The Culture Congress 2010

Get ready for The Culture Congress 2010, which will rage through various Toronto locales from March 24 through March 28. Harbourfront Centre, the Theatre Centre’s FREE FALL ’10, Harbourfront Centre’s World Stage 2009-10 and Calgary’s Theatre Junction Grand are joining forces to put on a variety of roundtables, lectures and discussions on the Canadian arts community, mentorship and performance. The events are all open to the public, and the best part is, they’re free!

This year’s focus is on how the arts community comes together: artist to artist, artist to presenter and artist to audience. In exploring this issue, some of the events you can look forward to include presentations from Irish delegates who will discuss the arts communities in their country, comparing and contrasting with Canada; discussions about creating artistically challenging and sustainable work and senior artists interviewing their very own mentees. For more information and the schedule, read the Culture Congress blog:

http://culturecongress.wordpress.com/2010/03/05/the-culture-congress-2010/

NSERC/Canada Council for the Arts New Media Initiative

The NSERC/Canada Council for the Arts (Canada Council) New Media Initiative is intended to promote collaboration between scientists and/or engineers and artists, thereby combining creativity with the development and application of new technologies and knowledge.

Scientists, engineers and artists are creating novel and mutually beneficial ways of thinking and working collaboratively across their disciplines, making innovative contributions to science, the arts and industry.

New Media Initiative projects are assessed by peers with expertise in the arts and sciences and/or engineering. NSERC will fund the scientific and engineering research component of the project and The Canada Council for the Arts will fund the artistic component of the project according to the guidelines of the above-mentioned programs.

Projects involving independent new media art creation and related science and engineering research are eligible for support. The NSERC component of the project must be scientifically sound and promise to generate new knowledge or a new technology, or to apply existing knowledge/technology in an innovative manner. The following are not eligible for support under the New Media Initiative:

• projects that support work created for the cultural industries of commercial new media, radio or television broadcasting;
• projects whose purpose is to record or document existing artworks or use existing technology in routine applications;
• projects that focus on the routine application of existing technology or that provide professional or consulting services; and
• proposals that are principally associated with the acquisition and maintenance of scientific equipment.

Application Procedures, Review Procedures and Selection Criteria

The application deadline for the New Media Initiative is April 15.

Detailed information can be obtained at:

• NSERC/Canada Council for the Arts New Media Initiative – Guide for Applicants

City of Toronto Small Business Arts Forum 2010

Small Business Arts Forum 2010
March 22, 2010
8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
North York Civic Centre
5100 Yonge St.
Council Chamber, Members Lounge
http://www.enterprisetoronto.com

Established entrepreneurs and business owners in the arts, as well as artists exploring entrepreneurship and business opportunities are invited to attend the third annual Small Business Arts Forum, hosted by Enterprise Toronto.