Fair for EMERGING ARTS PROFESSIONALS

A PASO* Networking Event in collaboration with The Emerging Arts Professional Network Spring Forward!

A RESOURCE (SHARE) FAIR FOR EMERGING ARTS PROFESSIONALS

Monday, March 30, 2009, 10 am – 4 pm FREE ADMISSION

401 Richmond Street West, Toronto, Ontario Check www.oaag.org for up-to-date event information Boost your networking potential by completing our five-minute online Survey Monkey Follow this link https://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=BO065GSSb6To_2bacAN37KfQ_3d_3d

Career in transition? Launching in the professional arts? Write your own forecast for the future! A rainbow of arts professionals in dance, theatre, new media, music, writing, graphic design, visual arts, fine crafts and the applied arts want to meet you! Bring your business cards and distribute freely! Win prizes from Bloor Cinema, Musicworks, Soulpepper, Visual Arts Ontario, and many more! Meet over 100 successful professional arts independents! Connect with arts service organizations in your community where you can get assistance and inspiration to move forward in your arts career! Engage with your peer emerging professional arts workers! Explore the rich resources of 401 Richmond Street West, one of the great arts buildings in Toronto. Did we mention that it is totally free? Join us!

Confirmed to date ARTIST-RUN CENTRES AND COLLECTIVES ONTARIO (ARCCO) · CANADIAN ALLIANCE OF DANCE ARTISTS, ONTARIO CHAPTER (CADA-ON) · CCI – ONTARIO PRESENTING NETWORK · CANADIAN MUSIC CENTRE – ONTARIO REGION · COMMUNITY ARTS ONTARIO · DANCE ONTARIO · CARFAC ONTARIO · EMERGING ARTS PROFESSIONAL NETWORK · ONTARIO ARTS COUNCIL · ONTARIO ASSOCIATION OF ART GALLERIES (OAAG) · ONTARIO CRAFTS COUNCIL · ONTARIO MUSEUM ASSOCIATION · VISUAL ARTS ONTARIO (VAO) · and many more Happenings

10 – 11:30 am Meet and Mingle UrbanSpace Gallery (Main Floor) The Emerging Arts Professional Network www.eapnetwork.ca MEET Ella Cooper MEET Fayiaz Chunara + Marie Lalonde + Pierre Bois + Kim McBrien + Avril Loreti + Demetra Christakos + Barbara Gilbert + Alison Lindsay + Jewell Goodwyn + Kristian Clarke + Sarah Nasby + Kohila Kurunathan + Jason van Eyk + Stephanie Kervin + Zorica Krasulja + Amanda McKinney + Sara Lyn Potter + Richard Underhill + Jessica Volpe + Warren Garrett + Tammy Moorse + Rosslyn Jacob Edwards + many more!

11:30 am – 1 pm Professional Meet-and-Greets 401 Open Door Consultants Hosted by Meta Strategies (Suite 206) MEET Liz Rykert MEET Diane Davy + Carol Good + Arlene Singh + Charles C. Smith Composers and Musicians Hosted by Musicworks (Suite 358) MEET David McCallum MEET Allison Cameron MEET Jason van Eyk + Richard Underhill Architects Hosted by Lundholm Associates Architects (Suite 369) MEET Michael Lundholm Graphic Designers Hosted by Lisa Kiss Design (Suite 435) MEET Lisa Kiss MEET Sarah Nasby + Kohila Kurunathan

1 – 2 pm Career Clinics Visual Arts CARFAC Ontario (Suite 440) MEET Kristian Clarke CARFAC ONTARIO MEET Jewell Goodwyn ARCCO New/Avant-garde Music (UrbanSpace Gallery, Main Floor) MEET Jason van Eyk CANADIAN MUSIC CENTRE ONTARIO REGION MEET David McCallum MUSICWORKS MEET Warren Beck Richard Paul Concert Artists

2 – 4 pm We’re Talking About…UrbanSpace Gallery (Main Floor) 2 pm Grant Programs for Emerging Arts Professionals MEET Janice Lambrakos Ontario Arts Council 2:30 pm Current Issues in Dance SOCAN MEET Rosslyn Jacob Edwards Dance Ontario PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS FOR DANCE MEET Elizabeth Chitty Canadian Alliance of Dance Artists, Ontario Chapter (CADA-ON) 3 pm Working in the Artist-Run Centre Environment MEET Derek Liddington Xspace MEET Iga Janik Artspace MEET Barbara Gilbert Visual Artist 3:30 pm Online Marketing in the Arts MEET Kim McBrien Visual Arts Ontario (VAO) Contributing Sponsors 401 Richmond Street West, A Space, Bloor Cinema, GardenPhotos, Soulpepper, Toronto Image Works, Vtape, WilBe Bloomin *PASO is a budding coalition of Ontario provincial arts service organizations.

For more information on this event CONTACT Demetra Christakos + Barbara Gilbert + Alison Lindsay Relentless Optimists, Authentic Arts Advocates, Practical Professionals, Experienced Ecstatics Ontario Association of Art Galleries 111 Peter Street, Suite 617 Toronto ON M5V 2H1 Phone (416) 598-0714

Web www.oaag.org

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