On Friday, December 10, 2021, Orchestras Canada hosted a webinar titled ArtsBoost: Building a Test & Learn Culture. Presented by Tim Dolan, Principal Consultant & Trainer at Kickframe, the purpose of this free training webinar was to help arts administrators understand how to effectively test and learn from new digital marketing and fundraising activities. The […]
Peterborough, ON (December 8th, 2021) – Today, Orchestras Canada held a ceremony at the closing of its dynamic online Festival of Learning, celebrating the $112,800 Resilient Communities Fund grant it received from the Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF) in late 2020 to help with its Resilient Ontario Orchestras project. Local MPP Dave Smith sent greetings and congratulations to the participating orchestras. The Resilient Communities Fund […]
From November 12-14, 1971, the Association of Canadian Orchestras (ACO) held its first in-person Steering Committee Meeting in the board room at the Canada Council for the Arts in Ottawa. This meeting – at which the function and form of the new association were discussed and approved – was the culmination of many months of […]
On Wednesday, October 27, 2021, Orchestras Canada and the Association for Opera in Canada partnered to present a spotlight on the Women in Musical Leadership (WML) program, a multi-year training fellowship for female and non-binary conductors. Helmed by Tapestry Opera and lead partners Toronto Symphony Orchestra and Pacific Opera Victoria, WML addresses the historic gender inequity […]
On Wednesday, October 13, 2021, Orchestras Canada hosted a webinar titled ArtsBoost: Top Trends in Digital Marketing & Fundraising. Presented by Tim Dolan, Principal Consultant & Trainer at Kickframe, the sessions focused on the most important digital trends that are impacting marketing and fundraising today. Moreover, it covered a broad range of topics including trends in social media, […]
Real Talk on COVID-19 Health & Safety Planning for the “Fourth Wave” On Friday, September 24th, 2021 Orchestras Canada welcomed performing arts health and safety expert, Janet Sellery CRSP, CHSC of Sellery Health + Safety along with the National Arts Centre Orchestra’s Meiko Lydall (Personnel Manager) and Christopher Millard (Principal Bassoon) for a panel discussion on how their organization has been approaching COVID-19 health and safety […]
Peterborough/Thunder Bay, Canada (September 29th, 2021) – Linda Penner is the winner of the Orchestras Canada Betty Webster Award for 2021. Linda Penner was nominated by the Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra. The award announcement, delivered by video, celebrates her long-time contributions to the Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra, the communities it serves, and the role she has played in sustaining the […]
COVID-19 Health & Safety Planning for Small Budget Orchestras (Resilient Ontario Orchestras) On Wednesday, September 15th, 2021 Orchestras Canada welcomed performing arts health and safety expert, Janet Sellery CRSP, CHSC of Sellery Health + Safety along with John Kraus and Marie Narini from the Northumberland Orchestra & Choir, and Daniel Warren from the Kitchener-Waterloo Community […]
In August 2021, the Government of Canada announced a consultation on reducing credit card transaction fees, with particular implications for smaller businesses and enterprises. To find out more about the consultation, please visit this webpage. With input from member orchestras, Orchestras Canada submitted a brief to the consultation on September 10. READ THE BRIEF HERE
Now that most of the major parties have published their platforms, the OC team has spent some time with arts- and culture-specific commitments – and they are summarized below. Bloc Québécois Click here to view the platform (French only) The Bloc Québécois platform includes a section about arts and culture, with a specific focus on protecting […]