility
To apply to the Canada Council for the Arts, you must be a Canadian citizen or have permanent resident status, as defined by Citizenship and Immigration Canada.
Applicants must be professional theatre artists or arts professionals. The Canada Council defines a professional artist as someone who:
has specialized training in the artistic field (not necessarily in academic institutions)
is recognized as a professional by his or her peers (artists working in the same artistic tradition), and
is committed to devoting more time to his or her artistic activity, if possible financially, and
has a history of public presentation.
Playwrights must have had at least one work produced professionally on stage or published professionally. Other theatre artists must have practised with professional companies or independent professional productions for at least two years.
Scriptwriters who wish to write a stage play must have had at least one dramatic work produced professionally on radio, television or film.
Composers must have written music for at least one professional theatre production.
In order to be eligible as a host company for both the Artist-in-Residency and Playwriting Residency components, a theatre company must receive either Operating Grant support from the Theatre Section of the Canada Council for the Arts or must have received at least one Production Project Grant in the preceding three years.
For Professional Development applications, candidates applying for programs of work that involve graduate studies at a university or advanced training at a theatre school must have practised with professional companies or in independent professional productions for at least five years.
Grant Amount
Grant amounts range from $3,000 to $20,000, in increments of $1,000.
Further Information
Robert Allen, Nancy Guertin, Kim Selody or Bruce Sinclair
Program Officers
Theatre Section
Canada Council for the Arts
350 Albert Street, P.O. Box 1047
Ottawa ON K1P 5V8
Telephone: 1-800-263-5588 (toll-free) or 613 566-4414, ext. 4483 or 4186
TTY: 1-866-585-5559
Fax: 613-566-4410
The Grants to Theatre Artists program provides support to individual Canadian professional theatre artists of all cultures. There are four components to the program: Individual Creation, Artist-in-Residency, Playwriting Residency, and Professional Development.
These grants allow artists to devote a specific period of time for the individual creation of new work, for terms as artist-in-residence (for administrators, playwrights, designers, directors or other creative artists), for terms of playwriting residencies, and for projects of professional development. Residencies, both for playwriting and artist-in-residencies, are undertaken with theatre companies that receive support from the Theatre Section of the Canada Council for the Arts.
Support for playwrights is available through all four components. A playwright wanting to pursue the independent creation of a new work applies through the Individual Creation component of the program. A playwright wanting to spend time in residency with a company to observe and participate in general theatre practice applies through the Artist-in-Residency component. A playwright wanting to pursue a specific project of individual creation in a working partnership arrangement with a theatre company applies through the Playwriting Residency component. A playwright wanting to pursue a program of advanced training (such as graduate studies in playwriting at universities or theatre schools) applies to the Professional Development component.
In general, submissions for Individual Creation request subsistence for the time needed to create new work, plus research and travel costs (if applicable). Submissions for the Artist-in-Residency and the Playwriting Residency components usually involve subsistence costs for the term of the residency. In addition to subsistence costs for the term of the project, applications to the Professional Development component may include costs for travel, research and tuition related to the program of work.
These grants allow artists to devote a specific period of time for the individual creation of new work, for terms as artist-in-residence (for administrators, playwrights, designers, directors or other creative artists), for terms of playwriting residencies, and for projects of professional development. Residencies, both for playwriting and artist-in-residencies, are undertaken with theatre companies that receive support from the Theatre Section of the Canada Council for the Arts.
Support for playwrights is available through all four components. A playwright wanting to pursue the independent creation of a new work applies through the Individual Creation component of the program. A playwright wanting to spend time in residency with a company to observe and participate in general theatre practice applies through the Artist-in-Residency component. A playwright wanting to pursue a specific project of individual creation in a working partnership arrangement with a theatre company applies through the Playwriting Residency component. A playwright wanting to pursue a program of advanced training (such as graduate studies in playwriting at universities or theatre schools) applies to the Professional Development component.
In general, submissions for Individual Creation request subsistence for the time needed to create new work, plus research and travel costs (if applicable). Submissions for the Artist-in-Residency and the Playwriting Residency components usually involve subsistence costs for the term of the residency. In addition to subsistence costs for the term of the project, applications to the Professional Development component may include costs for travel, research and tuition related to the program of work.
This program is open to Aboriginal artists and artists of diverse cultural and regional communities of Canada.
Eligibility
To apply to the Canada Council for the Arts, you must be a Canadian citizen or have permanent resident status, as defined by Citizenship and Immigration Canada.
Applicants must be professional theatre artists or arts professionals. The Canada Council defines a professional artist as someone who:
has specialized training in the artistic field (not necessarily in academic institutions)
is recognized as a professional by his or her peers (artists working in the same artistic tradition), and
is committed to devoting more time to his or her artistic activity, if possible financially, and
has a history of public presentation.
Playwrights must have had at least one work produced professionally on stage or published professionally. Other theatre artists must have practised with professional companies or independent professional productions for at least two years.
Scriptwriters who wish to write a stage play must have had at least one dramatic work produced professionally on radio, television or film.
Composers must have written music for at least one professional theatre production.
In order to be eligible as a host company for both the Artist-in-Residency and Playwriting Residency components, a theatre company must receive either Operating Grant support from the Theatre Section of the Canada Council for the Arts or must have received at least one Production Project Grant in the preceding three years.
For Professional Development applications, candidates applying for programs of work that involve graduate studies at a university or advanced training at a theatre school must have practised with professional companies or in independent professional productions for at least five years.
Grant Amount
Grant amounts range from $3,000 to $20,000, in increments of $1,000.
Further Information
Robert Allen, Nancy Guertin, Kim Selody or Bruce Sinclair
Program Officers
Theatre Section
Canada Council for the Arts
350 Albert Street, P.O. Box 1047
Ottawa ON K1P 5V8
Telephone: 1-800-263-5588 (toll-free) or 613 566-4414, ext. 4483 or 4186
TTY: 1-866-585-5559
Fax: 613-566-4410
Tuesday, 17 July 2012
Alberta Foundation for the Arts - Individual Artists Project Grant Program
For information about these grants and other resources available from the Alberta Foundation for the Arts, please visit their website at: www.affta.ab.ca
(Information retrieved from: http://www.affta.ab.ca/individual-project-grant-program.aspx)
The Individual Artists Project Grant program supports the development of individual Alberta artists, Traditional Aboriginal artists, arts administrators, and artist ensembles by providing a grant for a specific project.
Applications must be complete, as per stream guidelines and checklist requirements, and submitted on the most current application forms. Respective stream application deadline dates, guidelines and grant writing tips and budget templates are available below:
Grant Streams:
Aboriginal Traditional Arts
Deadlines: February 1, September 1
Resources:Application Guidelines Grant Writing Tips & Budget Templates
Art Acquisition by Application
Deadlines: April 1 Application Guidelines
Cultural Relations
Deadlines: ongoing
Resources: Application Guidelines Final Report Template
Dance
Deadlines: February 1, September 1
Resources: Application Guidelines Grant Writing Tips &Budget Templates
Film and Video Arts
Deadlines: February 1, September 1
Resources: Application Guidelines Grant Writing Tips &Budget Templates
Literary Arts
Deadlines: February 1, September 1
Resources: Application Guidelines Grant Writing Tips &Budget Templates
Music
Deadlines: February 1, September 1
Resources: Application Guidelines Grant Writing Tips &Budget Templates
Theatre & Performance Art
Deadlines: February 1, September 1
Resources: Application Guidelines Grant Writing Tips &Budget Templates
Visual Arts & New Media
Deadlines: February 1, September 1
Resources: Application Guidelines Grant Writing Tips &Budget Templates
Applications must be complete, as per stream guidelines and checklist requirements, and submitted on the most current application forms. Respective stream application deadline dates, guidelines and grant writing tips and budget templates are available below:
Grant Streams:
Aboriginal Traditional Arts
Deadlines: February 1, September 1
Resources:Application Guidelines Grant Writing Tips & Budget Templates
Art Acquisition by Application
Deadlines: April 1 Application Guidelines
Cultural Relations
Deadlines: ongoing
Resources: Application Guidelines Final Report Template
Dance
Deadlines: February 1, September 1
Resources: Application Guidelines Grant Writing Tips &Budget Templates
Film and Video Arts
Deadlines: February 1, September 1
Resources: Application Guidelines Grant Writing Tips &Budget Templates
Literary Arts
Deadlines: February 1, September 1
Resources: Application Guidelines Grant Writing Tips &Budget Templates
Music
Deadlines: February 1, September 1
Resources: Application Guidelines Grant Writing Tips &Budget Templates
Theatre & Performance Art
Deadlines: February 1, September 1
Resources: Application Guidelines Grant Writing Tips &Budget Templates
Visual Arts & New Media
Deadlines: February 1, September 1
Resources: Application Guidelines Grant Writing Tips &Budget Templates
Monday, 16 July 2012
Canada Council for the Arts - Music Festival Travel Grants
The information in this blog post is taken directly from the Canada Council for the Arts Site: www.canadacouncil.ca
Friday, 13 July 2012
Oranj Fitness Presents Fort McMurray’s Largest Outdoor Yoga Class
Flowing Under the Sun to Live Beats by DJ Radio Dave
Fort McMurray, Alb July 6, 2012. Oranj fitness is hosting its 1st annual Fort McMurray’s Largest Outdoor Yoga Class. DJ Radio Dave will be spinning beats while Sheila Chutskoff, owner of oranj fitness, will be leading a 75 minute yoga class in support of Fort McMurray’s Family Crisis Society.
Community minded health and fitness studio, oranj fitness, wants to bring the local yoga and fitness community together by hosting Fort McMurray’s Largest Outdoor Yoga Class. DJ Radio Dave will be busting out with a mixture of music on stage to set the mood for the 75 minute class. All members of the community are welcome to join this ALL levels class!
“We’ve hosted a similar event at our Kelowna BC location for 4 years now” says Sheila Chutskoff, owner of oranj fitness.” “I’m really excited to open an oranj fitness in Fort McMurray and bring together the yoga/health & fitness community. We won’t be open until approx June 2013 in the Eagle Ridge Development in Timberlea, but I just couldn’t wait that long to start hosting events! This will be an annual event and our goal this year is to have 200 people attend! I am so blessed to be in such a kind community like Fort McMurray and to meet new people of all ages and yoga levels. This ALL levels class will really bring everyone together to flow under the sun! Darrel Peters, co-owner of Club NV, and DJ Radio Dave came on board right away to help support this event. I’m always inspired when I see so much community involvement! It’s honestly going to be the most amazing yoga class Fort McMurray has ever seen!”
“It was great meeting Sheila and brainstorming on this event…” says Mary-Ellen CEO of Fort McMurray Family Crisis Society. “The Fort McMurray Family Crisis Society focuses on health and well being, both spiritually and physically. Calming of the mind and spiritual growth are core values of ours and it was so nice to hear that Sheila with oranj fitness shares these values. I’m so glad they have chosen our society to donate the proceeds to.”
Fort McMurray’s Largest Outdoor Yoga Class will take place Saturday August 11th 2012 at the Ecole McTavish Football Field located at 352 Parsons Creek Drive, Timberlea. Class runs from 9am – 10:30am and doors open at 8:00am. To participate in this class we ask that you donate a minimum of $10 cash or bring $10 worth of non perishable items for the Fort McMurray Family Crisis Society.”
Oranj fitness is a community focused fitness center that inspires an environment of health, personal greatness, fun and community. By providing the community with fun and outgoing exercise classes, we will be creating a world where the status quo is boogying. Setting the bar in high end dance, fitness and yoga classes, oranj works with local athletes in the community for continuous feedback on the types of classes that should be offered. Oranj fitness was founded in Kelowna, British Columbia in 2007 by Sheila Chutskoff, former Regional Manager for lululemon athletica. For more information, visit http://www.oranjfitness.com/
For studio information, please contact:
oranj fitness Kelowna
Studio Owner: Sheila Chutskoff
schutskoff@oranjfitness.com
529 Lawrence Ave
Kelowna BC
V1Y 6L8
250-448-5759
Keyano Conservatory - Registration Opens July 18, 2012
The Conservatory exists to provide qualified instruction and performing experience to students of all ages, from beginners to advanced students, as well as to encourage the development of the visual and performing arts in Fort McMurray and the surrounding region.
Adult Art
Dance
Music
Vocal
Conservatory Information:
All inquiries should be directed to the Conservatory Coordinator at 780-791-8961 or Karen.McGale@Keyano.ca
Registration for Conservatory classes is from July 18 – September 2, 2011.
Returning dance students should refer to the registration information listed under Dance Classes for pre-registration dates.
For More information about the Conservatory and Registration please visit:
Adult Art
Dance
Music
Vocal
Conservatory Information:
All inquiries should be directed to the Conservatory Coordinator at 780-791-8961 or Karen.McGale@Keyano.ca
Registration for Conservatory classes is from July 18 – September 2, 2011.
Returning dance students should refer to the registration information listed under Dance Classes for pre-registration dates.
For More information about the Conservatory and Registration please visit:
Thursday, 12 July 2012
Stars of Alberta Volunteer Awards
The Stars of Alberta Volunteer Awards Program is an integral part of government's commitment to Alberta's volunteer sector. Seeking out ways to pay tribute to volunteers is part of the Government of Alberta's way of acknowledging and thanking our volunteers whose generous efforts contribute to the vibrant quality of life Albertans so enjoy.
The 2012 Stars of Alberta Volunteer Awards nomination form is now available
Deadline for nominations - September 25, 2012
For More information visit: http://www.culture.alberta.ca/voluntarysector/stars/
Wednesday, 11 July 2012
Wood Buffalo Artist in Residency Program 2012
The 2012 Artist in Residency Artists are:
Fort McMurray Studio - Suncor Energy Centre for the Performing Arts at Holy Trinity High School
Lucie Bause
Mandy Espezel
Judi Pennanen
Emily Zielke
Fort Chipewyan Studio - Mamawi Community Hall
Alisdair MacRae
Janet Dean Procure
About the Artist in Residency Program:
We have expanded upon the 2011 installment of the AIR program to include a studio in Fort Chipewyan. This new residency is a month long residency for an established artist. Artists in both Fort McMurray and Fort Chipewyan, Alberta (the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo), will gain a dedicated studio space to work in during the 2012 summer.
The program will enable a blend of both emergent and mid-career artists to create and explore, as well as to exchange ideas and insights within a multi-disciplinary environment. The residency includes the studio space (with no associated fee), delivery of a 15 – 20 minute artist talk per artist, demonstration and instructional opportunities.
During the residency, the artists will be expected to create an original body of work in collaboration with other participants and to exhibit in a group show at the end of the residency. Each artist in residence will be asked to become an ambassador for the Regional art community during their stay. As ambassadors, the artists will be required to host open studio hours once a week at a time when the public can access their workspaces'.
For more information, contact:
Brandi Gartner Culture Coordinator
T: 780.743.7994 brandi.gartner@woodbuffalo.ab.ca
or visit:
www.woodbuffalo.ab.ca/artist
Canadian Conference of the Arts continues in spite of loss of funds
Retrieved from Theatre Alberta Website: http://www.theatrealberta.com/tag/resource/
The Globe and Mail reports that The Canadian Conference of the Arts (CCA) has vowed to continue its operations in spite of its loss of Federal funding.
"Meeting this week in Ottawa, the membership and the board of the CCA, founded in 1945, “all endorsed the concept that we should not give up,” said CCA national director Alain Pineau in an interview. “There are enough positive signs coming our way to make it worth continuing,” including an application to an as-yet unnamed foundation for “a good injection of money” that, should it be approved this fall, “would greatly help our transition to a new business model.… We’re taking this in instalments, living sort of on a quarterly basis at first, hoping to go on a half-year basis next year.”
The Canadian Conference of the Arts is a not-for-profit, non-partisan member-based organization that represents the interests of over 400,000 artists, cultural professionals from all disciplines of the nation’s vast arts, culture and heritage community. As the national convener, the CCA provides supportfor collaborative leadership for the Canadian cultural sector.
The Globe and Mail reports that The Canadian Conference of the Arts (CCA) has vowed to continue its operations in spite of its loss of Federal funding."Meeting this week in Ottawa, the membership and the board of the CCA, founded in 1945, “all endorsed the concept that we should not give up,” said CCA national director Alain Pineau in an interview. “There are enough positive signs coming our way to make it worth continuing,” including an application to an as-yet unnamed foundation for “a good injection of money” that, should it be approved this fall, “would greatly help our transition to a new business model.… We’re taking this in instalments, living sort of on a quarterly basis at first, hoping to go on a half-year basis next year.”
The Canadian Conference of the Arts is a not-for-profit, non-partisan member-based organization that represents the interests of over 400,000 artists, cultural professionals from all disciplines of the nation’s vast arts, culture and heritage community. As the national convener, the CCA provides supportfor collaborative leadership for the Canadian cultural sector.
Tuesday, 10 July 2012
Everybody Birthday Party
The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo is having an Everybody Birthday Party on July 14th from 1-4 at Borealis Park. This event is to celebrate everyones Birthday’s here in Fort McMurray with tons of games, activities, face painting and a huge cupcake cake!
Monday, 9 July 2012
Friday, 6 July 2012
West African Cooking Class
Dear All,
This is a reminder for tomorrow's cooking class (details as attached). I still have a few spaces available so feel free to register by 6.00 pm today.
Venue: First United Church
Time: 10.30 am to noon
Facilitator: Professional carter and restaurant owner, Funmi Baiyewun
Cuisine: West African
Charge: $35.00
Come and relax, learn and enjoy sampling the unique taste of West Africa!
Please pass this information along. Looking forward to seeing you all!
Regards,
- -
Mubanga Mundashi
Multicultural Association
10003 Gordon Avenue
P.O Box 5298
Fort McMurray, AB
T9H 3G3
Tel: 780 791 5186
Fax: 780 791 5189
This is a reminder for tomorrow's cooking class (details as attached). I still have a few spaces available so feel free to register by 6.00 pm today.
Venue: First United Church
Time: 10.30 am to noon
Facilitator: Professional carter and restaurant owner, Funmi Baiyewun
Cuisine: West African
Charge: $35.00
Come and relax, learn and enjoy sampling the unique taste of West Africa!
Please pass this information along. Looking forward to seeing you all!
Regards,
- -
Mubanga Mundashi
Multicultural Association
10003 Gordon Avenue
P.O Box 5298
Fort McMurray, AB
T9H 3G3
Tel: 780 791 5186
Fax: 780 791 5189
Call for Submissions (Edmonton): Creation Residency Opportunity – Catalyst Theatre
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
Creation Residency Opportunity
for Edmonton based creators 35 years and under
Submission deadline: 5 p.m. Monday, July 23rd, 2012
Catalyst Theatre invites submissions for a new work creation project in theatre, developed and produced over a two-season cycle, with the first year’s activity in the 2012 / 2013 season, and second year’s activity in the 2013 / 2014 season.
What Catalyst is looking for:
Consistent with our mandate we are looking for exciting performance projects in which all production components are newly created. While we are interested in the work of creative ensembles, projects that are developed under the vision and leadership of one artist are of greatest interest. Year one is intended as a research and development phase. In year two the resident artist will produce and present a new work in our venue.
We wish to invest in the development of a distinctive and exciting creative voice in Edmonton’s theatre community by providing foundational support for a highly motivated artist or creative ensemble, fiercely committed to deepening and refining their practice and aesthetic and prepared to invest in making a significant breakthrough in their craft.
What Catalyst will provide
Year One
Purpose: Research and experimentation
• Four weeks of venue time for the purpose of research and experimentation
• Technical director services for twelve 8-hour days
• Secondary crew services for 32 hours
• $750 dollars for equipment rental or additional crew costs required during the project
Year Two
Purpose: Development, rehearsal and production
• Eight weeks of venue time
• Crew budget of $6,000
• FOH services for public activity
The selected artist(s) should expect:
• To engage with Catalyst Theatre’s core creative and management team in a supportive, consultative relationship
• To bring their own production resources to the residency as required, in addition to what Catalyst provides
• To make a two year commitment to deepening and refining their artistic practice and aesthetic (Year Two dates to be negotiated)
• To provide a showing or demonstration of the research at the end of the first year phase. This may be open to the public, or for an invited audience only.
Who is eligible to apply?
• Individual artists and existing ensembles.
• Principle artists must be Edmonton based and no older than 35 years of age.
Submission deadline:
5 p.m. Monday, July 23rd, 2012
Available dates in 2012-2013:
• November 18 to December 2, 2012
• January 1 to 13, 2013
• February 4 to March 2, 2013
• April 29 to May 18, 2013
Your proposal should indicate which of these weeks you would like to request. You may work in four one-week stages, one four-week stage, or any other combination as long as you are requesting full weeks. No pro-rated weeks.
Submission requirements:
• Name, email, telephone number and CV of creative director/principle applicant
• An overview of the project and your current challenges: we are interested in a statement of what you wish to explore and why, and what disciplines, technologies or influences you imagine drawing on. If you have a specific story or subject that will serve as a launching pad for your work include a synopsis or description
• CV’s or bios for all of the participants in the project and a brief description of the role you envision for each of them in the process
• A requested schedule totaling four weeks out of the available blocks of time provided above
• An activity plan for each of the four weeks in Year One
Electronic submissions only, sent to Eva Cairns, eva@catalysttheatre.ca
If you require further information please contact Eva Cairns, Managing Producer, Catalyst Theatre,eva@catalysttheatre.ca or at (780) 431-1750.
This pilot project is made possible with support from the Edmonton Community Foundation.
Thursday, 5 July 2012
2012 interPLAY Film Festival Call For Entries
The Film Festival is apart of interPLAY, one of the premier festivals in Fort McMurray Fort McMurray
Below is our "Call For Entries" with additional information. Also, please click the link to see the online Promo Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXFfM_NyZno
Wednesday, 4 July 2012
RCMP Trading Cards and Coloring Contest
The 2012 Edition of the Wood Buffalo RCMP Trading Cards are here!
The collection has 23 cards that RCMP members will be handing out to youth in the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo throughout the summer months and into the fall. Sponsored by Suncor Energy, the project was lead by Cst. Christina Wilkins from the Community Policing Unit with the goal of promoting positive police-youth interaction.
Information in this blog was retrieved from the Wood Buffalo Community Policing Newsletter, May/June Volume 3, Issue 5/6.
If you have missed a previous issue or would like to re-read a past issue, you can check them out at:
http://www.woodbuffalo.ab.ca/Municipal-Government/municipal_departments/Emergency-Services---Law-Enforcement/rcmp/RCMP/Community-Policing/RCMP-Newsletter.htm
Children are encouraged to collect as many cards as they can. Youngsters who manage to collect at least 15 different cop cards will be entered into a draw for a prize pack. The trading card competition kicked-off at the June Bug festival and continues until the end of September. Youth who would like to be entered in the draw can attend the Timberlea Detachment with their cards and fill-out a ballot. Ballots will be accepted until September 28, 2012.
The trading cards are a complementary addition to the RCMP Coloring Contest that has been held in previous years. This years’ coloring contest is on-going and entries can be picked-up and dropped-off to the Timberlea Detachment until August 31, 2012.
The winner of the coloring contest will also receive a prize pack and be named Police Chief for the Day! Questions about either of these youth initiatives can be directed to the Community Policing Coordinator
at 780-788-4245.
The trading cards are a complementary addition to the RCMP Coloring Contest that has been held in previous years. This years’ coloring contest is on-going and entries can be picked-up and dropped-off to the Timberlea Detachment until August 31, 2012.
The winner of the coloring contest will also receive a prize pack and be named Police Chief for the Day! Questions about either of these youth initiatives can be directed to the Community Policing Coordinator
at 780-788-4245.
If you have missed a previous issue or would like to re-read a past issue, you can check them out at:
http://www.woodbuffalo.ab.ca/Municipal-Government/municipal_departments/Emergency-Services---Law-Enforcement/rcmp/RCMP/Community-Policing/RCMP-Newsletter.htm
A Boost to Heritage Projects: Alberta Historical Resources Foundation Awards Grants
The Heritage Preservation Partnership Program provides financial assistance to individuals and organizations for initiatives that preserve and interpret Alberta’s heritage through conservation, heritage awareness, publications and research grants as well as scholarships.
The Municipal Heritage Partnership Program provides opportunities for municipalities to access funding assistance, expertise and networks to help them establish or maintain existing municipal heritage conservation programs.
Read the funding announcement: Government of Alberta information bulletin.
Check out the full list of recipients.
Written by: Carina Naranjilla, Grant Program Coordinator
Read the funding announcement: Government of Alberta information bulletin.
Check out the full list of recipients.
Written by: Carina Naranjilla, Grant Program Coordinator
This article is retrieved from: RetroActive The Government of Alberta Heritage Blog
Tuesday, 3 July 2012
Exhibition Grand Opening - 'Kurmi' at MacDonald Island Community Art Gallery
Please join us on Thursday, July 5 for the Opening of "Kurmi" at 7:00pm at MacDonald Island Community Art Gallery.
The exhibition features artworks from Latin American Artists. There will be a silent auction, door prizes, music, snacks and great company !!!!
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Ana Maria Mendez-Barks
Arts & Culture Coordinator
MacDonald Island Park Corporation
T 780-791-0070 ext. 5098
F 780-791-2898
C 780-713-6826
anamaria.mendez@macdonaldisland.ca
www.macdonaldisland.ca
The exhibition features artworks from Latin American Artists. There will be a silent auction, door prizes, music, snacks and great company !!!!
--
Ana Maria Mendez-Barks
Arts & Culture Coordinator
MacDonald Island Park Corporation
T 780-791-0070 ext. 5098
F 780-791-2898
C 780-713-6826
anamaria.mendez@macdonaldisland.ca
www.macdonaldisland.ca
19th Annual Summer Media Arts Camp
FILM PRODUCTION
AGE GROUP 14 – 17
July 16 – 27, 2012
(Monday – Friday, 9:30 – 5)
COST Per Participant $550.00 (includes all materials)
This summer, Calgary teenagers ages 14 – 17 will have another opportunity to write, direct, shoot and edit a film in The 15th Annual Summer Media Arts Camp. The Calgary Society of Independent Filmmakers (CSIF) matches local teens with professional filmmakers for this camp, which takes place July 21 – Aug. 1, 2008. This hands-on experience is the only camp of its kind in Calgary offering youths great experience in the art of film production.
In the first week of the camp, participants will be introduced to film concepts and theories, which includes a workshop on scriptwriting and pre-production planning. They will learn how to use the film equipment while working together on a film project. By the end of the first week, teenagers are starring in and shooting their film. The second week of camp begins with the editing of the projects. The final projects are premiered at a gala screening, to which both participants and the public are invited to attend. Many past participants have gone on to careers in film and video.
The Calgary Society of Independent Filmmakers is a non-profit organization dedicated to the production and exhibition of media arts in the Calgary community. The Summer Media Arts Camp allows teens to experiment with the media arts at a reasonable cost.
For more information about this unique opportunity for teens, please contact:
Yvonne Abusow
Production Coordinator, CSIF
PHONE: 205-4747
EMAIL: production@csif.org
Monday, 2 July 2012
Canvas Creations at MacDonald Island Park
Mi Community Art Gallery Classes
Sketchers & Painters
Age: 6 - 10 years
Students:
Craig Schoroth
Tarana Sharma
Art Instructor:
Rebecca Tagg
Summer Classes:
To learn more about these classes or to register visit:
Age: 6 - 10 years
Students:
Craig Schoroth
Tarana Sharma
Art Instructor:
Rebecca Tagg
Summer Classes:
Basic drawing, colour and brush techniques will be explored in this introductory canvas class. Create and display your very own masterpiece. Supplies included.
Barcode: 4393
July 3, 2012 - July 26, 2012
Tuesday and Thursday (6:30pm - 7:50pm)
Age 8-12 years
Member Price: $180
Non Member Price: $200
Barcode: 4392
July 3, 2012 - July 26, 2012
Tuesday and Thursday (6:30pm - 7:50pm)
Age 6-10 years
Member Price: $180
Non Member Price: $200
Barcode: 4393
July 3, 2012 - July 26, 2012
Tuesday and Thursday (6:30pm - 7:50pm)
Age 8-12 years
Member Price: $180
Non Member Price: $200
Barcode: 4392
July 3, 2012 - July 26, 2012
Tuesday and Thursday (6:30pm - 7:50pm)
Age 6-10 years
Member Price: $180
Non Member Price: $200
To learn more about these classes or to register visit:
http://www.macdonaldisland.ca/programs/arts-and-culture/mi-community-art-gallery-canvas-creations
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