August 2012
In This Issue:
Ontario Contact 2012 Registration is Now Open!
You don’t want to miss Ontario Contact 2012! This year, Ontario Contact will take place in Kitchener, Ontario. There are significant savings if you register prior to
September 15, 2012 so mark this date on your calendar or register today:
www.ontariocontact.ca
New Opportunity for Dialogue with Presenters
To help artists, agents & managers looking to get dance, theatre and multi-media presentations on the touring circuit,
Ontario Contact 2012 is announcing a pilot project. If you think you have a project or an idea that deserves additional attention but may not showcase well in our traditional format, please download, fill out and submit this
Request for Proposals. All submissions will be considered by a jury and some will be invited to meet with presenters during the afternoon of October 24th, immediately preceding Ontario Contact.
Submit your proposal by
September 1, 2012 to Cheryl Ewing at
Cheryl@ccio.on.ca
Ontario Contact 2012 Sponsorship and Advertising Opportunities Now Available!
CCI is offering several sponsorship and ad opportunities for
ONTARIO CONTACT this year. A greater emphasis has been placed on professional development and networking activities. Showcasing artists are being given additional time to prepare for their showcases and those not showcasing have an opportunity to make a pitch to presenters outside of the Contact Room. ONTARIO CONTACT is also continuing its commitment to the development of tomorrow’s presenters through a
Youth Delegate program. Please show your support and either
purchase an ad or sponsor an event.
Industry Events
Sept 12-15, 2012
Midwest Arts Conference, Grand Rapids, Michigan
Sept 20-21, 2012
CPAMO Town Hall on Pluralism in the Arts: Aboriginal and Ethno-racial Communities in Ottawa and Implications for Arts and Culture
Sept 20-23, 2012
Contact East, Frederiction, NB
Sept 26, 2012
CCI Blue Sky Day, Burlington, ON
Sept 27 & 28, 2012
CHRC "Building Bridges" HR Forum, Toronto, ON
Sept 29, 30 Oct 1, 2012
Culture Days – national
Oct 1 & 2, 2012
Understanding ENVIRONICS: Converting Market Research Into Market Intelligence, Toronto, ON
Oct 12 - 13, 2012
Ontario Dances meeting, location TBA
Oct. 14, 2012
"Together in Dance” Forum,
Flato Markham Theatre, in partnership with
CPAMO, Markham, ON
Oct 14 - 15, 2012 Ontario Dances Workshop (program participants only), Toronto
Oct 21-23, 2012
Creative City Summit, Victoria, BC
Oct 24, 2012 Pre-Conference events:
Facility Managers Meeting /
Extraordinary Projects, Kitchener, ON
Oct 25 - 27, 2012
Ontario Contact, Kitchener, ON
Nov 12-18, 2012
CINARS, Montreal, QC
Jan 4 - 7, 2013
IPAY, Philadelphia, USA
Jan 11 - 15, 2013
APAP, NYC 2013, New York, USA
Jan 15 - 17, 2013,
ISPA, New York, USA
Jan 23 - 26, 2013
CAPACOA, The Culture of Place, Toronto, ON
Feb 17 - 21, 2013
RIDEAU, Quebec, QC
April 25 - May 4,
2013 NAC Northern Scene
(Dates TBA) 2013
Magnetic North Theatre Festival, Ottawa, ON
August 13 - 18, 2013
CITT RENDEZ-VOUS, Calgary, Alberta
Sept 9-12, 2013
Midwest Arts Conference, Austin, Texas
For an updated list of industry events please visit
CCI Events Calendar
Re:Sound Tariffs / Copyright Board Objection
In response to industry concerns regarding the
Re:Sound tariff issue, CAPACOA has teamed up with several other NASO’s on behalf of presenting networks and professional theatres and filed an objection with the Copyright Appeals Board on August 8th. It is anticipated that the Appeals Board will direct Re:Sound to open negotiations with industry associations such as PACT and CAPACOA and negotiate a blanket licence fee as has been done previously with SOCAN. We are grateful to CAPACOA for taking on this work on behalf of ALL presenters across Canada.
For more information on the Re:Sound proposed tariffs, visit the
Copyright Appeal Board’s web site.
If you have any information that will inform our efforts on this issue, please join
CCI member discussion forum by logging in with your email address (associated with your CCI membership) and your password.
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OAC 2012-13 Program Applications Deadlines
Mark your dates for the upcoming
Ontario Arts Council's program applications deadlines! Following in the list of deadlines that are of particular interest to the presenting field
professionals:
September 17, 2012
National and International Touring
Ontario Arts Presenters
Ontario Touring
October 1, 2012
Artist(s) in the Community/Workplace
Arts Education Projects
National and International Residency
October 15, 2012
Multi-Arts Projects
November 1, 2012
Compass (new deadline)
Presenter/Producer
February 1, 2013
Arts Service Organizations
March 1, 2013
Artists in the Community/Workplace
Arts Education Projects
Compass
March 15, 2013
National and International Touring
Ontario Arts Presenters
Ontario Touring
April 2, 2013
Community and Multidisciplinary Arts Organizations
Presenter/Producer
May 1, 2013
Access and Career Development
July 2, 2013
Compass
For a full list of all the OAC 2012-13 program application deadlines by date click this handy
link.
Arts & Equity Toolkit
Recently released by the
Neighbourhood Arts Network, the
Arts & Equity Toolkit is a brand new resource for community-engaged artists. Designed to provide artists and groups with practical tools to reduce barriers to community participation in the arts, the Arts & Equity Toolkit is a comprehensive document that includes case studies, worksheets, resource links, and quotes from Toronto-based artists and groups.
The
Arts & Equity Toolkit is available for free through the Neighbourhood Arts Network. Excerpts from the toolkit are also included in the recent Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives publication,
Pluralism in the Arts in Canada. Edited by
Cultural Pluralism in the Arts Movement of Ontario’s charles c. smith, this book will be a core text for Arts Management students at the University of Toronto this fall.
The Arts & Equity Toolkit is an initiative of the Neighbourhood Arts Network, with support from Manifesto Community Projects. The project was made possible through the Ontario Ministry of Culture’s Cultural Strategic Investment Fund.
To learn more, please contact Neighbourhood Arts Network Coordinator Skye Louis at
skye@torontoarts.org, or call
416 392.6802 x212.
Mobile App Member Discounts
We are pleased to announce a brand new member benefit! CCI has partnered with Ottawa-based company
FaveQuest to help bring affordable mobile app and web solutions to the Ontario presenting community.
FaveQuest is focused almost exclusively on affordable mobile solutions for the event market for venues, festivals, conferences, artist agencies and touring artists. Packages based on their
MyEventApps solution start at just $900/year! Your membership with CCI entitles you to
25% off Gold and Platinum packages for the development of a mobile app for your organization and VIP access to their support staff.
How to take advantage of this offer: You can find out more about this offer by contacting the FaveQuest's CEO directly at
allan.isfan@favequest.com.
Zipcar Membership and VIA Rail Discounts
CCI is pleased to announce our newest membership partner - Zipcar! A Zipcar membership gives you self-service access to cars parked throughout Toronto 24/7. If you live in Toronto or come into the city for business and require a convenient transportation, join Zipcar and receive CCI member discount:
www.zipcar.com/cciontario
As a Zipcar member, you can also
get 10% off the best available rate for
VIA Rail!
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