Arts and Service Organizations
Performing Arts Service Organizations
Canada – West to East
For a list of Contact Event dates, visit this page: https://bctouring.org/resources
ArtStarts in Schools – BC
Alberta Arts Touring Alliance – Alberta
Organization of Saskatchewan Arts Councils – Saskatchewan
Manitoba Arts Network – Manitoba
Ontario Art Council – Ontario
Ontario Presents
CAPACOA – Ontario – National
Rideau – Québec
CINARS – Québec – International
Contact East – Atlantic Canada
United States
Arts Midwest
Arts Northwest – Pacific Northwest
Association of Performing Arts Presenters (APAP)
Folk Alliance
International Society for the Performing Arts (ISPA)
Southern Arts Federation
Western Arts Alliance (WAA)
Other BC Organizations
Actsafe – Health & Safety Association
Arts BC
BC Alliance for Arts + Culture – Vancouver
Creative BC & Amplify BC
The Dance Centre – Vancouver
Greater Vancouver Professional Theatre Alliance (GVPTA)
GoVolunteer – Resource library for not-for-profits and voluntary organizations
Made in BC
Music BC
National Organizations
CITT/ICTS is a national arts service organization that actively promotes the professional development of its members and works for the betterment of the Canadian live performance community. CITT/ICTS provides unique opportunities to its members to communicate, network and expand their knowledge and skills through workshops, conferences, electronic forums, and publications in the areas of technology, management, design, architecture and education for live performance in Canada.
Professional Association of Canadian Theatres (PACT) is a member-driven organization of professional Canadian theatres which serves as the collective voice of its members. For the betterment of Canadian theatre, PACT provides leadership, national representation and a variety of programs and practical assistance to member companies, enabling members to do their own creative work.
SOCAN (the Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada) works to ensure that its member composers, lyricists, songwriters and music publishers are fairly compensated when their music is broadcast or performed in public. SOCAN sells music users access, in the form of licences, to all of the music in its repertoire, which includes the Canadian music assigned by its members. By virtue of reciprocal agreements with performing rights organizations worldwide, SOCAN’s repertoire also includes musical works written by international music creators.
For Artists
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Arts Education & Training
Arts & Entertaiment Management Program
Capilano University in North Vancouver, BC provides students with the skill-sets and hands-on experience to work in the industry.
Contact School of Visual and Performing Arts 604.984.4911 or aem@capilanou.ca
Grant MacEwan University, Faculty of Fine Arts and Communications, Edmonton Alberta
Arts and Cultural Management online certificate program