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Welcome to the
CHRC Newsletter
October 2020
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As autumn settles in…
Dear CHRC members,
Hello everyone, we hope you are doing well!
We have a few pieces of information to share so please read on.
Kind regards,
Grégoire
Grégoire Gagnon, D. Mus., MPA & MBA
Executive Director
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In this issue!
A survey that we want to share with you…
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Be Part of Changing the Performing Arts Industry …
Take the Rosa Survey: The Change You Want to See
Aftermetoo, the Canadian Women’s Foundation, and Hill Strategies have released the first-ever national bilingual survey on workplace sexual harassment in the Canadian performing arts, film, and television industry. We want to hear your story. Safer workplaces in the performing arts industry are possible. The results of the Rosa Survey will be used to advocate for change. Take the Rosa Survey between September 21st and October 23rd.
An interesting resource compilation for cultural leaders that we want to share with you…
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A specialized body of knowledge and practice continues to emerge for cultural and creative leaders. Rubenstein & Associates is pleased to provide Cultural Leadership in the Time of COVID-19: Sources and Resources: Sources and Resources (updated) bringing together exceptional resources from leaders across the sector.
Resources focus on leadership in the Canadian arts, heritage and culture sector, within a broader and international context. All are free and accessible.
Last but not least, the Cross-Sector Recovery Roundtables (CSRR) project is launched
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CHRC is pleased to announce that the CSRR representatives have taken charge of the various caucuses and are already hard at work preparing for the first set of meetings. We thank everyone for their participation and we look forward to communicating the information-gathering that will come out of the project.
Listed below are the names of the caucus representatives for both tables.
English-language roundtable
- Comedy
- Sandra Battaglini, President, Canadian Association of Stand-up Comedians; Toronto, ON
- Dance – Artist Associations / Artists
- JP Longboat, Founder and Artistic Director, Circadia Indigena; Ottawa, ON
- Dance – Arts Service Organizations
- Aviva Fleising, Interim Managing Director, Canadian Dance Assembly (CDA); Toronto, ON
- Festivals and Presenters
- Lynne Skromeda, Executive Director, Winnipeg Folk Festival; Winnipeg, MB
- Film and TV – Artist Associations
- Victoria Shen, Special Advisor, ACTRA Toronto; Toronto, ON
- Film & TV – Arts Service Organizations
- Kirwan Cox, Executive Director, Quebec English-language Production Council (QEPC); Montreal, QC
- Heritage and Museums – Service Organizations
- Catherine Lindquist, Executive Director, Capital Heritage Connexion; Ottawa, ON
- Literature – Artist Associations
- Dr. Ruoh-Yeng Chang, Storyteller, Family Doctor, Narrative Medicine Practioner and Advocate, Storytellers of Canada; Vancouver, BC
- Literature – Arts Service Organizations
- Sandy Crawley, Interim Chair, Book and Periodical Council (BPC); Toronto, ON
- Media Arts – Arts Service Organizations
- David Plant, Executive Director, Trinity Square Video; Toronto, ON
- Multidisciplinary ASOs
- Stephanie Draker, Program Manager, WorkInCulture; Toronto, ON
- Music – Artist Associations
- Michael Adam Murray, Executive Director, Toronto Musicians’ Association (TMA), Local 149 CFM/AFM; Toronto, ON
- Music – Arts Service Organizations
- Arun Chaturvedi, Director / Interim Executive Director, Songwriters Association of Canada; Toronto, ON
- Professional Training
- Gideon Arthurs, CEO, National Theatre School; Montreal, QC
- Theatre - Artist Associations
- Arden Ryshpan, Executive Director, Equity (Canadian Actors' Equity Association); Toronto, ON
- Theatre – Arts Service Organizations
- Mark Claxton, Executive Director, Saskatchewan Association of Theatre Professionals (SATP); Regina, SK
- Visual Arts - Artist Associations
- Grant Dutnall, Membership Coordinator, CARFAC Saskatchewan; Saskatoon, SK
French-language roundtable
- Circus arts
- Stéphane Lavoie, Directeur général et de la programmation, TOHU, Cité des arts du cirque; Montréal, QC
- Comedy
- François Brouard, Membre de l'Observatoire de l’humour (OH) et le groupe de recherche sur l’industrie de l’humour (GRIH); Tenured Professor, Sprott School of Business, Carleton University; Ottawa, ON
- Dance – Artist Associations / Artists
- Carol Prieur, Danseuse; Montréal, QC
- Dance – Arts Service Organizations
- Félix Bourret, Responsable de la recherche et des stratégies politiques, Regroupement québecois de la danse (RQD); Montréal, QC
- Festivals and Presenters
- Marie Robert, Présidente du conseil d'administration, Correspondances d'Eastman; Eastman, QC
- Film and TV – Artist Associations
- Sophie Prégent, Présidente, Union des artistes (UDA); Montréal, QC
- Film & TV – Arts Service Organizations
- Nicole Matiation, Executive Director, On Screen Manitoba; Winnipeg, MB
- Heritage and Museums – Service Organizations
- Stéphane Chagnon, Directeur général, Société des musées du Québec; Montréal, QC
- Literature – Artist Associations
- Geneviève Lauzon, Directrice des relations professionnelles et services aux écrivains, Union des écrivaines et des écrivains québécois (UNEQ); Montréal, QC
- Literature – Arts Service Organizations
- Xavier Lord-Giroux, Chargé de projets, Regroupement des éditeurs franco-canadiens (REFC); Yellowknife, NT
- Media Arts – Arts Service Organizations
- Éric Desmarais, Président du conseil d’administration, Conseil québécois des arts médiatiques (CQAM); Montréal, QC
- Multi/Inter-Arts
- Charles Buckell-Robertson, Artist, Actor and Performer; Member of the UDA Board of Directors; Montréal, QC
- Multidisciplinary ASOs
- Alida Esmail, Chargée de recherche, Diversité artistique Montréal (DAM); Montréal, QC
- Music – Artist Associations
- Luc Fortin, Président, Guilde des musiciens et musiciennes du Québec; Montréal, QC
- Professional Training
- Cindy Schwartz, Fondatrice et directrice, Les Muses: Centre des arts de la scène; Montréal, QC
- Theatre – Arts Service Organizations
- David Lavoie, Codirecteur général et directeur administratif, Festival TransAmériques; Montréal, QC
- Visual Arts - Artist Associations
- Moridja Kitenge-Banza, Présidente du conseil d'administration, Regroupement des artistes en arts visuels du Québec (RAAV); Montréal, QC
- Visual Arts – Arts Service Organizations
- Catherine Bodmer, Directrice générale, Regroupement des centres d'artistes autorégés du Quebec (RCAAQ); Montréal, QC
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Executive Director: Grégoire Gagnon
Project Managers:
Lucie D'Aoust (Respectful Workplaces in the Arts and YCW)
Annalee Adair (Talent to Lead)
Lise Labine (Talent de leader - volet francophone)
Finance Officer: Erma Barnett
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A list of Board members can be found on CHRC's web site.
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