Archive for the ‘COVID-19’ Category

COVID-19 Health Regulations Loosening, New Research Projects, Local Home Viewing, Grant Deadlines, and More Hello Everyone, Between COVID-19 shutdowns, school closures, winter storms, and pandemic illnesses, it’s been a challenging start to 2022! Thankfully, we’ve made it through January, and starting today, public health restrictions are beginning to ease, and many arts and culture organizations […]

New Restrictions and Expanded Benefit Programs Hello Everyone, We once again find ourselves starting a new year with rising COVID-19 infection numbers and increasingly restrictive public health regulations, resulting in many arts and culture organizations closing their doors or reducing capacity, and many employed in our industry with canceled gigs and reduced hours. Thankfully, these […]

Government COVID-19 Relief Program Extensions, Recent Research, EC3 Programming, Grant Deadlines, and More Hello Everyone, It’s the end of November, and the countdown to the holidays has begun. It’s a busy time in the arts, with more and more arts programming returning to in-person gatherings, combined with the rush to get things done before the […]

Capacity Limits Lifted, Enhanced Vaccine Passports and App, Borderless Arts, Portfolio Workshops, and Grant Deadlines Hello Everyone, The past couple weeks have brought some dramatic announcements about COVID-19 public health and safety measures, with an increase in capacity limits for performing arts and other facilities, and the introduction of the new vaccine passport and scanning […]

On the Provincial ‘Proof of Vaccine’ Requirements for Indoor Businesses and Organizations Hello Everyone, This Wednesday, September 22, the provincial government’s ‘proof of vaccine’ mandate will come into effect for many businesses and organizations. Relevant to the arts and culture sector, this list includes: meeting and event spaces, bars, concert venues, theatres, cinemas, and film […]

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 […]