Archive for the ‘COVID-19’ Category

Media Release – June 3, 2020 For Immediate Release Peterborough, ON – The Electric City Culture Council (EC3) and the Community Foundation of Greater Peterborough (Community Foundation) have joined forces to launch a fundraising campaign for the Peterborough Arts Alive Fund, an EC3 initiative to provide Strategic Recovery and Resilience Grants to professional arts organizations […]

A Message from EC3 Hello, The COVID-19 crisis has put pressure on many artists and arts, culture, and heritage (ACH) organizations to rapidly adapt their way of working, and their way of reaching out to audiences, sponsors, and donors. Some of these challenges are technological – how to adapt to a digital-first model – and […]

Gift Certificates, Listings, Online Advantage Support and More A Message from EC3 Hello all, During these strange times, it can be a struggle for many organizations to reach their audiences, and, needless to say, it would be really helpful to get some cash flowing. EC3 has been working with the DBIA, and the Chamber of […]

Peterborough Arts Alive: Local Live Streams and Digital Events Hello all, The current pandemic may have shut down pretty much every venue and canceled or postponed more great events than we can count, but Peterborough artists and arts organizations are still hard at work. They’re finding innovative ways of bringing art and entertainment into people’s […]

A Message from EC3 Hello all, We are now in Week 6 of COVID-19’s Canadian shutdown. As the pandemic stretches on, and the shutdown shows signs of continuing for quite a while, governments and other organizations continue to release more programs of support for struggling Canadians. EC3 is working with colleagues across the country, in […]

A Message from EC3 Hello All, This continues to be a strange and stressful time for people across the country, and in particular for artists and ACH (arts, culture, and heritage) workers and organizations. There continues to be a flurry of announcements about new COVID-19 support and recovery programs and changes to existing assistance programs. […]

Dear Friends and Colleagues, EC3 wants to send a shout out to all local artists, cultural workers and arts and heritage organizations. These are very tough times and we want to say thank you for everything you are doing now and all that you do always, to make our cultural lives in Peterborough so rich. […]

PRHC needs N95 masks to help hospital staff working during the COVID-19 epidemic. If you have any unused and unopened masks you would be willing to donate, please follow the instructions below OR drop off in the covered plastic crate on the veranda at 591 Gilmour St. and EC3 will get them to the hospital. […]

Dear Friends and Colleagues, EC3 is fortunate to be in touch with a number of National and Provincial disciplinary-based arts service organizations. Most have specific information and resources for artists working in those disciplines including relief programs, advice on contracts etc. Please check it out HERE. We hope they can provide useful support to artists […]

EC3 continues to monitor the situation regarding COVID-19 and particularly the impact on the local, arts, culture and heritage community. We are posting information about closures, alternative activities, plans and ideas constantly. Please check our Twitter account and Facebook page for the most up to date information. EC3 has been in communication with City Hall […]