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 restrictions come with a (temporary) expansion of government COVID-19 support programs for both organizations and individuals.

This Bulletin provides information on the new public health restrictions as they apply to the arts and culture sector, and some of the government benefit programs that will continue to support organizations and individuals during lockdown and beyond.

To keep up-to-the-minute on all the latest arts news and EC3 happenings, keep checking the EC3 Facebook page, @ECThreePtbo on Twitter, @ec3ptbo on Instagram, and the EC3 website, where we are providing daily updates on programs and services available for ACH workers and organizations.

Ontario Tightens Public Health Rules

On January 3, 2022, the Ontario government announced that the province is temporarily returning to a modified version of Step Two of its Roadmap to Reopen. The new measures went into place as of 12:01AM on January 5, and will be in place for at least 21 days (until January 27).

A full list of measures can be found here, but the Toronto Arts Council has put together an excellent summary of the major points for the arts and culture sector:

• Concert venues, theatres, cinemas, museums, galleries, zoos, science centres, landmarks, historic sites, botanical gardens and similar attractions, amusement parks, waterparks, tour and guide services including boat tours, fairs, rural exhibitions and festivals must operate under the following conditions:
  • indoor areas of concert venues, theatres and cinemas are closed. However, rehearsing or performing a recorded or broadcasted performance, artistic event or performance is permitted, with restrictions.
  • outdoor events may remain open with restrictions (such as masking).
  • spectators at seated outdoor events limited to 50 per cent capacity.
  • drive-in and drive through events permitted with restrictions, such as distancing between cars, only permitted to leave a vehicle in limited circumstances, etc.
• Indoor meeting and event spaces are closed with limited exceptions but outdoor spaces are permitted to remain open with restrictions.
• Outdoor events have no limits on number of attendees, but face coverings and/or masks must be worn when distancing (two metres or more) cannot be maintained.
• Businesses and organizations are required to ensure employees work remotely unless the nature of their work requires them to be on-site.
• Businesses that provide in-person teaching or instruction (such as music classes) must operate under the following conditions:
  • indoor areas are closed, except for organizations that provide health and safety training (with conditions).
  • outdoor areas may remain open with restrictions in place, such as physical distancing.
• Social gathering limits are reduced to five people indoors and 10 people outdoors.

Expanded Government Support

As the Omicron variant continues to spread across Ontario and across the country, the Government of Canada announced a temporary expansion of some of its COVID-19 programs for areas affected by lockdowns (which currently includes Ontario), for both organizations and individuals.

For organizations, the Local Lockdown Program is being expanded to include employers subject to capacity-limiting restrictions of 50 per cent or more; and reduce the current-month revenue decline threshold requirement to 25 per cent. Eligible employers will receive wage and rent subsidies from 25 per cent up to a maximum of 75 per cent, depending on their degree of revenue loss. The 12-month revenue decline test continues to not be required in order to access this support. Find out more.

For individuals, the Canada Worker Lockdown Benefit is being expanded to include workers in regions where provincial or territorial governments have introduced capacity-limiting restrictions of 50 per cent or more. As announced previously, this benefit will provide $300 a week in income support to eligible workers who are directly affected by a COVID-19-related public health lockdown, and who have lost 50 per cent or more of their income as a result. Find out more.

These updated regulations will apply from December 19, 2021, to February 12, 2022.

Other programs for organizations that are worth exploring include:

• Canada Recovery Hiring Program (CRHP) is a wage subsidy for employers to encourage bringing back employees who were laid off or had hours reduced due to the pandemic.
• Tourism and Hospitality Recovery Program (THRP) includes both wage and rent subsidies for organizations in the tourism, hospitality, arts, entertainment, or recreation sectors.
• Hardest-Hit Business Recovery Program (HHBRP) provides wage and rent subsidies for some organizations who don’t qualify under the other benefit programs.
• Highly Affected Sectors Credit Availability Program offers low-interest loans of $25,000 to $1 million to cover operational cash flow needs for businesses heavily impacted by COVID-19.
• Indigenous Business Support offers financial support to First Nation, Inuit, and Métis community or collectively-owned businesses and micro-businesses affected by COVID-19 that do not qualify for other relief programs.

We also encourage individuals who are being affected by pandemic lockdowns to explore the various programs of Support for Individuals offered by the federal government, including the Canada Recovery Sickness Benefit (CRSB) and Canada Recovery Caregiving Benefit (CRCB).

Meanwhile, the Government of Ontario has announced a new Ontario Business Costs Rebate Program, which will provide rebates to eligible organizations for a portion of property tax and energy costs they incur while under pandemic restrictions. We are still awaiting details on this program and who will be eligible, but watch for that some time this month.

KEEP INFORMED, STAY IN TOUCH

As always, keep checking the EC3 Facebook page, @ECThreePtbo on Twitter, @ec3ptbo on Instagram, and the COVID-19 Updates page on EC3’s website, where we are providing daily updates on programs and services available for ACH workers and organizations.

Be safe, stay healthy, and please don’t hesitate to reach out.

Su Ditta and the EC3 Board and staff

Contact
Su Ditta
Executive Director
Electric City Culture Council (EC3)
electriccitycc@gmail.com
www.ecthree.org
705 749 9101

Open Call for Peterborough’s Biennial Multidisciplinary Arts Festival

Hello Everyone,

EC3 is very excited to announce the return of Artsweek, which will be taking place June 10 to 18, 2022.

Artsweek is Peterborough’s “festival of the arts” – an extravaganza of music, literary and spoken word arts, puppetry and kid’s programming, media arts, visual arts, circus arts, dance, theatre and multidisciplinary performance of all kinds, unfolding in public spaces and established art venues all across the city.

Artsweek typically takes place every other year. Artsweek 2020 was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic (replaced by Artsweek SHIFT). Originally, Artsweek was rescheduled to take place in fall 2021; however, due to the ongoing uncertainties and challenges around COVID-19 health and safety regulations, the EC3 Board of Directors decided to postpone the event until June 2022, and re-open the Call for Proposals. (All applicants to the original 2021 Call have been contacted directly.)

In 2022, Artsweek makes its triumphant return!

Call For Proposals

This is an Open Call for innovative new projects in any artistic discipline, for any location within the City of Peterborough.

• This Call for Proposals includes, but is not limited to: performance (dance, theatre, multi-disciplinary performance), visual art (installations, interventions, projections, exhibitions), media arts, writing/spoken word, and any form of music, concerts, or sound/audio art. Individual artists, collectives, ad hoc groups, or arts organizations may propose projects.
• Conventional presentations, pop-ups, one time, continuous or short-run project proposals are all eligible.
• Curated, educational or community-based projects are eligible. Partnerships and collaborations between arts groups or with other community-based organizations are welcome.
• Artists are encouraged to explore ideas taking place anywhere in the City of Peterborough.

How to Apply

Find the full Program Guidelines and the PDF Application Form HERE. Applications are open now until January 17, 2022 at 11:59pm.

Application Info Sessions

Do you have questions about Artsweek or the application process? Looking for some tips and tricks to help your application?

EC3 and Artsweek are presenting two Artsweek 2022 Application Info Sessions on Thursday, December 16 at 5:00pm and 7:00pm on Zoom. The sessions are FREE and will each last approximately one hour. Both sessions will cover the same material.

• Pre-register for the 5pm session
• Pre-register for the 7pm session

Follow Artsweek on Social Media

Be sure to follow Artsweek online for regular updates: Artsweek is on Facebook, @ptbo_artsweek on Twitter, and @artsweekptbo on Instagram. And check out the Artsweek website for all the latest.

KEEP INFORMED, STAY IN TOUCH

As always, keep checking the EC3 Facebook page, @ECThreePtbo on Twitter, @ec3ptbo on Instagram, and the COVID-19 Updates page on EC3’s website, where we are providing daily updates on programs and services available for ACH workers and organizations.

Be safe, stay healthy, and please don’t hesitate to reach out.

Su Ditta and the EC3 Board and staff

Contact
Su Ditta
Executive Director
Electric City Culture Council (EC3)
electriccitycc@gmail.com
www.ecthree.org
705 749 9101

With Links to Video Recordings, PowerPoint Presentations, and More

Hello Everyone,

Thank you to everyone who came out to There’s a New Law in Town: the Ontario Not-for-profit Corporations Act (ONCA), the two-part webinar for nonprofit corporations and groups considering nonprofit incorporation, which EC3 co-presented with Community Legal Education Ontario (CLEO) and their staff lawyer Benjamin Miller.

EC3 organized this Professional Development Workshop in response to community requests for information on the pros and cons of provincial nonprofit incorporation, and on the impact of the new provincial nonprofit legislation which came into effect in October 2021.

It was an excellent discussion full of useful information for anyone involved in any kind of organization, collective group or association. Part 1: Should You Incorporate? discussed the impact of NFP incorporation, different organizational models that associations can follow, and what is legally required to incorporate as a nonprofit. Part 2: ONCA and You discussed the new legislation that governs nonprofit corporations in Ontario and how it will affect corporate structures and bylaws.

Find Out More

In case you missed the webinar, or if you’re looking to find out more, EC3 has some useful resources to check out.

DISCLAIMER: Nothing below is meant as or should be understood as legal advice tailored to your situation. It is only general legal information. When confronting particular situations, consult your own legal counsel as appropriate.

The information contained in the webinar recordings and PowerPoint presentations are accurate as of November 30, 2021.

• Watch a recording of the webinar on EC3’s YouTube page: Part 1, Part 2
• Legal Considerations in Starting a Nonprofit (PowerPoint presentation)
• Ontario Not-for-Profit Corporations Act 101 (PowerPoint presentation)
• CLEO’s Nonprofit Law Ontario website
• CLEO’s Interactive nonprofit bylaw builder

For more information, contact Benjamin Miller (benjamin.miller@cleo.on.ca) or EC3 (contact details below).

Thank You!!

Thank you so much to Benjamin Miller for all his work putting this webinar together and for sharing his knowledge and expertise. And thanks to Community Legal Education Ontario (CLEO) for making this webinar possible.

KEEP INFORMED, STAY IN TOUCH

As always, keep checking the EC3 Facebook page, @ECThreePtbo on Twitter, @ec3ptbo on Instagram, and the COVID-19 Updates page on EC3’s website, where we are providing daily updates on programs and services available for ACH workers and organizations.

Be safe, stay healthy, and please don’t hesitate to reach out.

Su Ditta and the EC3 Board and staff

Contact
Su Ditta
Executive Director
Electric City Culture Council (EC3)
electriccitycc@gmail.com
www.ecthree.org
705 749 9101

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 end of the year, and beginning work to prepare for the year to come.

This Bulletin provides a roundup of recent news and updates in the arts sector: new announcements about federal COVID-19 relief programs, new studies and research, grant deadlines, and more.

Read all about it in our latest Bulletin. And to keep up-to-the-minute on all the latest arts news and EC3 happenings, keep checking the EC3 Facebook page, @ECThreePtbo on Twitter, @ec3ptbo on Instagram, and the EC3 website, where we are providing daily updates on programs and services available for ACH workers and organizations.

Government of Canada COVID-19 Benefits Updates

The Government of Canada has announced some extensions and updates to its COVID-19 benefits programs. There are a number of programs in here worth examining – including extensions of the Canada Recovery Caregiving Benefit and the Canada Recovery Sickness Benefit – however two announcements in particular may be of interest to local arts and culture organizations.

First, the Canada Recovery Hiring Program (CRHP) is being extended until May 7, 2022. Similar to the dearly departed Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS), CRHP is a wage subsidy for employers, but it specifically assists with bringing employees back and increasing employee hours after COVID-19 layoffs and cutbacks. Find out more here.

The government has also announced additional details about the proposed Tourism and Hospitality Recovery Program, a series of wage and rent subsidies up to 75% directed at this particularly hard-hit sector. This remains as proposed legislation at this point, but it looks like it will impact many arts and culture-related organizations, as the program would apply to organizations that are involved in “organizing, promoting, hosting, supporting, or participating in events that meet the artistic or cultural interests of their patrons, including live performances or exhibits intended for public viewing” as well as “preserving and exhibiting objects, sites and natural wonders of historical, cultural or educational value, such as the operation of a museum, a historic and heritage site, a zoo, a botanical garden, or a nature park.”

We will provide updates as more details come.

Recent Research in the Arts

A number of interesting research reports have come across our desk recently. Take a look:

• Hill Strategies’ latest Arts Research Monitor collects a number of studies and reports focused on equity, diversity, inclusion, and decolonization in the arts.
• Hill Strategies also provides a report on Organizational stress and resilience in the arts in Canada, exploring how the pandemic has impacted organizational capacity and mental health.
• Also on the topic of mental health, the Arts for Mental Health conference, co-presented by Mass Culture and the Mississauga Arts Council, took place in October, and you can read the conference report and recommendations.
• January and February is budget season on the federal and provincial levels. The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives has put together their Alternative Federal Budget 2022, which includes a section on Culture.

Ontario Arts Council Videos for Deaf Applicants

The Ontario Arts Council (OAC) has launched a series of American Sign Language (ASL) videos about the grant application and assessment process. They include information about OAC services and supports for Deaf artists and artists with disabilities. Take a look here.

Send us Your Holiday Events!

EC3 is putting together a calendar of local arts and culture holiday events, for publication in The Peterborough Examiner and in an upcoming Bulletin. If you have a holiday event coming up in December that you would like included, please send along the details to EC3 Program Coordinator Gabe Pollock (ec3.research@gmail.com). In-person and online events welcome, in Peterborough and area.

Reminder: Upcoming EC3 Events

EC3 has two events coming up this week, and you’re invited.

Professional Development Workshop:

Tuesday, November 30 at 1pm is There’s a New Law in Town: the Ontario Not-for-profit Corporation Act (ONCA), a two-part online webinar for non-profits and organizations considering incorporating as non-profit corporations, presented by EC3 and Community Legal Education Ontario (CLEO).

Part 1: Should You Incorporate? will take you through the rules that apply to you as an unincorporated association, and what would change if you incorporate, the different NFP organizational structures available to you, their pros and cons, and the steps to incorporate, if that’s what you decide you want to do. Part 2: ONCA and You will answer questions about the new ONCA legislation and how it will affect reporting, governance, and other issues.

Find out more and register HERE.

AGM:

Thursday, December 2 at 5pm is EC3’s Annual General Meeting. It’s been an incredibly challenging but rewarding year. Please join us to take a look back, and a look forward! Find out more and register HERE.

Upcoming Grant Deadlines

Here are some important grant deadlines coming up soon:

• Dec 01: Canada Cultural Investment Fund: Endowment Incentives (Canadian Heritage)
• Dec 03: Community Investment Grants and Community Project Grants (City of Peterborough)
• Dec 06: Recovery Funding for Professional Arts Presentation Organizations (Canadian Government)
• Dec 08: Arts Abroad: Circulation and Touring / Co-Productions / Residencies (Canada Council)
• Dec 08: Arts Across Canada: Circulation and Touring / Foreign Artist Tours (Canada Council)
• Dec 08: Creating, Knowing and Sharing – The Arts and Cultures of First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples: Short-Term Projects (Canada Council)
• Dec 16: Career Catalyst: Project Grants for New Generation Artists (OAC)

KEEP INFORMED, STAY IN TOUCH

As always, keep checking the EC3 Facebook page, @ECThreePtbo on Twitter, @ec3ptbo on Instagram, and the COVID-19 Updates page on EC3’s website, where we are providing daily updates on programs and services available for ACH workers and organizations.

Be safe, stay healthy, and please don’t hesitate to reach out.

Su Ditta and the EC3 Board and staff

Contact
Su Ditta
Executive Director
Electric City Culture Council (EC3)
electriccitycc@gmail.com
www.ecthree.org
705 749 9101

Upcoming Webinar On Not-for-profit Law, And EC3’s Annual General Meeting

Hello Everyone,

As we move through November, EC3 is excited to announce (and invite you) to two upcoming events: our Annual General Meeting is happening on December 2, and EC3 is hosting a Two-Part Webinar on not-for-profit incorporation and the new ONCA legislation on November 30.

Read all about it in our latest Bulletin. And to keep up-to-the-minute on all the latest arts news and EC3 happenings, keep checking the EC3 Facebook page, @ECThreePtbo on Twitter, @ec3ptbo on Instagram, and the EC3 website, where we are providing daily updates on programs and services available for ACH workers and organizations.

There’s A New Law in Town: The Ontario Not-For-Profit Corporations Act (ONCA)

Two-Part Nonprofit Webinar
November 30, 2021
1:00 to 3:00 pm
via Zoom
FREE
Register HERE

EC3, working with Community Legal Education Ontario (CLEO), is proud to present a two-part, two-hour professional development workshop for local arts organizations.

If you are thinking of incorporating so you can access public funding, etc., check out Part 1: Should You Incorporate? (1:00pm). And Part 2: ONCA and You (2:00pm) will teach you all about how the new Ontario Not-for-profit Corporation Act (ONCA) will impact the legal requirements of managing your status as a not-for-profit corporation for community benefit. Both parts of the webinar will be run by expert guest, CLEO staff lawyer Benjamin Miller.

Part 1: Should You Incorporate? (1:00pm to 2:00pm) is aimed at grassroots organizations (collectives, studios, associations etc.) who are considering provincial NFP incorporation. This hour will take you through the rules that apply to you as an unincorporated association, and what would change if you incorporate, the different NFP organizational structures available to you, their pros and cons, and the steps to incorporate, if that’s what you decide you want to do.

• Are you a group thinking about incorporating?
• Worried about paperwork, control, access to funding, and the future of your organization?
• This hour is for you.

Part 2: ONCA and You (2:00pm to 3:00pm) is aimed at incorporated not-for-profit corporations who have questions about the new Ontario Not-for-profit Corporations Act (ONCA). This hour will take you through what is new in the ONCA, steps that NFPs need to take be compliant with the ONCA, and how CLEO’s free resources can help you create ONCA compliant bylaws from scratch or adapt your current bylaws. To learn more about the ONCA visit nonprofitlaw.cleo.on.ca.

• Are you an organization already incorporated under Ontario’s Corporations Act or a special Act?
• Will you need to update your bylaws or change your level of annual financial review to comply with ONCA?
• Wondering if your board positions and elections process still work, or your reporting mechanisms still fit?
• This hour is for you.

Sign up HERE to attend either session (or both sessions). Please note: upon registration, you will be sent a Zoom link and a link to a short survey. Filling out this survey in advance will help us cater the webinar to your specific needs.

EC3 Annual General Meeting 2021

Thursday, December 2, 2021
5:00 pm
Via Zoom
FREE
Register HERE

EC3 cordially invites you to attend the EC3 Annual General Meeting 2021, taking place online over Zoom on Thursday, December 2 at 5pm.

It’s been an incredibly challenging but rewarding year. Please join us to take a look back, and a look forward!

Please register in advance for the Zoom meeting HERE. You will receive a confirmation email with the meeting link after you register.

If you would like to sign up for an EC3 membership, or renew your membership, please do so by Monday, November 29, 2021 to be counted among voting members at the AGM. You can sign up through our website. Payment can be made via PayPal.

KEEP INFORMED, STAY IN TOUCH

As always, keep checking the EC3 Facebook page, @ECThreePtbo on Twitter, @ec3ptbo on Instagram, and the COVID-19 Updates page on EC3’s website, where we are providing daily updates on programs and services available for ACH workers and organizations.

Be safe, stay healthy, and please don’t hesitate to reach out.

Su Ditta and the EC3 Board and staff

Contact
Su Ditta
Executive Director
Electric City Culture Council (EC3)
electriccitycc@gmail.com
www.ecthree.org
705 749 9101

Individual Artists Make it Happen!

EC3’s proposal to City Hall for a program of Grants to Individual Artists is needed now more than ever. Please let Councillors know this matters to you. Watch the video, check out the proposal and contact your City Councillor now.

Support local artists!

CITY OF PETERBOROUGH BUDGET 2022
FUNDING FOR ARTS PROGRAMS

EC3 Proposal: Program of Grants to Individual Artists: $45,000

We truly appreciate your time and attention to this issue as municipal funding plays such a crucial role in the sustainability of the local arts sector and the arts are critical to a vibrant downtown, a thriving economy and community well-being. Direct revenue investment at the municipal level matters so much in and of itself, and creates an important tool for leveraging additional funds from other sources. This is particularly true at this time, as local arts and culture organizations as well as individual artists struggle to overcome the negative impacts of Covid 19 and stabilize. The City contribution to the Peterborough Arts Alive Fund played a crucial role in stabilizing key arts organizations in our City, keeping the heat and lights on in venues and supporting initiatives that are enabling them to reopen. We are so grateful for that.

Individual artists, facing the financial loss from declining gallery sales, cancelled concert tours and book deals etc. need our support now to get back on their feet, get work made and ready to present to the public. These kinds of grant programs are mainstay in the best of times to ensure a robust ecosystem of public funding for the arts, post COVID 19, they are essential.

As you know, many national and international studies have demonstrated that the already precarious arts and culture sector has been one of the hardest-hit by the Covid 19 pandemic and this negative impact has reverberated through the tourism and hospitality sector as well. It is estimated that “recovery” will take two -three years.

The federal and provincial governments and many municipalities have extended special or supplementary funding programs into 2022, some cities are revamping their ongoing support for arts programs in response to COVID 19 experiences.

So, it remains absolutely essential that the City continues to enhance its support for the arts in very strategic ways both for long term resilience and community benefit, and for city-wide Covid 19 recovery.

OUR ASK
Program of Grants to Individual Artists Designed and Delivered by EC3: $45,000
“Peterborough Arts ALIVE for Individuals”

As you know, EC3 has long advocated for municipal support to individual professional artists in the form of a competitive grant program for research, development, production and presentation of new projects. We note that Kingston developed such a program in 2021 to support artists during the pandemic and will continue the program in 2022. EC3 is prepared to take on the work to develop and deliver that program within our current funding model. We have an excellent track record of creating and managing grants to artists (ArtsweekSHIFT2 etc.).

Such a program should not wait another year given the devastating effect the pandemic has had on the lives and work of local artists. This is definitely the year to get this long overdue program off the ground. If successful, we would hope to see this program continued in the future.

We know it’s not easy, particularly right now, to find funds, but we are confident that these investments will make an enormous difference to local artists and arts organizations in the coming year and beyond. It’s an investment that will act like jet fuel to fire the recovery of the sector and all its impacts.

Keep our award-winning artists here in Peterborough, make sure there is local creative content to fill our own venues and give our children a chance to build a practice here at home. Speed COVID 19 recovery by supporting this proposal.

Many and sincere thanks for all your support for the arts.

Please feel free to call Su Ditta if you have any questions.
705 749 9101

Many thanks
EC3

City Council contact list

Are you between 18 and 30 years old? Do you want to help plan and execute one of the true highlights of the Peterborough arts calendar? It’s a rewarding and fun project to work on, and we need a couple of dynamos to make it shine.

The Peterborough Arts Awards and Mayor’s Luncheon for the Arts are returning in 2022, and EC3 is hiring two positions to make it a reality: a Production Coordinator and a Marketing & Communications Associate. These are 8-week positions supported by the Canada Summer Jobs program, that will help EC3 staff and Board to make this iconic Peterborough event happen once again.

Peterborough Arts Awards and the Mayor’s Luncheon for the Arts 2022: Production Coordinator

A Canada Summer Jobs Employment Opportunity

Introduction

Join the EC3 team and help organize one of the most inspiring and uplifting events of the year: The Mayor’s Luncheon for the Arts and the Peterborough Arts Awards ceremonies. It’s an afternoon to honour and celebrate Peterborough’s outstanding arts community and the people who make it all happen. Check out the photos on our website.

Application Deadline: Tuesday, November 30 at 5:00 pm

Eligibility

Under the Canada Summer Jobs guidelines, this opportunity is for people who are aged 15 to 30 years (inclusive) at the start of employment. Candidate must be Canadian citizen, permanent resident or a person upon whom refugee protection has been conferred, and who is legally entitled to work in Ontario. This position is being funded by the Canada Summer Jobs program, a component of the federal Youth Employment and Skills Strategy.

Job Description

The Peterborough Arts Awards is an annual recognition program organized by the Electric City Culture Council (EC3) that celebrates high artistic achievement in the local arts scene and recognizes extraordinary contributions in and to the arts. Local artists and arts supporters are nominated by the community, and a peer jury selects the shortlist and winners in six categories, who receive their cash awards at the Mayor’s Luncheon for the Arts, a gala luncheon with special guests, performances, and presentations.

Reporting directly to EC3’s Program Coordinator, the Arts Awards Production Coordinator will perform a variety of administrative and production duties supporting the planning and delivery of both the awards program and the gala event.

All activities surrounding the Peterborough Arts Awards and Mayor’s Luncheon for the Arts will be completed in compliance with the relevant COVID-19 public health protocols.

Duties will include:

• Supporting the EC3 Program Coordinator in advance event planning (workplans and schedules), on-site production and presentation activities, and administrative record keeping.
• Assistance with the intake of nominations and technical aspects of the Jury process.
• Communications with venue, performers, presenters, nominees, and staff around delivery of the Luncheon event.
• General production management support, including: receiving and delivering contracts, updating budgets, filing and printing.
• Volunteer recruitment, training and recognition plans.
• Support sponsorship and donations campaign.
• Organizing the venue and amenities such as catering, seating, signage, decorations, health and safety protocols, box office etc.
• Developing and maintaining event photo/video documentation and archives.
• Assisting with program analytics and evaluation.
• Planning and organizing event follow-up, returns, thanks yous, etc.

Skills and Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability to take initiative, plan and organize arts or arts related event projects from beginning to end.
• Good writing and oral communications skills.
• Good judgement and flexibility.
• Ability to work effectively independently, as well as in a team.
• Experience/demonstrated success in achieving performance deadlines and coordinating crew and tasks.
• Creative capacity in design, decor, box office, and/or crowd management.
• Passion for and knowledge of the arts and the Peterborough community a definite asset.
• Attention to detail and strong strategic fore-sighting capacity.
• Capacity to work from a home office and onsite in different venues.
• Driver’s licence and regular access to a vehicle an asset.

The Electric City Culture Council is an equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from self-identified members of marginalized/racialized communities (visible and invisible) including Indigenous people, Deaf people, people with disabilities, new Canadians, and those identifying as 2SLGBTQ+.

Hours

35 hrs. per week, including some evenings and weekends (flexible)

Duration of Contract

January 3 to February 25, 2022

Rate of Pay

$16.50 per hour

To Apply

Applications accepted by email only to ec3.jobs@gmail.com with subject line ‘PAA Production Coordinator.’ Please include resume/CV, cover letter explaining why you are interested in and qualified for this position, and the names and contact information of three references.

Contact

Gabe Pollock
EC3 Program Coordinator and Research Lead
ec3.jobs@gmail.com
(705) 749-9101

APPLICATIONS ARE DUE BY 5:00 PM ON NOVEMBER 30, 2021

For more information please visit www.ecthree.org.

Peterborough Arts Awards and the Mayor’s Luncheon for the Arts 2022: Marketing and Communications Associate

A Canada Summer Jobs Employment Opportunity

Introduction

Join the EC3 team and help organize one of the most inspiring and uplifting events of the year: The Mayor’s Luncheon for the Arts and the Peterborough Arts Awards ceremonies. It’s an afternoon to honour and celebrate Peterborough’s outstanding arts community and the people who make it all happen. Check out the photos on our website.

Application Deadline: Tuesday, November 30 at 5:00 pm

Eligibility

Under the Canada Summer Jobs guidelines, this job opportunity is for people who are aged 15 to 30 years (inclusive) at the start of employment. Candidate must be a Canadian citizen, permanent resident or a person upon whom refugee protection has been conferred, and who is legally entitled to work in Ontario. This position is being funded by the Canada Summer Jobs program, a component of the federal Youth Employment and Skills Strategy.

Job Description

The Peterborough Arts Awards, organized by the Electric City Culture Council (EC3) is an annual recognition program that celebrates high artistic achievement in the local arts scene and recognizes extraordinary contributions in and to the arts. Local artists and arts supporters are nominated by the community, and a jury selects the shortlists and winners in each of six categories, who receive cash awards at the Mayor’s Luncheon for the Arts – a gala luncheon with special guests, performances, and presentations.

The Arts Awards Marketing and Communications Associate will work with EC3’s Program Coordinator, Executive Director, staff, volunteers and Board members to assist in marketing, promotions, and sponsorship development for the Peterborough Arts Awards and the Mayor’s Luncheon for the Arts.

All activities surrounding the Peterborough Arts Awards and Mayor’s Luncheon for the Arts will be completed in compliance with the relevant COVID-19 public health protocols.

Duties will include:

• Developing and executing a comprehensive marketing and communications plan surrounding the Peterborough Arts Awards (including call for nominations process) and the Mayor’s Luncheon for the Arts event.
• Creating specific vehicles, cross-sector networks and opportunities that welcome the following groups into Awards activities and adopting tools and approaches for effective engagement and inclusion: persons with disabilities, newcomers to Canada, Indigenous peoples, members of visual/racialized minorities, youth, 2SLGBTQ+ community, people with social or employment barriers including literacy and numeracy and mental health challenges.
• Updating and maintaining databases for broadcast and social media campaigns.
• Developing and delivering on-site promotional tools and peripheral marketing tools.
• Organizing media conferences (media kits, teasers, etc.) and social media campaigns.
• Supporting the production of video documentation and other digital promotional vehicles.
• Assisting with the design and delivery of these campaigns across multiple digital, broadcast/narrowcast and print platforms (developing plans, editing text, sourcing and selecting photos, establishing release schedules, making videos, managing databases, organizing volunteers) and documenting and archiving campaign materials in both digital and print formats.
• Manage ticket sales and reservations.
• Support stewardship of event sponsors.

Skills and Qualifications

• Excellent written and oral communications skills
• Familiarity with marketing tools and social media campaign design
• Familiarity with simple database management: Excel, Mailchimp, etc.
• Solid knowledge of using social media platforms particularly Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, as well as video and other graphic tools
• Experience with other promotion tools in marketing campaigns
• Ability to work independently or in a team
• Capacity to plan and deliver multiple small projects from beginning to end
• Ability to work effectively independently, as well as in a team
• Passion for and knowledge of the arts and the Peterborough community a definite asset
• Attention to detail and strong strategic fore sighting capacity
• Capacity to work from a home office and onsite in different venues
• Driver’s licence and regular access to a vehicle is an asset

The Electric City Culture Council is an equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from self-identified members of marginalized/racialized communities (visible and invisible) including Indigenous people, Deaf people, people with disabilities, new Canadians, and those identifying as 2SLGBTQ+.

Hours

35 hrs. per week, including some evenings and weekends (flexible)

Duration of Contract

January 3 to February 25, 2022

Rate of Pay

$16.50 per hour

To Apply

Applications accepted by email only to ec3.jobs@gmail.com with subject line ‘PAA Marketing and Communications Associate.’ Please include resume/CV, cover letter explaining why you are interested in and qualified for this position, and the names and contact information of three references.

Contact

Gabe Pollock
EC3 Program Coordinator and Research Lead
ec3.jobs@gmail.com
(705) 749-9101

APPLICATIONS ARE DUE BY 5:00 PM ON NOVEMBER 30, 2021

For more information please visit www.ecthree.org.

EC3 is Hiring, City Grant Programs, OAC Funding, and More

Hello Everyone,

It’s November, and there’s lots brewing at EC3 and across the arts sector. EC3 is hiring for two Canada Summer Jobs positions and getting prepped for our AGM, the City of Peterborough has opened their Community Investment and Project Grants programs, the Ontario Arts Council has new funding, and more.

Read all about it in our latest Bulletin. And to keep up-to-the-minute on all the latest arts news and EC3 happenings, keep checking the EC3 Facebook page, @ECThreePtbo on Twitter, @ec3ptbo on Instagram, and the EC3 website, where we are providing daily updates on programs and services available for ACH workers and organizations.

EC3 is Hiring

Are you between 18 and 30 years old? Do you want to help plan and execute one of the true highlights of the Peterborough arts calendar? It’s a rewarding and fun project to work on, and we need a couple of dynamos to make it shine.

The Peterborough Arts Awards and Mayor’s Luncheon for the Arts are returning in 2022, and EC3 is hiring two positions to make it a reality: a Production Coordinator and a Marketing & Communications Associate. These are 8-week positions supported by the Canada Summer Jobs program, that will help EC3 staff and Board to make this iconic Peterborough event happen once again.

Head to our website for the full job description, then send your resume and cover letter to ec3.jobs@gmail.com. Application deadline is Tuesday, November 30 at 5:00pm.

Save the Date: EC3 Annual General Meeting 2021

EC3’s Annual General Meeting is coming up December 2. Full announcement and per-registration for the online event coming later this week, but mark it in your calendars.

And, if you are interested in voting at the AGM, make sure your membership is up to date.

Community Investment and Project Grants

The City of Peterborough has opened applications for its Community Project Grants and Community Investment Grants programs for 2022. The Project Grants provide $250 to $1,000 for specific projects in the community, and the Investment Grants provide $1,000 to $15,000 to local organizations for more general support, including events and operating funds. The deadline for both programs is Friday, December 3, 2021 at 3 p.m. Details here.

New OAC Funding Programs

The Ontario Arts Council (OAC) has announced Career Catalyst: Project Grants for New Generation Artists, a new, one-time, $1-million grant program for professional artists aged 18 to 30. Grants are set at $2,000 each, and the application deadline is December 16, 2021. Details here.

Also keep an eye out for OAC’s Indigenous Arts Support Program, which will provide $4 million in project grants for Indigenous artists. This was announced as part of the same announcement as the young artists grant, but isn’t yet available. We will have more updates as they come in.

Upcoming Grant Deadlines

Here are some important grant deadlines coming up soon:

• Nov 09: Music Recording Projects (OAC)
• Nov 09: Northern Arts Projects (OAC)
• Nov 10: Supporting Artistic Practice: Sector Innovation and Development – Project Grants (Canada Council)
• Nov 17: Media Arts Equipment Acquisition Fund (Canada Council)
• Nov 18: Chalmers Professional Development Projects (OAC)
• Nov 24: Visual Arts Projects (OAC)
• Dec 01: Canada Cultural Investment Fund: Endowment Incentives (Canadian Heritage)
• Dec 03: Community Investment Grants and Community Project Grants (City of Peterborough)
• Dec 06: Recovery Funding for Professional Arts Presentation Organizations (Canadian Government)
• Dec 08: Arts Abroad: Circulation and Touring / Co-Productions / Residencies (Canada Council)
• Dec 08: Arts Across Canada: Circulation and Touring / Foreign Artist Tours (Canada Council)
• Dec 08: Creating, Knowing and Sharing – The Arts and Cultures of First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples: Short-Term Projects (Canada Council)
• Dec 16: Career Catalyst: Project Grants for New Generation Artists (OAC)

Further Reading

Trying to keep up to date on the latest arts sector news? Of course you are – you’re currently reading a newsletter titled ‘Arts Sector News Roundup.’ But if you’re looking for even more information, we suggest subscribing to the following newsletters. These are excellent resources, put out by interesting and relevant national arts service organizations, that are always packed full of useful advice, news, grant opportunities, webinar announcements, think-pieces, and more:

• Mass Culture
• Village Vibes (from Charity Village)
• Akimbo
• Business/Arts

KEEP INFORMED, STAY IN TOUCH

As always, keep checking the EC3 Facebook page, @ECThreePtbo on Twitter, @ec3ptbo on Instagram, and the COVID-19 Updates page on EC3’s website, where we are providing daily updates on programs and services available for ACH workers and organizations.

Be safe, stay healthy, and please don’t hesitate to reach out.

Su Ditta and the EC3 Board and staff

Contact
Su Ditta
Executive Director
Electric City Culture Council (EC3)
electriccitycc@gmail.com
www.ecthree.org
705 749 9101

Read “How the arts built a better Peterborough” by Gabe Pollock, published in The Peterborough Examiner as part of EC3’s Arts in the Examiner series.

Read “Reopening, recovery and resilience in Peterborough” by Gabe Pollock, published in The Peterborough Examiner as part of EC3’s Arts in the Examiner series.