Archive for the ‘COVID-19’ Category

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 […]

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 […]

Read on for Details About Provincial and Federal COVID-19 Financial Relief Support Programs for the Arts Hello Everyone, Happy new year! This year has started off on a challenging note, with a province-wide lockdown leading into a full stay-at-home order. This is putting additional strain on arts organizations and individual artists who are already facing […]

This ‘Giving Tuesday,’ Make a Donation to the Peterborough Arts Alive Fund for COVID-19 Response and Resiliency Hello Everyone, Today is Giving Tuesday, and we’re encouraging everyone to help keep the arts alive with a donation to the Peterborough Arts Alive Fund. You can donate HERE. The Peterborough Arts Alive Fund, administered jointly by the […]

The Latest Artsweek SHIFT Project Explores Disability, Accessibility and Inclusion – Now and into the Future Hello Everyone, Artsweek SHIFT is on! This special COVID-19 project, produced and presented following the postponement of Artsweek 2020 to September 2021, is bringing six months of arts pop-ups to Peterborough, in person and online. In October and November, […]

With A Roundup of Recent Announcements: EC3 is Hiring, Artsweek SHIFT, and a Special Thank You Hello Everyone, November is here and COVID-19 is still here. While short days and cool weather are on the agenda, so too are a wealth of great arts events, programs and opportunities. This Bulletin brings you a roundup of […]

A Unique Arts Project Brings Six Months of Original Arts Programming to Peterborough Hello Everyone, COVID-19 has disrupted a lot of people’s plans, and that includes ours. Every second year, the Electric City Culture Council (EC3) is proud to present Artsweek, a ten-day-long celebration of this city’s vibrant arts scene. Earlier this month, we announced […]

Peterborough’s Arts Organizations Need Support to Stay Open and Keep Creating Tune in to Some Important Media Coverage & Find Out How You Can Help Hello Everyone, As you all know, the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown hit the arts, culture and heritage (ACH) sector particularly hard.  Venues are closed, box office, bingo and fundraising revenues are […]

EC3’s Annual Celebration of Peterborough Pride Moves Online Hello Everyone, As the pandemic continues to develop, artists and arts organizations – EC3 included – are finding ways to present work in new and unusual ways. Peterborough Pride may not be able to gather in person this year, with a parade and festival in Millennium Park, […]

Dear Colleagues, Recently, the Electric City Culture Council (EC3) joined with members of Peterborough Public Health, the Peterborough Performing Arts Recovery Alliance, and 20 leaders of local arts, culture, and heritage organizations, for a webinar on Health & Safety Guidelines for Reopening the Arts, Culture, and Heritage Sector. We would like to thank everyone who […]