Speech from the Throne Promises Support for Cultural Industries and Performing Arts
On September 23, 2020 the Speech from the Throne was delivered to open the second session of the forty0-third Parliament of ...
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09, 2020
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09, 2020
Light up Live – September 22, 2020
On Tuesday, September 22nd, an hour after sundown, venues and live event professionals are invited to light their spaces red to raise ...
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09, 2020
Deeper Dance Podcast Launch – Yasmina Ramzy
LAUNCHING SEPT 17 Deeper Dance Podcast with Yasmina Ramzy Deeper Dance discusses a wide range of world dance arts. Guest choreographers, ...
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09, 2020
Toronto Arts Foundation Announces 2020 Awards Finalists
The Toronto Arts Foundation has announced the finalists for the 2020 Awards. Seven awards celebrating Toronto’s exceptional artists, cultural leaders and ...
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09, 2020
In Memorium – Joanne Nisbet
The dance community mourns the passing of dancer and ballet mistress Joanne Nisbet. Over her exceptional career Nisbet danced with many ...
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09, 2020
National Arts Centre Releases NAC Guide to Support the Re-Opening of Canadian Performing Arts Centres and Venues
In collaboration with 40 other arts organizatins, the National Arts Centre has developed a series of tools for the re-opening of ...
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08, 2020
CERB Extended, New Benefits for Self-employed Workers
The federal government is extending the Canada emergency response benefit (CERB) by one more month and revamping the employment insurance program ...
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08, 2020
Rodney Diverlus and Matthew Cuff: Recipients of the 2020 Dance Ontario Creative Partnerships Commissions
The Dance Ontario Commissioning Committee (Lola Ryan, Jennifer Watkins, Yasmina Ramzy) are delighted to announce that Rodney Diverlus and Matthew Cuff ...
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08, 2020
Rodney Diverlus and Matthew Cuff: Recipients of the 2020 Dance Ontario Creative Partnerships Commissions
The Dance Ontario Commissioning Committee (Lola Ryan, Jennifer Watkins, Yasmina Ramzy) are delighted to announce that Rodney Diverlus and Matthew Cuff ...
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08, 2020
Crazy Smooth awarded Banff Centre Choreography Award
Ottawa and Montreal-based choreographer Crazy Smooth has been enthusiastically selected by an esteemed panel of jurors to receive Banff Centre for ...
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08, 2020
Now More Than Ever: Towards a National Network of Legal Clinics for the Arts
The National Network of Legal Clinics for the Arts, a group made up of existing Canadian pro-bono legal clinics, has released ...
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08, 2020
Ontario Arts Council Launches the Arts Response Initiative
The $1.6M Arts Response Initiative is an investment in the diversity and vitality of the arts across Ontario. The one-time initiative supports ...
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08, 2020
Ontario Trillium Foundation Launches the Resilient Communities Fund
The Ontario Trillium Foundation has introduced the one-time Resilient Communities Fund to invest in the recovery and rebuilding efforts of the ...
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08, 2020
EI-like benefit for gig, contract workers will be available after CERB ends
The federal government plans to move out-of-work Canadians into the employment insurance system when a key emergency benefit runs out in the ...
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07, 2020
Jesse Wente named Chair of the Board of the Canada Council for the Arts
The Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Canadian Heritage, announces the appointment of Jesse Wente as Chairperson of the Canada Council for the ...
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07, 2020
Case for Basic Income for the Arts
#artists4basicincome75,000 Canadian artists unite: It’s time for a basic income. Today, artists, writers, technicians and performers are calling on Prime Minister ...