RESOURCES

This program invests in specific projects of organizations, artists and ad-hoc groups in Calgary that:
Encourage artistic and organizational innovation
Encourage Calgarians to engage in creative pursuits as artists and audience members
Build Calgary's reputation as a diverse, inclusive, innovative and vibrant city
For answers to frequently asked questions, please review the newly published FAQs document available online at calgaryartsdevelopment.com.

The next deadline is Wednesday, October 15.

Please contact us if you have any questions or for more information at grants@calgaryartsdevelopment.com or 403.264.5330.

The Canada Council for the Arts invites professional artists from all artistic practices to attend information sessions about the Alberta Creative Development Initiative. Please download and read the application guidelines in advance (atwww.canadacouncil.ca/grants/acdi_idca/). Come with your questions.

Representatives will talk about the program, its criteria, how to submit support material, and how the application gets processed.

Two of the sessions will be presented primarily in French. Service in both official languages will be available at all four sessions.

Edmonton At L’Unithéâtre in the Cité Francophone 8627 91st Street (Rue Marie-Anne-Gaboury)

30 September, 2008 – 4pm to 6pm (English Session)

1 October, 2008 – 10am to 12 noon (French Session)

RSVP: celine.gratton@canadacouncil.ca

Further information:

Contact Stephen Williams, Program Officer,

780-428-2956.

stephen.williams@canadacouncil.ca / www.canadacouncil.ca

In recognition that artists from all parts of the world enrich Edmonton’s cultural scene, the Edmonton Arts Council is pleased to announce the the City of Edmonton Cultural Diversity in the Arts Program.

This program will provide up to 12 awards of $7500 to encourage and support Edmonton artists from diverse cultural backgrounds. The Edmonton Arts Council believes that diversity is a source of strength and vitality in the arts, and recognizes the need to support and reflect the contributions of artists from diverse cultural backgrounds. Our goal is to be inclusive of and responsive to communities and artists that might not be currently connected with or have access to the Edmonton Arts Council or the established arts community. Priority will be given to artists who have never received funding through the EAC.

Nominations will be accepted up to 4:30 pm on October 1, 2008.

If you have any questions about the program or would like more information, please contact Laurie Stalker at (780) 424-2787 ext. 225 or lstalker@edmontonarts.ab.ca.

Edmonton Arts and Museum organizations receive support from new facilities grant.

Approximately $950,000 will be allocated to 21 not-for-profit arts and museum organizations in the city of Edmonton this week. The City of Edmonton, through the Edmonton Arts Council introduced the new Arts and Museum Building Operating Grant this year to assist not-for-profit organizations with the rising costs of maintaining their facilities.

“This program will help to ensure that arts and museum organizations in Edmonton can afford to maintain clean, safe, comfortable and secure facilities that remain accessible by the public.” said Laurie Stalker, Grants and Research Director for the Edmonton Arts Council. “An economy like ours can be challenging for the not-for-profit sector and maintaining a facility can be very expensive. This program will cushion the impact of the increased maintenance costs on the facilities, user groups and community.”

The Arts and Museum Building Operating Grant will provide a sustainable funding mechanism to support not-for-profit arts and/or cultural organizations that own or have long-term leases on concert halls, live theatres, galleries and museums. The Arts and Museum Building Operating Grant program is not intended for capital expenditures, for endowment purposes, to support normal season or operations, or to fund administration costs. Additionally, the grants are not intended to support organizations that are primarily training or educational institutions.

For more information about this program, please contact Laurie Stalker, Grants and Research Director at (780) 424-2787 or visit the Grants section of our website at http://edmontonarts.ab.ca/grants.html.

The Department of Canadian Heritage has extended the deadline for the Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage Program to September 30, 2008 to allow applicants, particularly those with events in July and August 2009, additional time to supply all the required information in their application.

Applicants who have already submitted an application form and wish to make changes to their application form, should contact the Department of Canadian Heritage in their area.

The Department is processing applications based on event dates rather than receipt of application and the commitment to inform applicants within four (4) to six (6)months of the application deadline will remain in effect. For projects taking place in January 2009, the Department will endeavour to inform clients of the status of their application prior to their event.

Visit Canadian Heritage online

Festival organizations in the Greater Edmonton Region (City of Edmonton, counties of Sturgeon, Strathcona, Leduc and Parkland) are encouraged to apply to the TransAlta Festival City Grant Program. Up to $60,000 per project is available and two year funding will be considered.

This grant program is a joint program of TransAlta and the Edmonton Arts Council. Funding for the TransAlta Festival City Grant program is intended to be complementary to existing support by TransAlta and the Edmonton Arts Council. These grants are intended to build stability and nationally recognized excellence throughout the region’s festivals and/or to build mutually beneficial connections between Edmonton-based festivals and festivals in Northern Alberta.

Including:

TransAlta Festival City Enhanced Operational Grant - Application Deadline: October 1, 2008

TransAlta Festival City Partnership Grant - Application Deadline: October 1, 2008

TransAlta Festival City Short Term Mentoring or Consulting Grant - Application Deadline: Ongoing

Information and application forms are available from the Edmonton Arts Council website www.edmontonarts.ab.ca under the Grants section or by calling Sally Kim at the Edmonton Arts Council (780) 424-2787 xt226. Email skim@edmontonarts.ab.ca

June 30 marked the fiscal year end for many Canadian charities.
Within six months of fiscal year end, registered charities are required to
file a Registered Charity Information Return - the T3010A - with the
Canada Revenue Agency (CRA).

Visit The Charities File (http://thecharitiesfile.ca) website to access
Frequently Asked Questions about the T3010A (http://thecharitiesfile.ca/en/faq)
and other valuable information for your registered charity.

The Charities File is a joint project of the Canadian Federation of Voluntary
Sector Networks (http://www.voluntarynetwork.ca/) and the Centre for Voluntary
Sector Research and Development(CVSRD) (http://www.cvsrd.org/)

See appropriate site above

AJM Petroleum Consultants is looking Alice in Wonderland costumes for
their upcoming Annual Client Reception on Thursday October 23, 2008.
Our theme this year is "Adventures in Wonderland" and the costumes would
be use by individuals to mingle throughout the crowd and help set the
tone.

We are specifically looking for the Mad Hatter and Chesire Cat but are
interested in all available costumes (Alice, rabbit, etc).

If you have costumes available for rent or know of somewhere, please
contact Pam - see below.

Pam at pthomson@ajmpc.com or call 403.648.3221

The initial competition for this program has been completed and the response was very positive. The Canada Council for the Arts received a combined total of more than 400 applications for the Grants to Organizations and Grants to Individuals components of this program.
 
To improve the level of support available to applicants, the deadline cycle is being adjusted. The June 1 2008 deadline will be reserved for organizations alone, and the November 1 2008 deadline will be reserved for individuals alone.
 
The application form and guidelines for the Alberta Creative Development Initiative: Grants to Organizations are currently in revision and are expected to be posted to the www.canadacouncil.ca website by May 1. The guidelines for Individuals will be available in the late summer.
 
If you are a potential applicant, note that the guideline revisions will not change the direction of the program, but will clarify some eligibility and interpretation issues that were noted in the first round.

For further information please visit: www.canadacouncil.ca/grants/acdi-idca.htm

Grants to Theatre Artists
15 April and 15 September 2008

Travel Grants to Theatre Artists
Any time (at least 6 weeks before departure date)

Travel Assistance for Theatre Artistic Directors, Administrators and Presenters
Any time (at least 6 weeks before departure date)

Grants for the Translation of Canadian Theatre Works
Any time

Theatre Production Project Grants (Development/Production, including
Artists and Community Collaboration Program)
15 September 2008 (for productions taking place after 1 April 2009)
1 March 2009 (for productions taking place after 1 September 2009)

Theatre Production Project Grants: Extended Project Support (Pilot Program)
15 September 2008

Developmental Support to Aboriginal Theatre Organizations
15 September 2008 (for productions taking place after 1 April 2009)

Operating Grants to Professional Theatre Organizations
Annual 1 March 2009

Theatre Touring and Special Initiatives Program
1 May and 1 December 2008

Theatre Presenting Program
1 May and 1 December 2008

Theatre International Program
1 May and 1 December 2008

Support to Theatre Service Organizations
15 September 2008 (for projects taking place after 1 April 2009)
1 March 2009 (for projects taking place after 1 September 2009)

The Flying Squad: An Organizational Development Program in Theatre
1 April and 1 October 2008

http://www.canadacouncil.ca

The Faculty of Fine Arts has two new display cases in front of the Dean's office in Craigie Hall on campus available to post community arts related posters. The hallway that the cases are in sees hundreds of people a month (U of C students, staff, members of the public) walk by, so it's a great spot to get the word out about your event.

If you are interested, drop JoAnn a line, mail or drop off one poster for your event to the address below.

Community Arts Posters - c/o JoAnn Reynolds
Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Calgary
CH D100, 2500 University Drive NW
Calgary, Alberta
T2N 1N4

OTTAWA, June 10, 2008 – The Canadian Conference of the Arts today begins publishing The ABCs of Cultural Policy, a new series of documents providing basic information to help understand Canadian cultural policy, along with many useful links. These documents will be freely available on the CCA website, under the heading The ABCs of Cultural Policy, at the following address: http://ccarts.ca/en/advocacy/publications/

The CCA has developed this tool in response to the repeated requests it receives from its members for information on various topics relating to cultural policy. While these topics are dealt with regularly in our bulletins, there was a need to bring together all material concerning a given topic in one document, so as to provide a readily accessible and timely reference source.

The first of The ABCs of Cultural Policy, posted today, deals with copyright, an issue being discussed by the cultural sector in light of the government’s promise to reform the copyright law. In these discussions, many terms, such as economic rights, moral rights, and fair use are employed. These terms reflect precise legal concepts, as well as the international context influencing Canadian lawmakers. The concepts included in the The ABCs of Cultural Policy document will allow you to follow developments in these areas and to better understand their impact on the rights of artists and consumers of cultural products.

This first The ABCs of Cultural Policy will soon be followed by a second, which will feature key information concerning fiscal measures affecting artists, cultural workers and arts organizations. This material will be particularly useful in understanding measures relating to arts and culture in federal budgets. A third The ABCs of Cultural Policy will focus on the issue of the status of the artist, a topic of continuous discussion within the cultural sector in Canada.

These first three instalments are just the beginning of a series the CCA intends to develop in the years to come. This series is designed to be a permanent reference tool that will be revised periodically to ensure that the information it contains remains up to date. You will therefore always have access to a reliable source of information when trying to understand cultural policy issues.

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For more information, please contact:

Guillaume Sirois, Cultural Policy Advisor
(613) 238-3561 ext. 19
guillaume.sirois@ccarts.ca

New stay at home mom starts photography business. Available for portraiture, wedding and commercial work.

sue@suehomikphotography.com Visit her website at http://suehomikphotography.com

Theatre in Video contains more than 275 definitive performances of the world's leading plays, together with more than 100 film documentaries, online in streaming video.
Includes the complete works of Shakespeare, and representing hundreds of leading playwrights, actors and directors.
Included are landmark performances such as The Iceman Cometh, Awake and Sing, Dom Juan, Bérénice, Long Day's Journey Into Night, Playboy of the Western World, Krapp's Last Tape.
Notable actors include Claire Bloom, Laurence Olivier, Colleen Dewhurst, Richard Dreyfuss, Walter Matthau, Meryl Streep, Anthony Hopkins, Helen Mirren and more.

Visit the Theatre in Video site at: www.epl.ca/EPLExtVor.cfm?id=118

Visit the Edmonton Public Library website at: www.epl.ca

The Calgary Public Library has a searchable play index on their website. The Play Index contains over 8,730 play listings from 969 book collections, many of which are not included in standard indexes (such as H.W. Wilson’s Play Index) and is updated frequently as new material arrives in the collection. Individually published plays and plays by Shakespeare are not included, as these are easily located through the Library catalogue by title keyword. Plays of less than one full act are not included.

Search the play index at http://calgarypubliclibrary.com/library/indexes.aspx

Visit the Calgary Public Library website at: http://calgarypubliclibrary.com/

Theatre Listing 2008 edition to be launched in a free electronic version
The Theatre Listing is the annual directory of professional Canadian theatres and a unique tool for the theatre community. As of spring 2008, the Theatre Listing will be available in a free electronic version, now as a searchable and printable pdf. The Theatre Listing electronic version will still include all the features you rely on.

Since its inception in 1988, this one-of-a-kind directory has become an essential reference for producers, playwrights, actors, designers and other theatre professionals across the country, as well as for students, agents, government and arts service organizations and more.

The Theatre Listing includes:

• ·information about more than 350 Canadian theatre companies and rental facilities
• ·Addresses, phone and fax numbers, email addresses and websites
• ·Details about seasons, repertoires, new play development, festivals and other activities
• ·Which companies are accepting scripts and resumes
• ·A guide to arts organizations and government agencies
• ·Rental information including type of stage, number of seats, technical facilities and costs
• ·A list of theatre venues available for rent, sorted by province, city and number of seats
• ·A comprehensive index of theatres, companies and organizations, including staff names

The Professional Association of Canadian Theatres is a member-driven organization that serves as the collective voice of professional Canadian theatres.  For the betterment of Canadian theatre, PACT provides leadership, national representation and a variety of programs and practical assistance to member companies, enabling members to do their own creative work.

For more information, please contact: Clelia Farrugia, Membership Services Coordinator, at cleliaf@pact.ca, 416.595.6455 x16.

More information including the exact date of release will be posted on www.pact.ca during the first trimester of 2008.

Hair & Make-up artist available for work in Theatre. Trained as a make-up artist at Blanche Macdonald in Vancouver (2005) and as a hairstylist at Marvel College (2003). Currently works full time at Dolce salon and spa in Calgary and works freelance with the Calgary Fringe Festival. Also works freelance with photographer Blair Gallant and on the television show "It's Just Food".

Wants to expand into theatre and opera to work in and explore a more creartive medium.

keri_gordon@hotmail.com

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Call for Advertising Material

The Creative Kids Museum at TELUS World of Science- Calgary is now open
and visitors of all sizes are enjoying making music, painting on the
walls, singing on the stage and more! We have more than 250,000 visitors
annually.

We are committed to being a vibrant member of the Calgary arts community
and to support and promote the activities of other arts organizations.

To this end we are to install a brochure area and a bulletin board in
the Creative Kids Museum entrance. We invite you to send us your
advertising material, as it meets the following parameters.

a) You are either a family organization or your brochure or poster is
appropriate for children to see. (i.e.: no nudes, graphic violence,
in-appropriate language etc)

b) You are an arts organization, including literature, theatre, dance,
music, visual arts, film...

c) Please send no more than 40 brochures, through mail or courier. We
are open from 9 am -5 pm- 7 days a week to receive materials.

d) There is no cost for this offer.

e) We reserve the right to not display your advertising but we will
contact you to explain why not.

701- 11 St SW - PO Box 2100 Stn. M #73.
Calgary, AB T2P 2M5
Contact: Wendy Passmore - Godfrey: 403 268 8319

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Insurance and Liability Resource Centre for Nonprofits

Imagine Canada has announced the launch of the Insurance and Liability Resource Centre for Nonprofits. Included on their website is a searchable special collection of resources on insurance, liability, and risk management.

http://insuranceinfo.imaginecanada.ca/?q=en/node/142

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Online Course - Critical Thinking for Cultural Managers

In association with the Council of Ontario Universities, Learning Advanced Essential Skills Online (LAESO) initiative, this interactive module builds on the conceptual framework of the CHRC's Competency Profile to further clarify the roles critical thinking plays in cultural management.

Funded by the Government of Canada's Sector Council Program and developed by emerging Cultural Managers this material is designed allow practicing Cultural Managers to engage with various aspects of "critical thinking" as it pertains to their everyday work.

These aspects include generating innovative directions for one’s organization; finding commonalities across divergent groups and interests; and responding to, and productively negotiating conflict and contingency as they arise. Content for this module, comprising 2 to 3 hours of engagement, will consist of various definitions of "critical thinking", in accessible and relevant language; short self-assessment exercises; and a series of interactive case stories depicting everyday problems or issues in which Cultural Managers must put their critical thinking skills into play.

Major topics discussed throughout this module include Creating a "Big Plan", developing a Network, Administrating the "Big Plan, and Generating Change. "Interactive scenarios" allow for the opportunity to take on the role of a new Project Manager having to put critical thinking skills in play in articulating a vision and strategy to other key members of your organization.

Susan Annis, Executive Director of the Cultural Human Resources Council notes: "This course is designed to sharpen critical thinking skills for Cultural Managers. Developed with the advice and direction of practicing Cultural Managers, it is lively and practical, reflecting their day-to-day realities. We hope it will resonate with Managers across the sector."

This online module is available on CHRC's web site www.culturalhrc.ca.

The Cultural Human Resources Council (CHRC) strives to be at the centre of vision and forward thinking in the area of cultural human resources development. CHRC brings together representatives of arts disciplines and cultural industries in the cultural sector to address the training and career development needs of cultural workers - artists, creators, technical staff, managers and all others engaged professionally in the sector, including the self-employed. To become a member of CHRC please visit our website.

For further information please contact Megan Guy (613-562-1535 x 31; mguy@culturalhrc.ca).

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Tools for Performing Arts Presenters

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The Cultural Human Resources Council (CHRC) continues to expand its suite of tools and resources for workers in the cultural sector with the release of a Competency Chart and Profile for Presenters.

Funded by the Government of Canada's Sector Council Program, and building on the extensive work it has carried out in the area of cultural management over the past three years, CHRC has developed this chart and profile in close collaboration with the FCCF (Fédération culturelle des Canadiens français), RIDEAU (Réseau indépendant des diffuseurs d'événements artistiques unis), and CAPACOA (Canadian Arts Presenting Association /Association canadienne des organismes artistiques).

Presenters were taken to include such titles as artistic director, cultural and artistic program coordinator, cultural program supervisor, general manager / director / general director, theatre manager, venue manager, cultural centre manager, director of programming, chief entertainment officer, buyer or purchaser, impresario (considered an "old-fashioned" term), programmer (used more in Europe than in North America), and promoter (most often used when the person performing the role is not attached to a specific venue).

These valuable tools will assist Performing Arts Presenters and those with an interest in the field to evaluate their own skills and determine whether additional training is required. This material can also be applied in developing competency development programs, negotiating and customizing training programs, developing/reviewing career planning programs, creating recruitment profiles, and writing individual position descriptions.

The chart and profile can be found on the CHRC website www.culturalhrc.ca.

CHRC has also conducted an extensive Training Gaps Analysis (TGA) based on the skills identified in the chart. Recommendations from the TGA include:
• Increase awareness and understanding of the presenter's role in the performing arts industry
• Facilitate access to professional development and networking opportunities.
• Develop more formalized training programs at the post-secondary level.
• Encourage mentorship and internship programs.
• Recognize the importance of networking to presenters.

The Cultural Human Resources Council (CHRC) strives to be at the centre of vision and forward thinking in the area of cultural human resources development. CHRC brings together representatives of arts disciplines and cultural industries in the cultural sector to address the training and career development needs of cultural workers - artists, creators, technical staff, managers and all others engaged professionally in the sector, including the self-employed. To become a member of CHRC please visit our website.

For further information please contact Megan Guy (613-562-1535 x 31; mguy@culturalhrc.ca).

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Competency Chart and Profile for Entertainment Riggers

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CHRC Shines a Light for Entertainment Riggers
The Cultural Human Resources Council (CHRC) continues to develop its suite of tools and resources for workers in the cultural sector with the release of a Competency Chart and Profile for Entertainment Riggers.

These documents were created by an expert working group of practicing entertainment riggers. They are designed to help riggers and those with an interest in the field to evaluate their own skills and determine whether additional training is required.

The chart and profile can be found on the CHRC website at www.culturalhrc.ca.

Also available on CHRC's website are Competency Charts and Profiles for Automation Technicians and General Stage Technicians (Stage Hands). Information on pursuing a technical career in the Live Performing Arts can be found in CHRC's on-line interactive Spotlight's On _ Career's in Live Performing Arts.

For further information please contact Megan Guy (613-562-1535 x 31; mguy@culturalhrc.ca).

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Arts Scholarship Information

The following websites have information regarding scholarships related to Theatre Education

Alberta Scholarship Program's website, both related to theatre education. One is a Career Development Scholarship for Arts (including drama): http://www.alis.gov.ab.ca/scholarships

and the other is an Arts Graduate Scholarship for students at the graduate level: http://www.alis.gov.ab.ca/scholarships/info.asp?EK=5