Archive for the ‘COVID-19’ Category

EC3 is publishing a series of articles in The Peterborough Examiner about the state of the arts during the pandemic. The first article, “Raising the curtain: Peterborough’s performing arts organizations confront COVID-19” by Esther Vincent, was published in the Saturday, September 19, 2020 edition of the Examiner. Read it now.

Hello Everyone, Anyone who has been following the arts this year understands that COVID-19 has had a devastating, and wide-reaching impact on our sector – this is not new information. However, what is new is the increasing number of research reports coming out that turn this understanding into hard data. These reports allow us to […]

Hello Everyone, Today EC3 is launching ESSENTIAL, the latest project in our Peterborough Arts Alive suite of COVID-19 response and relief programs and services. ESSENTIAL features a series of 17 photos of Peterborough artists during the pandemic by photographer Julie Gagne, accompanied by stories of their lives during this unusual and precarious time. This Bulletin includes […]

Media Release – August 31, 2020 For Immediate Release Peterborough, ON – The Electric City Culture Council (EC3) launches its latest Peterborough Arts Alive initiative today, ESSENTIAL, a photography project by local artist Julie Gagne. This series of 17 photos, depicting 20 local artists at home during the pandemic, is an eloquent testimonial to the […]

Hello Everyone, Every arts organization around the world is currently navigating the new and uncertain world of how to operate safely during the pandemic, but different sectors experience their own unique challenges. This Electric City Culture Council (EC3) Bulletin will focus specifically on the Performing Arts.  The challenges are great for music, theatre, and dance right […]

Hello Everyone, This Bulletin brings some welcome news on long-anticipated and much-needed COVID-19 response and recovery funding for the arts, culture, and heritage (ACH) sector from the Ontario Arts Council, the Ontario Trillium Foundation, and Ontario Presents.  Our thanks goes out to these organizations.  In addition, Peterborough Public Health has released some excellent online guidelines […]

A Message from EC3 Hello everyone, As Ontario continues to adapt to Stage 3, and we hear more and more stories about businesses and organizations re-opening their doors, one sector remains notably quiet: arts, culture, and heritage (ACH). The large majority of local ACH organizations remain closed or are operating at drastically reduced capacity, and […]

We are facing a critical time for the arts, culture, and heritage (ACH) sector. As the pandemic creates global economic instability, governments at all levels are facing significant deficits in the current fiscal year, and are starting to look at their budgets for 2021. As municipal deficits climb, municipalities across Canada have been lobbying federal […]

A Message from EC3 Hello friends, As the COVID 19 situation around the world continues to develop, the Electric City Culture Council (EC3) has been speaking to arts, culture, and heritage (ACH) workers and organizations, artists, and other stakeholders about how best to serve our community. Through these discussions, EC3 continues to roll out Peterborough […]

Guides and Advice for Reopening Arts and Culture Organizations A Message from EC3 Hello friends, It’s official: our region of Ontario has now entered Stage Two of the Reopening Ontario program.  Many businesses and organizations have reopened or are in the process of reopening, and more are getting set to reopen as soon as they’re […]