PSO Receives Grants from MAC and Target

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PORTLAND SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA RECEIVES GRANTS FROM MAINE ARTS COMMISSION AND TARGET

PORTLAND, Maine – The Portland Symphony Orchestra (PSO) recently received two grants totaling $13,000 for support of its education programs during the 2008-2009 season.

The Maine Arts Commission, an independent state agency supported by the National Endowment of the Arts, has committed $10,000 in support of PSO's KinderKonzerts. These programs explore the different families of orchestral instruments while introducing children ages 3-7 to live symphonic music through fun and interactive programs with PSO musicians.

Additionally, Target has committed $3,000 for general support of PSO's music education programs.

The PSO is committed to offering a variety of education programs designed to instruct, enrich and inspire audiences of all ages. The PSO helps young people discover music as a pathway to creativity, self-discovery and self-expression, and fosters an important relationship to the traditions of live music performance.

For more information about the Portland Symphony Orchestra, its events and activities, visit portlandsymphony.com.

Performing Arts Students Win Hnatyshyn Foundation Grants

OTTAWA, July 15, 2008 – Eight young performing arts students from five provinces will each receive a grant of $10,000 from The Hnatyshyn Foundation to pursue their studies in September 2008. In announcing the winners of the 2008 Developing Artists Grants competition today Gerda Hnatyshyn, C.C., President and Chair of the Board of The Hnatyshyn Foundation, said this brings to $300,000 the amount awarded in university-level scholarships over the past four years by the Ottawa-based foundation.

The nominees for the grants were identified as having exceptional promise by educational and training institutions across Canada and were then adjudicated anonymously by expert juries from the arts community.

Emily Belvedere, a 20-year-old harpist from Richmond Hill, Ontario, is the winner of the classical music grant for orchestral instrument. She received her high school education through home schooling and is currently finishing her first year of university-level studies under the tutelage of Judy Loman at the Glenn Gould School of the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto.

The classical piano grant will be awarded to 18-year-old Isabelle David of Sainte-Julie, Quebec. A graduate of l'École secondaire du Mont-Bruno, Isabelle has just completed the first year of a Licentiate in Music degree in piano performance at McGill University's Schulich School of Music in Montreal.

The winner of the Oscar Peterson Grant for Jazz Performance is Samantha Chrol of Winnipeg, a 19-year-old saxophonist and clarinetist, who has just completed her first year of the Bachelor of Jazz Studies program at the University of Manitoba. Samantha is a graduate of River East Collegiate in Winnipeg.

The classical ballet grant goes to 20-year-old Tristan Dobrowney of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, who will be an apprentice with the Royal Winnipeg Ballet for the 2008/2009 season. He has been training in the Royal Winnipeg Ballet School Professional Division for the past six years while completing his secondary education at University of Winnipeg Collegiate.

The winner for contemporary dance is 19-year-old Paige Culley of Rossland, British Columbia. A graduate of Rossland Secondary School, Paige has been taking dance instruction for 10 years including summer sessions in Kelowna and Trail, B.C, and at Arts Umbrella in Vancouver. She has just completed her first year of the three-year Professional Training Program at The School of Toronto Dance Theatre.

Kaitlyn Semple, aged 21, of Regina, Saskatchewan, is the winner of the Developing Artist Grant for English theatre acting. A graduate of Campbell Collegiate High School, she will be starting her final year of a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Acting at the University of Regina this fall.

The French theatre acting grant will go to Catherine Hughes of Val-Morin, Quebec. The 22-year-old drama student, a graduate of the École polyvalente des Monts in Sainte-Agathe and the Collège Lionel-Groulx in Sainte-Thérèse, is currently studying at the Conservatoire d'art dramatique in Québec City.

The graduate grant for classical vocal performance will be awarded to 24-year-old soprano Valérie Bélanger of Lambton, Quebec, who is pursuing a Diploma of Advanced Studies in Music (Master's degree level) at the Conservatoire de musique de Québec with teacher Hélène Fortin. Valérie has been studying at the Conservatoire since 2003 and completed the equivalent of a Bachelor of Music degree there in 2007.

The Hnatyshyn Foundation is a private charity established by the late Right Honourable Ramon John Hnatyshyn, Canada's twenty-fourth Governor General. Its programs are funded by donations from government, foundations, corporations and individuals. The Department of Canadian Heritage has provided nearly $2.4 million in matching funds to the Foundation.

Call for $10,000 grant applications open

Music teachers in Canada sing the praises of MusiCan

TORONTO, April 29 - Today, MusiCan celebrates a recent survey that proves with a
fistful of money and a lot of heart, significant growth in music education is
possible. The survey reported that recipient school students have been given the
ability to explore different genres of music, seen the creation of new musical
ensembles and many recipient schools have indicated an increased number of public
performances since being awarded a grant. MusiCan, the charitable arm of the
Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS), plans to continue its
mission to elevate music education in Canadian schools, and is now accepting
applications for 2008-2009 Band Aid grants. Schools will find more information on
application criteria, including downloadable Application Forms for Band Aid grants
at www.musican.ca.          

Applications will be accepted from May 1 - August 1, 2008.
The Band Aid musical instrument grants provide Canadian public schools - elementary,
secondary and separate - $10,000 towards the purchase of new musical instruments.
Past grant recipients continue to report positive effects of the increased inventory
size and quality of musical instruments available at their schools,
and an increased time spent on instruction instead of instrument repair.

Benoit Labonté a remis une contribution de 25 000$ à l'Orchestre Métropolitain du Grand Montréal

MONTREAL, le 2 avril /CNW Telbec/ - Benoit Labonté, Maire de l'arrondissement de Ville-Marie, a remis un chèque de 25 000$ à l'Orchestre Métropolitain du Grand Montréal, en compagnie de Yannick Nézet-Séguin, directeur artistique et chef principal de l'Orchestre.

"L'arrondissement de Ville-Marie est heureux de contribuer au développement du milieu professionnel montréalais de la scène musicale
classique", a déclaré M. Labonté.

La contribution de l'arrondissement permettra à l'Orchestre d'obtenir une subvention équivalente de la part de Patrimoine canadien. En échange, l'Orchestre remet gratuitement à l'arrondissement 500 billets pour chacun des deux concerts de fin de saison, qui auront lieu les 14 avril et 12 mai prochain.

"Des jeunes de l'arrondissement de Ville-Marie qui, d'ordre général, n'ont pas accès aux prestations de l'Orchestre, auront la chance d'assister à un concert de grande qualité", a rajouté M. Labonté. En rendant accessible les arts à la population montréalaise, l'arrondissement favorise non seulement le développement culturel de la métropole, mais encourage également la création de nouvelles clientèles.

Renseignements: Jean-François Sonier, Chargé de communication,
Arrondissement de Ville-Marie, (514) 872-0970

Un nouveau programme pour encourager l'émergence dans les arts

Appel de projets : date limite d’inscription le 11 avril 2008

Montréal, le 17 mars 2008 – Le Conseil des arts de Montréal (CAM), le Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec (CALQ) et la Conférence régionale des élus de Montréal (CRÉ) invitent les organismes artistiques professionnels montréalais à soumettre des projets artistiques dans le cadre du nouveau programme Soutien des pratiques émergentes.

Ce programme vise à soutenir les projets innovateurs qui recourent à l’une des approches artistiques suivantes : utilisation des nouvelles technologies (traitement numérique, nouveaux médias, technologies de l’information et des communications, etc.); transgression des frontières disciplinaires avec un processus créatif atypique; intégration, dans une discipline peu reconnue, de nouveaux modèles de création/production/diffusion. Il s’adresse aux organismes professionnels à but non lucratif de l’île de Montréal incorporés depuis un an ou plus et qui oeuvrent dans les domaines suivants : arts du cirque, arts médiatiques, arts multidisciplinaires, arts visuels, cinéma, danse, littérature et conte, métiers d’art, musique, théâtre, nouvelles pratiques artistiques, design et recherche architecturale.

Ce programme triennal dispose de crédits annuels de 100 000 $ et s’inscrit dans le cadre d’une entente générale entre le CAM, le CALQ et la CRÉ de Montréal qui vise à accroître le soutien à des organismes artistiques professionnels de l’île de Montréal.

Les organismes ont jusqu’au vendredi 11 avril 2008 pour soumettre un projet. Les projets seront évalués par un comité de sélection formé de pairs issus du milieu artistique de l’île de Montréal. La description du programme et les formulaires sont disponibles sur le site du Conseil des arts de Montréal : www.artsmontreal.org
• Programme : www.artsmontreal.org/formulaires/20082009/SPECriteres0809.pdf
• Formulaire d’inscription : www.artsmontreal.org/formulaires/20082009/SPE-Inscription08-09.doc
• Formulaire détaillé : www.artsmontreal.org/formulaires/20082009/SPE-Detail08-09.xls

Pour toute information sur le programme, veuillez contacter Marie-Michèle Cron à mcron.p@ville.montreal.qc.ca ou au 514 280-4125.

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Source : Christian O’Leary, directeur des communications et du développement
(514) 280-3991, coleary.p@ville.montreal.qc.ca

Canada Council Grants Facilitation

Dr Jane Colwell is pleased to announce that she has launched a GRANTS FACILITATION service to assist both artists and arts presenters with their grant submissions to the Canada Council, Foundations or provincial grant sources.

She brings fifteen years of experience with successful submissions in the arts, academic and not-for-profit sectors. As Director of Colwell Arts Management and National Coordinator for the Piano Six Project she secured grant funding for her individual artists career development activities, for tours, and for various promotional activities.

Find out more:

ph: 519-588-3499

e: jcolwell@golden.net

http://web.mac.com/janecolwell/iWeb/Grants20%Facilitation/Grants.html

Professional Grant Proposal Writing Workshop (March 2008: Los Angeles, California)

The Grant Institute: Certificate in Professional Program Development and Grant Communication will be held in Los Angeles, California, March 17 - 21, 2008. Interested development professionals, researchers, faculty, and graduate students should register as soon as possible, as demand means that seats will fill up quickly. Please forward, post, and distribute this e-mail to your colleagues and listservs.

All participants will receive certification in professional grant writing from the Institute, as well as 3.5 CEU units. For more information call (888) 824 - 4424 or visit The Grant Institute at www.thegrantinstitute.com

Please find the program description below:

The Grant Institute

Certificate in Professional Program Development and Grant Communication

will be held in

Los Angeles, California

March 17 - 21, 2008

8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

The Grant Institute: Certificate in Professional Program Development and Grant Communication is a five-day intensive and interactive experience in which participants will be led through the program development, grant writing, and funding acquisition processes through the completion of four courses. The Grant Institute is not a seminar. Participants will actively engage in exercises and activities designed to strengthen their mastery of grant acquisition. Through the completion of varying assignments, students will leave The Grant Institute with a real grant proposal outline complete with quality research, solid content, and expert review. The Grant Institute focuses on combining the fundamentals of grant proposal writing with expert knowledge of communication principles such as Strategic Research, Persuasion, Argumentation, and Framing.

The Grant Institute trainers and consultants do not merely lecture participants, but act as personal consultants and coaches dedicated to encouraging participants to succeed beyond their own expectations. While The Grant Institute uses collaboration and small groups for many exercises, each participant will work on their organization's pro ject. Participants are not overwhelmed with negativity or discouragement, but will be given the highest level of expertise to generate confidence in pursuing any funding project.

At The Grant Institute , participants don't j ust learn to write grant proposals from top to bottom. Participants become specialists in our unique area of expertise: Grant Communication. Simply put, this is not your grandfather's grantwriting workshop. Our graduates are strategic, innovative, and confident. Whether you are new to professional grantwriting, or an experienced professional, you will not want to miss The Grant Institute.

The Grant Institute consists of four (4) courses that will be completed during the five-day workshop.

(1) Program Development and Evaluation

This course is centered around the belief that "it's all about the program." This intensive course will teach professional program development essentials and program evaluation. While most grantwriting "workshops" treat program development and evaluation as separate from the writing of a proposal, this class will teach students the relationship between overall program planning and all strategic communication, including grantwriting. Consistent in our belief in grant communication, this class encourages students to understand successful program development and to think strategically about funding as an integral part of the overall program planning process. This class turns students into experts by teaching how to take ideas and concepts and turn them into professionally developed programs.

(2) Advanced Grant Writing

Designed for both the novice and experienced grantwriter, this course will make each student an overall fundraising communication specialist. In addition to teaching the basic components of a grant proposal, successful approaches, and the do's and don'ts of grantwriting, this course is infused with expert principles that will lead to a mastery of the process. Strategy resides at the forefront of this course's intent to illustrate grantwriting as an integrated, multidimensional, and dynamic endeavor. Each student will learn to stop writing the grant and to start writing the story. Ultimately, this class will illustrate how each component of the grant proposal represents an opportunity to use proven techniques for generating support.

(3) Strategic Grant Research

At its foundation, this course will address the basics of foundation, corporation, and government grant research. However, this course will teach a strategic funding research approach that encourages students to see research not as something they do before they write a proposal, but as an integrated part of the grant seeking process. Students will be exposed to online and database research tools, as well as publications and directories which contain information about foundation, corporation, and government grant opportunities. Focusing on funding sources and basic social science research, this course teaches students how to use research as part of a strategic communication effort.

(4) Advanced Communication Strategies: Institute for Communication Improvement Persuasion and Argumentation Techniques

This course, designed by Institute for Communication Improvement, will provide students with an arsenal of advanced persuasion and argumentation techniques. Centered around expert communication principles, this class will change the way students conceptualize grant proposals and other fundraising tools. Students will leave this course with ICI's masterful methods and will be more than j ust confident grantwriters, but communication specialists. This course is grounded on the idea that fundraising and nonprofit development represent profound communication activity. Without question, this course is part of The Grant Institute difference.

Registration

$997.00 tuition includes all materials and certificates.

Each student will receive:

*The Grant Institute Certificate in Professional Program Development and Grant Communication

*The Grant Institute's Guide to Successful Grant Writing

*Grant Institute Grant Writer's Workbook with sample proposals, forms, and outlines

*3.5 CEU Units, Association of Fundraising Professionals

*The Grant Institute's 2007 Funding Resource CD

Registration Methods

1) On-Line - Complete the online registration form at www.thegrantinstitute.com under Register Now. We'll send your confirmation by e-mail.

2) By Phone - Call (888) 824 - 4424 to register by phone. Our friendly Program Coordinators will be happy to assist you and answer your questions.

3) By E-mail - Send an e-mail with your name, organization, and basic contact information to info@thegrantinstitute.com and we will reserve your slot and send your Confirmation Packet.

Nicole Doucet appointed Director of Arts Disciplines

For immediate release

Nicole Doucet appointed Director of Arts Disciplines

at the Canada Council for the Arts

Ottawa , December 20, 2007 – Robert Sirman, Director of the Canada Council for the Arts, announced today that Nicole Doucet has been appointed Director of Arts Disciplines, effective February 11, 2008.

A native of Hearst, Ontario and initially trained in the visual arts, Ms. Doucet is currently Director of Music and Dance at the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec (CALQ), that province's arts funding agency; between 2002 and 2005, she served as CALQ's Director of Theatre, Multidisciplinary Arts and Circus Arts.

Before arriving at CALQ in 2002, Ms. Doucet, who holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in visual art from the University of Ottawa, worked for the Canada Council in a variety of positions, with responsibilities that included managing the Council's touring grant program and administering the program of support to French-language theatre companies. She previously served as an administrator for several theatre companies, including Théâtre-Action in Ottawa and Théâtre de Quat'Sous in Montreal and spent nearly 10 years managing La Maison Théâtre, a Montreal-based association aimed at presenting and promoting theatre for young audiences.

As Director of Arts Disciplines, Ms. Doucet will be responsible for managing the development and operation of the Canada Council's grant programs which provide support to Canadian artists and arts organizations. More than $140 million in grants was awarded to artists and arts organizations last year in dance, music, theatre, media arts, visual arts, writing and publishing, and interdisciplinary arts. The position was created as a result of a restructuring which divided the Council's former Arts Division into two separate divisions: Arts Disciplines and Arts Development. The current Director of the Arts Division, André Courchesne, will serve as Director of Arts Development.

"We are delighted that Nicole Doucet has agreed to return to the Canada Council as Director of Arts Disciplines," Mr. Sirman said. "She has devoted her entire professional life to serving the arts, and this is a natural next step on that journey. She will be a tremendous asset to our organization."

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