eNews - September 2014
In This Issue:
Ontario Contact 2014
Delegate registration - delegate registration continues - register online
Schedule - The 2014 conference schedule and showcase schedule is now available on Ontario Contact website
Travel and Accommodations - Recognizing that the cost is quite high if you are travelling alone, we have set up a mechanism for you to indicate if you need a ride, or would like to share a hotel room. Enter your name to our list to connect with each other.
Ontario Contact Awards - We are now accepting nominations for awards in the areas of Presenter, Agent, and Artist - nominate today!
Silent Auction - Please consider donating a silent auction item for Ontario Contact this year. The silent auction proceeds will support ZOOM! initiative, a new training program for student and emerging professional performers. Read more
Community & Audience Mapping
To help you find your audience and gain valuable insight into who they are and how to keep them, Ontario Presents has partnered with the premier marketing and analytical services company in Canada - Environics Analytics. Using Environics Analytics, Ontario Presents' community and audience mapping program helps to link your audience data with neighbourhood demographics and provide greater targeting precision by answering key marketing questions. Learn more
Membership News
Blue Sky Day - Our annual Blue Sky Day this year will take place on Wednesday October 1st at the Living Arts Centre, Mississauga. So far we have almost forty members from across Ontario registered for the event - join your colleagues!
New Board Appointments - Ontario Presents President Colleen Clack is pleased to announce the appointments of Alyson Martin, Sioux Hudson Entertainment Series and Jayson Duggan, Performing Arts Manager, Cultural Services, City of Kingston to the Ontario Presents Board of Directors. Alyson and Jayson replace Sharon Davidson and Cameron Smillie who have resigned from the board. The board also appointed Brian McCurdy as Vice-President to fill that officer’s vacancy. View an updated board list.
The Annual General Meeting of the membership of Ontario Presents will be convened over lunch at St. Paul’s United Church, Midland, Ontario on Saturday November 8, 2014 at 12 noon. The purpose of the meeting shall be to elect the directors of the board, approve minutes of the previous annual meeting, review the audited financial report for the year ending July 31, 2014 and appoint the network’s auditors.
Municipal Support Survey - The collected data for the biennial Municipal Support Comparison has been compiled into a comparative report and distributed back to sixteen participating members. The next survey will be conducted in 2016.
Consulting - Robert Baird, President of Baird Artists Management Consulting, is now available for consultation and advice regarding Canadian and U.S. regulations and information for performers, agents/managers and performing arts venues. Read more
Welcome new member! Angela Drainville, Safe Gigs
Industry News
Call for Participants - SPARC (Supporting Performing Arts in Rural Communities) invites individuals involved in the performing arts in rural and remote communities to participate in a 2-day Network Summit Nov 14-16th 2014 in the Haliburton Highlands. Read more
Arts Day on the Hill - The Canadian Arts Coalition is hosting the 4th annual Arts Day on Parliament Hill on Tuesday, October 21st, 2014. The event is an opportunity for artists, board members of arts organizations and arts managers from all regions of the country to meet with Members of Parliament to talk with them about the value that the arts bring to Canadian communities. Learn how to get involved.
Culture Days is this weekend ( September 26 – 28)! We wish your community a great event!
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