Celebrating Powerful Partnerships
Congratulations to Stagehand and Music Mile! The Community Impact Award recognizes an innovative partnership between a business and an arts organization, .
Congratulations to Stagehand and Music Mile!
2022 Community Impact Award Recipients
The Community Impact Award celebrates an innovative partnership between a business and an arts organization, that has had a notable impact on the community.
In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, Music Mile (a musical hub in Downtown Calgary) partnered with Stagehand to support Calgary musicians through a series of performance-focused initiatives including, During a period when live performances were banned or severely restricted across the globe, these programs successfully funded and supported artists across Calgary.
Stagehand serves the grassroots arts community by providing a web-based platform that connects artists with venues to book and promote live events. Through its unique digital infrastructure, Stagehand aims to create more opportunities for artists while improving the customer experience for businesses, making both sectors stronger and more resilient.
The success of these initiatives can be attributed to Music Mile’s embrace of technology as a means of cultivating and expanding Calgary’s vibrant arts scene. While ‘Busking on the Mile’ invited musicians to perform in non-traditional outdoor spaces such as near restaurant patios, along East Village’s riverwalk and by the entrance to both Calgary’s Central Library and YYC’s acclaimed National Music Centre; ‘Friday Night Live’ empowered live music venues to host bands/solo artists in a COVID-safe manner. And In a bid to accommodate artists virtually during the pandemic, ‘Music Mile to Go’ financed musicians to submit 15-minute performance videos which were shared virtually across several social media platforms.