A collection of our favourite financial resources. Explore categories for artists, producers and non-profit workers, and tax season.
Read MoreBoard Governance: What is it? What is possible?
Reflections on a discussion about what power boards have, what is possible when we look at alternative ways of operating, and what we mean we talk about accountability.
Read MoreLearning Pathway: Personal Organization + Business Management
Announcing Learning Pathways: a new way to experience ArtistProducerResource.com! We’re starting with pages, templates, and further resources to support self-guided learning around Personal Organization and Business Management.
Read MoreA Values-Based Approach to Hiring
Generator in conversation with Shakespeare in the Ruff and the Toronto Dance Community Love-In, two companies in residence with us who have both undergone hiring processes this fall.
Read MoreWe’re going to talk about boards a lot—here are some introductory frameworks to get us started
“I have lost my faith in this model, but what it really comes down to is: the nonprofit/charity model is inherently patriarchal and capitalist and therefore colonial and racist.”
Read MoreFrom CERB to CRB
The CERB program, which has allowed eligible Canadians to collect $500/month since March 15, ends September 27 and is transitioning into two programs.
Read MoreAn Update on CERB
CERB has been extended another eight weeks to August 29 (a change from a 16-week eligibility period to 24). Most of the same requirements apply as with the previous periods, with one notable addition.
Read MoreVisions for the Future
Four months into life with COVID-19, there’s some room to start imagining different futures. To recognize the arts sector isn’t coming back anytime soon, and to ask: what do we want to come back to?
Read MoreThe Economics of COVID-19 for Individual Arts Workers
The “Canada Emergency Response Benefit” was announced on Wednesday, March 26 - and it already has a fun acronym.
Read MoreTracking Financial Losses due to COVID-19
While our governments and arts councils are still in the process of determining what financial support they will be able to provide to workers who have been affected by event cancellations and public closures, they have all stated the importance of documenting your financial losses.
Read MoreTransformative Justice
Transformative Justice is the framework we’re engaging for our Transform Dance pilot project. This post provides some case studies and answers to common questions that people have about TJ. If you want to do a deep dive into TJ, we recommend the Creative Interventions Toolkit, and the TransformHarm.org website.
Read More#UrgentExchange Stop Abuse & Exploitation in Toronto Dance
We partnered with Company Collaborator the Toronto Dance Community Love-In and Daniels Spectrum for our first-ever #UrgentExchange devoted to dance: how do we dismantle harmful power structures and create safer spaces?
Read More#UrgentExchange #MeToo One Year Later
One year later, how has #MeToo has impacted the performance community? From triggers in the rehearsal process, to the changing role of the stage manager, to nudity and violence on stage, to the biases and blind spots that hold back change.
Read MoreA Guide to Preparing Your Taxes After Receiving a Grant
There are many theories on how to deal with your grant when it comes to tax time, not all of which are helpful. The most important thing to remember is that grants awarded to individual artists are taxable income to the recipient.
Read More#UrgentExchange Precarity and Mental Health + New Faces of Criticism
Our crowdsourced #UrgentExchange topic revolved around the precarity of our sector, and how most artists are left with negative impacts on their mental health.
Read MoreTrailer Project by UnSpun Theatre and Ahuri Theatre
As indie theatre companies and creators, both UnSpun Theatre and Ahuri Theatre have made trailers for our own work in the past – whether for potential audiences or for potential producing partners. We also watch a lot of trailers, or scroll by them as they pop up on our social media feeds. We wondered: is there any magical formula that makes trailers effective? How much do audiences rely on trailers to determine what they’re going to see? What about potential partners?
Read More#UrgentExchange #WhoIsAMonster Video playlist
On Saturday, January 6, seven groups of presenters spoke about models for change, followed by on opportunity for audience members to learn more in break-out sessions.
Read More#UrgentExchange #DesiringDiversity - a summary
The desire to do work with more diversity, inclusivity and accessibility is strong in Toronto’s independent performance community but can our communities be truly inclusive if financial obligations keep many artists out of our rehearsal halls? Who has the ability to ride the financial risk of a career in the arts? What can creators with financial privilege do to shift the systemic classism in the arts?
Read MoreSome Specifics of Site Specific Theatre: A Generator Resident Company Community Project
A five part video series using case studies from Generator's Resident Companies Shakespeare in the Ruff, Outside the March and Litmus Theatre. This project was part is a Community Project as part of their residency.
Read MoreTalking to Annemieke Wade of Roseneath Theatre about touring to schools
Annemieke Wade, Managing Director of Roseneath Theatre sat down to share some hot tips and advice for producers to consider before talking to teachers. Enjoy and deploy her excellent advice from years of experience.
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