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Upcoming panels on June 4!

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The Gathering Divergence
Multi-Arts Festival & Conference Spring 2024

June 4, 2024: Online
June 6-7, 2024: Nia Centre for the Arts & Online

The Gathering Divergence Interdisciplinary Festival & Conference (GDMAF/C) is a festival and conference with a specific focus on Indigenous, racialized, deaf, disabled and mad, women and other historically – marginalized arts communities. Held over 3 days, GDMAF/C features performances, literary readings, visual arts exhibition, panels, workshops and creative investigations from diverse practices.Held at Nia Centre for the Arts – Toronto’s newest multidisciplinary Arts centre.

Tickets: General Admission: $15 | Accessibility Pricing: $5

Register on Eventbrite today!


Upcoming Panels on June 4 via Zoom:


Understanding Ontario Not-For Profit Act and IBPOC Organizations @ 10:15 am

Ontario’s Not-for-Profit Corporations Act (ONCA) replaced Ontario’s Corporations Act on October 19, 2021. Nonprofits have until October 19, 2024 to comply with ONCA. The session will look at the process for making sure Arts Organizations comply and unearth some of the challenges that the process and new legislation will have for arts organizations. The Ontario Not-for-Profit Corporations Act (ONCA) was proclaimed on October 19, 2021. To learn more about what you might need to change, visit Nonprofit Law Ontario. It may affect your nonprofit in many important ways, such as: The requirement to get an audit, members’ rights to make proposals and call members’ meetings, the number of directors. While existing nonprofits must change their articles or letters patent to comply with ONCA, they are not required to pass new bylaws. However, you may need to update your bylaws so that your nonprofit have a set of bylaws that reflect the guidelines of ONCA that is applicable to your nonprofit.

Addressing and Visioning Beyond Precarity for the Arts @ 1:30 pm

With limited to no increases in public funding for the arts combined with the ever-increasing growth of IBPOC artists/arts organizations, how will arts organizations and arts service organizations survive/thrive? There is a need to realign core values with shifts and needs within the Arts sector. What levels of accountability are needed to support the growth of thriving artists and organizations?