Call for Submissions: Under 30 National Playwriting Competition, Tarragon Theatre/RBC Foundation

Since 1970, Tarragon Theatre has been a leader in the development of new Canadian plays, introducing theatre audiences to talented home-grown playwrights, and contributing countless plays to the Canadian canon. As part of our mandate to seek out and nurture new and vital voices, Tarragon Theatre, with the generous support of RBC Foundation, is pleased to announce our inaugural Under 30 National Playwriting Competition. The purpose of this competition is to offer Canadian playwrights under the age of 30 the opportunity to receive financial support to further develop their play, benefit from working with artists skilled in new play development, and gain national recognition for their writing. The winner of this competition will receive a cash award of $3,000, and the opportunity to participate in Tarragon’s annual Play Reading Week in 2009.

All application packages must arrive at Tarragon Theatre by Thursday, April 30, 2009 at 5:00 pm.

Please read the Contest Guidelines carefully. Incomplete applications will not be accepted.

CONTEST GUIDELINES

Download The CONTEST GUIDELINE

ENTRY FORM

Download an ENTRY FORM

Call for Submissions: Molson Prizes, Canada Council for the Arts

The Canada Council for the Arts and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada are accepting nominations for the 2010 Molson Prizes. Two prizes, worth $50,000 each, are awarded annually – one for the arts, one for the humanities or social sciences.

Eligibility criteria, nomination form and procedures

DEADLINE

Nomination forms and support documentation must be postmarked no later than 1 December 2009.

We look forward to receiving your nominations.

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Le Conseil des Arts du Canada et le Conseil de recherches en sciences humaines du Canada lancent un appel de mise en candidature aux Prix Molson 2010. D’une valeur de 50 000 $ chacun, ces deux prix annuels sont respectivement accordés dans le domaine des arts et dans le domaine des sciences humaines.

Critères d’admissibilité, formulaire et lignes directrices de mise en candidature

DATE LIMITE

L’envoi des formulaires requis et des documents à l’appui doit être oblitéré par la poste au plus tard le 1er décembre 2009.

Au plaisir de recevoir vos mises en candidature.

Call for Submissions: Third Annual Diversity In Governance Awards, Maytree

Deadline: December 11, 2009

Has your organization made positive steps to embrace diversity in governance? Now is your chance to receive recognition for your efforts and inspire others to follow your lead!

The Diversity in Governance Awards honour not-for-profit and public agencies, boards and commissions in the GTA that have made tangible gains in promoting diversity on their boards.

For further information, please visit the Maytree website.

Questions? 416-944-2627 | diversecityonboard@maytree.com

Call for Submissions: 2010 Arts Program Deadlines Announced, Metcalf Foundation

The 2010 deadlines for the Performing Arts Program at the Metcalf Foundation are listed below; all dates are 2010 unless indicated.  Application materials must be received by the Foundation by 5:00 pm on the following dates.  For full program details, please refer to the published guidelines available at the Foundation’s website.

Strategic Initatives – Round 1
letter of interest:  December 14, 2009
Foundation extends invitation to apply:  December 21, 2009
full application deadline:  February 1
grant notification:  April 1

Strategic Initatives – Round 2
letter of interest:  April 6
Foundation extends invitation to apply:  April 12
full application deadline:  May 10
grant notification:  June 28

Performing Arts Internship – Round 1
application deadline:  May 3
grant notification:  June 28

Performing Arts Internship – Round 2
application deadline:  October 25
grant notification:  December 13

The Foundation continues to be interested in supporting exceptional individuals as they do their very best work in nonprofit organizations, networks, and ventures.  Watch, in early 2010, for the announcement of an exciting new Metcalf program that will help to make opportunities for professional renewal accessible to talented individuals with a record of achievement.

Space for Rent: Artscape Artist Lodge, Artscape

Inspiration from the changing seasons…and space is available at Artscape Artist Lodge.

Artscape Lodge is an affordable short-term studio and accommodation rental service for professional artists and arts administrators looking for time and space to focus exclusively on their work in the distraction-free environment at Artscape Gibraltar Point on Toronto Island.

Artscape Lodge is open year-round and has provided an inspiring and productive artist retreat to hundreds of artists from Toronto, across Canada and around the world.

The 30-Night Studio & Bedroom package is available at seasonal rates, with shorter stays, and custom & group bookings also available. All studios are equipped with wireless access. Rentals at Artscape Lodge consist of a furnished private studio and private bedroom. Amenities include a fully-equipped common kitchen, shared bathroom, laundry facilities, shared Internet access, and bicycles for on-island excursions.

If nature inspires you and a quiet, work-oriented retreat is of interest please make an appointment to come and visit. The Lodge package information can be found here.

Call for Submissions: Compass Program-Support for Individual Arts Managers, Ontario Arts Council

The Ontario Arts Council (OAC) has strengthened its support to arts managers through the Compass program

Individual managers working within an arts organization as well as independent arts managers are eligible to apply for assistance in job shadowing, coaching, mentorship and other kinds of professional development initiatives. The Professional Development component expands on the program’s previous mentorship category.

The Compass program continues to provide organizational development support to help organizations engaged in not-for-profit professional arts activity. This stream covers the costs of bringing in a specialist to assist the organization with organizational development activities such as strategic planning, governance or fundraising.

With this change, OAC is responding to a key recommendation from the 2007 Compass program evaluation which was to increase support to the management capacities of people working within arts organizations, not just to the organizations themselves.

More program details are available here for anyone planning to apply to the December 1, 2009 deadline. Please read carefully.

For more information

Contact Pat Bradley, Compass and Theatre Officer, at 416-969-7433 or 1-800-387-0058 ext. 7433 or pbradley@arts.on.ca

Call for Submissions: Theatre International Program, Canada Council for the Arts

The Theatre International Program provides financial assistance to projects that reinforce artistic collaborations and exchange between Canadian and foreign professional theatre companies and enhance the visibility and profile for Canadian companies abroad.

Please note that the Canada Council’s application forms for this program are now available.

The next deadline is December 1st.

Call for Submissions: Incubate Program, Toronto Arts Council

In 2008, the Toronto Arts Council launched a pilot program to assist music groups to take a new work from the idea to the proposal stage by providing seed money to facilitate the early planning stages of project proposals being developed for presentation by international presenters or festivals.

In 2009, the Incubate Program is open to theatre organizations and collectives.

Here is a link to the TAC website for more information about the program and copies of the application.  The deadline is November 30th.

A grant information session is being held on November 11th from 10:30 to 11:30 am for applicants wishing more information about the application criteria and process. If you wish to attend please contact Margot Charlton (416-392-6802 ext 201 or margo@torontoartscouncil.org) by November 9th.  Or if you are interested in the program but cannot attend the information session please contact Margot to discuss your plans.

www.torontoartscouncil.org

Call for Submissions: 2010 De Colores Festival of New Works: A Latin American Canadian Playwrights Festival, Alameda Theatre Company

Alameda Theatre Company invites submissions from established and emerging playwrights for the 3rd Annual Latin Canadian playwright’s festival: THE 2010 DE COLORES FESTIVAL OF NEW WORKS. Last year’s playwrights included, Emma Ari Beltran & Catherine Hernandez, Victor Gomez, Amaranta Leyva and Michelle Amaya-Torres. Join the playwrights of Coyote (Emma and Catherine) in the 2010 De Colores Festival!

The festival will focus on providing developmental support for works in progress by pairing the chosen playwrights with professional dramaturgs from Toronto’s theatre community.

Scripts selected for the 2010 De Colores Festival of New Works will receive dramaturgical support and a workshop period that will culminate in a staged reading in September 2010. Work in the festival will automatically be short-listed for production in our upcoming seasons. Selected playwrights will be contacted  by January 2010.

Deadline for submissions: December 7, 2009

To learn more about the festival and how to submit click here!

Call for Submissions: 11th Annual Write From The Hip, Nightwood Theatre

Nightwood Theatre’s 11th annual emerging playwriting program,Write From the Hip is now accepting submissions from 18-29 year-old women looking for an opportunity to develop and write a play and advance their craft.

Write from the Hip is a series of weekly workshops, mentoring andhands-on seminars in writing skills and professional play development specifically designed for emerging playwrights. Past mentors have included: D’bi Young, Ann-Marie MacDonald, Judith Thompson, Claudia Dey, Morwyn Brebner, Florence Gibson, Iris Turcott, Marjorie Chan and Lisa Codrington.

This year each participant will complete a new short work of 20-25 minute inspired by a newspaper article. The workshop will include a pitch session with artistic director Kelly Thornton. The play is then workshopped and staged on the final night of Write from the Hip in August 2010. Write from the Hip will begin January 25th and runs mainly on Monday nights from 6:30-9:30pm.  Program Director is Anna Chatterton (scroll below for her bio).

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
Participants are selected through submissions and personal interviews conducted by the program coordinators and Nightwood’s artistic director.

SUBMISSION DEADLINE
November 27th, 2009

PLEASE EMAIL SUBMISSIONS WITH THE FOLLOWING

• 10 pages MAX of an excerpt of one play or up to three plays, 12 point font. (can submit less than 10 pages if desired)
• Fill out Application Form (Click here to download)
• Please Do Not submit a cover letter or resume.

EMAIL SUBMISSIONS, WITH SUBJECT HEADING “WFH SUBMISSION” TO: monica@nightwoodtheatre.net

SNAIL MAIL SUBMISSONS
Anna Chatterton
Director of Youth Initiatives
Write From the Hip Submissions
Nightwood Theatre
55 Mill Street, Suite 301, Building No. 74
Toronto ON M5A 3C4

For more info please check out our website at http://www.nightwoodtheatre.net or contact Anna Chatterton, Director of Youth Initiatives at anna@nightwoodtheatre.net

ANNA CHATTERTON, PROGRAM DIRECTOR:
Anna is a performer, playwright and librettist. She was nominated for a Dora Mavor Moore Award for Best Opera in 2008. Past work includes Stitch (World Stage/Theatre Centre/urbanvessel), See Saw(Opera to Go) and Swoon (Canadian Opera Company). She is a co-founding member of the award winning theatre company Independent Aunties and co-wrote (with Evalyn Parry) and performed the triple Dora nominated Breakfast (Buddies in Bad Times Theatre), Clean Irene & Dirty Maxine (Buddies in Bad Times Theatre),Frances, Matilda and Tea and The Mysterious Shorts (Theatre Passe Muraille). Upcoming; Voice-Box (Harbourfront/urbanvessel, Fresh Grounds program), and Donna (Canadian Opera Company).  Anna’s plays and operas have also been performed across Canada, the States and in Europe. Anna was Playwright in Residence at Tapestry New Opera Works and was part of the Artist Residency program at the Theatre Centre with companies Independent Auntie and urbanvessel.  She is currently in Tarragon Theatre’s Playwright’s Unit and has been in units at The Canadian Stage Company and Factory Theatre.