eNews - June 2014
In This Issue:
Ontario Contact 2014
Showcase Artists 2014 - We will be announcing showcase artist for this year's conference at the end of June. Stay tuned!
Delegate registration - Conference registration will be launched early July - we will keep you posted!
Become a Partner - We hope that you will support Ontario Contact as we move to Midland for 2014! There is a number of sponsorship and advertising opportunities available.
Support your conference
Webinar Series for Arts Presenters
Last month we had our final two sessions of the four-part webinar series on Digital Marketing with TechSoup Canada. Over 100 arts presenters from across Canada attended the series! You can read an overview of all the webinars on our
blog, and access the recorded version and the presentation files through our
resource centre. Stay tuned for more webinars coming up next year! Please feel free to
give us suggestions for future webinar topics.
Calgary International Children’s Festival Delegation
With support from the Department of Canadian Heritage, Ontario Presents organized a delegation of five volunteer young-audience presenters from Northern Ontario to attend Calgary International Children’s Festival, May 22 – 25, 2014.
Read more
New Board Member
Sam Varteniuk, General Manager of Kitchener’s Registry Theatre has agreed to complete Karen Scott-Gagne’s current year and to stand for election at our AGM in November to begin his own 6-year term. We look forward to welcoming Sam to our team! Read the recent
interview with Sam as he talks about his role in Kitchener's community.
Industry News
From Ontario to International Stage - 
Aengus Finnan, who served as Touring and Audience Development Officer at the OAC for the past 4+ years, starts his new position as Executive Director at Folk Alliance International in Kansas City. On behalf of the entire touring and presenting community, we wish Aengus all the best in his new endeavour! Read
a message from Aengus as he leaves for his new role.
Magnetic North - Ontario Presents members have been offered a discount to attend Magnetic North’s Industry Series, June 22-26, 2014 in Halifax, NS.
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Pacific Contact - Showcase applications for the 2015 Pacific Contact, April 10 – 12, 2015 are available online. Deadline is June 30th. Apply via www.iwanttoshowcase.ca
Welcome New Members
The following organizations have recently joined Ontario Presents network:
Judy Tye Arts Management, Stratford, Ontario
Midland Cultural Centre, Midland, Ontario
Check their member profiles and welcome them to the network!
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