Webinar Series for Arts Presenters

Ontario Presents is happy to partner with the Atlantic Presenters Association once again to offer the Webinar Series for Arts Presenters. This year’s series will be open to all, but will be particularly geared towards volunteer presenters. 

Community Engagement in Practice
Tuesday, April 9, Noon EST
Facilitators: Alyson Martin, Sioux Hudson Entertainment Series & Annalee Adair, Public Art and Community Engagement Consultant

Join community engagement consultant Annalee Adair and volunteer presenter Alyson Martin as they walk us through the process of executing a successful community engagement project. Annalee and Alyson will reflect on the steps, challenges, and rewards of their 2016 project Matters of the Heart, carried out in Sioux Lookout, Ontario. 

All webinars are offered free of charge thanks to the support of the Department of Canadian Heritage.   Read more and register here

Call for Applications to Showcase 2019 NOW OPEN !!

Showcase 2019 will be held October 18-20, in Saskatoon, SK at the Broadway Theatre & Saskatoon Inn. APPLY HERE.  Application Deadline is May 7, 2019.

Life Member Nomination

The OSAC Board of Directors annual call for nominations for the OSAC Life Member award is now open. This award is presented to honour individuals (volunteer, artist, supporter, administrator) who have made MAJOR contributions to the arts provincially and through their assocation with OSAC. The individual will also have made significant contributions to the arts at the local level, in their communities, arts councils and/or schools. The individual may also have made an impact on the arts at the national or international level.  Details of Award & Nomination Form 

Deadline for submissions is June 1 2019. If you have any questions please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or call the office.

Culture & Recreation Volunteerism Provide Substantial Economic Contribution

According to a recent report from Statistics Canada, the economic contribution of volunteers in the culture and recreation sector is the highest of any of the non-profit sectors, at just under 10 billion dollars ($9,894 million), with the volunteer contribution to GDP at 5.4 billion. The full report can be found at the link.

Vitality & Impact of Arts Presenting

Vitality and Impact of Arts Presenting is the outcome of a pan-Canadian survey of performing arts presenters and festivals led by a consortium of presenting networks and associations. The report explores presenters’ activities, finances, programming, attendance, community engagement, and purpose.

Survey findings highlight the commitment of presenters to put Canadian artists, and especially in-province artists, on stages – in theatres and concert halls, as well as in non-conventional places such as workplaces, libraries and community centres. Notably, the survey found that many presenters are deeply committed to reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples. Read the Report HERE 

 

Visual Artists - Thematic Call for Submissions

OSAC’s Arts on the Move touring program is now accepting submissions on the theme of Landscape. Professional and emerging artists are invited to submit exhibition proposals for a group touring exhibition. OSAC tours normally run up to 3 years, reaching anywhere between 10-20 communities throughout the province. Any medium is welcome, and topics can include, but are not limited to: Changing Landscapes, Future Landscapes, the Anthropocene, Rural or Urban Landscape, Perspectives of Landscape, Ancient Landscape, Discovering New Landscapes, Navigating the Landscape. How to Apply