Suggested Links
Possible Partners
Useful links
Educator Resources
Possible Partners
English Language Arts Network
An artists’ network, ELAN provides support, services and networking opportunities to English-speaking artists of all disciplines in all regions of Quebec, enabling them to share resources, ideas and inspiration. ELAN helps artists to promote their work, and to achieve greater recognition and visibility, and its collaboration with sister organizations enlarges the coordination of professional development and mentorship opportunities.
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Quebec Anglophone Heritage Network
QAHN is a non-profit, non-partisan umbrella organization engaged with its members in promoting preservation of the built, cultural and natural heritage of Quebec. QAHN aims to advance knowledge of the history of Quebec’s English-speaking communities by informing, inspiring and connecting people through its activities. QAHN encourages cooperation, communication among members, and assists member societies and organizations to obtain resources and related services for their activities and facilities.
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Quebec Drama Federation
The QDF exists to encourage and maintain English-language theatre in Quebec by providing leadership in promotion, development, and support. QDF represents and lobbies on behalf of companies and individuals involved in English-language theatre, develops new audiences by promoting English-language theatre, and creates a network for its members and provides them with specialized resources to facilitate career and creative development in all aspects of theatre arts. QDF is currently working on the creation of a theatre touring network.
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Quebec Writers’ Federation
QWF exists to provide tangible community support for the promotion and encouragement of English language literary arts within the province; to recognize the achievements of Quebec's English language writers through the establishment of annual literary awards; to undertake activities which will increase public awareness of the literary arts and of literary institutions within the province; and to apply for, raise and receive grants, bequests, legacies and devices and to hold, administer, invest, expand or deal with the same in furtherance with the purposes of the Society.
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Blue Metropolis Foundation
Blue Metropolis Foundation is a not-for-profit and charitable organization that brings together people from different cultures to share the pleasure of reading and writing. The Foundation produces multilingual literary activities, such as the Blue Met International Literary Festival, the Blue Met Children’s Festival, and education programmes for young people.
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Community Economic Development and Employability Corporation
Receives funds from Canadian Heritage
CEDEC acts as a catalyst for positive change in the community! Their employees and volunteers work to organize and motivate people to take ownership of their communities. CEDEC continually builds awareness of resources in the community and identifies relevant potential partnerships that will enhance the vitality of the English-speaking community.
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Community Health and Social Services Network
Receives funds from Health Canada in support of health and social services
Through a series of projects and partnerships that link community and public partners, the CHSSN works to strengthen networks at the local, regional and provincial level in order to address health determinants, influence public policy and develop services.
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Community Learning Centres
Community Learning Centres are partnerships that provide a range of services and activities, often beyond the school day, to help meet the needs of learners, their families, and the wider community. Their aim is to support the holistic development of citizens and communities.
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Arts Network for Children & Youth
ANCY is a national non-profit community arts service organization. ANCY was established by a group of arts practitioners with a vision to develop sustainable arts programming for children and youth in communities across Canada. They support National Youth Arts Week which takes place May 1-7, 2012.
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Canadian Commission for UNESCO Youth Network
UNESCO works to create the conditions for dialogue and cooperation between the peoples of the world, based upon commonly shared values and respect for individual civilizations and cultures.
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Writers’ Union of Canada
National organization based in Toronto. TWUC is a not-for-profit organization established in 1973 to support and advocate on behalf of Canada’s book published authors. The Union has more than 1800 members, and supports a National Public Readings Program.
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Young Writers of Canada
Promote arts through youth writing contests.
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Culture Days
About Culture Days is a collaborative pan-Canadian volunteer movement to raise the awareness, accessibility, participation and engagement of all Canadians in the arts and cultural life of their communities. A national Steering Committee, together with provincial committees (known as Provincial Task Forces) self-mobilize at the grassroots level to implement concurrent, annual, province-wide public participation events that take place throughout the country over the last weekend of September.
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Townshippers' Association
Through a variety of initiatives, Townshippers’ works to strengthen the community and culture of English-speaking Townshippers, open doors of opportunity for youth and promote access to health, social and other services in English. Townshippers’ also strives to encourage the active participation of English-speakers in all aspects of the greater community, in order to help the English-speaking community of the Eastern Townships build bridges with their French-speaking neighbours. Every year they host Townshippers' Day in a different community.
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Useful Links for Presenters/Artists
Who CARFAC - Canadian Artists Representation / Le Front des Artistes Canadiens
About Canadian Artists’ Representation/Le Front des artistes canadiens (CARFAC) is incorporated federally as a non-profit corporation that is the national voice of Canada’s professional visual artists. As a non-profit association and a National Art Service Organization, our mandate is to promote the visual arts in Canada, to promote a socio-economic climate that is conducive to the production of visual arts in Canada, and to conduct research and engage in public education for these purposes.
Relevant Info
Where Canada wide
Website http://www.carfac.ca/
Further info http://www.carfac.ca/links/
Who CARCC - Canadian Artists Representation Copyright Collective –
About CARCC was founded to put into practice the principles concerning artists’ copyrights for which CARFAC continues to advocate – the professional practice of using written agreements (licences) and the payment of appropriate fees for the use of copyright. CARCC is a corporation separate from CARFAC, but controlled by CARFAC, which is CARCC’s sole shareholder. Members of CARFAC’s executive committee form CARCC’s board of directors.
Relevant Info useful for fee schedules - the recommended fees that should be paid to artists, although this is more for visual artists. http://www.carcc.ca/feeschedules.html
Where Canada wide
Website http://www.carcc.ca/main-E.html
Further info
Document Name Socan
Who Socan
AboutFounded in 1992, is dedicated to fostering musical creativity and promoting a better understanding of the role of music creators in today's society. The Foundation is an independent organization guided by its own board of directors. The board, which consists of composers, songwriters and music publishers, reflects concert music and popular music genres as well as the geographic and linguistic regions of Canada.
Relevant info Could be useful for people putting on shows (SOCAN fees etc)
Where Canada
Website http://www.socanfoundation.ca
Further reading
Useful for financing
Document Name How to Apply for Art and Artists Grant Funding, Aid and Other Opportunities
Who ArtBusiness.com
About Site principal, Alan Bamberger, is an art consultant, advisor, author, and independent appraiser specializing in research, appraisal, and all business and market aspects of original works of art, artist manuscript materials, art-related documents, and art reference books.
Relevant Info This document is useful! some contextual stuff on grants:
Where US
Website http://www.artbusiness.com/osorgrants.html
Further info
Document Name Fundraising Toolkit
Who Arts & Business
About There’s no concise description
Relevant Info This toolkit is useful
Where UK
Website http://www.artsandbusiness.org.uk/Central/arts-services/Fundraising_Toolkit.aspx
Further info
Useful:
Document Name Presenter's Toolkit
Who CAPACOA/Rideau/Ardas/Federation Culturelle Canadienne Francais
About The Presenter’s Toolkit is part of a Canada-wide initiative to bolster the training and professional development of performing arts presenters and of cultural workers within the presenting field.
The Presenter’s Toolkit is:
> a database of skills development resources on subjects that interest you
> best practices and innovative approaches recommended by your peers
> a wealth of audience development tips and tricks of the trade
> a calendar of professional development and networking events
> a virtual library to optimize your professional activities
Relevant info this document is useful
Where Canada
Website http://www.presenterstoolkit.ca/
Further reading http://www.presenterstoolkit.ca/guide_ressources.aspx
Document Name Canada Council for the Arts Presenters handbook / Touring Habdbook
Who Canada Council
About Presenters: This book has lots of helpful information for those brave souls who want to bring live performances to their community. It isn’t within its purview to help you create your organizational structure: its simple function is to help you in the execution of a successful presenting program.
Touring: This handbook will assist you, as solo artists or small- to medium-sized companies, to conceive, plan and execute your first few tours in Canada. Whether your tour is planned for a few nights or a few weeks, whether you are a traveling alone or as part of a group of 12, the issues to consider are the same: the only real difference will be the scale of the work involved.
Relevant info This document is useful
Where Canada
Website http://www.canadacouncil.ca/development/ontheroad/presentershandbook/
http://www.canadacouncil.ca/development/ontheroad/touringhandbook/
Further reading
Document Name CAPACOA_project_description.pdf
Who Canadian Arts Presenting Association Canadienne Des Organismes Artistique
About CAPACOA serves the performing arts touring and presenting community through its commitment to integrate the performing arts into the lives of all Canadians.
Relevant Info Services include information about: Arts Promotion, Professional Development, Networking, Research and Development. They have lots of stats and a tool kit for presenters etc.
Where Ottawa, serves all Canada
Website http://www.capacoa.ca
Further reading http://www.capacoa.ca/en/services/arts-promotion/29-toolkit
Document Name Your_access_guide_-_arts_and_culture_en.pdf
Who Tyrone Benskin
About NDP
Relevant Info Just general info
Where Canada
Website http://www.tyronebenskin.ndp.ca/arts
Further reading
-Partisan….possibly not approrpiate
Document Name QDF Touring Network Project Final Report with Appendices 1-6.pdf
Who Quebec Drama Federation
About A registered charity founded in 1972, the Quebec Drama Federation exists to encourage and maintain English-language theatre in Quebec by providing leadership in promotion, development, and support.
Relevant Info Survey of Arts presenters and facilities
Where Montreal, serves Quebec
Website http://www.quebecdrama.org/contact
Further reading http://www.quebecdrama.org/links
Document Name GUIDE T-Day 2010-01-e.doc
Who Townshippers Association
About With active programs addressing heritage and culture, community development, health and social services and youth, Townshippers’ Association is a non-profit, non-partisan community organization that represents 42,000 members of the English-speaking community of the historical Eastern Townships. For this reason, the input of the Association is sought by federal, provincial and local governments and other bodies on a variety of issues that touch on the lives of English speakers in Quebec.
The Association was founded in 1979 to ensure the English-speaking community would remain visible despite a declining population. Through a variety of initiatives, Townshippers’ works to strengthen the community and culture of English-speaking Townshippers, open doors of opportunity for youth and promote access to health, social and other services in English.
Townshippers’ also strives to encourage the active participation of English-speakers in all aspects of the greater community, in order to help the English-speaking community of the Eastern Townships build bridges with their French-speaking neighbours.
Relevant Info Have activities such as Townshippers day, and have program "Townships Expressions" which increases artist visibility
Where Have offices in Sherbrooke, and Lac-Brome
Website http://www.townshippers.qc.ca/
Further reading http://www.townshippers.qc.ca/cultural-partners/
Document Name Native Artists of Quebec blog.pdf
Who Artistes Autochtones du Quebec, Quebec Native Artists
About Introduction En vue des nouveaux défis qui apparaissent à l’horizon pour la communauté artistique autochtone, il nous semble primordial de constituer un regroupement des créateurs autochtones du Québec. Que ce soit par exemple, pour voir au respect de nos pratiques artistiques individuelles et collectives ou pour veiller à ce que les institutions, regroupements et autres acteurs de la scène artistique québécoise soient mieux informés et sensibilisés aux caractères distincts des démarches auxquelles nous nous identifions. ----------------------------------------------------- In view of all the new challenges that we face, as a community of aboriginal artists, it is essential that we regroup in an association of Quebec aboriginal creators. It can be either to see to the respect of the individual and collective practice or to see that institutions, associations and other actors of the Quebec artistic environment are better informed and aware about the distinct aspect of the practice to which we identify.
Relevant Info
Where Montreal. Intended for all QC
Website http://aaq-qnw.blogspot.com/
Further reading Check out the links section
Document Name Net_Gains.pdf (NET GAINS: A Handbook for Network Builders Seeking Social Change)
Who Barr Foundation
About The Foundation’s mission is to support gifted leaders and networked organizations working in Boston and beyond to enhance educational and economic opportunities, to achieve environmental sustainability, and to create rich cultural experiences - all with particular attention to children and families living in poverty.
Relevant Info The handbook is described as: This handbook provides the growing number of people who are developing networks for social change with practical advice based on the experiences of network builders, case studies of networks small and large, local and international, and emerging scientific knowledge about “connectivity.”
Where Based in Boston
Website http://www.barrfoundation.org/about/welcome/
Further reading http://www.barrfoundation.org/news/net-gains-a-handbook-for-network-builders-seeking-social-change/
Document Name: Repertoire de ressources culturel-education
Who Ministre de Culture Communications et Condition feminine
About
Relevant Info a one-of-a-kind source of information for organizations or individuals wishing to organize cultural activities with young people.
Where QC
Website http://www.mcccf.gouv.qc.ca/index.php?id=3373&L=1
Who Benevole D'affairs
About Bénévoles d’affaires offre un service gratuit de jumelage entre un bénévole du milieu des affaires et un OBNL, en tenant compte :
Des besoins et du secteur d’intervention de l’organisme
Du domaine d’expertise et des intérêts du bénévole
Other info This looked like it could be of use! They match non-profits up with skilled volunteers
Where Montreal
Website http://www.benevolesdaffaires.org/mission-et-services.html
Further reading
Who Conseil Des Arts de Montreal
About As an organization created to serve the city's artistic community, the Conseil des arts de Montréal supports and recognizes excellence in the creation, production, and presentation of professional artistic endeavours by way of financial support, advice, and consultation and development initiatives.
Other info
Where Montreal
Website http://www.artsmontreal.org/fr
Who Diversity Artistique Montreal
About Since 2006 Diversité Artistique Montreal’s mission has been to promote culturally-diverse artists and arts organizations in Montreal’s artistic landscape. In the pursuit of its goals, DAM takes public positions on issues concerning these artists and organizations, and makes available a range of services that empower them to achieve their artistic projects and/or business.
Business consultation: orientation meetings and practical advice about arts entrepreneurship
Training in career management for artists;
Basic tools to help access Montreal’s arts networks;
Networking activities and resources related to the Montreal arts scene.
Other info
Where Montreal
Website http://www.diversiteartistique.org/
Who Culture Days
About Culture Days is a collaborative pan-Canadian volunteer movement to raise the awareness, accessibility, participation and engagement of all Canadians in the arts and cultural life of their communities. A national Steering Committee, together with provincial committees (known as Provincial Task Forces) self-mobilize at the grassroots level to implement concurrent, annual, province-wide public participation events that take place throughout the country over the last weekend of September. The first annual Culture Days event was held in September 2010 in over 700 Canadian cities and towns and, by all accounts, was a great success. The 2012 Culture Days weekend will take place September 28, 29 & 30, 2012. Annual, Canada-wide Culture Days events feature free, hands-on, interactive activities that invite the public to participate “behind the scenes,” to discover the world of artists, creators, historians, architects, curators, and designers at work in their community.
Other info
Where Canada wide
Website http://www.culturedays.ca/en/about-culture-days
Canadian Artists Representation / Le Front des Artistes Canadiens
CARFAC is the national voice of Canada’s professional visual artists. Their mandate is to promote the visual arts in Canada, to promote a socio-economic climate that is conducive to the production of visual arts in Canada, and to conduct research and engage in public education for these purposes. In conjunction with CARCC, CARFAC produces the minimum fee schedule referenced in the artist relations section of the Tool Kit.
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Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada
SOCAN is dedicated to fostering musical creativity and promoting a better understanding of the role of music creators in today's society. When hiring musicians to perform at your event, remember to ask if they are registered with SOCAN. If so, you may be required to pay an additional fee.
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Canada Council for the Arts
The Canada Council for the Arts is Canada’s national arts funder. It awards grants, awards and prizes to professional artists and arts organizations in thousands of communities, allowing Canadians across the country to access the arts. They offer a Presenter's Handbook and Touring Handbook
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Canadian Arts Presenting Association
About CAPACOA serves the performing arts touring and presenting community through its commitment to integrate the performing arts into the lives of all Canadians.
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Educator's Resources
Culture in the Schools Program
Ministère de l’Éducation, du Loisir et du Sport (MELS) and the Ministère de la Culture, des Communications et de la Condition féminine (MCCCF)
To help teachers carry out stimulating projects and enable young people to explore the fascinating world of arts and culture, the two ministries [Ministère de l’Éducation, du Loisir et du Sport and the Ministère de la Culture, des Communications et de la Condition féminine] propose various activities throughout the school year and inspiring tools, organized under the theme Culture in the School, A Class Act.
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Répertoire de ressources culture-éducation
Directory of about 1,700 artists, writers and organizations offering artistic workshops and cultural outings to students attending public and private schools, from the pre-school to secondary levels.
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Educator Training
“Integrating the Cultural Dimension at School”
Customized Training Sessions available
For more information on workshops and training sessions available to help you integrate arts and culture into your school’s curriculum, contact the special arts education projects team at the following address:
DP-PPFA@mels.gouv.qc.ca
For more information, see here and here.
PDIG (Professional Development and Innovations Grants)
Project grants are available for teachers, library personnel and administrators who are looking for ways to improve student achievement in Québec's English schools. Grants are available in the areas of Professional Development (for teachers/library personnel to improve pedagogical practices) and Innovation (for school teams to create systemic change within the school in order to promote student success). These grants are administered by the Direction des politiques et des projets (DPP), Secteur des services à la communauté anglophone et aux affaires autochtones (SSCAAA), and Ministère de l'Éducation, du Loisir et du Sport (MELS).
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ArtsSmarts
ArtsSmarts is a national charity that supports, promotes and demonstrates the impact of the arts as a way of engaging students in 21st century life and learning. We aim to equip all young people in Canada with the creative skills and competencies needed to grow and excel.
ArtsSmarts focuses on the development of six core competencies of successful 21st Century learners. These are: Creativity, Collaboration, Inclusiveness, Inquisitiveness, Expressiveness & Engagement. You can find more information about our approach to arts infused inquiry-based teaching and learning on our website.
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New in Spring of 2012: an online toolkit for ArtsSmarts projects
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Learn Quebec
LEARN is an educational foundation supported in part by funding from the Quebec-Canada Entente for Minority Language Education.
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The Essor Recognition Awards
The Essor Recognition Awards are given out each year to recognize the excellence, efforts and enthusiasm of the educators and school authorities who help young people undertake innovative and imaginative projects at school.
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Arts & Education Advocacy
Highlights from key national [American] research on arts education
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Music Advocacy Facts and Statistics
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Bethann Merkle