With all the uncertainty surrounding COVID-19 (the coronavirus), the safety of our program participants, staff and Ontario communities comes first. We are taking precautions to prevent the spread of the virus with social and physical distancing. This means ABO staff will continue to work from home.
ABO CONTACT INFORMATION
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Couldn’t attend our Creative Spaces Brainstorming Workshop Interested in learning more about creative space capital projects across Ontario? Don’t miss our upcoming webinar Creative Spaces Series Recap: Brainstorming Workshop, Best Practices Report.
Creative Spaces Series Recap: Brainstorming Workshop, Best Practices Report Presenter: Amy Poole, Program Manager, ArtsBuild Ontario
Friday, March 27, 2020 | Time: 12:00 p.m.– 1:30 p.m. EST
Cost: Free!
Register Here
This webinar features two parts:
Recap of the Creative Spaces Brainstorming Workshop 2020 that occurred on Tues. Feb. 25, 2020
Overview of the Creative Spaces Case Study Series Best Practices Report
Part 1: Recap of the Creative Spaces Brainstorming Workshop
ABO will cover the needs and common challenges identified by arts organizations during the workshop, as well as ideas and insights shared during the session. Furthermore, she will give a brief overview of the three capital project examples that were shared by panelists Nadine Baker, Facility Manager of the Tett Centre, Kendra Fry, General Manager at Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre for Faith, Justice, & the Arts, and Jaime Griffis, Director of Programming & Promotions at Idea Exchange.
In addition, we will provide a brief summary of the ‘Studio X’ presentation by Conestoga College students in the Bachelor of Interior Design (Honours) program, highlighting their mock plan to transform the former Schneider’s factory in Kitchener.
Part 2: Overview of the Creative Spaces Case Study Series Best Practices Report
The second part of the webinar will provide an overview of the Creative Space Case Study Series Best Practices Report. This report summarizes data on creative space capital projects collected from the following 19 organizations:
Al Green Theatre (Toronto)
Canadian Automotive Museum (Oshawa)
Carousel Players (St. Catharines)
Dundas Museum and Archives (Dundas)
Dundas Valley School of Art (Dundas)
FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre (St. Catharines)
Gallerie SAW Gallery (Ottawa )
Great Canadian Theatre Company (Ottawa)
Idea Exchange: Old Post Office (Cambridge)
The Lighthouse Festival Theatre (Port Dover)
Meridian Hall (Toronto)
Ottawa Art Gallery (Ottawa)
Stratford Perth Museum (Stratford)
The Tett Centre for Creativity and Learning (Kingston)
The Theatre Centre (Toronto)
The Thunder Bay Art Gallery (Thunder Bay)
Toronto Centre for the Arts (Toronto)
Trinity-St. Paul’s & Tafelmusik: Jeanne Lamon Hall (Toronto)
The Westdale Theatre (Hamilton)
We will provide a summary of the data collected from these organizations on their capital project needs, the process of how organizations executed these projects, how operations continued following these phases, and lessons learned. The Best Practices Report provides arts organizations who are considering or currently embarking on a capital project with examples of similar and differing projects, and can act as a guideline for arts organizations across Ontario.
This webinar is open to those who attended the Creative Spaces Brainstorming Workshop 2020, individuals who were unable to participate in-person, and anyone who is interested in learning about our Creative Spaces Case Study Series Best Practices Report.
This webinar is a part of ArtsBuild Ontario’s Learning Series, a collection of learning opportunities for arts facilities across Ontario. The Creative Spaces Case Study Series is funded by the Department of Canadian Heritage.
We’re excited to announce two new webinars to the Creative Space Case Studies Webinar Series, which features case studies inspired by creative spaces across Ontario that have executed a capital project or renovation. Presenters, who are arts managers who have completed a capital project, will share their road map on how they started from the visioning/planning stage to designing/building to operating/sustaining their creative spaces. Both of these brand new webinars are free and webinar participants will have the opportunity to ask questions.
The Edifice Complex
Canceled
Presenter: Hugh Neilson, Managing Director of The Great Canadian Theatre Company
Due to unforeseen circumstances, GCTC will be unable to present the webinar and it is, therefore, canceled. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause those who were interested in attending.
Revving Up Canada’s Car Museum
Date: Wednesday, July 8, 2020
Time: 12:00 p.m. EST
Cost: FREE!
Presenter: Alexander Gates, Executive Director and Curator of The Canadian Automotive Museum
Read the full descriptions, including biographs of the presenters on our webinar page.
These webinars are intended for arts managers interested in learning more about capital project development as well as the restoration and maintenance of creative spaces. There will be time for questions and discussion with the presenter following their presentation.
Additionally, a recording of the webinar will be e-mailed to participants. These webinars will be delivered through Adobe Connect. If you require a dial-in conference line or additional accommodations to participate, please contact amy@artsbuildontario.ca.
The Creative Space Case Studies Webinar Series is supported by the Department of Canadian Heritage.
This Fall, don’t miss your chance to experience LEARN IT | BUILD IT | MANAGE IT Part 1 in Orangeville, Waterloo and Guelph!
This year, topics will be on Alternative Financing for Capital Projects and Engaging Community in Capital Projects with presenters from Community Forward Fund and Cobalt Connect.
WATERLOO
Date: Tuesday, November 19, 2019
Time: 9:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Location: Visitor & Heritage Centre
Host: City of Waterloo Register HERE!
GUELPH
Date: Thursday, February 27, 2020
Time: 9:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Location: 10 Carden
Host: Guelph Arts Council Register HERE!
ABOUT THE SESSIONS
Alternative Financing for Capital Projects
While securing funds to renew and develop creative spaces is often top of mind for arts leaders, the answer is never simple. In this session, we will explore alternative funding and financing methods that can help creative spaces support their projects. Drawing on recent examples and local successes, Julia Vlad, the Vice President of Lending for the Community Forward Fund, will offer insights and alternative strategies to finance capital projects.
Julia Vlad leads the investment and portfolio management for the Community Forward Fund and the Canadian Co-operative Investment Fund. She has over ten years of experience in banking, finance and the non-profit sector. Her experience includes investing and portfolio management at the World Bank’s private sector arm, IFC, in Panama, Senegal and USA; advising social entrepreneurs at an accelerator in Nicaragua and financial analysis and forecasting at Scotiabank. She holds an MBA from HEC Paris, a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Toronto and is a CFA charter holder.
Engaging Community in Capital Projects
When building or renovating a creative space, uncovering and integrating community needs are essential for the success of a project. In this session, Jeremy Freiburger, Chief Connector and Cultural Strategist of Cobalt Connect, will be sharing strategies and recommendations for engaging the local community in capital projects and developing creative spaces around community needs.
This session is intended for non-profit arts, culture, heritage, faith and community organizations looking to engage community in their current or upcoming creative space project.
Jeremy Freiburger is the Chief Connector and Cultural Strategist of Cobalt Connect. Jeremy has been a leader in Hamilton’s creative community for over 15 years. His experience ranges from producing award-winning theatre and ballet with the RBC Festival of Classics and Canadian Ballet Youth Ensemble, to developing more than 200,000 square feet of studio facilities, to writing policy and plans for municipalities focused on creative sector development.
Focusing primarily on regional and municipal partnership development, and organizational development, Jeremy is the founder of Cobalt Connects. Jeremy has spoken at dozens conferences on the subject of creative community economic development, and has sat on many boards and committees including the Our Cultural Community Committee (Chair, City of Hamilton Cultural Plan), Supercrawl, CANVAS and the Bay Area Restoration Council.
We’re excited to announce a new webinar to the Creative Space Case Studies Webinar Series! This new webinar will be on the topic of securing space for arts and creative organizations which previously had no permanent space, featuring presentations from John Kastner, General Manager of the Stratford Perth Museum, and Franco Boni, former Artistic Director of the Theatre Centre.
Securing Permanent Space Date: August 20, 2020 Time: 12 p.m. – 1 p.m. Cost: FREE! Presenters: John Kastner, General Manager of the Stratford Perth Museum and Franco Boni, former Artistic Director of The Theatre Centre Register Here
Read the full descriptions, including biographies of the presenters on our webinar page.
These webinars are intended for arts managers interested in learning more about capital project development as well as the restoration and maintenance of creative spaces. There will be time for questions and discussion with the presenter following their presentation.
Additionally, a recording of the webinar will be e-mailed to participants. These webinars will be delivered through Adobe Connect. If you require a dial-in conference line or additional accommodations to participate, please contact amy@artsbuildontario.ca.
The Creative Space Case Studies Webinar Series is supported by the Department of Canadian Heritage.
