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Markham-Unionville MPP Michael Chan appointed Minister of Tourism and Culture
Following a cabinet shuffle in January 2010, former Minister of Citizenship and Immigration Michael Chan was named Minister of Tourism and Culture. Minister Chan was elected to the Ontario legislature in a February 2007 by-election and, soon after, joined the Ontario cabinet as Minister of Revenue.
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Thank you to Minister Carroll
In her time as Minister Chan’s predecessor, Minister of Culture Aileen Carroll, was a passionate supporter of the arts and worked hard to ensure that the contributions of Ontario’s arts community were recognized. We deeply appreciate all her efforts and thank her for her commitment and support.
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Thunder Bay resident Angela Maltese named to OAC Board
We are pleased to welcome Angela Maltese, appointed to our board in November 2009.
Angela Maltese is a passionate advocate for the arts. For more than a decade, she has volunteered for Magnus Theatre in various capacities, and has served as vice-president of the organization’s board of directors. Ms. Maltese was a founding member of the capital campaign for Magnus Theatre; that campaign resulted in the successful transformation of a Thunder Bay heritage building into the Dr. S. Penny Petrone Centre for the Performing Arts.
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Ontario Arts Council Supports Artists in Residence (Health) Pilot Program
A New Collaboration Between the Arts and Health Care Providers in Ontario
The Ontario Arts Council (OAC) has launched an Artists in Residence (Health) pilot program. This new initiative supports artist residencies within health care settings, connecting wellness and creativity. OAC will contribute up to $93,350 towards artists’ costs for residencies in two designated health sites through 2010.
OAC’s partners include the new North Bay Regional Health Centre slated for opening January 30, 2011, as well as The Four Villages Community Health Centre in Toronto. Partnering arts organizations are the W.K.P. Kennedy Gallery in North Bay and Toronto’s Centre for Digital Storytelling. OAC’s funds are directed to the artistic and living costs of the artists in residence. The arts organizations involved are working closely with both OAC and health care partners. Health care partners for their part, will provide artist space. No frontline health care costs are being diverted to this pilot.
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New publisher serves writers in northwestern Ontario
On December 12, 2009, more than 200 artists from Thunder Bay and surrounding areas gathered to launch Definitely Superior Art Gallery’s publishing house, Burning Books Press. OAC’s Northwestern Consultant, Marilyn McIntosh, attended the launch party. OAC’s Literature Officer, John Degen, sent his congratulations by way of a video greeting.
Background
In 2009, the Ontario Arts Council held a consultation meeting in Thunder Bay with writers, academics and other individuals interested in literature. The goal was to increase support for writers and literary audiences in northern Ontario. In the months that followed, OAC worked with Definitely Superior Art Gallery on a proposal to create a new publishing house, Burning Books Press.
Definitely Superior Art Gallery has extensive experience in producing zines, and the gallery plays a central role in the cultural life of Thunder Bay and the surrounding region.
Since the consultation and the start of the burning.books.press project, there has been more interest in literary production in northwestern Ontario. Burning Books Press is poised to become a third-party recommender for the Writers’ Reserve program for 2011.
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Northern Ontario communities benefit from special arts education initiative
“Arts Education in Your Community” is an initiative spearheaded by Thunder Bay’s Community Arts and Heritage Education Project (CAHEP). Since 2009, CAHEP has been working with 13 northern communities to plan and develop arts infrastructure and programming.
CAHEP will mentor local artists and arts groups and connect them to schools, municipalities, businesses and residents in Kenora, Red Lake, Sioux Lookout, Atikokan, Fort Frances, Dryden, Marathon, Sault Ste. Marie, Manitoulin Island and North Bay. CAHEP is working jointly with Red Rock and Nipigon.
OAC funding will help communities with specific arts projects and will support a conference that brings together arts leaders from the communities to share programming experiences, lessons and resources.
The Ontario Trillium Foundation is a co-funder of this initiative.
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Skill Development Course for Artists
The Royal Conservatory, with the support of the Ontario Arts Council, is pleased to offer the Artist-Educator Foundations Course for artists who are already engaged in arts education, and for those who would like to learn more about arts education. This 30-hour course prepares artists to work in schools and community settings.
The Ontario Arts Council is subsidizing this course so that Ontario artists can enroll at a registration fee of $60.
Registration
- To register, you must apply by completing the following application form: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/PM9NNZG
- Applications are due one week before your course start date.
- Please note that individuals who have participated in other Ontario Arts Council, Royal Conservatory, or Learning Through The Arts artist-educator training programs are not eligible to apply.
- The registration office at the Royal Conservatory School will notify all applicants at least three business days before the course start date; your registration is complete only after you pay the $60 fee.
Locations and Dates
- Click here for detailed information on course sites, dates and availability.
About the Artist-Educator Foundations Course
- Combines educational content and theory with a creative “laboratory” environment.
- Artists experiment with applying their arts discipline in educational and community contexts.
- Includes modules on how people learn at different stages of life, partnering in the classroom, and how to develop and structure arts-based lessons that are effective and engaging for learners.
Modules
- Understanding school culture and teacher culture
- Engaging effective partnering with teachers or coordinators (foundations level)
- Engaging effective classroom management (foundations level)
- Understanding ages and stages of development (foundations level)
- Exploring multiple intelligences theory
- Understanding the arts curriculum (foundations level)
- Preparing and planning lessons (foundations level)
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For questions about the
Artist-Educator Foundations Course,
please contact:
The Royal Conservatory
416-408-2825
1-888-408-2825
www.rcmusic.ca
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For questions related to
the Ontario Arts Council, please contact:
Christina Akrong
Associate Arts Education Officer
Ontario Arts Council
647-258-5075
1-800-387-0058 extension 5075
cakrong@arts.on.ca |
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