Archive for the ‘Bulletin’ Category

Peterborough’s First-Ever Poet Laureate Program is Now Accepting Nominations Hello Everyone, EC3 is delighted to announce the launch of the pilot Peterborough Poet Laureate Program, presented in collaboration with the City of Peterborough.  The Peterborough Poet Laureate is an honourary position established to enhance our civic identity and to recognize the excellence and outstanding achievements […]

Applications Open for EC3’s Bierk Art Fund Bursary Program for Post-Secondary Studies in the Visual Arts Hello Everyone, The Electric City Culture Council (EC3) is pleased to once again be offering the Bierk Art Fund Bursary Program for Post-Secondary Studies in the Visual Arts.  This bursary is open to Peterborough high school students completing Grade […]

Updates on Public Health, Federal Budget, and Grant Deadlines Hello Everyone, We hope everyone is still holding up and staying safe as we continue through this new stay-at-home order and the ”third wave.” In today’s Bulletin, we provide some updates on a number of matters relevant to our sector. The 2021 Federal Budget for was […]

Fill out the City of Peterborough’s 2022 Budget Consultation Survey Hello Everyone, We hope that everyone is still well and staying strong, even as the pandemic continues to stretch on and lockdowns get extended. Please feel free to reach out to EC3 if you need to talk or want advice on specific projects or initiatives. […]

A Roundup of Recent News from the Sector Hello Everyone, As we mark the one-year anniversary of this pandemic, and we do so with Peterborough back into the ‘Red-CONTROL’ zone, we want to say congratulations on everything you have done to keep going, making work when you can and getting it to your audiences. The […]

Hello Everyone, To honour Black History Month, EC3 has launched a new project, Spotlight on Local Artists. This initiative presents profiles of Black artists living and working in Peterborough. Each Spotlight will include a photo of the artist, a bio and an artist statement. This project will be shared on EC3’s social media (Facebook, Twitter, […]

And a Small Update to the Eligibility Guidelines Last week we announced the Open Call for Artsweek SHIFT², and we have been overwhelmed by the enthusiastic response so far. Artists are reaching out with great feedback, excellent questions and exciting ideas, and we can’t wait to see what this project produces! Thank you to everyone […]

Call for Applications for ‘Mini Grants to Professional Artists’ and ‘Project Production and Presentation Grants’ for Artsweek SHIFT² Pocket Festival Hello Everyone, It’s January, and we are all working through another pandemic lockdown, so we hope this Bulletin comes as some good news. As previously announced, Artsweek 2020, Peterborough’s biennial, multidisciplinary, ten-day-long celebration of this […]

Where to Watch the Reply, and How to Find Out More This past Saturday, the Electric City Culture Council (EC3) and ReFrame Film Festival co-presented the ‘So You Want to Make a Documentary’ workshop, featuring filmmaker Maya Bastian, Hot Docs Canadian Programmer Aisha Jamal, Ontario Arts Council Media Arts Officer Mark Haslam, and moderator and […]

You Are Invited! EC3 and ReFrame Film Festival Present ‘So You Want to Make a Documentary’ Workshop Hello Everyone, This weekend is the start of the ReFrame Film Festival, Peterborough’s annual documentary film festival, which is going virtual this year, streaming dozens of local and international documentaries from January 22 to 29, 2021, through their […]