IN THIS ISSUE
Pacific Contact 2007 - It's A Wrap - (Except for photos) - Dates for
2008
BCTC Awards
Block Booking and Touring Plans
NEW DATE - Mainstage
and Studio Stage Showcase Applications
Community Presenters Assistance (CPA)
- Deadline June 30th
Arts On Tour
New Jobs On BCTC Website
BCTC Board
of Director News
Member News
Contact Event News
Industry/Sector News
Greetings!
Pacific Contact 2007 is a Wrap! I'd like to thank Kara Harris
and all the volunteers, Linda Tamblyn in Nelson, Mark Sutherland and the
production crew at the showcase venues, John McLachlan for great design and host
Daniel Packard, as the master of all ceremonies. Thanks to all the workshop
leaders and panelists, funding partners, sponsors and advertisers and silent
auction prize donors. To Gavin Perryman for his facilitation of the Strategic
Review and the board of directors of BCTC - all of whom worked very hard to make
2007 Pacific Contact a great year. All in all I think the conference was very
productive and lots of fun. Also special thanks to Karen Birkadel as our
official - unofficial photographer at Pacific Contact. We hope to have photos up
soon, so stay tuned. Don't forget to mark your calendar for the next Pacific
Contact, March 28 - April 1st, 2008 again at the Vancouver Hilton, Metrotown,
the Michael J Fox Theatre and Shadbolt Centre For The Arts.
BCTC Awards - Pacific
Contact, Sunday, April 1st - Congratulations to all the 2007 BC Touring
Council Award recipients!
Presenter of the Year - Monica Grill, Arts
Council of Ft. St. James
Touring Artist Of The Year - Ben
Heppner
Touring Agent/Manager of The Year - Aaron Schubert, Paquin
Entertainment
Raising Curtains Award - Scott Ashton-Swan
Touring
Award of Excellence - L. Peter Feldman
Block Booking And Touring
Plans are now under way. The initial block booking interests of presenters
attending the Block Booking Meeting at Pacific Contact is not yet posted on the
website as there were not many at the meeting. Presenters please send us your
final (or close to final) booking lists and we'll be happy to get them up on the
website for all to see fyi@bctouring.org.
Also please forward links to your 2007, 2008 season / series announcements when
available. There will be follow up and further posting to the website as plans
get firmed up. Stay tuned!
New Dates! Mainstage and
Studio Stage Showcase Applications for the 32nd Pacific Contact March 28th
to April 1st, 2008 will be available online June 15th with a deadline of
September 30th. General information about showcasing can be found on the 2007
Pacific Contact link at
http://www.bctouring.org/pacific-contact/2007/mainstage-studio.html.
Community Presenters
Assistance (CPA) Awards are available on a project basis to assist
non-profit community organizations that present British Columbian and Canadian
professional performing arts touring events. This is a funding program of the
BC Arts Council and is administered by the BC Touring Council. For full
information please go to http://www.bctouring.org/presenter-assistance/index.html
Deadline for submissions is June 30th.
ArtsOnTour website at
www.artsontour.com is a great one-stop
shopping for upcoming tours. This comprehensive website has agent roster, full
contact information and descriptions, genre specific and family and adult
classifications and video and audio links.
New Job Postings can
be found on the BCTC website at www.bctouring.org/job-opportunities/.
Submit postings to the office by emailing fyi@bctouring.org
BCTC Board of Directors
News - BCTC is pleased to announce it has made two artist appointments to
the Board of Directors. Welcome Margo Kane of Full Circle: First Nations
Performance and Renee Iaci of shameless hussy productions. The full list
of board members and their affiliations can be found at http://www.bctouring.org/about-us/index.html
Board and Executive Director met in Vancouver April 3rd to review its
strategic plan. Gavin Perryman facilitated a full day of thoughtful
discussion and the board and staff will now work to create concrete plans for
BCTC over the next three years.
Okanagan and Similkameen regional members -
mark your calendar! The Board will travel to South Central region on
September 21st to 23rd for its annual regional Board and Members meeting.
More to come on that in future E-News.
Member News
On
March 15th Lorne Elliott suffered a heart attack. After spending one week
at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Montreal, he has been back home resting and
working at regaining his strength. He is under good medical care expecting a
full recovery. Though Lorne has had to cancel touring this spring he is
expecting that in a few months will be able to resume his touring activities and
he is looking forward to his next BC tour planned for October 2007. He is most
grateful for the understanding and cooperation from all the presenters affected
by the situation. On behalf of the board, staff and members of BCTC - "Get well
Lorne!"
Contact Event News
ATTENTION ALL PERFORMING ARTISTS, AGENTS, MANAGERS - Expand your world
by applying to showcase at Saskatchewan Showcase of the Arts 2007. OSAC's
annual conference features Showcases, Contact Room, Visual Arts Exhibitions,
Workshops and Discussion Forums. A jury of community presenters and members of
the professional arts community will select the showcases. All applicants will
be notified of the committee's decisions by June 30, 2007. Touring will occur in
the 2008/2009 season. Application deadline is May 1, 2007. For further
information or to access the application forms, please refer to the OSAC website
at www.osac.sk.ca or contact Kevin
Korchinski, Performing Arts Coordinator, 306-586-1220 or kevin@osac.sk.ca
Industry
News
Music BC - Read up on news about Vancouver's bid for the 2009
Junos, deadlines for Factor grants and other information about the BC music
industry - www.musicbc.org
Congratulations on the 30th
anniversary of the Vancouver International Children's Festival. Check out
the great line-up of events at www.childrensfestival.ca
Canada Council News -
More than 560 arts organizations across the country will receive grants
totalling $33 million as a result of a special competition aimed at
strengthening their current operations by enhancing their artistic,
administrative or audience development activities.
A full list of grants
awarded through the Supplementary Operating Funds Initiative, as well as
additional information about the distribution of the new Canada Council funding,
are available on the Canada Council web site at http://www.canadacouncil.ca/grants/
Jerry Yoshitomi
invites you to read his blogpost. If you're interested in what Jerry's reading
this week, go to www.meaningmattersnet.net
CITT/ICTS Rendez-vous
is an annual classic within the Canadian performing arts industry combining
professional workshops, sessions, social events, and exceptional networking
opportunities for members and fellow colleagues from across the country. The
CITT BC Section will be hosting Rendez-vous 2007 Ties to the Community from
August 13 to 19 at the historic Roundhouse Community Centre in Vancouver. For
more details about Rendez-vous 2007 and to register, please visit our conference
webpage at http://www.citt.org/conf.php
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