Jan. 7, 2016 at 1pm est in French
Jan. 8, 2016 at 1pm est in English
Canada Council for the Arts: Webinar on New Funding Model
rock.paper.sistahz 14th Theatre Festival
| Call for proposals from Emerging and Established Artists, as well as Art Facilitators who identify as Black, Indigenous or People of Colour.
Especially Canadian artists from outside of Ontario. Deadline: Monday, January 11, 2016 The rock.paper.sistahz Festival is a hand-picked and fully curated theatre festival teaming with quality, diversity, and raw energy to bring rarely told and unusual stories to the stage. rps has been highlighting Black Women Artists since 2002, in our 4th edition we featured brothaz, and soon expanded to also feature alternative and innovative diverse artists of varying backgrounds and mediums. Canadian emerging and established Artists and Art Facilitators who identify as Black, Indigenous or People of Colour are encouraged to submit; we welcome submissions from women, men, trans and everything in between. Along with theatrical submissions/proposals, we welcome other art ideas including: poetry & spoken word, dance, music, film/video screenings, visual art installations, storytelling, standup, artistic workshops, etc. The 14th edition of rps is within b current’s Silver 25th Anniversary Season. With 25 being 5 to the power of 2 (52), we are seeking submissions riffing on what Higher Power means to you. Our festival venues will include theatre spaces, rehearsal studios, and other spaces (including outdoors) to present your expansive ideas! The festival may provide artists with these resources: – Presentation fee or participation honoraria – Presentation venue – Promotion, technical & creative support – Travel expenses/per diem support for out-of-town participants – Fundraising support To plunge into the 14th seriously creative game of rock.paper.sistahz, please submit: a) A brief cover letter saying who you are, and how/why you want to participate in the festival b) A bio and any press or published material on you and your work, as well as any other key members of your team [max: 5 pages]. c) A short write-up or proposal which must include script or synopsis & description of the project/idea you would like to explore and/or present [max: 5 pages]. d) If applicable: full script [for our reference]. e) Any other support material (max: 2 pieces): links to short audio/video clips, website link, etc. f) Your full contact information: email address, phone number, and mailing address. If applicable: phone number & email address of director and any other key members of your team. Submit via email by 11:59pm on Monday, January 11 2015 to submissions@bcurrent.ca. Notification of acceptance into the festival will go out in February/March 2016. If you have specific questions about your proposal or the festival, please forward a detailed message to submissions@bcurrent.ca, include ‘rps14 – question’ in the subject line. If you do not receive a response confirming receipt of your submission or question within 30 days, please contact us by phone. For more information visit www.bcurrent.ca.
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Building Collaborative Practices Workshop: Aluna Theatre/PanAmerican Routes
Wednesday, December 2, 2015 | 12:30pm – 5:30pm
COBA – Suite 130
585 Dundas Street East, Toronto, ON M5A 2B7
How do artistic directors work together to produce a work that captures both of their visions? What do they give up? What do they take from each other? How do they find common ground? This is a challenge for artists who share similar aesthetic views yet are unsure of how to break through to another like-minded artist. This session is led by someone who has been doing this for years and has had great success in producing work that is valued by audiences, presenters, artists and communities.
At this session, you will learn how to:
1) negotiate the space and develop common themes;
2) develop and promote a collaborative program;
3) engage communities and develop audiences;
4) seek funding and do fundraising; and
5) make the space to move on or to work again.
Each year since 2012, Aluna Theatre has developed a collaborative theatre program involving performances, exhibits and workshops. In 2013, Aluna Theatre worked in partnership with Native Earth Performing Arts for the second edition of panamerican ROUTES | RUTAS panamericanas: an International Festival of Performing Arts that was held from February 27 and March 9, 2014. This theatre event brought together Canadian, Indigenous and Latin American artists from across the Americas including Argentina, Peru, Colombia, Mexico, the United States and Canada. For the winter of 2015, Aluna Theatre will be working in partnership with Modern Times Theatre.
The series of activities during this festival included main stage performances, gallery exhibits, installations, concerts, and master classes with international artists and an engaging four-day conference on performance and human rights where artists, academics and activists met with the public to discuss how art can mobilize social change.
This project is highly successful in its engagement with artists from Indigenous and diverse backgrounds, bringing in diverse audiences and providing opportunities for critical dialogue on contemporary issues in the arts and society that promote pluralism and social justice.
CPAMO supported the 2014 program and has now invited Aluna Theatre’s Artistic Director, Beatriz Pizano, to conduct two full day workshops that will unpack how Aluna Theatre developed, promoted, staged and received the funding for panamerican ROUTES | RUTAS panamericanas. This session will focus on:
1) negotiating the space and developing common themes;
2) program development and program promotion;
3) audience development and engagement;
4) funding, including fundraising; and
5) follow-up and evaluation.
Fee: $20 Regular | $15 Underemployed | $10 Student
Registration: http://2015-16-cpamo-workshops.eventbrite.ca
We would like to thank our funders, the Canada Council for the Arts and the Ontario Arts Council, for their support.
Cultural Pluralism in the Arts Movement Ontario (CPAMO) 
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