In 2020-2021 our approach to mentorship will shift from a singular grant writing focus, to an artist-driven program. Our top priority will be women and artists from marginalized communities.

EC3 provides arts programming for special occasions (Canada 150 etc.) and for our biennale festival of the arts, Artsweek.

As the official voice of the ACH community, EC3 serves as the antennae of the sector, monitoring issues, policy and program initiatives etc. that might impact artists and arts organizations by potentially creating more opportunities or creating barriers to success. We stay in touch with key decision makers and stakeholders, monitor media reports and organize […]

Grants, Bursaries, and Commissions Check out the opportunities below, and learn more about EC3 Juries, Assessment Committees, Review Panels and the Peer Assessment Process here. Click here for EC3’s Tips for Writing Successful Grant Applications.

Culture Lab is a virtual space on the EC3 website where people can access information, stats, research, and reports on a wide variety of subjects that are of importance to the ACH sector. Culture Lab is the umbrella title for all of EC3’s work gathering and disseminating organizational capacity building tools and information and includes […]

AGMs

Spotlight on Local Black Artists Find out more about Black artists in our community.

This program offers bursaries to two Peterborough high school students completing Grade 12 who plan to undertake post-secondary studies in the arts. The Bierk Art Bursary Program provides two bursaries of $1000.00 each to graduating high school students in the City or County of Peterborough whose work demonstrates great promise and artistic merit and who […]

ON HOSPITALITY (Artsweek 2018) served as a pilot project for this permanent initiative. This EC3 Downtown Artists in Residence program brought together newcomer artists, settlers, and Indigenous artists in a series of multidisciplinary storefront projects, providing opportunities for artists to research and develop work, engage with each other’s practices, and offer public engagement opportunities. Based […]

In the past, EC3 has programmed panels and workshops on various approaches to inclusion, including Relaxed Performances, physical accessibility issues, and gender/trans safety and inclusion. However, in 2019 we prioritized the need to incorporate inclusion thinking and action in all of our programming, and develop ways to provide training and support for the community on […]