EC3 Bulletin: Black History Month

February 18th, 2026

February is Black History Month and EC3 wants to recognize and celebrate the many great events happening in our community, and the people who make them happen.
Each February, people across Canada participate in Black History Month events and celebrations that honour the legacy and contributions of Black people all across Canada, and in their particular local communities.

The 2026 theme for Black History Month is: “30 Years of Black History Month: Honouring Black Brilliance Across Generations — From Nation Builders to Tomorrow’s Visionaries.”

This month is an important opportunity to learn about and acknowledge these people and their often hidden histories and stories.

We invite all Canadians to learn more about Black Canadian communities, and how they continue to contribute to and help shape Canada.

Along with the celebrations, Black History Month is a call to recognize the things that have been lost, the stories that have been suppressed and the racism that has haunted many of these people and the communities that they live in. Much of the programming outlined below provides us with the unique opportunity to learn more, to experience more and to build our capacity as anti-racist allies. It’s a chance to read great books, learn new dances, listen to fabulous music, enjoy the artists and their work and learn more about our friends and neighbours.

Read the full bulletin here!

EC3 is hiring an operations and administration coordinator

February 13, 2026

Working for the Electric City Culture Council is a unique opportunity to be a part of developing and advancing support for the arts in Peterborough. As EC3 has grown, our need for more efficient operations and better systems management has increased. Join our team delivering grants and awards, residencies, professional development and more! Feel free to call for more information.

JOB POSTING
OPERATIONS AND ADMINISTRATION COORDINATOR
Electric City Culture Council (EC3)
Posting date: February 10, 2026
Deadline for applications: February 27, 2026
Compensation: $28 per hour, 25 hours per week
Location: Hybrid workspace including home office and EC3 satellite office in downtown Peterborough.
Term: Position has no fixed term. This is a salaried position with all statutory benefits plus sick/personal days.

ABOUT EC3
A municipal arts council, the Electric City Culture Council (EC3) is a not-for-profit arts service organization supporting the development of individual artists and arts and culture organizations in Peterborough and Peterborough County. Our programs and services provide opportunities for artists to create, produce, and present work, and for audiences to experience and appreciate the arts. Our work builds and strengthens the foundations and infrastructure of arts and culture in our area, while contributing to the social, economic and community well- being of our city.

DEI EC3 is committed to diversity and inclusiveness. We encourage qualified candidates from all backgrounds to apply.

Our organizational impact  has expanded and so have our professional management needs as we engage with more and more artists, arts organizations and other community partners and sponsors.  Accurate information, easy access to well organized records and other material, and the capacity to produce events quickly and effectively is essential to our success – all on a low budget.  This job plays a crucial role in strengthening our ability to provide arts funding, professional development and advocacy.

OVERVIEW
This position provides a unique opportunity to work in the arts community supporting EC3’s activities across all arts disciplines and genres, delivering a broad cross section of programs from grants and awards –  to festivals and artist residencies, while  providing administrative support and some event support for EC3’s operating and programming activities. The position reports to the Executive Director and works with other staff and contract employees to advance and reinforce EC3’s administrative and management capacity. This includes building information systems and data collection and retention, as well as production support and day to day administrative support.

This person is expected to know and understand the organization’s mission and vision, follow EC3’s policies and protocols, respect confidentiality and conflict of interest guidelines, and conduct themselves in the best interest of the organization and the community it serves.  Knowledge of the arts and of the local arts sector, and the professional role of an arm’s length arts council, is an asset.

JOB DUTIES

  • Maintain and advance administrative and operating systems, including communications (mailing lists, media lists, fundraising contacts, applicants data bases etc.)
  • Respond to general public telephone and email enquiries, maintain office hours
  • Maintain operations manuals, archives and records (grant results, media coverage, process documents etc.)
  • Maintenance of social media tools, and an up to date and accurate website
  • Maintenance of event and meeting calendars, deadlines and undertake related research on same
  • Provide support in grant writing and delivering programming as needed

QUALIFICATIONS

  • Post-secondary experience in not-for-profit administration
  • Excellent organizational, written and oral communications skills
  • Familiarity with computer technology, web site (Word Press) and social media including Facebook, Instagram, BlueSky, Mail Chimp, Word and Excel
  • Demonstrated ability to set and meet goals, and priorities, clear objectives and deadlines
  • Driver’s licence and regular access to a car are an asset
  • Passion for the arts and organizing details

HOW TO APPLY Please forward covering Letter and Resume with subject heading “EC3 Operating and Administration Coordinator Position” to: electriccitycc@gmail.com. Your covering letter should outline why you would like to work with EC3 serving the arts community, and how your education and professional experience would make you a good candidate for the job. Please review our web site @ https://www.ecthree.org/ .

For additional information or questions:
Su Ditta (she/her), Executive Director
electriccitycc@gmail.com
705-749-9101
Currently living and working in Nogojiwanong, on the territory of the Michi Saagig Anishinaabeg, in the lands covered by the Williams Treaties.

For the full announcement see the EC3 Bulletin: EC3 is Hiring!

Artsweek: How It All Started

September 10th, 2025

https://mailchi.mp/ecthree/artsweek-how-it-all-started

Artsweek 2025 is right around the corner, so we thought we would share a little about Artsweek’s beginnings!

Festival Dates: September 28th to October 5th, 2025.

All Artsweek events are FREE

Opening Ceremony: September 28th, 3:00pm in Millennium Park near the Silver Bean.

Read the Bulletin linked above for the full history and background on Artsweek.

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Call to Action from the Canadian Arts Coalition

September 2nd, 2025

https://us6.campaign-archive.com/?u=556d040c55c5256ca90a5c271&id=d1e6d8ff10

The Canadian Coalition for the Arts is a non-partisan advocacy organization that supports the arts all across Canada. CCA organizes the arts community with initiatives like this one as part of pre-budget discussions, or whenever an issue or piece of legislation is of importance or concern to the arts community. EC3 is a member of the CCA and we urge you to read this material and follow up with an email or other communication to your MP, the Minister of Canadian Heritage and the Prime Minister and Finance Minister. This is going to be a very tough budget, and the case for the arts needs to be made loud and clear.

For more information on the campaign see here.

To see the Canadian Arts Coalition’s Campaign for Culture letter rubric to send to your MP click here

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City of Peterborough Calls for: Community Investment Grants Advisory Committee Members

September 2nd, 2025

https://us6.campaign-archive.com/?u=556d040c55c5256ca90a5c271&id=65c631c5cf

The City of Peterborough has put out a call for 8 new members of its Community Investment Grants Advisory Committee. This includes the grants to arts organizations. EC3 encourages knowledgeable and experienced artists, arts supporters, arts managers, and educators to follow the instructions below and apply.

These are the grants that provide key operating funding at the municipal level to not-for-profit arts organizations working in a wide variety of disciplines and genres in the fields of creation, production, exhibition, presentation, distribution and education etc. Your participation will enhance the value and impact of this important program. It’s a great way to get to know the community better and contribute to civic life.

More information on these positions and committees can be found online at peterborough.ca/committees.

Interested residents are encouraged to pick up an application form, either in person at City Hall, 500 George St. N., or online at peterborough.ca/committees.

Applications must be submitted by September 12, 2025.  

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GET READY, GET SET, ARTSWEEK IS ON ITS WAY!

September 2nd, 2025

https://us6.campaign-archive.com/?u=556d040c55c5256ca90a5c271&id=5bc70b5570

Artsweek is right around the corner! 

Festival Dates: September 28 to October 5, 2025

It’s all FREE, all week!

Look out, look up, listen close –  because soon Peterborough’s artists will be here, there and everywhere in the City that you can imagine, and many places you won’t expect them at all! Before you know it there will be dancers at Peterborough Square, musicians roaming the streets downtown, poets writing poems where you least expect them, actors, directors and designers in storage lockers, artists on bike trails and parks that are alive with creativity. Catch a play, tune in to Trent Radio 92.7 CFF FM, hear stories at the Liftlocks, be amazed and amused at Artsweek 2025.

Watch the Artsweek website artsweekpeterborough.ca for details coming soon, including volunteer opportunities. See our volunteer page for more.

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