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Share your artsvest story!

Attention artsvest participants + alumni It’s a new year, a new decade and we want to hear from you, our growing artsvest community! Over the past 12 years, Business / Arts has had the pleasure of working with hundreds of arts and culture organizations across the country - 2000 and growing! During this time, the one thing we’ve realized is that each of you has an amazing story to tell about ...

Posted January 20, 2020

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Michael Kaiser & Canadian...

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 ...

Posted January 9, 2020

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CAS: Strategic Direction 2020

We are thrilled to announce our 2020 Summit, which will take place on April 16-18 at the beautiful Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity. New Approach for 2020 As we all know, the Summit has grown significantly since its creation, and each year, it continues to include more organizations and a new generation of leaders. As such, the goals and focus of the Summit also need to evolve to ensure we ...

Posted December 13, 2019

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The Ontario Report – Cul...

Belonging and Empathy are Key Drivers of Arts Participation in Ontario Just one of the key takeaways from a study of culture consumers across Ontario released today TORONTO, Ontario (Nov 27, 2019) –  Business / Arts is sharing the findings of Culture Track: Ontario, a study of Ontario’s culture consumers, conducted by New York-based consulting and research firm LaPlaca Cohen and Canadian researc...

Posted November 27, 2019

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artsvest: A National Roll Out

artsvest, a national matching incentive and mentorship training program for small and medium-sized arts and cultural organizations across Canada, was first launched in 2005. Over the past 12 years, 1,833 organizations have participated and formed 4,878 partnerships with businesses, raising $21.19M in new private sector investment. Combined with matching funds, the overall impact is $29.25M to Canada’...

Posted November 21, 2019

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Highlights: 2019 Awards Gala

On November 7, Business / Arts celebrated 41 years of creating powerful partnerships between business and arts with our annual gala. We recognized philanthropists, artistic leaders, and innovative community partnerships whose tremendous contributions continue to strengthen the arts in Canada. (Link to the videos for each of our award recipients.) Our sold-out event, co-hosted by Business / Arts Vic...

Posted November 20, 2019

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Election Day is this Monday, O...

Reminder: Election Day is this Monday, October 21st.  Êtes-vous prêt pour l’élection fédérale 2019? Nous avons tout ce dont vous avez besoin. The Canadian Arts Coalition website is a useful tool to access the cultural platforms of each party, and includes the Canadian Arts Coalition’s Election Platform and reflects the priorities of the Canadian Arts Summit.     Download a copy of the Can...

Posted October 18, 2019

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For Albertans the arts provide...

Just one of the motivating findings from a new study of culture consumers across Alberta released today   CALGARY, Alberta – (Sept 27, 2019) –  On the eve of the annual celebration of Alberta Culture Days, the findings of the Alberta Culture Study conducted by Nanos Research, a first of its kind study of over 1,000 culture-goers across Alberta, was released by Business/Arts, offering an i...

Posted September 27, 2019

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artsvest returns to Saskatchew...

Business / Arts artsvest program returns to Saskatchewan  The Government of Saskatchewan, along with Canadian Heritage, are providing investment support for the next phase of artsvest Saskatchewan, which will run from 2019 - 2022 Business / Arts, a national charitable organization that shows the power in partnership between business and the arts, culture and heritage sectors, is pleased to announce ...

Posted July 16, 2019

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Become a Mentor

Join artsvest’s national network of sponsorship, marketing and board governance mentors. (more…)...

Posted July 9, 2019

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Highlights: CAS 22: Culture Sh...

Thank you for joining us earlier this year in Montréal for the 22nd Annual Canadian Arts Summit. This year's theme was Culture Shifts, where we tackled questions like: What is the role of the arts in responding to the contemporary social conditions shaping a new generation of public discourse, behaviour and policy? How are artists shaping public discourse through social change activism? ...

Posted July 6, 2019

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artsvest returns to British Co...

We are pleased to announce dates for the 2019 launch of the artsvest program in British Columbia. Both Canadian Heritage and the British Columbia Ministry of Tourism, Arts & Culture will continue their support for this next phase. “British Columbia's arts and culture sector is vibrant, diverse and recognized for artistic excellence,” said Lisa Beare, Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture. ...

Posted June 7, 2019

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