Workshops/Conferences/Training
Resources and Directories
ArtsPond
ARTSPOND is an AGILO ARTS-led, open-source, online database project scheduled for initial release in late 2012.
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Canadian League of Composers (CLC) suggested minimum commissioning rates
The CLC serves the interests of composers and provides suggested current minimum rates for composer commissions. Further information about the CLC can be found at www.clc-lcc.ca.
SOCAN Foundations
The SOCAN Foundation fosters musical creativity through grant programs in the areas of publications, competitions, education initiatives, composer residencies, support for festivals and music industry associations and distribution of concert music recordings to broadcasters outside of Canada.
I Love to Read Manitoba Writers
Manitoba Writers’ Guild
The Manitoba Writers’ Guild has created a Free Resource Kit for Schools. If you are interested in receiving one, please contact (204) 942-6134 or 1-888-637-5802 or mbwriter@mts.net.
New On-Line Grants and Resources Directory
Most granting organizations, agencies and departments have information about their respective grants on this new bilingual database. The directory provides summaries of grants and full contact information including web site addresses. The Grants and Resources Directory is located online at http://www.gov.mb.ca/chc/grants/index.html If you have any questions, please contact Glen Parsons at 945-4402.
“Learning for Life: Why the Arts Matter”
Alliance for Arts Education in Manitoba
New video available for purchase
“Learning for Life: Why the Arts Matter” is a 17 minute video celebrating the music, visual art, dance, and drama studied and performed by children around Manitoba. Its purpose is to initiate discussion in schools and in drama studied and performed by children around Manitoba. The video costs $15 and the price includes postage and GST. For more information, please visit the web site at: www.allartsedmanitoba.org.
Cultural Human Resources Council
Cultural HR Tools
The Cultural Human Resources Council has announced that the HR Tools and Best Practices books are now available in downloadable format on its website under HR Tools and Resources at: www.culturalhrc.ca. For more information contact (613) 521-4367.
The Defiant Imagination: Why Culture Matters
By Max Wyman
This outspoken book calls for a new cultural contract between government and society, a contact that boldly commits Canada – and individual Canadians – to a vision of culture as a catalyst for economic prosperity, social health and national identity. Now available in softcover, this book is $22.95 (CDN) and can be ordered by calling: Toll-free in North America at 800-361-3414 or by email at action@theatrebooks.com
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
New Website
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts has launched a new website, designed as a resource for arts managers. The site, www.artsmanager.org, offers solutions for management challenges faced by non-profit arts organizations.
Hill Strategies Research Inc.: Research for the Arts
Hill Strategies Research is a Canadian company that aims to provide top-quality, highly-relevant and insightful research for the arts. A passion for the arts inspires our work. View studies online at www.hillstrategies.com/resources.php
Canadian Culture’s Newest Online Meeting Place
Free, fully-automated bilingual searchable website to be one of the most comprehensive online networking resources for professional consultants and cultural organizations in Canada
This free, comprehensive networking website and search portal is dedicated specifically to the cultural sector in Canada. As a virtual meeting place for English and French-speaking consultants and cultural organizations, the new site covers the full range of Canada’s cultural industries, including: heritage, film, television and radio, writing and publishing, theatre, music, dance, new media, museums and galleries, visual arts and cultural planning.
Music Directory Canada
The Ninth Edition of this ESSENTIAL GUIDE to the Canadian Music Industry has been completely updated and revised. Featuring over 60 categories, each listing includes: Company, Contact, Address, Phone, FAX, E-mail, Web Address and Description. We have collected thousands of e-mail addresses, websites, and Internet-based references to make your search through the Canadian Music Industry even easier than ever before.
Click here to view the contents of Music Directory Canada.
To order please go to www.musicbooksplus.com or give us a call at 1-800-265-8481 and order your copy today!!! Don’t be left out.
MUSIC DIRECTORY CANADA 9th EDITION CM009 $44.95 Plus S/H and GST ISBN978-0-9691272-9-1 704 pages
Workshops/Conferences/Training
ACI
Employees of arts and cultural organizations, ACI Manitoba’s workshops provide an opportunity to learn new skills, get a fresh perspective on your work and network with other arts and cultural workers in similar positions.
Upcoming 2010 cre8ery workshops
Reserve a space! Have a friend interested? Pass it on!
To register contact: jordan@cre8ery.com / call 944-0809
For full descriptions, bios, testimonials, & art samples please email us.
cre8ive supplies & services , located below cre8ery @ 312 William Ave. is open! Hours: Mon to Fri: 8 am – 5 pm; Sat. 10 am – 4pm, extended hours tba soon. Ph: 942-cre8 (2738) or email shawn@cre8ivesupplies.com
Sketch Nights: Resumes Jan 7, 6:30-9:30 pm Mondays & Thursdays, $7, a perfect way to fill that ‘new years’ resolution to draw more often!
Performing Arts Residency program at The Banff Centre
The Performing Arts Residency is an opportunity for professional artists where they can utilize the unique resources of the Theatre Arts Department in developing and refining new work. An important feature of this artist-driven program is the potential for access to The Banff Centre’s professional theatre facilities for studio and onstage rehearsal periods with some technical support.
More info: www.banffcentre.ca
Work UPgrade Program: Film Training Manitoba
Film Training Manitoba will soon be launching its Work UPgrade Program (WUP). The goal of the WUP is to increase the number of skilled film crew in priority Key and First Assistant positions in the Manitoba film and television industry. For further details about the WUP, contact Sally Sweatman, WUP Coordinator, at 989-9661 or ssweatman@filmtraining.mb.ca.
LORD Global Internship Program
Are you committed to expanding your learning experience in making museums better places for people? Are you creative and passionate with a desire to interact with museum and cultural professionals on a global level?
Interns will work closely with professional consulting staff and will have the opportunity to have a special focus in one of four knowledge areas: Management Consultancy, Facilities Planning, Heritage Site Management, or the Exhibitions Studio.
For more information visit http://www.lord.ca/
Manitoba Arts and Cultural Management Certificate Program
Whether you are already working in the arts and cultural sector or are approaching it for the first time, the Manitoba Arts and Cultural Management Certificate program is for you. The skills you build will open many doors for you in this creative field. The Arts and Cultural Management Program is designed to help you develop the expertise and skills to be an effective manager and leader in an organizational context.
For detailed descriptions of each of the courses, for further information regarding the Arts and Cultural Management Certificate Program or information on funding assistance please visit www.uwinnipeg.ca/index/dce-ps-acmcp or contact ACI’s training coordinator, Carol Finlay @ 927-2787 or training@creativemanitoba.ca.
Calls for Submissions
Regina Weese
Call for Submissions
Deadline: Ongoing
Regina Weese accepts unsolicited submissions of non-fiction, fiction, and poetry on a variety of subjects that are relevant to Canadians. Regina Weese exists simply to showcase Canadian writers, ideas, artists, photographers, travel stories, poems, biographies, historiography…all are welcome. Reviews of Canadian books and films are also encouraged. Send submissions to editor@reginaweese.com
Sculpturespacific
Call for Submissions
Sculpturespacific is a new publication that will serve the arts and sculpture community from British Columbia to Manitoba and Oregon to Alaska. The editorial department is soliciting articles on sculptures and sculpture making. The three possible submissions are feature article, forum article, or review article. For more information please call (250) 768-0633.
Manitoba Writers’ Guild
WordWrap
Deadline for Submissions: Ongoing
MWG is always looking for new articles for WordWrap. If you have writing experience, or would like to contribute to the Books ‘n Film, Profiles or any other column please email programming@mbwriter.mb.ca.
Independent Living Resource Centre
Deadline for submissions: Ongoing
The ILRC is inviting artists with disabilities to submit their drawings, paintings, sculptures, photographs, poems, short stories and any other media art form for display at its new art gallery. The artworks will be on exhibition in the volunteer area at the ILRC located on the third floor of Portage Place Shopping Centre, 311-A – 393 Portage Avenue. This is an exciting opportunity to demonstrate that art is for everyone. For more information please contact Eleonore at 947-0194 ext. 238.
What If? Canada’s Fiction Magazine for Teens
Deadline for Submissions: Ongoing
What If? is a fiction, poetry and editorial magazine for ages 12 and up. While it is aimed mainly at the teen market the stories will be top-quality in order to interest young adults and adults as well. What If? is currently accepting material from young Canadian writers and illustrators. For more information, please visit the website at: www.whatifmagazine.com
Penwomanship Seeks Poetry, Stories and Essays
Deadline for Submissions: Ongoing
Penwomanship accepts submissions of short stories, poetry and personal essays. For more information, please visit the website at: www.penwomanship.com.
MAD Magazine
Deadline for Submissions: Ongoing
MAD is actively seeking to expand its freelance writing staff. They are looking for writers who are clever, offbeat, and, most importantly, funny. For complete guidelines and more information, please visit: www.warnerbros.com/madmagazine/writerguide.htm .
FUSE Magazine
Deadline for Submissions: Ongoing
FUSE is interested in writing that examines artworks and cultural events in terms of the relationship between political issues and contemporary culture. Articles to be considered for publication should provide a critical context for the work or event being addressed. Ideally, they should also provide some evaluation of the ways in which these works or events might encourage or facilitate social change. For more information and complete guidelines, please visit: www.fusemagazine.org
ComFree Magazine
Deadline for Submissions: Ongoing
ComFree Magazine is currently publishing articles describing their author’s experiences growing up in various areas of Winnipeg. Submissions that are either 600 or 1200 words in length are recommended, and it would be beneficial to have photos or illustrations to accompany the article. For more information, please contact Al Davies by phone at (204) 953-5000 or email al.davies@comfree.ca .
Storm Spirits: Aboriginal New Media Art
Deadline for Submissions: Ongoing
Storm Spirits: Aboriginal New Media Art curated by Ahasiw Maskegon-Iskwew for Urban Shaman Gallery in Winnipeg is seeking works of emerging and established Aboriginal new media artists that connect with, contribute to, and transform the Aboriginal media art history and critical thinking of the past two decades. For more information, please visit the website at www.urbanshaman.org.
Her Circle Ezine
Her Circle Ezine is an online literary and arts journal dedicated to exploring the feminine experience in the world community. Through intelligent works of writing, art, and photography, women around the globe share with us what it means to be a woman and artist in society.
Themes addressed should include Identity, Gender and/or Ethnicity, Culture and Status. For further information, please visit us online at http://www.hercircleezine.com/
CALL FOR: Submissions
Deadline extended.
Stories of Growing Up Rural (Red Deer Press, 2008) seeks new submissions of non-fiction for an anthology about rural life. The editor seeks carefully crafted memoir/essays on themes such as (but not limited to) identity, community, the environment, rural depopulation and urbanization, effects of technology, agriculture, and rural politics. Send hard copy submissions to Pam Chamberlain 224 Tuscany Ravine View NW, Calgary, AB T3L 2W2. Please use standard manuscript format and include your address, phone number, and a brief biography. Include an e-mail address OR a SASE for response. Manuscripts won’t be returned. Questions may be addressed to pkchamberlain@hotmail.com. Honorarium plus free copy of book for selected contributions.
Contests and Awards
Bursary
The National Screen Institute
The National Screen Institute – Canada (NSI) Maple Pictures Corp., whose Co-President Brad Pelman sits on the board of NSI, is establishing a bursary for emerging filmmaking teams developing productions with a social conscience.
The bursary, which will allocate $500 per year for three years, will be awarded to a qualifying filmmaking team as part of the NSI Features First training program. The program emphasizes the professional development of writers, producers and directors, and the final development and packaging of their feature film projects. http://www.nsi-canada.ca/
Community Events
Art City
Art City is a non-profit community art centre located in Winnipeg’s West Broadway neighbourhood. Art City is dedicated to providing high-quality, free-of-charge art programming to participants of all ages.
Art Workshops!
Free For All Ages!
Everyone Is Welcome!
Aboriginal Arts and Crafts Night
Graffiti Art Programming Inc. would like to invite you to our Aboriginal Arts and Crafts Night. Every Thursday Night, 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Graffiti Art Programming (109 Higgins Avenue). No Cost, Everyone Welcomed! (No Age Limit)
Donations are welcomed! We are looking for the following items: Leather, Beads, Rabbit Fur, Sinew, Feathers, Carving tools, Scissors, Leather hole Punchers, Ribbon, Bias Tape, Broadcloth, Awl.
For more information, contact Evonne at (204) 667-9960, or email nighteagledesigns@mts.net
Other
ARTS WATCH – Americans for the Arts
Cultural Policy Publication of Americans for the Arts
Art City
Art City is looking for West Broadway community members to share their talents. If you enjoy working with people, why not do a one-day workshop? Soapstone carving, drumming, holiday crafts, jewellery, drawing etc. $100 honorarium for a 4-hour workshop. Workshops can be 1-3 days, 4 hours per day plus any prep time. Drop off a description of your idea to Art City – 616 Broadway or e-mail it to: artcity@mts.net.
Introducing Mews and Moos!
Introducing Mews and Moos, the official newsletter of Swimming Tigress Music and Notalotabull Press. For those in the creative world or anyone with a whimsical side, it is a place to share your poetry or song lyrics, tell inspiring stories and be supported on your artistic journey. Visit www.swimmingtigress.com to read the very first issue and sign up today (it’s free!) for the chance to win an inspiring book and CD collection!
MC3 (Main Street Clay and Community Centre)
Located in downtown Winnipeg, MC3 – Main Street Clay and Community Centre – provides affordable, 24/7/365 access, full service, shared studio space to local ceramic artists and an opportunity for clay artists of all ages to participate in community focused classes and workshops. Lessons start at $20 per session and studio space is $95.00 per month. Please contact Elise Nadeau by email at elise.nadeau@mainstreetcommunityclaycentre.com or by telephone at (204)880–0771.
Our website is http://www.mainstreetclaycommunitycentre.com/