For two years, Research Consultants Stone-Olafson have been working with agencies across Alberta to track the public’s evolving attitudes and opinions related to the pandemic and cultural/​recreational activities. Their findings, shared with our community, have helped us all plan effectively and prepare for how our patrons may feel today, and are likely to feel tomorrow. Join us for a discussion of their May 2022 findings.

A PDF of the final report is available here.

This tutorial takes you through the process of registering in SmartSimple and setting up a profile before you start your application for grant programs or calls to artists. Once you set up your profile, you can use it to apply to all current and future opportunities.

Writing from outside our own personal experience is something that most writers are going to tackle at some point in their careers. How do writers create authentic characters from different cultural backgrounds without delving into dangerous stereotypes?

A user’s guide to the different forms of insurance, what they do, and what questions to ask as you shop. Join Bradley Moss from Theatre Network, with stories of how insurance policies and claims unfold, and with Haily Taskey, Senior Advisor at Lloyd Sadd Insurance Brokers Ltd.

Titilope Sonuga is a poet, playwright and performer, the author of three collections of poetry and two spoken word albums, and Edmonton’s new Poet Laureate. Join Ms. Sonuga for a frank discussion of the difficult but essential work of getting paid for your poetry. Presented by the Edmonton Arts Council and the Writers’ Guild of Alberta.

A project budget shows the world how you plan to use one of your finite resources — money. Veteran arts manager Karen Brown Fournell walks you through how to create a budget that’s in line with your priorities, and put everything into a form that will work for the reader — whether that reader is a funder, an investor or a fellow artist.