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“The City of Peterborough is seeking nominations for the city’s first-ever poet laureate” by Sarah McNeilly, KawarthaNOW.

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 […]

Peterborough, ON – The Electric City Culture Council (EC3) is proud to launch Artsweek SHIFT², a series of nine COVID-compliant arts projects and events taking place live, in-person throughout Peterborough and online, between May 1 and July 31, 2021. Watch for further announcements as details of specific events become available. All Artsweek SHIFT² events are […]

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 […]

Peterborough, ON – The Board of Directors of the Electric City Culture Council (EC3) is pleased to announce that more than $100,000 has been donated to the Peterborough Arts Alive Fund to support its program of COVID-19 Strategic Response and Resiliency Grants. This grant program will provide financial support to local arts organizations who have […]

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, […]

Peterborough, ON – The Board of Directors of the Electric City Culture Council (EC3) is pleased to announce that EC3 President and Chair, Bill Kimball has been appointed to the Advocacy Committee of the Canadian Association of Performing Arts Organizations (CAPACOA), and EC3 Executive Director Su Ditta has been appointed Co-Chair of the Alliance of […]

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 […]