In this extended episode of How are you Adapting, we chat with Barry Hughson, the executive director of The National Ballet of Canada about what it takes for a larger organization to pivot from experimentation with new content to the hurdles of rebroadcasting legacy ones. To find out more about The National Ballet of Canada, visit their website....

In this episode of How are you adapting? We discuss approaching accessibility and anxieties when pivoting programming. We speak with Catie Primeau from Unity Charity in Toronto to find out what goes into adapting high energy live performances to a digital platform. To learn more about Unity Charity and to support their programming, visit www.unitycharity.com and www.unitycharity.com/program...

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...

The Government of Canada is providing $500 million in 2020-21 to establish a new COVID-19 Emergency Support Fund for Cultural, Heritage and Sport Organizations to help address the complex financial needs of affected organizations within these sectors. The Fund is meant for organizations that can’t qualify for the existing wage subsidy because of the lumpy or irregular nature of their revenues as w...

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...

As part of our commitment to offering educational resources during the COVID-19 pandemic, Maggie Fairs, Business / Arts' senior communications advisor and program director for the Canadian Arts Summit, walks us through the steps taken by B/A after we were forced to cancel the Summit due to COVID-19. She and the B/A team also take questions from the audience of 215 arts organizations. Resources: S...