The Gathering in 2020 | Exploring Anti-Black Racism in the Arts / Performance and Thinking Digitally: Integrative Strategies for IBPOC Arts Practices was planned to take place between May 6-9, 2020. Due to the need to plan for The Gathering effectively, respond to the pandemic and to locate the best possible spaces for our panels and performances, we will postpone this Gathering to the fall of 2020.

CPAMO like most of the Arts community couldn’t estimate the impact COVID-19 would have had on the industry, in fact, we are still in response to the pandemic. We would like to thank all the artists who responded to our call for submission and we hope to resume planing for the Gathering in the upcoming months. We are mindful that you, the arts organizations and the Arts community, in which we work, is resilient and will recover. We are also confident that the Gathering will be an opportunity to unpack the possible effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Please stay tuned as we are developing online programming for Spring 2020 and will have more information in the upcoming weeks! You can  also connect with us on Facebook | Twitter | Instagram @cpamoontario

Business / Arts along with Global Public Affairs held a special webinar with the Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Canadian Heritage to learn what measures the government is taking to assist the art sector. We received an overwhelming response to the webinar and we plan on hosting more in the near future to assist this sector through this unprecedented time.

While the Minister could not answer all of the questions posed, his team provided some resources which may be of help. Please see the below links for more information:

Government of Canada’s COVID-19 Economic Response Plan: https://www.canada.ca/en/department-finance/economic-response-plan.html

Plan d’intervention économique du Canada pour répondre à la COVID-19 : https://www.canada.ca/fr/ministere-finances/plan-intervention-economique.html

Canadian Heritage’s FAQs : https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/services/funding/information-covid-19.html

FAQ du Patrimoine canadien: https://www.canada.ca/fr/patrimoine-canadien/services/financement/informations-covid-19.html

Canada Council for the Arts’ FAQs: https://canadacouncil.ca/covid-19-information

FAQ du Conseil des arts du Canada: https://conseildesarts.ca/information-covid-19

Tool for risk-assessment of mass gatherings during the COVID-19 pandemic: https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/diseases/2019-novel-coronavirus-infection/health-professionals/mass-gatherings-risk-assesment.html

Outil pour l’évaluation des risques relativement aux rassemblements de masse pendant la pandémie de COVID-19: https://www.canada.ca/fr/sante-publique/services/maladies/2019-nouveau-coronavirus/professionnels-sante/rassemblement-masse-fonde-risques.html

Venues that may be willing to offer space to governments and health authorities for testing spaces, clinics, etc. If you are interested in adding your venue, please enter your information directly into the spreadsheet:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/19h6p4uWgnL7j7FwXgW8zcb0P-EaJjJDE09c2sL9xVEA/edit?usp=sharing

Document on various metric categories for COVID19 impacts that arts organizations are documenting.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Qwdu7S-t-DGZCWAs-tq1SErgVITH-jbLM0gYTOD_1bg/edit?usp=sharing
If you have suggestions for new categories to add to the document, please email tmazurk@globalpublic.com

For further information, please contact:

Sean Casey – scasey@globalpublic.com
Tara Mazurk – tmazurk@globalpublic.com

Monday, March 23,  2020
1:00 PM – 4:00 PM 

Join this online consultation to learn more about this project and share your knowledge and experience to help us shape a digital strategy that meets your needs!

Cultural Pluralism in the Arts Movement Ontario (CPAMO) is working on the development of the Digital Arts Strategy for IBPOC Artists and Arts Organizations. CPAMO will engage in research specific to the Indigenous, Black, People of Colour (IBPOC) arts community focusing on digital literacy and readiness. This is the first step to CPAMO’s ultimate goal to develop a digital platform complementing administrative support systems with audience engagement, data sharing, collaborative projects and creation opportunities via digital platforms specific for the needs of IBPOC Arts.

The Research phase of this project will identify and share evidence-based practices relevant to the artists/arts organizations, particularly focusing on how IBPOC arts organizations using digital technology, the development, scope and results of such uses. The consultation phase will include interviews and consultations with the community to identify their knowledge levels on digital technology and the arts, and discussion on how this might support collaborative, sector-building projects.

Register online:  https://tinyurl.com/wfl8eh3

Please note: 48 hours before the event you will receive an email with instructions to join this consultation online on Zoom Meetings. You can join this consultation from your computer or by calling from your phone.