Canadian Heritage Budget 2021
The Government of Canada committed $1.9 billion to help support the recovery and reopening of the arts, culture and heritage. This funding will be provided over the next five years through the following Funds:
The Recovery Fund for Arts, Culture, Heritage and Sport Sectors that will provide $300 million over two years. It will be administered by existing Canadian Heritage programs as well as programs delivered by the Canada Council for the Arts and Telefilm Canada.
The Reopening Fund that will provide $200 million over two years through existing programs to support Canada’s festivals, cultural events, heritage celebrations, local museums, and more. It will be delivered by Canadian Heritage, the Canada Council for the Arts and Telefilm Canada.
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Empowering managers in small not-for-profit arts organizations
IMAA, in partnership with ARCA is proud to launch The Silver Guide to Non-Monetary Transactions, a digital, interactive resource designed to assist managers in small not-for-profit arts organizations document and account for in-kind exchanges and donations of goods and services (non-monetary transactions).
The guide provides the basic rules and methods for documenting, assessing and accounting for the many informal transactions that occur during regular and event-based programming in small organizations.
Access to the Silver Guide to Non-Monetary Transactions.
Support was provided by Canadian Heritage’s Strategic Initiative component of the Canada Fund for Cultural Investments.
LAST DAY: Give Your Opinion!
Call out to the Independent Media Arts Sector:
Have your say on the ONLINE MEDIA ARTS PRESENTATION FEE SCHEDULE.
A draft fee schedule is available here for comment until June 30.
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Annual General Meeting (AGM)
The Independent Media Arts Alliance will hold its Annual General Meeting on
Tuesday, September 28, 2021
via Zoom at the following time:
10 am Pacific
11 am Mountain
12 noon Central
1 pm Eastern
2 pm Atlantic
2:30 pm Newfoundland
Approximate duration: 2 hours
Registration Link
Reminder: Members must have paid their membership dues for the current year (April 1st 2021 – March 31st 2022) to be eligible to vote. Please renew your membership here.
If you have questions regarding your membership status please contact us at info@imaa.ca.
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Summer Break and Relocation
IMAA will be moving during the summer break (July-August).
Our new address will be: 4580 De Lorimier, H2H 2B5, Montréal (Québec).
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Recognizing artist-run centres
Nominations for the 2021 Lacey Prize are now open. Established in 2019, the Lacey Prize recognizes the activities and impact of small organizations and artist-run spaces in Canada. Every two years, a cash prize of $50,000 is awarded to a first-place winner, and cash prizes of $20,000 are awarded to two runners-up.
Nominations will be accepted until 6 pm EST on Monday, August 30, 2021, and an independent jury will oversee the selection process.
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Cyber Safe and Sound
Take a look at the Cyber Policies!
Assign a policy manager (or a small team) to each policy. Each policy manager will be invited to use the toolkit that has been designed especially for them and ensure that their cyber policy is indeed rolling.
Explore today the fourth suggested protocol, the Website Management Policy. It helps you set up a good security practices when using a website, that establishes a checklist and provides information so that you understand the risks and issues better.
With Cyber Safe and Sound, you’ll find everything you’ve ever wanted to know about cybersecurity and cybercitizenship. Enjoy this information with your colleagues and team! Visit the website to find out more. This resource is hosted on IMAASource.
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