Resources
Below are links to the web sites of several organizations that may help you discover the information that you're looking for, or provide you with the guidance needed to head in the right direction. Simply click on the links to be redirected to each organization's web site.
Service Organizations and Professionals
CARFAC Ontario is the association of professional visual and media artists.
The OCC proudly champions innovation, originality, and the highest standard of quality in craft.
OAAG is a registered charitable organization.
CCCO provides human resources information and services for the broad range of cultural disciplines in Ontario.
The Cultural Human Resources Council (CHRC) brings together cultural workers and employers to address training, career development and other human resource issues.
Canada's supersite for the non-profit sector.
Theatre Ontario delivers health and safety training to people at every stage of their theatre career, as well as resources that can be shared in cultural organizations in Ontario.
Canada’s largest online collection of charitable and non-profit sector resources on topics that relate to operating and managing charities and nonprofits.
- ARCOO (Artist-Run Centres and Collectives of Ontario) - www.arcco.ca/
ARCCO is a professional arts service organization for artist-run, not-for-profit centres and collectives for contemporary art in Ontario.
The CMA is the national organization for the advancement of Canadian museums.
The Ontario Museum Association fosters and promotes the museum community.
Community Arts Ontario is in place to cultivate and connect the arts, artists and people across Ontario from urban, rural and remote communities.
Canada’s network of performing arts touring professionals.
The Canadian Dance Assembly (CDA) is a national arts service organization dedicated to serving the professional dance community in Canada.
The CanDance Network is an association of specialized dance presenting organizations across Canada that serves dance presenters' needs, and supports their work with the dance community and its marketplace.
Dance Ontario association was founded in 1976 as the regional arm of Dance In Canada Association (DICA), and incorporated not-for-profit in 1985.
The Society for Canadian Dance Studies is a support and advocacy group for anyone who studies or works in the field of Canadian dance studies.
The Canadian Conference of the Arts (CCA) is the national forum for the arts and cultural community in Canada.
The Canadian Alliance of Dance Artists (CADA) is the only professional association and service organization founded by dance artists, for dance artists.
Founded in 1988, Dance Umbrella of Ontario is a not-for-profit, non-membership-based organization.
The only organization in Canada dedicated to helping dancers make necessary transitions into, within and from professional performing careers.
Canada Arts Connect is a website where Canadian artists, writers, musicians, photographers, actors, dancers, designers, (and all other artistic professionals) can connect with jobs opportunities, resources, and each other.
Government
A variety of resources for artists in fields of all disciplines.
Canadian Heritage is responsible for national policies and programs that promote Canadian content, foster cultural participation, active citizenship and participation in Canada's civic life, and strengthen connections among Canadians.
The mandate of the Ontario Arts Council is to foster the creation and production of art for the benefit of all Ontarians.
The Ministry of Culture encourages the arts and cultural industries, protects Ontario's heritage and advances the public library system in order to maximize their contribution to the province's economic and social vitality.
The Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF), one of Canada’s leading grantmaking foundations, is an agency of the Government of Ontario.
The Canada Council for the Arts supports, promotes and celebrates the work of Canadian artists and arts organizations.
The Ontario Heritage Trust – the province's lead heritage agency – is dedicated to identifying, preserving, protecting and promoting Ontario's rich and varied heritage for the benefit of present and future generations.
Culture & Heritage Job Boards
A page that contains a listing of employment opportunities of interest to OAAG members. The information is updated weekly.
A free job board for job posters and seekers.
A virtual career resource centre offered by The Cultural Human Resource Council.
"Canada's leading web site" for employment in the journalism, media and communications industry.
Get job alerts by email, save listings, save search criteria.
"Canada's #1 Website" to search for media related Job Ads posted by companies across Canada.
Funding
- The Foundation Assisting Canadian Talent On Recordings (FACTOR) - www.factor.ca/
As a private non-profit organization, FACTOR is dedicated to providing assistance toward the growth and development of the Canadian independent recording industry.
The Canadian Independent Film & Video Fund (CIFVF) is a dynamic private sector funding body which supports non-theatrical film, videos and new media projects created by Canadian independent producers to enable lifelong learning.
Copyright Information
A forum started in August of 2001 to allow for a public response to that phase of the Canadian copyright revision process.
The Creators’ Rights Alliance (CRA) / L’Alliance pour les droits des créateurs (ADC) is a coalition of national artists’ associations and collectives responsible for managing authors’ rights.
The Creators' Copyright Coalition is an alliance of the national associations, unions and collectives representing individual artists working primarily in the English language media in Canada.
Online Art Marketplaces
Artistically Connected is an on-line marketplace to buy and sell original Canadian art. Selling to both individuals and corporate buyers it is the vision of Artistically Connected to be known as Canada's number one resource to buy and sell original art.
