Attendees at Orchestras Canada’s national conference in 2016 asked OC to work with Canadian orchestras and external experts to frame best practices for Canadian orchestras in shaping their work in Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility (aka IDEA). Over the 2016-17 season, volunteers from the National Arts Centre Orchestra, Manitoba Chamber Orchestra and Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony worked with […]
At OC’s May 2017 conference, Ian David Moss, founder of the US-based think tank Createquity, talked about the state of equity, diversity and inclusion in the arts, and provided useful frameworks for orchestras’ current and potential work in these areas. Resources: Slide Presentation: Orchestras and Cultural Equity: Understanding the Debate Speaking Notes
In early August, Orchestras Canada submitted a brief to the federal Standing Committee on Finance as part of the committee’s annual pre-budget consultation process. Informed by a member consultation, our discussions with advocacy partners, our sense of the current political climate, and discussions with OC’s Advocacy Committee, OC made four recommendations to the Committee this […]
Ardyth Brott, Executive Director for the Brott Music Festival, is the winner of the Orchestras Canada Betty Webster Award for 2017. Ms Brott will receive the Award at a Brott Music Festival concert during the 2017 festival. The Betty Webster Award is presented each year to one individual or organization that has made a sustained […]
Katherine Carleton, Orchestras Canada’s executive director, has been appointed as a Member of the Order of Canada. A respected arts manager and an accomplished musician, she has been at the helm of Orchestras Canada since 2005. Before coming to Orchestras Canada, Ms. Carleton was executive director of the Kingston Symphony, the Nova Scotia Symphony and […]
John Gomez, founder and music director of the Ottawa Youth Orchestra Academy (OYOA), is the winner of the Orchestras Canada Betty Webster Award for 2016. Mr. Gomez was the unanimous choice of a national jury. Mr. Gomez will receive the Award at an OYOA event in the 2016-17 season. The Betty Webster Award is presented […]
From OCKitchener2016: From Inclusion to Equity: A Paradigm for Positioning Diversity as a Catalyst of Artistic and Organizational Enrichment Workshop lead by Michele Decottignies The objectives of this workshop were to: “Provide an in-depth overview of an Equity & Diversity Framework that gives us all a shared vocabulary, a shared analysis and a shared process.” “Offer […]
From OCKitchener 2016: Presentation by Namita Desai and John Romeo of Oliver Wyman From the study: “Customized subscriptions are prospering because the dynamics of choice have shifted in their favor. Customers today want flexibility, personalization, and relationships with vendors. Because of that, choose-your-own options could become one third of all subscriptions by 2017.” Namita Desai, author of the study […]
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