Calgary Arts Development

Yamaha YM2400 Marimba For Sale

inglewoodschool — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:26:25 -0500

Yamaha YM2400 Marimba For Sale, $6,000. Contact inglewoodschool [at] me [dot] com

Trickster Theatre Residency Program - audition notice

David Chantler — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:59:16 -0500

We are looking for a few good artists for our 2010-11 season. The ideal candidates will have good acting,directing, producing and writing skills.

Our residency program takes place in schools, where we create an original show each week. Each actor/producer/director/writer will be responsible for the creation of 3 peices of work over the course of the week. This involves working with students and teachers, as well as collaborating overall with the rest of the Trickster team. Contracts are 1 week each and actors are able to propose which weeks of the year they would like to work. Trickster is a non-equity company paying higher than equity fees.

Come check us out and find out why most of our artists stay with Trickster for many years. We're flexible, we'll challenge you, we'll train you, and we'll treat you well.

Please submit resume and headshot to dc@trickstertheatre.com

No phone calls please.

www.trickstertheatre.com

Webinar: Community Investment & Nonprofit Workspace

Karen Ball — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:16:17 -0500

Wednesday, March 31, 2010 | 11:00 - 12:00p Pacific Time
Complimentary for Non-ProfitCentres Network Members | $40 for Nonmembers

Featuring Dace West, Co-Director, Denver Office of Strategic Partnerships
Stephen Kasierski, Fort Baker Real Estate Project Manager, US National Park Service
China Brotsky, ED, The NonprofitCentres Network & Senior Vice President, Tides

Today, nonprofits are becoming ever more important as demands for services are increasing and budgets in all sectors are dwindling. Some local and federal governments in the United States and Canada are employing the strategy of co-locating nonprofits under one roof in green nonprofit centers, where organizations can gain stability, save money in rent, and collaborate on shared back office services and programs. Hear from your colleagues who are building nonprofit centers in their districts as a strategy to revitalize blighted communities, stimulate economic activity, and provide services to their constituents in a more effective and efficient manner.

Goto www.nonprofitcentres.org for more information of to register

Calgary artists raise funds in cross-country Haitian relief effort

Melissa Kushnir — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:44:57 -0500

Calgary artists will gather in concert to raise funds for a Canadian-founded, Haitian orphanage in Calgary Artists for Haitian Relief, presented at the EPCOR CENTRE for the Performing Arts on March 10 at 7:30pm.

In a joint initiative between the cities of Windsor and Calgary and sponsored by Field Law, funds generated from Calgary Artists for Haitian Relief ticket sales will go directly to a Haitian charity founded by Windsor, Ontario native, Frank Chauvin.

Chauvin, a retired police detective from the City of Windsor, opened Le Foyer de Filles Chretiennes Orphanage in Port-au-Prince, Haiti in 1988. The girls' orphanage operated in an oppressed neighbourhood for over 20 years, until it was destroyed in the earthquake that devastated Haiti on January 12, 2010.

In a cross-country effort to rebuild the orphanage, Calgary musicians and artists have donated their time and talent to present an evening of entertainment to help in fundraising efforts for the charity. Featured artists include: The Dudes, Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra with Kris Demeanor, Corb Lund, Woodpigeon, Michael Bernard Fitzgerald with his Loud Love Choir, The Polyjesters and Denise Clarke, Jan Lisiecki, Sheri D. Wilson, Bravo!FACT, Cantos Music Foundation, DJ Rob Faust and Curiously Canadian Improv.

Tickets for the event are $25 and available at EPCOR CENTRE for the Performing Arts box office, by calling 403-294-9494 or online at tickets.epcorcentre.org. All ticket sales will go directly to the charity. Donations are also accepted at helpfrankhelphaiti.org.

For more information visit the event's Facebook page.

Read the full news release.

Contextural Summer Residency Call for Submissions

Julie Baratta — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:25:24 -0500

For the past two years, Contextural: a fibre arts cooperative has held a hugely successful summer residency program within the studios of the Alberta College of Art + Design, Fibre Department. We are now getting ready for our third residency and are currently inviting expressions of interest from fibre artists and students who are interested in working within a co-operative studio setting and are seeking affordable studio space with specialized dye and print equipment.

One month and three month residencies are available.
Dates for the one month residency are
May 30th - June 30th or July 25th - Aug 22nd
Dates for the three month residency are
May 30th - Aug 22nd

Submission requirements can be found on our Blog at http://www.contexturalfibrearts.blogspot.com/
Please visit - www.contextural.ca for more information on Contextural's vision statement, goals, and values.

Interested parties should send an application as directed in the package to: residency@contextural.ca with the subject: Summer Residency Application
Deadline for submissions is April 1st @ midnight.

NEW!!! This year Contextural is offering the Contextural Summer Residency Scholarship, consisting of studio fees for the three month summer residency ($250 value) and $250 for supplies. The scholarship will be awarded based on the quality and completeness of the application.

We look forward to your submission!

Contextural

Calgary International Film Festival is currently seeking a permanent full-time Sponsorship Manager....

christian@caglaryfilm.com — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 17:26:08 -0500

ABOUT THE JOB
The Calgary International Film Festival (CIFF) is currently seeking a permanent full-time Sponsorship Manager to focus on sponsorship acquisition and relationship management. Interested candidates will have a proven track record of success in fundraising and/or sponsorship acquisition and/or experience in communications or marketing. Salary will be commensurate with experience. The position starts April 1st and will include a three-month probationary period.

Please submit CV to hr@calgaryfilm.com by March 17, 2010.

ABOUT CIFF AND SPONSORSHIP
As a registered, charitable, not-for-profit arts and cultural organization, CIFF is proud to be among Calgary's annually prominent, high profile cultural events, one of the top national film festivals, and globally recognized as one of the top 25 film festivals worth the entry fee by Movie Maker magazine.

The Festival connects Calgarians with the world’s many voices through the exhibition of current independent cinema and today’s brightest filmmaking talents. An artful and accessible program lineup features dynamic local and global stories from a multitude of countries over ten days in feature, short, and documentary categories. Our diverse program seeks to engage, enlighten, and entertain our audience while building creative bridges to proudly share our distinctly Calgarian experience with the visiting film community abroad. With growing participation and support from global brand leaders, public funders, filmmakers from around the world, local to international media, and an enthusiastic audience, CIFF has established itself as a Canadian cinematic event to watch for and a premiere event on Calgary’s social calendar.

CIFF’s success at generating extensive community awareness, local and national media coverage, and prominent and exciting brand visibility opportunities makes the Festival an effective marketing partner. CIFF offers its sponsors opportunities to create memorable and targeted marketing programs to both the festival-going audiences and Albertans. CIFF is committed to working with organizations to maximize visibility, provide brand alignment align, and achieve sponsorship marketing objectives. Mutually beneficial corporate, government, and community partnerships and philanthropic donations are the driving force behind CIFF’s sustainability and will continue to be integral to the success of this vibrant festival.

JOB TITLE: SPONSORSHIP MANAGER

REPORTS TO: EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

PURPOSE:The Sponsorship Manager plays a key role in the sponsorship revenue generation and in-kind support of the Calgary International Film Festival (CIFF) and will provide overall leadership for and management of the department and others that may work within it. The Sponsorship Manager will have direct responsibility for fulfilling or overseeing the following roles and responsibilities dedicated to ensuring CIFF meets its sponsorship revenue targets and effectively manages sponsor relationships:

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. Sponsorship acquisition, retention and relationship management - The Sponsorship Manager will prospect, conduct discoveries, build custom packages, lead presentations and oversee sponsor stewardship, activation, fulfillment and measurement of effectiveness as well as ensure sponsorship agreements are renewed for ongoing benefit to both the sponsor and the property.

2. Sponsorship program development and management - The Sponsorship Manager will ensure that an up-to-date ongoing sponsorship inventory of assets and benefits is in place for the entire organization’s sponsorship program. This will include the updating and accuracy of the valuation of each benefit and actual hard cost to deliver each benefit offered and managing of the portfolio of stock packages for either presentation or customization.

3. Sponsorship program measurement and reporting - The Sponsorship Manager will develop and implement internal measurement and reporting tools that examine and ensure the efficacy of CIFF’s sponsorship program. In addition, the Sponsorship Manager will work with sponsors to implement measurement and reporting to ensure that sponsorship objectives are tracked, met and accurately communicated and reflected.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:
1. Executive Support - As required, the Sponsorship Manager will support sponsorship related revenue development efforts undertaken by the Executive Director and Board of Directors. This assistance could include could include any or all aspects of prospecting, solicitation or stewardship.

2. Internal Reporting - The Sponsorship Manager will report progress against a set and agreed upon timeline and revenue-based target, weekly to the Executive Director and monthly to the Board of Directors.

3. Departmental Sponsorship Integration - As required, the Sponsorship Manager will assist in prospect development and work with staff members in other departments to ensure effective management and integration of sponsorship needs and programs across the organization.

ACCOUNTABILITY
1. Communications - The Sponsorship Manager will be the senior level point of communications all to sponsors to ensure commitment to sponsor program efficacy and sponsor satisfaction.

2. Expertise - Sponsorship Manager will fully understand CIFF, its history and future and needs, to be a wealth of knowledge as such, or knows where to access the available information.

3. Meeting objectives - The sponsorship Manager will be responsible for meeting revenue targets and timelines as set out by senior management team.

Federal Budget Update

Karen Ball — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 17:05:11 -0500

The Federal Government tabled budget 2010 yesterday. Below is the summary provided by the Canadian Conference of the Arts

Canadian Conference of the Arts Executive Summary

The 2010 Budget includes stable funding to arts and culture with no cuts, but also yields no new investments into the creative economy. The CCA sees no investment towards cultural infrastructure, or funds for promotion abroad and audience development. It is encouraging that charities are given more flexible means to conduct business, and research granting associations will have an increased ability to fund higher education within the knowledge economy. Moving forward, some concerns include administrative reforms, freezes on departmental operating budgets, and changes to strategic reviews. These measures may not be viewed as cuts at the moment, but may lead to financial difficulties for the arts sector down the road.

Read the full detailed update here

THE 2010 CALGARY INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN’S FESTIVAL: CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS

Luhning — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 10:41:29 -0500

The Calgary International Children’s Festival (CICF), presented by Qualico Communities, is now accepting applications to fill various positions during the 2010 Festival (May 25-29). The Festival, North America’s third largest performing arts festival of its kind, is held at the EPCOR CENTRE for the Performing Arts and on Olympic Plaza.

The Festival requires a devoted force of approximately 600 volunteers to make this five-day event fun, safe and affordable. CICF is currently looking for youth volunteers, ages 14 and up, and adult volunteers to fill numerous day, evening and weekend shifts during the Festival (starting on May 24).

The 2010 Calgary International Children's Festival Volunteer Program is presented by TransCanada Pipelines.

Applications and a listing of available positions are accessible online at www.calgarychildfest.org or contact the CICF Volunteer Coordinator at 403-294-7414, Ext. 4 or volunteers@calgarychildfest.org.

About the Calgary International Children’s Festival
The Calgary International Children’s Festival (CICF), held annually in late May, is one of Canada’s foremost arts festivals. A not-for-profit organization founded in 1987, the CICF is a destination of choice for more than 50,000 young people, their families and teachers. The Festival offers a world-class performing arts experience that sparks imagination, inspires creative thought, encourages cultural understanding, and fosters a lifelong passion for the arts. For more information visit www.calgarychildfest.org.

Call for Submissions

TouchstonesNelson — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 19:02:48 -0500

Touchstones Nelson is currently seeking proposals from artists working in all media for the 2011/ 2012 exhibition season!
Touchstones Nelson is located in downtown Nelson BC, and houses two contemporary art galleries as a well as a permanent historical exhibit. Our galleries feature solo and group exhibitions by regional, national and international artists.

For more detailed information, including submission guidelines and floorplans, please visit www.touchstonesnelson.ca/exhibitions

Deadline: March 31, 2010 – postmarked or received by March 31, 2010.

filling Station Volunteer Call 2010

meditor.fs@gmail.com — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 16:14:26 -0500

filling Station is a volunteer-run, nationally-distributed literary magazine created in Calgary by writers, for writers.

The filling Station Publication Society’s mandate is to publish the most original, cutting-edge work created in Canada, provide an exciting alternative to traditional journals, and facilitate dialogue between established and up-and-coming writers through their work.

filling Station seeks volunteers.

Opportunities are available to help choose material for publication, assist with events, and share ideas at monthly meetings that shape the magazine’s future and its role
in the Calgary literary community. Be part of an amazing Collective.

If you’re interested in joining filling Station,
email Managing Editor Laurie Fuhr
at meditor.fs@gmail.com

filling Station * 15 years & 50 issues in 2010 * fill up on inspiration