Job Posting: Museum Programming Coordinator, Theatre Museum Canada

Help preserve, explore and celebrate Canada’s performing arts heritage.

Museum Programming Coordinator

• 40 Hrs/ wk @ $15/hr
• 10 weeks
• Tuesday  July 3 to Friday September  7
• Languages: English, other language skills considered to be an asset

This position is made possible by Heritage Canada and its Young Canada Works program.
To be eligible applicants must:

• be legally entitled to work in Canada;
• be a Canadian citizen, permanent resident or have refugee status in Canada (Note: Non-Canadian students holding temporary work visas or awaiting permanent status are not eligible.);
• be between 16 and 30 years of age at the start of YCW employment;
• have been a full-time student (as defined by the educational institution) in the semester preceding their job with YCW;
• intend to return to full-time studies in the semester following their job with YCW;
• be willing to commit to the full duration of the work assignment;
• not have another full-time job (over 30 hours a week)while employed with YCW; and
• be registered in the YCW online candidate inventory (www.youngcanadaworks.ca).

This position will allow a student to gain hands-on experience as they work with Theatre Museum Canada. Over the summer you will follow a work plan that has you care for our collection, prepare for an exhibit and gain important volunteer-management and fundraising experience that will serve you well in a future career in Canada’s non-profit heritage sector.

This is a great opportunity for a student with a passion for heritage and the performing arts who is interested in a honing skills and getting experience relevant to a possible professional career.

This position will require some evening & weekend hours.

Find out more about Theatre Museum Canada at www.TheatreMuseumCanada.ca

To apply

1. send a resume & cover letter to jobs@theatremuseumcanada.ca
2. apply online at youngcanadaworks.ca

Deadline for applications: Wednesday, June 6, 2012 (noon).

Announcement: 2012 Molson Prize Winners, Canada Council for the Arts

Canada Council for the Arts Molson Prize winners bring new insights to Canadian opera and Aboriginal languages

The 2012 winners of the Canada Council Molson Prizes are developing new Canadian voices through song and the spoken word. Dáirine Ní Mheadhra, winner of the Molson Prize in the arts, is known for producing provocative award-winning Canadian operas that have toured around the world. Keren Rice, winner of the Molson Prize in the social sciences and humanities, is recognized for her work to preserve, revitalize and document Canada’s Aboriginal languages.

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Two Canada Council Molson Prizes, worth $50,000 each, are awarded every year to distinguished Canadians, one in the arts and the other in the social sciences and humanities. Established in 1964, the prize is funded from the income of a $1 million endowment given to the Canada Council by the Molson Family Foundation and recognizes the recipients’ outstanding lifetime achievements and ongoing contributions to the cultural and intellectual life of Canada. The Canada Council administers these awards in co-operation with the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) and both laureates were selected by a joint peer assessment committee.

“Breathing new life into traditional languages is a common theme of this year’s Canada Council Molson Prizes,” said Robert Sirman, Canada Council Director and CEO. “Dáirine Ní Mheadhra and Keren Rice have expanded the public reach of both contemporary opera and Aboriginal languages, and done so with an exemplary combination of innovation and excellence.”

“Our partnership with the Canada Council for the Arts for the Molson Prizes demonstrates the importance of interdisciplinary and multisectoral collaboration and highlights the breadth of scholarly and artistic excellence to Canada and the world,” said Dr. Chad Gaffield, president of SSHRC. “We congratulate Dáirine Ní Mheadhra and Keren Rice on being awarded this prestigious prize. Their contributions to Canada’s cultural heritage and scholarly excellence reflect the important role of the social sciences and humanities in our society today, and for the future.”

Read the complete news release here or by copying and pasting the following URL into your web browser’s address bar: http://canadacouncil.ca/news/releases/2012/rk129828846563770398.htm

Job Posting: Mooney on Theatre is looking for writers to cover The Toronto Fringe Festival, Mooney on Theatre

Mooney on Theatre is looking for folks to review Toronto Fringe Festival shows, which run from July 4 to 15.

In a lot of ways the Toronto Fringe Festival embodies what Mooney on Theatre holds dear, theatre accessibility.  Fringe Festivals are cheap theatre that is attended by a wide range of people, many of whom are not theatre goers the rest of the year.

With this in mind, we put a lot of effort into providing as much coverage of the festival as we can, including: covering each show in a relatively substantive way; running contests for free tickets; reporting on the buzz surrounding the fringe and more. To make this happen, we need to bring on more contributors.

So, if you want to be involved in a fun festival, through a fun publication, see stuff for free, and build up your writing resume at the same time, here’s your chance. Familiarize yourself with the publication and check the requirements below, if you feel a fit, then send us an application with a writing sample by end of day Friday June 7, 2012.

Requirements for the position:

• Able to attend at least 5 shows during the Fringe Festival between July 4 and July 8 (Most shows are about an hour long, it is easy to do 2 or 3 in a day or evening)
• A strong writer, who can provide comments in a positive/constructive manner – the ability to express what you like and don’t like while acknowledging it is your opinion, and not an absolute
• Able to work with blog publishing software (either a quick learner, or someone with experience – it’s not very complicated)
• Ability to work independently and turn information around very quickly
• Access to a computer to work from (we don’t have an office)

What you DON’T need:

• To have been published previously
• Theatre experience or knowledge (I’ve always said my dream writer is someone who hasn’t seen a play since high school)

If you are interested, please forward a writing sample to megan@mooneyontheatre.com by end of day Friday June 7. The sample should be between 250 and 400 words, and if possible be in a review format (the last play or movie you saw, or heck, an episode of some tv show).

I look forward to hearing from you, as soon as possible.

Workshop: Summer Dance Intensive, Ballet Creole

August 7-17, 2012

“Surrender to the Rhythm”

Join us this Summer as we once again “Surrender to the Rhythm” in a two week dance intensive focusing on Contemporary dance from African roots. Extensive exploration of Contemporary, Horton and Dunham Techniques with an industry recognized teaching faculty. A chance to make connections with other professionals and get your body back after a long, relaxing summer break.
Registration open to dancers with at least one year prior dance experience.

Instructors Include:

• Patrick Parson- Founder & Artistic Director of Ballet Creole, Dunham Technique Specialist
• Gabby Kamino- Principal Modern Dance Teacher at Etobicoke School for the Performing Arts
• Debbie Wilson- Artistic Director of OMO Dance Company
• Jose Carret- Artistic Director of Danza Corpus in Matanzas, Cuba

Location:

• George Brown College, Casa Loma Campus, Toronto, ON

Tuition:

• $500.00 for two weeks / $20.00 per class

Visit www.balletcreole.org for more information or contact Ballet Creole School at 416-960-0350.

Job Posting: Company Administrator, Magnetic North Theatre Festival

Position: Company Administrator
Last Revised: New Position starting in Fall 2012
Status: Staff, 40 hours per week, flexible hours
Note: Some travel may be required
Annual Salary Range: $40,000 – $45,000

Summary
The Company Administrator is responsible for the administrative and financial management of the company and will oversee the daily business operations of the organization.

Position History
The position was created in 2012.

Results to be achieved:

1. Grant applications and reports will be accurate, effective and submitted in timely fashion.
2. Company financial records will be complete, accurate and timely.
3. Accurate financial reports and projections will be provided to the Artistic Director and Board as required.
4. The MNTF office will be efficiently managed to provide effective support to the Artistic Director and the Festival production team.

Responsibilities/Duties:

Financial:

• Assists the Artistic Director with Government and Foundation grant applications and reports
• Assists the Artistic Director in developing the annual budget and multi-year budget projections
• Ensures that accurate financial records are put in place and maintained
• Ensures fundraising and charitable donation data is maintained.
• Prepares cash flow analysis
• Manages accounts payable and receivable
• Oversees the annual audit
• Manages financial relationships with banks, government agencies and funding bodies
• Oversees Payroll & Bank Reconciliations

Office Management

• Co-ordinate staff and volunteers
• Oversee staff and volunteer schedules
• Manage Festival assets
• Staff training
• Budgetary oversight
• Prepare annual reports

Festival:

• Supervise Festival box office, including set up, operation and reporting
• Assist staff and volunteers with fundraising events
• Preparation and administration of contracts for artists, contractors and presenters

Supervision of staff:

• Marketing, Box Office, Fundraising

Reports To:

• Artistic Director

Supervision of Budget
The Company Administrator is responsible for the supervision of the MNTF operating and festival budgets under the director of the Artistic Director and/or Board of Directors.

Qualifications

• University or College education with an emphasis on arts or business management or equivalent experience
• Previous experience with non-profit arts management
• Strong administrative background
• Proven financial relations and management abilities
• Excellent supervisory abilities
• Contract management experience
• Experience working with government and other funding agencies
• Ability to work independently as well as in a team environment
• Strong interpersonal and oral/written communication skills

Please send cover letter and curriculum vitae to AD Brenda Leadlay
53 Elgin St, PO Box 1534, Stn B., Ottawa, ON K1P 5W1;
Email to brenda@magneticnorthfestival.ca; Fax to: 613-943-1401

The application deadline is Wednesday, June 27th, 2012 at 5:00 pm.

www.magneticnorthfestival.ca

Event: The Future of the Avant-Garde, Four of America’s most innovative, exciting theatre artists come to Luminato!, Luminato

Young Jean Lee, whose play The Shipment recently wowed audiences at World Stage, joins Mark Russell (Artistic Director, Under the Radar / Associate AD, The Public Theatre), Richard Maxwell  (Artistic Director, New York City Players), and David Adjmi, whose Marie Antoinette premieres this fall at American Repertory Theater, in conversation with Hilton Als, theatre critic for The New Yorker. These exciting artists  come together for a rare Toronto appearance to discuss the future (if there is one) of the avant-garde in contemporary theatre practice.

When: Sunday June 10th 2:00 p.m.
Where: TIFF Bell Lightbox Cinema 3
Tickets for this event are available:
online at www.luminato.com/events/new-yorker-avantgarde/
through Luminato’s Ticket Hotline at 416-368-4849
online through TIFF Bell Lightbox’s box office here or 416-599-TIFF (8433)

Job Posting: Arts Administration Assistant, Arts Network for Children and Youth

July 9 to August 20 2012 (6 weeks, 30 hours per week)
Compensation: $12.00 an hour

The Arts Network for Children and Youth (ANCY) is seeking a student who is returning full time to school in the fall for a six-week position as our Arts Administration Assistant. The individual will assist with a variety of tasks with ANCY, a not-for-profit organization whose vision is for all children and youth have access to arts and creative activities in their communities. These tasks will allow the successful applicant to gain a wide range of skills in arts administration including program evaluation, outreach and communications, membership, capacity building, strategic planning, cultural mapping, event planning and general administration duties.

The successful candidate with be an enthusiastic, flexible, adaptable, creative self-starter who is able to take initiative, contribute ideas, work independently and also thrive in a team atmosphere.

Tasks may include:

Program evaluation

• Aid in analyzing, disseminating and documenting qualitative evaluation for National Youth Arts Week which was held May 1-7 2012

Outreach and Communications

• Assist in facilitating youth conversations around community art and engagement
• Develop and enhance ANCY’s social media presence among youth artists
• Develop and foster strong relationships with youth, youth arts organizations and community development organizations across Canada through social media conversations

Membership and Cultural Mapping

• Assist in the development and execution of a membership program
• Update, manage and maintain database of member organizations, youth arts organizations, youth artists, media contacts, municipalities and politicians
• Develop comprehensive list of grants with due dates, eligibility requirements, application instructions
• Update and expand cultural mapping of arts organizations involved in children and youth programming and youth arts festivals across Canada

Event Planning

• Assist in the planning of a small-scale conference for youth artists from across Canada

Administration

• Field telephone and email inquiries; word processing; database inputting

The successful applicant will have the following qualifications:

• Interest in arts management, youth engagement and community development
• Comfortable engaging with diverse communities of youth artists
• Familiar and comfortable with challenges of working with small non-profit organizations
• Experience in administration and/or communication
• Effective communication skills – both written and verbal
• Experience with planning events and executing projects
• Proven ability to time-manage, prioritize and oversee multiple concurrent tasks
• Proven ability to adhere to project timelines and work to project deadlines
• Very familiar with Microsoft Office: Publisher, Word, Excel
• Knowledgeable about using Social Media: Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Youtube
• Able to use Microsoft Access; database management skills a definite asset
• Experience with Adobe Creative Suite an asset

Characteristics

• Willing and able think creatively, develop new ideas
• Flexible, positive and responsive to suggestions
• Work well under pressure and tight timelines
• Highly organized and professional
• Friendly demeanour; an enthusiastic and positive team player
• Applicants must qualify for the HRDC Summer Student Position

Eligible students:

• are between 15 and 30 years of age;
• have been registered as a full-time student in the previous academic year and intend to return to school on a full-time basis in the next academic year;
• are Canadian citizens or permanent residents or have official refugee protection status under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (foreign students are not eligible); and
• are legally entitled to work in Canada, according to relevant provincial/territorial legislation and regulations.

Interested applicants are asked to submit a cover letter and resume by 5pm Friday, June 22 to Robin Sutherland, General Manager of the Arts Network for Children and Youth at robin@artsnetwork.ca.

Announcement: Arts innovators honoured with the Victor Martyn Lynch-Staunton Awards, Canada Council for the Arts

The Canada Council for the Arts today announced the seven award-winning and internationally renowned artists who will receive the 2012 Victor Martyn Lynch-Staunton Awards. Sculptor Valérie Blass; contemporary dancer Nova Bhattacharya; interdisciplinary artist Manon De Pauw; playwright, actor and director Denis Lavalou; composer and conductor Brian Current; poet Sylvia Legris; and filmmaker and multimedia artist Graeme Patterson are this year’s winners.

The annual awards, worth $15,000 each, recognize outstanding mid-career artists in the seven disciplines funded by the Canada Council: visual arts, dance, integrated arts, theatre, music, writing and publishing, and media arts. The prizes were created using funds from a generous bequest made by the late Victor Martyn Lynch‑Staunton to the Canada Council. The winners were chosen from the pool of applicants from the Grants to Professional Artists programs during the 2010‑11 fiscal year.

“The Victor Martyn Lynch-Staunton winners join an august group of artists who have gone on to gain major artistic recognition in Canada and internationally,” said Canada Council Director and CEO Robert Sirman. “These seven artists are pushing the envelope in their respective disciplines and are definitely seven to watch.”

Download images of the winners and their works.

Read the complete news release here or by copying and pasting the following URL into your web browser’s address bar: http://canadacouncil.ca/news/releases/2011/oy129827147985351570.htm

Event: Free Panel Discussion on using Multi-Media in Theatre hosted by Canadian Stage’s RBC BASH! Director Development Program Participants, Canadian Stage

Free Panel Discussion on using Multi-Media in Theatre hosted by Canadian Stage’s RBC BASH! Director Development Program participants

So you’re into multi-media and you have a passion for discipline-bending theatre.

You’re wondering:

•  How can I stand out as a theatre artist interested in multi-media? What steps must I take to create a dynamic career?

No need to wonder and imagine any longer.

On Monday June 4th from 7:00-8:30pm at Canadian Stage’s Berkeley Street Theatre (26 Berkeley St) our exceptionally talented 2012 RBC BASH! Director Development Program participants Jordan Tannahill and Gein Wong will lead a free panel discussion on integrating multimedia into performance (conceptually, technically, and best practices). Hopefully the questions you’ve been burning to ask will be answered!

Minds will be stirred. Hearts will be inspired. Exuberant chats will ensue – and all about an exciting form of theatre that is becoming more and more prominent on contemporary stages: theatre that involves multimedia.

Sounds like a multi-faceted talk.
Sounds like an opportunity that should not be missed!

Don’t hesitate. R.S.V.P to artisticintern@canadianstage.com by Monday, June 4 at 10am. (RSVPs are not required but encouraged).

Part of the 2012 GYM Season – Canadian Stage’s Emerging artist program. For more information or to become a GYM member please visit https://www.canadianstage.com/gym

About the facilitators:

Jordan Tannahill is a playwright, theatre director, and filmmaker. The projects Jordan creates through his performance company, Suburban Beast, frequently incorporate innovative multimedia design and documentary source material. His plays have been developed and presented on some of Canada’s preeminent stages including Buddies in Bad Times Theatre, the Harbourfront Centre, Theatre Passe Muraille, and the Theatre Centre. He is a member of Factory Theatre’s Natural Resources Group, the Tarragon Theatre playwright’s unit, and is an emerging artist-in-residence at the Young Centre for Performing Arts. Jordan is the 2011 recipient of the Inside Out Film Festival’s Emerging Canadian Artist Award, the 2011 Ken McDougall Award for Emerging Directors, and his play Late Company, won the 2012 Enbridge playRites Award. His films have screened across Canada and internationally at venues including the British Film Institute, CFC’s Worldwide Short Film Festival, the Lucerne Int. Film Festival, the Vancouver Int. Film Festival, the National Art Gallery of Canada, and the Power Plant Art Gallery.

Gein Wong is an interdisciplinary director, playwright, composer, poet and video artist. Her work has been performed throughout Canada, the United States, England, the Caribbean and East Asia. Her interdisciplinary theatre piece Hiding Words (for you) will premiere in September 2012 at Enwave Theatre in Toronto. Excerpts from this piece are published in Refractions: Solo (Playwrights Canada Press). Gein is also developing work in Los Angeles and in New York City as part of the HERE Arts Center Residency program. Gein was shortlisted for the 2010 Ontario KM Hunter Award in Theatre and is featured in Diaspora Dialogues’ 2010 commemorative book. She has written and created sound and/or video design for: Salt Fish Girl, Phantom Rose (Little Pear Garden 2008), West Asia (Eventual Ashes 2009), How We for(Got) Here (The Movement Project 2010), Hiding Words (for you) (Eventual Ashes 2012); and is currently developing Ocean Carving, Drawn, Intent City, and I’m Telling You. Gein is classically trained in piano, French horn and studies with the erhu (Chinese violin) virtuoso, Shao Lin. Gein has released two CDs, Thousand Mile Voice (2008) and Burning Money for You (2010), that meld traditional Chinese instruments with pop, poetry, jazz and ambient electronic music. She is featured on the Dig Your Roots Canadian Spoken Word CD and is a New York Kundiman Poetry Fellow. In collaboration with Donna-Michelle St Bernard, Yvette Nolan, Diaspora Dialogues and Doors Open Toronto, Gein’s site specific video installation reopened the RC Harris Water Filtration Plant in Toronto – closed to the public post 9/11 – and drew over 10,000 people during its weekend showing.  Gein is Artistic Director of the interdisciplinary performance company Eventual Ashes, co-founded the community arts organisation Asian Arts Freedom School and is a co-owner of the Glad Day Bookstore.

Job Posting: Part Time Arts Administrator, STAF

Founded in 1991, Small Theatre Administrative Facility (STAF) is a not-for profit arts service organization that provides general management, financial administration, marketing & publicity, and grant writing services to a growing roster of emerging and established independent theatre artists and companies throughout Ontario, including Associated Designers of Canada (ADC).

STAF is seeking a creative and dynamic part time arts administrator with a commitment to a vital and healthy independent theatre community to join us in our fast-paced, open-concept Queen/Spadina office for 10 hours per week. The successful candidate will have the opportunity for flexible scheduling, working with a team of highly skilled arts managers.

Reporting to the Executive Directors of both STAF and ADC, the successful candidate is able to handle multiple client files with complete confidentiality, is detail-oriented, thrives in a deadline-driven environment, and will be available to start in June 2012.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Providing administrative support to the STAF team, including project-based tasks relating to marketing & publicity, grant writing, financial administration, and general management of STAF and clients.
• Assisting the team in maintaining files and databases.
• Dealing with telephone and email enquiries.
• Coordination and implementation of basic office procedures including filing, photocopying, office supply inventory, taking meeting minutes, organizing incoming mail, and making bank deposits.
• Completing CAEA contracts.
• Using Microsoft Word, Outlook, and Excel to produce correspondence and documents, maintaining records, spreadsheets, and databases.
• Using content management systems including WordPress and Sumac to maintain and update websites and internal databases.

Qualifications:

• 2 years or more of related experience
• Minimum High School diploma, post-secondary diploma preferred.
• Excellent English language oral and written communications skills, French will be considered an asset.
• Detail oriented and works with a high degree of accuracy.
• Outstanding interpersonal, problem-solving and organizational skills
• Ability to multi-task and meet challenging deadlines.
• Must be self-directed and able to complete projects with limited supervision.
• Ability to maintain staff and client confidentiality.
• Working knowledge of email, scheduling, and spreadsheets, word processing and typing.
• A commitment to positive team dynamics and growth.
• Knowledge of Photoshop will be considered an asset
• Knowledge of CAEA contracts will be considered an asset

Remuneration: $15/hr.

Please submit your letter of interest and resume via email by Monday, June 4 2012,  5pm to:  Kate McConnell – Executive Director, STAF – kate@theatreadmin.com .  We thank all applicants for their interest, however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.  STAF is an equal opportunity employer committed to workplace diversity and invites applications from all qualified individuals.