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New federal rent relief subsidy + CEWS and CEBA announcements Last week, the Government announced a new suite of targeted financial supports for businesses and sector organizations. The Canada Emergency Rent Subsidy program will replace the Canada Emergency Commercial Rent Assistance (CECRA) and will allow organizations to receive rent...

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...

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...

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...

Toronto’s going totally virtual. Other cities are sticking with IRL events. Either way, it’s a gamble. (via CBC Arts)...

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...

Library and Archives Canada (LAC) is supporting Indigenous communities as they seek to preserve and make accessible their existing audio and video heritage for future generations. Through its Listen, Hear Our Voices (LHOV) initiative, LAC is providing up to $60,000 per project to eligible First Nations, Inuit and Métis...

Join us October 19th for our OAAG/AOGA Member Monday Meet-up! Our Member Monday Meet-ups are an opportunity for OAAG/AOGA members to check-in with one another and discuss the challenges they are currently facing during the COVID-19 crisis. These meetings will not only offer peer-discussed solutions, but will be a...

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...

Ontario Launches Recovery Program for Northern Businesses Impacted by COVID-19...

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)...

“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)...

Join us next Monday, September 28th for our OAAG/AOGA Member Monday Meet-up! Our Member Monday Meet-ups are an opportunity for OAAG/AOGA members to check-in with one another and discuss the challenges they are currently facing during the COVID-19 crisis. These meetings will not only offer peer-discussed solutions, but will...

The pantry was organized in June in response to overwhelming need in the community. (via artnet news)...

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)...

On September 22, 2020, Governor General Julie Payette delivered the Speech from the Throne, “this is not the time for austerity … Canadians should not have to choose between health and their job, just like Canadians should not have to take on debt that their government can better shoulder”....

Ciecko explains how his startup helped museums embrace modern technology, and what opportunities lie ahead. (via artnet news)...

Taking a lesson from how the pandemic dispersed crowds, the organisation selects seven sites for preservation and promotion (via The Art Newspaper)...

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....

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....

Join us next Monday, September 14th for our OAAG/AOGA Member Monday Meet-up! Our Member Monday Meet-ups are an opportunity for OAAG/AOGA members to check-in with one another and discuss the challenges they are currently facing during the COVID-19 crisis. These meetings will not only offer peer-discussed solutions, but will...

To overcome travel restrictions, registrars are using Zoom and other technologies to monitor works on loan remotely (via The Art Newspaper)...

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)...

The Louvre, Musée d’Orsay, and the Centre Pompidou are among the institutions that stand to benefit. (via Artnet News)...

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...

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)...

Institutions across the US are facing unprecedented pressure to reform. But many remain tied to models that need to be reimagined. (via ArtNet News)...

Visitors are excited about the reopening, but some workers still feel uneasy. (via ArtNet news)...