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Deadline to Apply: November 3, 2020 The McMichael Canadian Art Collection ranks among Canada’s top public galleries in size and significance and welcomes on average more than 110,000 visitors annually. The McMichael’s permanent collection consists of over 6,500 artworks by Tom Thomson, the Group of Seven, their contemporaries, and...
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IN THE NEWS: London artists express connection amid coronavirus pandemic via mural in Richmond St. underpass
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Federal Update: Minister Ng announces support for small businesses through the Canada United Small Business Relief Fund
The Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion and International Trade, announced an investment of $12 million in the Canada United Small Business Relief Fund, across different sectors and industries with grants of up to $5,000. The grant would cover the costs of personal protective equipment, make physical modifications...
Provincial Update: York Region Added to List of Areas of Higher Community Spread
The Ontario Government has added York Region to the City of Ottawa, City of Toronto and Region of Peel, as areas with higher community spread of COVID-19. For full list of restrictions see link HERE For Provincial Press Release click HERE...
IN THE NEWS: Signs of the times: how museums made social distancing signage an art form
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Provincial Update: NEW MEASURES FOR MODIFIED STAGE 2 FOR TORONTO, PEEL REGION AND OTTAWA
Effective 12:01 a.m. on Oct. 10, a number of new measures will be implemented in Toronto, Peel Region and Ottawa for a period of at least 28 days. Businesses that must close include: Performing arts centres and venues Spectator areas in racing venues Interactive exhibits or exhibits with a high...
Provincial Update: Ontario Supporting Local Festivals and Events
Ontario is investing $9 million through the new Reconnect Festival and Event Program to support municipalities and event organizers during COVID-19. This funding will be used to maintain public safety requirements and allow people to reconnect with their communities through online, drive-through and other innovative experiences.Funding may be used for...
Provincial Update: Government of Canada supports tourism in Prince Edward County
Parliamentary Secretary Kate Young announces $500,000 to strengthen the tourism sector in Prince Edward County and help the industry maintain jobs. With this support, Prince Edward County, in partnership with the local Chamber of Commerce, will provide non-repayable contributions of up to $20,000 to local tourism-oriented businesses. The funds...
IN THE NEWS: Nuit Blanche 2020: How do you throw an all-night contemporary art thing in a pandemic?
Toronto’s going totally virtual. Other cities are sticking with IRL events. Either way, it’s a gamble. (via CBC Arts)...
OAAG UPDATE: Tele-Townhall with Minister of Heritage, Sport, Tourism and Culture Industries, Lisa MacLeod
October 2nd, 2020 at 1:00 pm EDT “My intention today is to bring everyone together as quickly as possible to respond to questions and concerns about the state of Ontario. Given the second wave of COVID-19 Premier Ford is announcing certain restrictions to contain and prevent the spread of...
Provincial Update: Reopening Ontario (A Flexible Response to COVID-19) Act, 2020, NEW RULES FOR AREAS IN STAGE 3
A new requirement for all businesses in Ontario to screen employees for COVID-19 before entering the workplace is now in effect. An amendment was made to Ontario Regulation 364/20 “Rules for Areas in Stage 3” under the Reopening Ontario Act, which requires all places of business to comply with the advice, recommendations...
Provincial Update: Ontario Launches Recovery Program for Northern Businesses Impacted by COVID-19
Ontario Launches Recovery Program for Northern Businesses Impacted by COVID-19...
IN THE NEWS: Operators of Quebec arts and culture centres argue double standard about COVID-19 lockdown
As Montreal moves into the red zone, the final level of Quebec’s regional COVID-19 alert system, new restrictions and a partial lockdown are being put in place. (via Global News)...
IN THE NEWS: ‘Start all over again:’ Museums, galleries struggling six months into pandemic
“Instead of getting our normal 20 to 25,000 people coming through our doors in July and August, we were drastically reduced there.” (via the Leaderpost)...
IN THE NEWS: During Lockdown, the Queens Museum Became a Food Pantry. Now, It’s Reopening – and Keeping the Kitchen Intact
The pantry was organized in June in response to overwhelming need in the community. (via artnet news)...
IN THE NEWS: Does Culture Matter? New Research offers Lockdown Lessons for Museums and Cultural Attractions (UK)
Research conducted during and in the aftermath of national lockdown has produced a mix of highly predictable and quite surprising insights into how the British public’s expectations of museums and cultural attractions have changed. (via Museums + Heritage Advisor)...
IN THE NEWS: The New Innovators: Cuseum Founder Brendan Ciecko on How Museums Can Up Their Digital Game Without Paying an Arm and a Leg
Ciecko explains how his startup helped museums embrace modern technology, and what opportunities lie ahead. (via artnet news)...
IN THE NEWS: As the world contends with Covid, World Monuments Fund makes a bet on sustainable tourism
Taking a lesson from how the pandemic dispersed crowds, the organisation selects seven sites for preservation and promotion (via The Art Newspaper)...
2020 OAAG/AOGA Awards Nomination Package
The Ontario Association of Art Galleries (OAAG) has proudly celebrated excellence in Ontario’s public art galleries through the annual OAAG/AOGA Awards, a keystone event in our cultural calendar. By now, planning for the 2020 awards season should be well underway; however, the COVID-19 pandemic has necessitated a few changes....
IN THE NEWS: 37% of Major Galleries Cut Staff During the Pandemic
A new survey by Art Basel and UBS that looks at the pandemic’s impact on galleries found sizable staff cuts, including at galleries with net profits of $10 million or more....
IN THE NEWS: Exhibitions during COVId-19: Museums turn to ‘virtual couriers’ to protect unchaperoned art
To overcome travel restrictions, registrars are using Zoom and other technologies to monitor works on loan remotely (via The Art Newspaper)...
IN THE NEWS: It is not just artists who are starving: how the US can rebuild its creative industry post-Covid
A proposal issued to both presidential campaigns by Americans for the Arts outlines a national strategy to put creative workers back to work. (via the Art Newspaper)...
IN THE NEWS: French Art Museums Get a Big Boost From the Government’s New $2.4 Billion Rescue Package for the Culture Sector
The Louvre, Musée d’Orsay, and the Centre Pompidou are among the institutions that stand to benefit. (via Artnet News)...
OAAG E.D., Zainub Verjee, in the National Post
An excerpt: In the world of Canadian art galleries, the pandemic brought financial havoc, personal stress and organizational chaos. Exhibits years in the making closed suddenly or never opened. Travelling shows were put off or cancelled. For months, in most parts of the country, patrons couldn’t come inside. Ontario...
IN THE NEWS: UK museums are back open – but visitors are staying away
Our data shows that most major London art museums had many available booking slots for next-day entry despite operating reduced capacity (via The Art Newspaper)...
IN THE NEWS: Museums Are Being Tasked with Radically Transforming the Way They Work. Here are 6 Practical Steps They Can Take to Do That
Institutions across the US are facing unprecedented pressure to reform. But many remain tied to models that need to be reimagined. (via ArtNet News)...
IN THE NEWS: Plexiglass. Temperature Guns. Sanitizing Stations. Here’s What It’s Like to Visit the Metropolitan Museum of Art Right Now – and Why Staff Still have Concerns
Visitors are excited about the reopening, but some workers still feel uneasy. (via ArtNet news)...
OAAG/AOGA JOB OPENING: Communications/Public Relations and Special Projects Assistant (YCW-BCH)
ONE POSITION: Communications/Public Relations and Special Projects Assistant (27.5 weeks contract) CONTRACT: September 14, 2020 – March 31, 2021, 9.30 am-4.30 pm, Monday to Friday (27.5 weeks for 30 hours per week) COMPENSATION: $17/hour APPLICATION DEADLINE: September 4, 2020LOCATION: Remote due to COVID-19 until OAAG deems it safe to return to officeOntario Association...
IN THE NEWS: It’s a constant battle to keep Canada’s museums afloat. COVID-19 has made it worse
A lot can go wrong in a museum that’s been shut down. Moths can get into textiles. A change in temperature or humidity can make mummies leak fluids. Museums in the U.S., Canada and Australia have reported break-ins — a Van Gogh was stolen from a Dutch art museum...