Call for Submissions - Company Collaborator

This Call for Submissions has now closed.

Generator is looking for another Company Collaborator to join us at our offices at the CSI Annex Building (Suite 501, 720 Bathurst) as soon as possible. This is a paid program and has a monthly fee of $300.

What the Company Collaborator Gets:

• Dedicated desk and file storage

• All the benefits of being a member at CSI Bathurst, including periodic space bookings

• Mentorship, training and planning sessions with Generator

• Opportunity to audit Artist Producer Training Program

What the Company Collaborator Gives Back:

• Teaches two classes at Artist Producer Training Program

• Contributes editing time to ArtistProducerResource.com

• Acknowledgement of Generator residency and participation in the social life of the office

For more details about what this program entails, contact Generator’s Lead Producer Kristina Lemieux at kristina@generatorto.com.

TO APPLY

Please email info@generatorto.com with information about yourself and/or your company and why you would like to collaborate with Generator.

Call for Submissions - Resident Companies

This Call for Submissions has now closed.
Deadline:  Wednesday, May 23 @ 12pm

Generator provides office space, equipment and mentorship to independent performance companies, collectives, and individuals over two years of growth or change.

Being in residence at Generator means 24-hour access to office and meeting space, mentorship, wifi, photocopier and printing, and auditing classes in the Artist Producer Training Program.

Residency at Generator increases skills and builds competencies and offers opportunities for peer-mentorship and knowledge-sharing among companies and with other artists the organization supports.

Resident Companies give back annually to the community at Generator by:

• Teaching 1-2 classes as part of the Artist Producer Training program

• Contributing approximately 5 hours to resource generation for ArtistProducerResource.com

• Resident Companies also work collaboratively on a project to solve or address a mutual issue that Generator can share with the community (Past Projects: Site Specific Theatre, Theatre Trailers).

• Attending events and socials held by Generator

Starting in September 2018 and ending in August 2020, your company will work from the Generator space at no cost. Additionally each company receives one week of rehearsal space per year.

To qualify, companies should have a body of work (or the artists and producers behind a new company should have a track record). These companies should not have grown to the extent that they are now receiving operating or core funding from an arts council. It is a residency for project-based organizations looking to improve or change how they operate. Read more about working at Generator on the Culture section of this webpage.

Here is a short video about Generator's Resident Company program:

Shakespeare in the Ruff talks about being a resident company
 
SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

1. A brief written introduction (2 pages max) to your company including:

   1. Its mandate or style; previous productions

   2. Company or project members

   3. Critical path/major events for the next two years

2. A working link to a MAXIMUM 3-minute YouTube video answering the following questions:

   1. How would you use Generator and what can we offer you?

   2. What would you do to increase the capacity of your company?

   3. What is unique about your company that you could teach to other artists, producers or companies?

 Complete submissions should be sent in one email to joinus@generatorto.com with the subject line “Resident Company Submission” by later than Wednesday, May 23 @ 12pm. We are aiming to announce the Resident Companies in late June. www.generatorto.com/#/apply/

Call for Submissions - Artist Producer Training (APT)

This Call for Submissions has now closed.
Deadline:  Wednesday, May 23 @ 12pm

Generator welcomes artists, designers, collectives, non-profits and charities working across the performing arts to submit. We invite submissions from artistically and culturally diverse performing arts individuals and companies who want to participate and collaborate with Generator. Please note that our office is not fully accessible. Detailed accessibility information can be found here.

If you are an independent producer, self-producing artist, designer, or an artist who wants to learn how to make art happen more efficiently, Generator’s one-year paid Artist Producer Training program is for you.

Participants will learn effective producing strategies over the course of three semesters of coursework led by prominent seasoned independent artists and companies, followed by one practicum project with a mentor company. 
 
Graduates will create and implement projects and budgets that have the goal of paying a better wage to artists, gain skills to sustain a career in the arts, and improve the overall health of the performing arts ecology.

Here are some short videos about Generator's Artist Producer Training program.

What is Generator's Artist Producer Training Program (APT)?

Generator's Artist Producer Training Program Cohort (2015-2016)

Generator's Artist Producer Training Program Cohort (2016-2017)

Generator's Artist Producer Training Program Cohort (2017-2018)

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

1. A link to a MAXIMUM 3-minute YouTube video answering the following questions:

   1. What skills do you have that make you a good producer?

   2. Why do you want to take on a producing role?

   3. Do you currently self-identify as a producer or artist-producer? (There is no correct answer to this question.)

2. A short, written response telling us about your personal philosophy as a producer or artist-producer (1 page max)

3. CV/Resume (2 page max) including contact info for 2 references

4. One letter of reference (may be same as reference listed on resume)

 **PLEASE NOTE:

• This is an intimate program with only 8 participants.

• Classes run for three 6-week sessions October - April on Tuesday & Thursday evenings from 6:30-9:30 pm, with assignment work outside of class. Attendance is mandatory. Session dates are as follows:

  • October 23 - November 29, 2018

  • January 15 - February 21, 2019

  • March 26 - May 2, 2019

• Practicum schedules vary but are outside of class time and occur sometime from March - August.

• The fee paid to each participant is $1,000.

Complete submissions should be sent in one email to joinus@generatorto.com with the subject line “APT Submission” no later than Wednesday, May 23 @ 12pm. We are aiming to announce the 2018/19 participants in late June. www.generatorto.com/#/apply/