- Speculation about who will succeed Des McAnuff as Artistic Director at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival is a popular conversation; J. Kelly Nestruck in the Globe & Mail interviewed Antoni Cimolini, Stratford’s General Director on the subject, and also speculated on other possible successors—make sure you read the comments to hear Morris Panych’s feelings on the subject
- What does Mark Cuban, owner of the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks, have to teach us about selling theatre? Adam Thurman on Mission Paradox has a reminder
- Hill Strategies Research calculated the municipal cultural investment in five Canadian cities: Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, Calgary and Vancouver—guess who came in 4th and 5th?
- But the City of Toronto did maintain arts grants for 2012
- Kingston’s Domino Theatre opened their new venue in the old Harold Harvey Arena
- The Mississauga Arts Council is launching the Limelight Association of Young Artists on January 27 for artists under 30
- The York Region District School Board may axe specialized elementary arts and sports programs because they are “elitist”
- Meanwhile, how do performing arts organization make up that gap? Creative Trust and the Professional Arts Organizations Network for Education released a study on the topic
- You know that collaborative project in Europe that you’ve been wanting to do? The Canada Council is hosting webinars on the European Union Culture Programme, which funds cross-border collaborations outside of Europe; Canada will be one of the eligible countries this year
Assembled by Brandon Moore, Communications Coordinator
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