Archive for the ‘Bulletin’ Category

On Vaccines, Mandates, Workplaces, and Screenings Hello Everyone, It’s September, which means the start of the school year, the end of summer, and, as difficult as it might be to admit, a growing fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. At the same time, arts and culture organizations are trying to plan and make decisions about rehearsals […]

Following up on the Candidates Meeting on Arts, Culture, and Heritage in Peterborough–Kawartha Hello Everyone, Thank you so much to everyone who helped make the Artsvote Canada 2021 candidates meeting last Thursday happen, and to everyone who came out to the event, both in the room at Showplace Performance Centre and online on YouTube. It […]

A Candidates Meeting on Arts, Culture, and Heritage in Peterborough–Kawartha Hello everyone, It’s federal election season, and a key time for the arts, culture, and heritage sector. Many organizations are still under significant threat due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the next several years will be key to rebuilding our sector better and stronger than […]

Government Assistance Updates, Local Arts Events, Legal Advice, Grant Deadlines, and More Hello everyone, We so hope that you’re finding time to enjoy the summertime weather and the relaxed public health regulations, and that you’ve been able to get out to some of arts events that are starting to happen around town. In this Bulletin, […]

Hello everyone, We hope you are all finding some time to unwind a bit this summer and take in some arts events as COVID-19 health and safety restrictions begin to ease. EC3 and the Community Foundation of Greater Peterborough are pleased to announce that the Peterborough Arts Alive Fund has awarded $104,500 in COVID-19 Strategic […]

Artsweek 2021 Call For Proposals Festival Dates: September 24 to October 3, 2021 Application Deadline: August 6, 2021 at 11:59PM www.artsweekpeterborough.ca infoartsweek@gmail.com Artsweek is BACK! Artsweek returns this year at the usual time, with a COVID 19 responsive version of the popular festival that brings new works by local artists to audiences – in unexpected places.  This year’s Festival […]

Hello everyone, This past Friday, Ontario officially entered Step 3 of its Reopening Ontario plan. This stage of the plan will have perhaps the most dramatic impact on arts organizations, with galleries and theatres able to reopen and general gathering limits raised to 25 indoors and 100 outdoors. However, this is, very importantly, not a […]

Hello everyone, As the summer continues and Artsweek SHIFT² completes its final projects, EC3 is gearing up for Artsweek 2021, the full-scale, ten-day, multidisciplinary festival of the arts in Peterborough, coming this September. EC3 is hiring for three positions to assist with the festival. The Artsweek 2021 Festival Producer is a contract position responsible for […]

New Federal Funding, Artsweek SHIFT², and EC3 is Hiring! Hello everyone, As Ontario enters Step 2 of its Reopening Ontario plan (see yesterday’s Bulletin) and the steamy hot weather breaks, EC3 wanted to provide some other good news for the arts. In this Bulletin, we’ll provide a breakdown of new funding coming in from the […]

Clarifying the Public Health Regulations for ‘Step 2’ of the Reopening Ontario Plan Hello everyone, Today, Ontario enters into Step 2 of its Reopening Ontario plan. While Step 2 still includes heavy restrictions for many arts and culture organizations, it does allow for increased gathering limits and outdoor events, and it paves the way for […]