2017

September 14 – 23

Prismatic Artists

Rebecca Thomas
Reeny Smith
The Wabanaki Confederacy Singers
Hubert Francis
Cris Derksen
Dinuk Wijeratne
Keonté Beals
The Mariachi Ghost
Music Liberatory
Santee Smith
Stephanie Yee
MT Space
Paul Wong
Devprayag Collective
Onelight Theatre
Studio Black!
Liliona Quarmyne

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Conference #1 – As the World Turns: New Trends in Public Arts Funding
Public arts funding in Canada and elsewhere in the world is in the midst of changing to better serve artists, audiences, and communities. This session will bring together public arts funders from various jurisdictions to explore the factors that are driving changes to funding, to understand the different approaches to new funding models, and to discuss how artists have experienced these changes.
September 18th – 9:30AM to 1PM
Room 401 Dal Arts Centre
Conference #2 – Outlander: Ensuring that No Artist is Left Beyond the Margins
Are efforts to promote and support diversity in the arts leaving artists behind who are at the outer edges? What responsibilities do fellow artists owe to our colleagues to ensure that they are not left beyond the margins? This panel will allow artists, activists, and academics to discuss the ways that we can best support marginalized artists in our communities.
September 18th – 1:45PM to 4:15PM
Room 401 – Dal Arts Centre
Conference #3 – Are You Being Served?: Are Service Organizations Meeting the Needs of Indigenous and Culturally Diverse Artists?
Prismatic invites representatives from national service organizations and artists’ associations to discuss the role that service organizations can and should play in promoting and supporting Indigenous and culturally diverse artists. What role do these organizations currently play in the Canadian arts ecology and what roles are these organizations expected to play in the next 50 years?
September 19th – 9:30AM to 12PM
Room 401 – Dal Arts Centre
Conference #4 – Arrested Development: Are Touring Opportunities Influencing the Creative Process?
Take an intimate look into the world of young Iranian women who are rebuilding their lives with the support of the OMID foundation. Prismatic is proud to present the Glass House, a feature length film directed by Hamid Rahmanian and produced by Melissa Hibbard. The film raises awareness of the challenges facing some young women in Iran and the work that OMID continues to provide in Tehran and beyond.
September 19th – 1PM to 3:30PM
Room 401 – Dal Arts Centre
Conference #5 – A Different World: Promoting Equity and Diversity in Canadian Arts Education
Canada’s public and private schools play a key role in training young artists, transmitting Canadian and global arts history and practices, and providing the foundation for the next generation’s artistic work. How are arts education programs promoting diversity and equity through their hiring and admissions policies, their programs and course work, and strategic planning?
September 20th – 9:30PM to 12PM
Room 401 – Dal Arts Centre
Conference #6 – Dragon’s Den: Public Funder Information Session on New Funding Programs
Prismatic welcomes representatives from the Canada Council for the Arts to discuss the new funding programs and processes. This information session is open to all artists in our community who are interested in applying for funding from the Canada Council for the Arts.
September 20th – 1PM to 3:30PM
Room 401 – Dal Arts Centre
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