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Read MoreAPT Peer Conversations Project: Kitoko Mai x Brianna Seferiades
SCENE ONE.
Brianna and Kitoko sit at a table in Mulberry
Coffeehouse. Kitoko leans forward.
(A SILENCE.)
KITOKO
So you’re disabled!
Brianna cackles, her laughter as crisp as the autumn air.
BRIANNA
Yes.
KITOKO
What has it been like for you? Working as an artist while managing your disabilities?
How has the pandemic affected your practice?
Read MorePaprika's 22/23 Hot Topics Series: "Theatre isn't made for me. And it shouldn't be.", or "Wolf Creating in Sheep's Clothing"
Cut to Feb. 22, 2023: I'm watching the Paprika Festival's latest Hot Topics session on "Responsible Storytelling". I'm speaking out loud as though I'm sitting in the live-streamed Zoom room with Santiago Guzman & Donna-Michelle St. Bernard, facilitated by Cheyanne Scott. The three brilliant artists can't hear me snapping or see me nodding, but I want them to know how much their words impact me.
Read MoreSpeaking It Into Existence: Slow and Reciprocal as Radical Transformative Change
This is the second post in a series of artist responses to the Get on Board: Workshop and Speaker Series by the Creative Champions Network, an initiative of the Toronto Arts Foundation. As a co-creator of the series in 2022/23, Generator has engaged Artist Responders to attend each session, to summarize, reflect and respond to the emerging conversations and activities. In this post, Dedra McDermot (artist-researcher, emerging curator and movement dramaturg) reflects on the Planning for Organizational Health session on February 7th, 2023.
Read MorePaprika’s 22/23 Hot Topics Series: Artist Response - Michael Caldwell
At Generator, we’ve had a long and fruitful history in partnership with Paprika, as our missions, our programming, and our ways-of-working have consistently aligned to consider what support looks like for artists and producers in the early stages of their careers.
‘Care’ is a big topic, and it seems to be on everyone’s minds and in everyone’s hearts within our diverse communities of artistic practice, especially in the context of the current state of world affairs.
Kaitlyn Riordan on the Family Dynamics of Governance
In the sixth and final post in our ‘Governance Reimaginings’ series, theatre artist, playwright and former Artistic Director for Shakespeare in the Ruff, Kaitlyn Riordan offers a personal response to a session led by Erin Kang.
Read MoreGlenn Sumi: My first month as an independent theatre blogger
After being associated with a certain well-known publication for 25 years, Glenn Sumi has struck out on his own. Here's what he has learned so far.
Read MoreShelby Wright on the shape of governance
In the fifth post in our ‘Governance Reimaginings’ series, dance artist and former Co-Artistic Director for Toronto Dance Love-In, Shelby Wright, offers a personal response to a session led by Cynthia Lickers-Sage.
Read MoreUnpacking the Canada Performing Arts Workers Resilience Fund (CPAWRF)
Uncover all of the free and paid learning opportunities, supported by the Department of Canadian Heritage, as well as the four emergency support funds offered to artists in the performance sector.
Read MoreReframing Board Structures
In the second post in a series of artist responses to the Get on Board: Workshop and Speaker Series by the Creative Champions Network, Aria Evans (interdisciplinary artist, intimacy coordinator, activist, filmmaker, and educator) reflects on the Organizational Culture and the Partnership Between Board and Leadership session on November 23, 2022.
Read MoreThe Need to Reimagine Learning
In this first post in a series of artist responses to the Get on Board: Workshop and Speaker Series by the Creative Champions Network, Coman Poon (arts consultant, creation doula, interdisciplinary artist, activist, curator and producer) reflects on the Governance Reimaginings session on October 4, 2022.
Read MoreReflections on the Prep, and a Hopeful Timeline
In the second post in Generator’s ‘Charting Waters - Transitions in Arts Organizations’ blog series, board member Brendan McMurtry-Howlett reflects on the launching of a leadership hiring process and discusses the timeline that was created by the committee responsible for creating a smooth transition for Generator.
Read MoreSophie Dow on Values, Feasting, and other Board Business
In the fourth post in our ‘Governance Reimaginings’ series, dance/music artist and board member for Toronto Dance Love-In, Sophie Dow, offers a personal response to a session led by Yvette Nolan.
Read Moredesirée leverenz on Feeling Governance to Heal Governance
In the third post in our ‘Governance Reimaginings’ series, Shakespeare in the Ruff’s former Associate Artistic Director, desirée leverenz, offers a personal response to a session led by Zainab Amadahy.
Read MoreIt's Time to Talk Transition
An introduction to Generator’s ‘Charting Waters - Transitions in Arts Organizations’ blog series, which highlights our ongoing process of organizational growth and leadership transition—featuring a podcast interview with Work.Shouldn’t.Suck.
Read MoreNidhi Khanna on Reframing Governance
In the second post in our ‘Governance Reimaginings’ series, Generator Strategic Advisors Co-Chair Nidhi Khanna responds to a session on Reframing Governance led by Jane Marsland.
Read MoreGovernance Reimaginings (or, There’s Got To Be A Better Way)
Brendan McMurtry-Howlett on the challenges of navigating a board of directors as a young artistic director, and the project Generator has undertaken with Shakespeare in the Ruff and Toronto Dance Community Love-in to look at alternative governance models.
Read MoreReflections on Peer Mentorship
Generator’s partnership with SummerWorks looks a little different each year, and this past summer it took the form of peer mentorship. Read reflections from SummerWorks Assistant Artistic Producers Fatima Adam and Haley Vincent and peer mentors Kitoko Mai and xLq (Maddie Bautista and Jordan Campbell) here.
Read MoreNot-for-profit Law and Governance in the Creative Industries
We’re in a time of unprecedented momentum for reimagining systems of board governance in the performing arts sector. Generator teamed up with ALAS (Artists’ Legal Advice Services) on May 11, 2021, for a webinar and Q+A to help non-profit workers understand legal requirements, and explore what’s possible—watch it here.
Read MoreLearning Pathway: What to Pay People
People are always the most expensive budget line when you're producing—but how do you know what to pay them? This learning pathway tackles Paying People, just in time for the Toronto Arts Council and Ontario Arts Council August project deadlines.
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