Research Study Executive Summary Event

Artists who have been part of The Riser Project and Generator programs are the first to respond to the Executive Summary.

On October 27, 2017, Toronto Arts Foundation and The Metcalf Foundation co-hosted an event to share the Executive Summary from a two and a half year research study on two innovative new models: Generator's transformation and Why Not Theatre's The RISER Project. Commissioned by Toronto Arts Foundation with the support of The Metcalf Foundation, the study, originally named Means of Production and started by Sherri Helwig was later re-envisioned and completed by Helen Yung under the current title, Sector Developers: Generator and The RISER Project, Building up independent theatre in Toronto. 

The full research and discussion paper was later made publicly available - it can be viewed here. You can also find excerpts specific to Generator here.

2015/16 Annual Report

Generator has published our first ever Annual Report! Our 2015/16 Fiscal Year was September 1, 2015-August 31, 2016.

The team revealed STAF’s new name and logo at a May 2016 announcement party

The inaugural Artist Producer Training cohort at the Generator office

Here are some highlights:

• We launched a new organizational mandate and new programs, including Artist Producer Training and Resident Companies

• We announced a new name for STAF in May 2016—Generator, along with a new logo

• We began work with Sheri Helwig on the Means of Production Research and Evaluation study

• We built a new website and revealed plans for PORTAL, an innovative online resource

• We partnered with the Toronto Fringe and SummerWorks on #UrgentExchange and S.L.I.P. (respectively)

Thank you for being a part of this exciting year!