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Media Release – June 3, 2020 For Immediate Release Peterborough, ON – The Electric City Culture Council (EC3) and the Community Foundation of Greater Peterborough (Community Foundation) have joined forces to launch a fundraising campaign for the Peterborough Arts Alive Fund, an EC3 initiative to provide Strategic Recovery and Resilience Grants to professional arts organizations […]

A Message from EC3 Hello, The COVID-19 crisis has put pressure on many artists and arts, culture, and heritage (ACH) organizations to rapidly adapt their way of working, and their way of reaching out to audiences, sponsors, and donors. Some of these challenges are technological – how to adapt to a digital-first model – and […]

Gift Certificates, Listings, Online Advantage Support and More A Message from EC3 Hello all, During these strange times, it can be a struggle for many organizations to reach their audiences, and, needless to say, it would be really helpful to get some cash flowing. EC3 has been working with the DBIA, and the Chamber of […]

Peterborough Arts Alive: Local Live Streams and Digital Events Hello all, The current pandemic may have shut down pretty much every venue and canceled or postponed more great events than we can count, but Peterborough artists and arts organizations are still hard at work. They’re finding innovative ways of bringing art and entertainment into people’s […]

“Peterborough-area professional artists have until Monday night to apply for micro subsistence grant,” KawarthaNOW.

A Message from EC3 Hello all, We are now in Week 6 of COVID-19’s Canadian shutdown. As the pandemic stretches on, and the shutdown shows signs of continuing for quite a while, governments and other organizations continue to release more programs of support for struggling Canadians. EC3 is working with colleagues across the country, in […]

“Town Ward: B!KE’s shop is closed for now, but it’s still pedalling online,” The Peterborough Examiner.

A Message from EC3 Hello All, This continues to be a strange and stressful time for people across the country, and in particular for artists and ACH (arts, culture, and heritage) workers and organizations. There continues to be a flurry of announcements about new COVID-19 support and recovery programs and changes to existing assistance programs. […]

“Peterborough cultural industries are being battered by COVID-19,” CHEX/Global.

“Electric City Culture Council urges support for Peterborough’s hard-hit arts community,” KawarthaNOW.