Friday June 28, 2013 | 9:30 am – 4:30 pm

A second Town Hall on Pluralism in the Arts will be held on Friday June 28th at the in Ottawa will be held from 9:30 a.m – 4:30 p.m. at YMCA Newcomer Information Centre, 240 Catherine Street, Ottawa ON. This session will focus on collaborations in the arts to promote pluralism and inclusion. The session will consist of a keynote presentation, panel discussion and workshops.
The key note will be delivered by Natasha Bakht who is an Indian contemporary dancer and choreographer trained in bharatanatyam under Dr. Menaka Thakkar for 20 years, touring internationally with her company. As a member of the Shobana Jeyasingh Dance Company in London, England, Natasha performed in celebrated venues around the world. She has also worked with choreographers Roger Sinha, Wayne McGregor and Yvonne Coutts. Her choreography includes several solos for herself and group works commissioned by the Menaka Thakkar Dance Company, the CanAsian International Dance Festival and Sampradaya Dance Creations. Her dance works Obiter Dictum andDafeena were nominated for Dora Mavor Moore Awards in 2003 and 2010 for outstanding choreography. In 2008, she received the K.M. Hunter Artists Award, presented to artists in Ontario who have made a significant mark in their field. Her dances have been the subject of two films by Mouvement Perpétuel. She is a founding member of The Ottawa Dance Directive, a contemporary arts space for dance. Natasha has been described as “a brilliant diamond” (Dance Current), a “powerhouse” (Hindustan Times)…“all honed to the bone elegance and precision” (Vancouver Sun). She is also an associate professor of law at the University of Ottawa and mother to three-year old Elaan.

The panelists are:

Lisa Zanyk who is currently the Arts Centre Programmer for the Nepean Creative Arts Centre, a City of Ottawa Cultural Services facility. In addition to her many years in arts administration and programming, she has a diversity of of experience in radio broadcasting and writing (CBC Radio), writing for journalism and print, teaching; and in the arts of music, dance and drama. Lisa is also a writer, and co-Artistic Director and Producer of Chamber Theatre Hintonburg, who produce plays in taverns.

Rima Zabian who is the Executive Director of Under One Roof (UOR), an exciting new registered non-profit organization that houses other non-governmental organizations (NGO’s) and progressive individuals created to meet their needs and get them out of isolation. UOR is dedicated to creating, for downtown Ottawa, an innovative workspace that, over the next few years, will house dozens of NGO’s and progressive individuals to pool resources and foster an environment of collaboration, learning, and multi-sectoral knowledge.The report on the first Town Hall is available on CPAMO’s website (https://cpamo.wordpress.com/) and the second session will follow-up on the many issues, concerns and promising projects discussed then.

Part of the Welcoming Ottawa Week (WOW), an initiative of the Ottawa Local Immigration Partnership.

We gratefully acknowledge the support of: Canada Council for the Arts and Ontario Trillium Foundation

Crowd-funding Workshop

Thursday, June 20, 2013 | 4:30 PM – 6:30 PM

Who is the crowd? Are they all over the world? Separated in cities, countries bylanguage; connected only by you and your artistic product. The workshop will allowparticipants to utilize the information from our Smart Data and Effective Marketing /Sponsorship, to understand how Crowd Sourcing can be an effective alternative totraditional fundraising. What guides your sourcing? Who is the crowd? Do you knowthem? Do they know you? Have they interacted with you? How big is your ask? Aremore small fishes easier than a few big fishes? Crowd Sourcing has been used to much success across the world maybe this can be an alternative method for you.

HiveWire is a triple-bottom line enterprise focused on moving our community forward economically, ecologically, and socially through the efficient allocation of capital to companies and projects. HiveWire helps organizations access the power of the crowd through the application of innovative technology. HiveWire built and operates CSI’s Catalyst – a crowdfunding platform focussed on Social Innovation.

Come out to an information session where you will:

Learn about crowdfunding and how your organization can take advantage of it.
Learn about CSI’s Catalyst – Crowdfunding for a Better World.
Learn the critical top four factors to a successful crowdfunding campaign!
Have an opportunity to ask questions.
About the speaker: 

Christopher Charlesworth holds an MBA from the Joseph L. Rotman School of Management, The University of Toronto, and an Honours Bachelor of Political Science from The University of Western Ontario. Previously Christopher headed the undergraduate recruitment program for the University of Western Ontario as Senior Liaison Officer, leading direct recruitment efforts for the school’s 200+ degree programs. In 2008, he founded the boutique management-consulting firm Charlesworth & Company and has consulted with such companies as Direct Energy, Desjardin Credit Union, and Prodemnity Insurance Corporation.

Christopher worked as a management consultant in Indonesia, Canada, and the United States across several practice areas, including financial services, marketing, and social media. His work has included complex financial modeling, pricing analysis, as well as detailed market research and customer segmentation.

At HiveWire Christopher supervises the deal-flow and sales pipeline, additionally engaging directly with investors and companies as he supports the overall due diligence process. He is also responsible for HiveWire business development and strategic partnerships.
To register please visit: http://crowd-sourcing101.eventbrite.ca

Please note the registration fee is $20.