Category Archives: Service Organizations

Advocating for the Arts: A Community Toolkit

Advocating for the Arts: A community toolkit, from the Saskatchewan Arts Alliance, provides information to support advocacy efforts.

Saskatchewan Arts Alliance advocates for establishment of arts policies and support measures that foster a healthy environment for artists and the arts. SAA advocacy efforts focus on ensuring healthy levels of support for the arts and cultural industries; encouraging public acknowledgement of the importance of the arts in society including recognition by politicians and government; the protection of artist rights and freedoms; and ensuring representation of Saskatchewan arts and artists by sending nominations to relevant organizations.

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Canadian Arts Connect

Canadian Arts Connect, where Canadian arts professionals connect with jobs, opportunities and resouces.

Look to their site for:

-individual listings for jobs, auditions, calls for submissions, auditions, space for rent, and classes/workshops
-daily lists of Canadian arts jobs from around the web
-weekly lists of Canadian Calls for Submissions and Auditions from around the web
-resources to help you with your career
-memberships to network and connect with our community as well as promote your work.

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Canadian Arts Coalition

The Canadian Arts Coaltion is a collaborative non-partisan movement of national arts service and membership organizations. Since its inception, the CAC has successfully lobbied for increased support for the arts and you can help them achieve their mission:

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Arts Advocacy BC

AABC

Promotes public awareness and appreciation of the arts by collecting and distributing the stories and arts-related experiences of individual British Columbians.

Promotes public funding, legislation, and policy favourable to the arts in British Columbia by encouraging individual action and participation.

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Greater Vancouver Professional Theatre Alliance

Incorporated in 1983, the Greater Vancouver Professional Theatre Alliance is a membership association of theatres, theatre makers, and supporters of theatre, which exists to promote live theatre and foster a thriving environment for the continued growth and development of theatre throughout Metro Vancouver.

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The Dance Centre

The Dance Centre seeks to boost the profile of dance, and to develop a stronger infrastructure for the artform.

The Dance Centre devises programs and presents performances; manages Scotiabank Dance Centre, Canada’s flagship dance facility; promotes BC dance to the public and to presenters; and provides resources and services for the dance profession.

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Canadian Dance Teachers Association

The CDTA is a professional Canadian association, qualifying teachers in different dance disciplines.

BC Dance Educators Association

BC Dance Educators Association is a provincial specialist association within the BC Teachers’ Federation.

ArtsBC

ArtsBC was founded in 1979 as the Assembly of BC Arts Councils. Its original purpose was to provide advocacy, leadership and support to community and regional arts councils in the province of BC. Since then ArtsBC has broadened its vision and mandate to support the central role of arts and arts practices in building community and the unique ways in which arts and culture contribute to a strong, healthy society. Over the past three decades, ArtsBC has been involved in many significant events, projects and province-wide changes.

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ArtStarts

ArtStarts in Schools provides innovative arts programs for young people, practical resources for teachers and artists, and leadership in advocacy for arts in education.

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