Every day brings another video of an artist or arts organization entertaining us: whether it’s ballet dancers keeping fit in their kitchens, orchestras performing from their homes or actors reciting Shakespeare. All are amazing, fun and uplifting. We are feasting on this content. In fact, it seems like the perfect combination: a captive audience literally crying out for content and a group of enterta...

On our latest Arts Response Webinar, Simon Brault, Director and CEO of the Canada Council for the Arts shares how the Canada Council is working with the federal government on practical and immediate ways to help the arts sector face the challenges of COVID-19 and takes questions from arts organizations. Business / Arts’ Arts Response Webinars are Presented by Tha...

In this episode of How are you Adapting? I will speak to Jackie Latendresse from Free Flow Dance Theatre Company in Saskatoon about their plans to combine live and recorded content to showcase their talent during international dance week. We also chat about her commitment to the community and the importance of paying artists despite some hiccups in funding. To learn more about JAYU and to le...

How are you Adapting? is a mini-series where Business / Arts speak to arts organizations who are adapting their programming and offerings due to physical distancing. The hope for this series is to share approaches, best practices and hopefully to inspire others who may be struggling with adapting during these uncertain times. In this episode, we speak to Jefferson Wourms, the chair of the Cathe...

On Wednesday, April 22, Rachel Bendayan, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion and International Trade. shared the latest news about how the federal government is continuing to support artists and arts organizations during these unprecedented times, through the expansion of programs such as the Canadian Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) and the Canadian Emergency W...

Le gouvernement du Canada fournit 500 millions de dollars en 2020-2021 afin d’établir un nouveau Fonds de soutien d’urgence pour le domaine de la culture, du patrimoine et du sport. Ce fonds répond aux besoins financiers complexes des organisations culturelles et sportives touchées par la COVID-19. Le Fonds vise à aider les organismes qui ne sont pas admissibles à la subvention salariale Ã...

This webinar was originally presented as part of Business and arts’ artsvest program to over 150 arts organizations and is now available to the public as part of our commitment to provide up to date resources and keep the art sector informed. Jay MacGillivray combines skills in business development, strategic communications, technology and remote working with a passionate interest in supportin...

As part of our commitment to offering educational resources during the COVID-19 pandemic, we are developing a web series titled How are you Adapting? where we speak to arts organizations who are adapting their programming and offerings due to physical distancing. The hope for this series is to share approaches, best practices and hopefully to inspire others who may be struggling with adapting during th...

Appel aux dirigeants artistiques Affaires/Arts est ravi d’annoncer le lancement du programme de leadership exécutif, un nouveau programme d’un an ouvert à 10 dirigeants artistiques venant de tout le Canada qui dirigent actuellement des organisations avec un budget minimum de 1 million de dollars. Inauguré lors du Sommet canadien des arts en avril 2020, ce programme vous permettra d’être m...

C’est une nouvelle année, une nouvelle décennie, et comme vous faites partie de notre communauté artsvest grandissante, nous aimerions mieux vous connaître. Au cours des 12 dernières années, Affaires/Arts a eu le plaisir de travailler avec des centaines d’organisations artistiques et culturelles dans tout le pays. En tout, plus de 2000 organisations ont jusqu’à présent participé à a...

On behalf of Business / Arts and Canadian Stage, we would like to thank you for joining us for a wonderful evening of conversation and discussion with Michael Kaiser and Alexandra Baille, Brendan Healy, and Monica Esteves from Canadian Stage.  Speaking to an engaged audience of arts and business leaders, the Canadian Stage team walked us through the practical implementation of the Michael Kaiser's ...