All Access Volume 4 Issue 5 - May 10, 2012 - In this issue: Value and benefits of presenting highlighted in reports, National Dance Week, life after the federal budget and more. Read more

Value and Benefits of Presenting Highlighted in Interim Report of Findings - May 7, 2012 - Surveys of 1376 respondents and consultations with more than 500 presenters and stakeholders have been consolidated into a single report. Read more

All Access Volume 4 Issue 4 - April 4, 2012 - In this issue: Reactions to the Federal Budget, General Public Survey on The Value of Presenting, Culture Days pre-registrations and more. Read more

The Federal Budget 2012 and the Presenting Field - March 30, 2012 - The funding to the Canada Council for the Arts is preserved. Read more

The Value of Presenting Study Gets Media Coverage - March 28, 2012 - "Les arts de la scène ont la cote," Le Devoir writes. Read more

Survey Reveals New Facts About How Canadians See Value and Importance of Performing Arts - March 26, 2012 - The Survey of General Public, conducted as part of The Value of Presenting study,  provides unique insights on performing arts consumption, as well as on the perceived benefits of the performing arts. Read more

BC Touring Council Asks for Your Support to Restore Canadian Heritage Funding - March 23, 2012 - BCTC received word from Canadian Heritage that its multi-year funding application to the Canada Arts Presentation Fund was not approved. Read more

All Access Volume 4 Issue 3 - March 22, 2012 - In this issue: results from Value of Presenting surveys, new mobile app program, BC Touring Council petition, ISPA program for Canadians and more. Read more

Survey Results Support Submission to the Canada Revenue Agency - March 14, 2012 - Although The Value of Presenting study isn't even half way through, its preliminary outcomes can already influence policy development. Read more

ISPA Canadian Legacy Program Announcement - March 7, 2012 - ISPA is delighted to announce the launch of a new initiative which will facilitate Canadian participation in ISPA. Read more

CAPACOA Partners with FaveQuest to Deliver a New Mobile App Program - March 2, 2012 - Mobile apps are now more affordable than ever for arts organizations. Read more

Survey of Presenters Highlights Breadth of Contributions and Diversity across Canada - February 27, 2012 - This survey is one of the key research activities of The Value of Presenting: A Study of Arts Presentation in Canada. Read more

All Access Volume 4 Issue 2 - February 23, 2012 - In this issue: attendance at festivals, essential facts on arts presentation, audience diversification programs and more. Read more

A Successful Webinar - February 16, 2012 - 139 marketing coordinators, artistic directors and other cultural workers attended the webinar Audiences, Markets and Motivations in the Performing Arts. Read more

Canadians’ Participation in the Arts Reached Record Levels in 2010 - January 15, 2012 - This Hill Strategies report indicates that 72.4% of Canadians attended a performing arts event or a cultural festival in 2010. Read more

Canadians Value their Arts Festivals - February 6, 2012 - In 2010, even in the midst of global economic turmoil, 10.4 million Canadians attended a cultural or artistic festival. Read more

All Access Volume 4 Issue 1 - January 26, 2011 - In this issue: arts marketing webinar, two briefs on arts charities, in situ dance and more. Read more

CAPACOA Provides Input on Charitable Registration for Presenters - January 23, 2012 - CAPACOA submitted comments in response to the Canada Revenue Agency proposed Guidance on Arts Organizations and Charitable Registration. Read more

Imperial Theatre - Peter D. Smith Stepping Down After Successful 14-Year Run - January 18, 2012 – One of the Saint John’s best-known performing arts personalities is stepping down. Peter D. Smith, general manager of the Imperial Theatre, is resigning to pursue other interests. Read more

Ann Summers Dossena Honored with NAPAMA Award - January 18, 2012 - Congratulations to CAPACOA member Ann Summers for receiving the first Manager of the Year Award by NAPAMA. Read more

CAPACOA Submits Brief on Tax Incentives for Charitable Giving - January 17, 2012 - "Charitable donations ... may become ever more important, ensuring both the continued strength of the performing arts sector, and the continued access of Canadians to arts and culture through performances and festivals." Read more

Webinar on Audiences, Markets and Engagement - January 9, 2012 - The Performing Arts Alliance is presenting an exciting webinar for performing arts managers and marketers. Read more

Tidings of Great Joy Come Along with Corporate Donation - December 23, 2011 - Ticketpro made a generous donation to the mentorship program The Succession Plan. Read more

All Access Volume 3 Issue 8 - December 8, 2011 - In this issue: The Canadian Index of Wellbeing, Performing Arts in the Digital Era, Arts Organizations and Charitable Registration and more. Read more

How Are Canadians Really Doing? - December 6, 2011 - "Canadians are simply too caught up in a time crunch to enjoy leisure and culture activities in the company of friends and family ... Is that progress?" Read more

All Access Volume 3 Issue 7 - November 21, 2011 - In this issue: Trends in Arts Engagement, Arts Day on the Hill, Performing Arts and Health, Atlantic Moves and more. Read more

From Attendance to Engagement - November 18, 2011 - Is the notion of "arts attendance" becoming obsolete? Read more

Live Arts are Important to Ontarians - November 16, 2011 - Virtually all Ontarians take part in arts activities of some sort: 99% of Ontarians engage at least once a year in any of the ten music activities included in the Ontario Arts Engagement Study. Read more

Performing Arts Attendees are Healthier - November 14, 2011 - People who attend concert, theatre or film are significantly healthier, have lower anxiety and are less susceptible to depression. Read more

CAPACOA Awards Winners 2010-2011 - November 7, 2011 - CAPACOA announced the winners of the 2010-2011 CAPACOA Awards, recognizing excellence in the field of live performance touring and presenting, at its annual Awards Gala Dinner yesterday. Read more

Arts Day Unites Parliamentarians in Support of the Arts - October 31, 2011 - CAPACOA is proud of having participated in the best attended Arts Day on the Hill yet. Read more

Quebec Ticket Speculation Act Adopted - October 20, 2011 - Bill 25 forbids businesses from reselling tickets for shows, sport events or culturel event above face value without prior consent from the presenter. Read more

Pan-Canadian Presenters' Survey Launched - September 28, 2011 - The Value or Presenting Presenters' Survey has been launched. Read more

The CAPACOA Conference Moves to January - September 26, 2011 - The CAPACOA Board of Directors unanimously approved a motion to move its 2012 annual conference from its November time slot to January 23 – 26, 2013. These dates are a Wednesday to a Saturday, instead of the traditional Friday to a Monday. Read more

Luminato Announces Jorn Weisbrodt as New Artistic Director - September 22, 2011 - Luminato, Toronto Festival of Arts and Creativity, is delighted to announce Jorn Weisbrodt as its new Artistic Director. Read more

Réseau des Grands Espaces Appoints New Executive Director - September 19, 2011 - Jean-Pierre Picard will be the new Executive Director. Read more

The Creative City Network of Canada Announces Appointment of New General Manager - September 16, 2011 - Tammy Isaacson is the new General Manager of CCNC. Read more

All Access Volume 3 Issue 6 - September 9, 2011 - In this issue: early-bird deadline, IMPACT 11, cultural diversity, and more. Read more

Cultural Diversity and the Arts - September 8, 2011 - “Arts experiences are a valuable way of bringing together people from different languages and cultural traditions”. Read more

Networks present a joint conference at IMPACT 11 - August 30, 2011 - Performance Creation Canada, CCI and CPAMO partner with MT Space to present Staging Displacement: Producing and Presenting Difference, as part of the intercultural theatre festival IMPACT 11, Kitchener-Waterloo, September 22–25. Read more

All Access Volume 3 Issue 5 - August 24, 2011 - In this issue: pre-budget brief, pan-Canadian presenters' survey, strategic planning, festivals and sense of identity, and more. Read more

TSP at the CAPACOA Conference - August 24, 2011 - The Succession Plan (TSP) is now accepting applications for the conference. Read more

CAPACOA submits pre-budget brief - August 12, 2011 - “Culturally Significant”: The Value and Reliability of Canada’s Creative Sector in Challenging Economic Times. Read more

CHRC - Ottawa, July 19, 2011 – Like other sector councils, CHRC learned on July 7, 2011 that Human Resources and Skills Development Canada will be “phasing out core funding and some elements of project funding to sector councils in the period leading up to March 31, 2013.” Read more

All Access Volume 3 Issue 4 - July 14, 2011 - In this issue: Arts funding, Value of Presenting study, Culture of curation, Culture Days and more. Read more

Registration now open - July 12, 2011 - The CAPACOA 2011 Culture of Curation Conference registration is now open.   Read more

Value of Presenting Website Launched - July 6, 2011 - The Value of Presenting: A Study of Arts Presentation in Canada Website is live at www.valueofpresenting.ca. Read more

Call for nominations for the National Arts Centre Award for Distinguished Contribution to Touring - June 27, 2011 - Ottawa (Canada) —The National Arts Centre and the Canadian Arts Presenting Association  (CAPACOA) are once again extending a call for nominations for the National Arts Centre Award for Distinguished Contribution to Touring. The deadline for nominations is Friday, September 16, 2011. Read more

Future CAPACOA Conference Dates - June 22, 2011 - CAPACOA considers moving 2012 annual conference:seeking input! Participate in the following survey: proposing to move the CAPACOA Conference of November 2012 to Feb. 1 – 4, 2013 pending analysis of a membership survey. Read more

Call for nominations for the National Arts Centre Award - June 14, 2011 - The NAC and CAPACOA are once again extending a call for nominations for the National Arts Centre Award for Distinguished Contribution to Touring. The deadline for nominations is Friday, September 16, 2011. Read more

Magnetic North attracts Artistic Director from west coast - June 8, 2011 - After an exhaustive, cross-country search, and a very high volume of applications from some of the national theatre community’s best and brightest, Magnetic North is thrilled to announce that Vancouver’s Brenda Leadlay will take the helm as Artistic Director of the Festival as of October 2011. Read more

The Canada Council for the Arts new Touring Workshop - June 2, 2011 - The Canada Council for the Arts announce a touring workshop for musicians involved in classical, new music or world music Read more

All Access Special Issue - May 19, 2011 - Special issue featuring the Value of Presenting study. Read more

Article on the role of the presenter - May 17, 2011 - Looking at the relationship between the presenter and the artist. Read more

A Pan-Canadian Enquiry on Performing Arts Presentation Moves Forward - May 5, 2011 - CAPACOA has launched the long-awaited qualitative enquiry The Value of Presenting: A Study of Arts Presentation in Canada today, following the annual National Network Meeting of 23 of Canada’s largest presenting networks.   Read more

The Succession Plan at Prairie Scene - April 8, 2011 - Prairie Scene scene will be host to CAPACOA’s The Succession Plan mentorship program. Five emerging presenters will participate in the program, from May 5^th to May 8^th. Read more

For immediate release: New CAPACOA Member Discount Program for US Immigration and Tax Services Announced - March 29, 2011 - CAPACOA is pleased to announce a new program for CAPACOA Business Members.  Through the “Immigration Services Discount Program”, members requiring US immigration consultation, visa petition filing services, and other immigration and tax services can now access a 15% discount* with GAMI/Simonds, in Morris, CT. Read more

Magnetic North Theatre Festival launches its new website. - March 9, 2011 - The website offers a glimpse at the 2011 programming; a snapshot of what is happening on our stages well as information on purchasing tickets, booking accommodation and volunteering with the festival. Read more

Ballet Jörgen - March 1, 2011. Toronto, Ontario. Bengt Jörgen, Artistic Director & CEO of Ballet Jörgen Canada (BJC), is pleased to announce the appointment of Amy Goldberg as the company’s first-ever Executive Director. Read more

ISPA Press Release - ISPA (The International Society for the Performing Arts) February 16, 2011 - New Works Now pitch opportunity press release Read more

Debate on virtual presenting - Don't miss the webcast of RIDEAU's debate on Monday, February 14, 1-5 PM at www.livestream.com/bourserideau. Read more

Online discussion on ticket sales trends - February 7, 2011 - The discussion has begun. CAPACOA is leading a discussion on Online ticket sale, resale and group sale as part of CHRC's study on the Impact of Emerging Digital Technologies on the Cultural Sector. Read more

Théâtre Hector Charland wins a Prix Opux - February 2, 2010 - Congratulations to Claude de Grandpré and to his team at Théâtre Hector-Charland (L'Assomption, QC), winner of a Prix Opus as the multidisciplinary presenter of the year for 2009-2010. Read more

CAPACOA responds to the cancellation of the Music Festivals program at the Canada Council for the Arts - January 20. 2011 - CAPACOA sent a letter to the head of the Music Section, questioning the meaning of that the change with regard to the Council's commitment to public engagement to its relationship to presenters. Read more

Special offer for CAPACOA Members - December 3, 2010 - The International Society for the Performing Arts (ISPA) is providing CAPACOA Members with a special discount offer for their 2011 conference.   Read more

CAPACOA Awards Winners 2009-2010 - Ottawa, November 25, 2010 – CAPACOA (Canadian Arts Presenting Association) is proud to announce the winners of the 2009-2010 CAPACOA Awards, which recognize excellence in the field of live performance touring and presenting in the current season. Read more

Reception Warm for Arts Sector on Parliament Hill -   Read more

CAPACOA shares its priorities for the 2011 federal budget - August 13, 2010 - CAPACOA submitted its brief to the Standing Committee on Finance as part of the annual pre-budget consultation process: "Greater investment in the arts will signify this government’s commitment to increased inclusion and participation for Canadian’s and the (re)vitalization of our communities." Read more

CAPACOA writes to the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage to share advocacy priorities - July 22, 2010 - "... CAPACOA – in collaboration with the networks - has identified three key priorities we would like to share with your committee...  By sharing them with you we hope to build awareness within the committee and create an opportunity to help you get to know our members and their work, as well as the on-going challenges they, and those providing support roles within the industry, face." Read the full letter. Read more about the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage.

CAPACOA responds to proposed changes to recognition of intangible assets by non-profit organizations - July 13,2010 - CAPACOA responds to proposed changes to recognition of intangible assets by non-profit organizations.   Read the response here.   Download the template to submit your own letter here.

CAPACOA writes to the Minister of Canadian Heritage regarding budget and workforce decrease - June 3, 2010 - The 2010 Report on Plans and Priorities released by the Department of Canadian Heritage, forecasts a decrease in overall spending on the arts of $20 million dollars including a cut of 24% to the existing workforce as the department “aligns to the Government of Canada outcomes”.     Read more