IN THIS ISSUE
BCTC Fall Plans, Dates and Deadlines
BCTC Regional Board & Members Meeting – Sept. 16th Nanaimo, B.C.
2012 Membership – BC Touring Council
ArtsOnTour – 2012 Directory registration begins November 1st
Pacific Contact 2012, March 30-April 1
Venue & Presenter Listings
Job Postings
Fall Conferences/Contact Events
Member & Industry News
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BC Touring Council Honoured With CITT Award
BC Touring Council Honoured With CITT Honorary Membership Award – Each year the Canadian Institute for Theatre Technology recognizes an individual or organization who, though not actively involved in the technical disciplines, but who by virtue of their position has contributed significantly to the development of technical disciplines within Canada. This contribution can be seen through the recipient’s decision-making, influence, and philosophy within the community or by showing themselves to be a longstanding friend of the Institute. Thanks to CITT board, staff and members for recognizing BCTC. It is a wonderful honour.
BCTC Fall Plans, Dates and Deadlines – Welcome to another year!
For the touring and presenting field September really is the beginning of a new cycle for us all. At BCTC it means a season full of meetings, travel, membership renewal, announcing showcase artists and preparing for Pacific Contact 2012. So in the spirit of renewal here’s a list of dates and deadlines:
- BCTC Regional Board & Members Meeting – Nanaimo, B.C. September 16
- BCTC Membership/Year-end donation Campaign – September/October, 2011
- Showcase Selection Notification – By September 30th
- Pacific Contact preliminary schedule – October 15th
- ArtsOnTour – for 2012 Web Directory registration begins November 1
- Facility Managers Fall Meeting – November location TBA
- Pacific Contact 2012 Early Bird Registration – November 15
- 36th Annual Pacific Contact 2012 – March 30-April 1 – Vancouver (Burnaby)
BCTC Regional Board & Members Meeting – Nanaimo, B.C. September 16
BC Touring Council’s annual regional board, member and community meeting will take place at The Port Theatre in Nanaimo on Friday, September 16th, 2011. The BC Touring Council board commitment to host an annual face-to-face meeting in a regional community is in an effort to get to know our regional members and communities better and to give them the opportunity to discuss issues and experiences relevant to their region. Those from the Vancouver Island & Gulf Island region wishing to attend should RSVP to BCTC to Joanna Maratta at fyi@bctouring.org no later than September 12th.
2012 Membership Begins November 1
Support BCTC, your vital regional, national and international voice and network. Whether it’s online block booking for presenters, virtual meetings, webinars and association through the website and E-newsletters, by email, telephone and in person at Pacific Contact and at regional meetings – BCTC remains strong because of your support. This year in addition to membership renewal BCTC is reaching out to members, donors and sponsors asking you to add a little extra into our coffers to help continue the work we do. bctouring.org/about/membership
ArtsOnTour
ArtsOnTour is a comprehensive web artist and agency directory and booking tool. It is a member benefit of the BC Touring Council for artist and agents. Registration for the 2011 directory begins November 1st. Full details about ArtsOnTour can be found at www.artsontour.com.
Pacific Contact 2012
BC Touring Council’s annual trade show and booking conference for performing arts touring in British Columbia. Pacific Contact includes showcases, contact room (trade show area), workshops networking opportunities for artists and arts presenters and lots of fun! The preliminary schedule for Pacific Contact 2012 will be posted to the website in October. General information may be found at http://bctouring.org/pacific-contact
Venue & Presenter Website Listings
These are also a benefit of membership with the BC Touring Council. When renewing membership this fall be sure to update your contact and venue description information with us. See listings and descriptions at the following links: Presenters | Venues
Job Postings
Job Postings can be found on the BCTC website. Submit postings to the office by emailing fyi@bctouring.org
Fall Contact Events
See Helpful Links section on the BCTC website
Member & Industry News
Members
Welcome to all our newest artist members who recently applied to showcase. You can find them in our list of members.
Also welcome to Claude Giroux who joins the Key Meek Centre as it’s new executive director. Claude was most recently the Executive Director of Events, Wood Buffalo in Fort McMurray Alberta and Kim Emsley-Leik as the new managing director of the Tidemark Theatre in Campbell River.
Congrats to Paul Gravett, past chair of BCTC who is the new executive director of the Vancouver Recital Society and to Brenda Leadlay, in her new post as Artistic Director of Magnetic North Theatre Festival.
Jamie Grant steps down as General Manager of Centre In The Square – to become the executive director and CEO of the Long Center in Austin, Texas. As a long-time presenter in Ontario, Jamie is also recognized for his leadership in the national arts community. Congrats Jamie. You will be missed by your colleagues in the presenting and touring sector.
Industry News
BC Arts Sustainability Semesters
ArtsBC, with support from CanadianHeritage and the BC Arts Council present the BC Arts Sustainability Semesters, a goal-oriented program designed to increase the capacity of BC’s non-profit arts and cultural organizations. The purpose is to help organizations make progress toward increasing their economic sustainability and viability.
The Sustainability Semesters involves six face-to-face regional sessions that will be presented in BC starting in September 2011 to April 2012. Each Semester includes a one and half day face-to-face learning event led by a team of experts with specialized knowledge in the field of non-profit arts and culture.
In addition to being a learning event, participants will establish new goals and begin to develop plans that will contribute to their organization’s overall sustainability. Following the face-to-face sessions, the content team will provide ongoing support through webinars, one-on-one coaching, an on-line forum, resources and follow-up conference calls.
For more information about the project, visit the website. Registration is FREE
Value of Presenting study: Presenters’ Survey to be launched soon
This will be the largest and most exhaustive survey in the history of presenting in Canada!
This research project conducted by CAPACOA on behalf of all presenting networks has progressed quickly over the summer: a comprehensive literature review, a historical overview of presenting and a summary of interviews with presenters are published on the CAPACOA website The survey will first be sent out by personal email invitation from EKOS Research to 1200 presenters who have already been identified by presenting networks and stakeholders. A generic invitation will then be sent for those who aren’t on the list yet. As needed, additional surveys will also be conducted by phone in order to ensure that our sample is representative of the field as a whole..We ask all presenters to treat this survey as the most important request of the year and to take the time (15-25 minutes) to complete it to best of your knowledge; and to forward the generic survey invitation to any presenter (specialised, occasional, for profit, etc.) in your community who may not be a member of a network.
Together, with everyone’s contribution, we can build the most comprehensive view of the sector ever, for our own benefit, and for the benefit of our funders, who require accurate data to justify funding renewal and increase.
Community Gaming Grant Review
On July 11, Premier Christy Clark appointed Skip Triplett to lead the Community Gaming Grant Review to create a sustainable funding system for non-profits and charitable organizations. The review will help the province create a granting process that is equitable, sustainable, transparent and helps create financial certainty for community groups. Skip Triplett’s formal report will be submitted to the British Columbia government by Oct. 31, 2011.
BCTC encourages all members and stakeholders to participate. Written submissions – deadline Friday, September 16, 2011 www.communitygaminggrantreview.gov.bc.ca/ www.communitygaminggrantreview.gov.bc.ca/blog/
The 8th biennial Dance In Vancouver: November 23-27, 2011
This biennial event has been steadily establishing itself since 1997 as a chance for presenters from across North America and around the world to view the eclectic contemporary dance of Canada’s West Coast, and to sample a distinctive artistic milieu. www.thedancecentre.ca
Making A Scene
12th Annual Conference for the BC Theatre Community November 4 & 5 www.gvpta.ca/conference
Music BC
Check out their news, deadlines for music industry grants and more www.musicbc.org
Hills Strategies Research – Creative (smaller) cities
A focus on the presence and impacts of culture in cities, especially smaller municipalities, based on a number of discussion papers, presentations and other resources that explore aspects of creative cities. Bigger thinking for smaller cities: How arts and culture can tackle economic, social and democratic engagement challenges in smaller cities www.ArtsResearchMonitor.com/arm_details.php?armUID=1172
Culture Days – September 30 – October 2 – What Are You Doing?
Individual artists, diverse cultural groups, organizations, municipalities, and festivals old and new, small and large are coming together in the pan-Canadian volunteer movement known as Culture Days to catalyze and inspire greater public participation in arts and culture. Culture Days is open to all communities and individuals who believe in the importance of arts and culture in Canadian life.
How the movement works: This is an open call for all individuals, groups and municipalities to join the movement and offer a free interactive arts or cultural activity during Culture Days in your region. Everyone is encouraged to get involved There is no fee to register. If you have a free participatory or interactive arts or cultural activity to offer to the public during the Culture Days weekend (September 30, October 1 & 2, 2011) – be it new or something you already have planned. www.culturedays.ca
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