What if we treated cultural funding like venture capital? Robert J. Foster C.M., Chair of Business / Arts, makes a compelling case for viewing the Canada Council for the Arts as an investor in Canada’s future—supporting creative potential, generating jobs, and shaping vibrant communities. At Business / Arts, we see this every day. Modest grants often ignite extraordinary careers. Artists become...

Welcoming the 2025 artsvest Regional Participants   We are thrilled to introduce the 100 small arts, culture, and heritage organizations across Alberta, British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Ontario, Winnipeg, Sudbury and Toronto selected for the 2025 artsvest Regional program, funded by local partners. These organizations are part of a network of 800+ organizations across Canada participating in ar...

  We’re delighted to welcome Amadeo Ventura as Business / Arts’ new Senior Director of Development & Partnerships! Amadeo is a senior arts leader with a strong record of advancing organizational growth and building strategic partnerships across sectors. Throughout his career, with organizations such as CAMH/Workman Arts, the Jane/Finch Centre, and MonstrARTity, he has driven meanin...

Thank you for participating in the Speaker Series! The session: Making Space for the Arts: Innovative Approaches to Access and Ownership is now available to watch on-demand. Speakers: Brian McBay, Executive Director, 221A Hannah Wood, Outreach and Sales Lead, RadStorm Ravi Jain, Founder and Co-Artistic Director, Why Not Theatre Josh O’Kane, Reporter, The Globe and Mail ...

At the top of the webinar, Nik Nanos presented the latest findings from the Arts Response Tracking Survey (ARTS), focusing on trends in cultural participation as we head into peak tourism season in Canada.  In this session, we examined the motivations that are driving cultural engagement during peak tourism months, including the types of activities culture-goers are seeking, their travel intentions, ...

Recapping the 2025 Canadian Arts Summit   From April 3-5 2025, over 175 arts leaders from across the country came together for the 2025 Canadian Arts Summit, held at the National Arts Centre. Hosted by Business / Arts in partnership with the Banff Centre, this year’s Summit — Arts Forward | Avançons les arts — brought together senior arts leaders, including artistic directors, executive d...

OTTAWA, ON, April 10, 2025 – Last week in Ottawa, 175 arts leaders from across the country came together for the 2025 Canadian Arts Summit, held at the National Arts Centre from April 3–5. Hosted by Business / Arts in partnership with the Banff Centre, this year's Summit — Arts Forward | Avançons les arts — brought together senior arts leaders, including artistic directors, executive directors...

Thank you for participating in the Speaker Series! The latest session "Preparing for the 2025 Federal Landscape – Advocacy Strategy for Arts & Culture" is now available to watch on-demand. Speakers: Sean Casey, Managing Director, PAA Advisory | Conseils Andrew Walker, Director (Arts, Culture & Procurement), PAA Advisory | Conseils Sonja Tilroe, Advisor, PAA Advisory | Conseils ...

At the top of the webinar, Nik Nanos presented the latest findings from the Arts Response Tracking Survey (ARTS), focusing on attracting and retaining new audiences. In this session, explore how audiences are approaching arts and culture spending and how it fits into their broader leisure budgets.  Speakers: Alyssa Fearon, Director/Curator, Dunlop Art Gallery Emma Lancast...

In this Speaker Series session, we took a deep dive into the newly announced Creative Collaboration Initiative, uniting Soulpepper Theatre, Obsidian Theatre, The Musical Stage Company, Bad Hats Theatre, and The Toronto Fringe Festival. This three-year initiative focuses on community building, shared capacity, and creative cross-pollination, while allowing each organization to retain its unique artis...