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The BAC is proud to present, a HACE Mini Series Event

An Evening in Conversation with Musician & Author
Dave Bidini

May 8, 2013, 7 PM at the Brampton Golf Club
Call 905-874-2919 or email info@artsbrampton.ca to reserve your seat.

Actor, author & musician Dave Bidini will be discussing his experiences in the biz on May 8, 2013, 7 PM  

Author, producer and musician. Dave Bidini is the only person to have been nominated for a Gemini, Genie and Juno as well as CBC's Canada Reads. A founding member of Rheostatics, he has written 10 books, including On a Cold Road,Tropic of Hockey, Around the World in 57 1/2 Gigs, and Home and Away. He has made two Gemini Award-nominated documentaries and his play, the "Five Hole Stories", was staged by One Yellow Rabbit Performance Company, touring the country in 2008. His third book, Baseballissimo, is being developed for the screen by local Jay Baruchel. In 2010, he won his third National Magazine Award, for "Travels in Narnia." In 2011, he published the Toronto Book Award-nominated Writing Gordon Lightfoot.

Currently, Dave Bidini writes a weekly column for the Saturday Post.

Previous MINI HACE workshops include...

"So You Want To Go For A Grant?"

Registration begins January 7, 2013.

Overview: This interactive session will introduce the basics of preparing a grant application geared to culture based funders. It will show you how to research appropriate funding sources, and how to structure your project to take advantage of existing funds. We will also review current funding deadlines. We will go in depth into the components of applications, including types of funding sources, proof of eligibility, proposal narrative, work plans, objectives and deliverables, and budgeting.

Telling a concise story about your organization or career can lead to funding without compromising your artistic goals. Building a relationship with funders can inspire two-way relationships that will put you ahead of the game.

This intensive workshop will offer answers to individual questions, and access to private consultation with grant expert Avril Helbig.

 

Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013

7 - 9 PM at the

Brampton Golf Club

 
Image of PresenterAvril Helbig is an arts consultant and grant writer with 25 years experience accessing funds from private, municipal, provincial and federal sources. Her clients have included artists, festivals, events, not for profits, NGOs and government facilities. With a career based primarily around the performing arts, Avril has extensive experience as an agent and manager, touring music and theatre across North America and Europe. Avril also managed the largest classical music label in Canada, Deutsche Grammohone recordings. For the past 6 years she has consulted to a variety of clients, including producers, managers, facilities, agencies, presenters, and performing artists.

An Evening in Conversation with Actor,
Yannick Bisson

Yannik  

March 22, 2012, 7:30pm
at the
Brampton Golf Club

With over 60 credits to his name, Yannick is well-known to audiences for his roles in Murdoch Mysteries; Sue Thomas: F.B. Eye; Flashpoint, High Tide & Soul Food to name a few. Access Hollywood named him one of the six hottest most up-and-coming actors to look out for…”. 
This intimate evening is free for BAC members and Brampton Residents. It will fill up fast.  Be sure to register soon! Contact the office 905-874-2919 and speak with Teresa.

 

Cultural Mapping

Are you on The Map? Find out how to get there!

Date: Wednesday, May 25, 2011.
Time: 7 pm
Place: Brampton Golf & Country Club
Please note: (No jeans, please. )
You must register as space is limited. Contact the office by email info@artsbrampton.ca or phone 905-874-2919.

The presentation will show how you (individuals and organizations in the cultural sector) can “get on the map”. This is a computer mapping program which will allow the public to find and see where you are through a portal on the City of Brampton web site. Participation on the 25th will give you the opportunity to ask questions, get answer and get your information registered that evening. Check out the newsletter article on page 8 in this May - Jul 2011 edition.

SOCAN

Date:  Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Time:  7:30pm to 9:00pm
Location:  Brampton Golf Club, 7700 Kennedy Rd S
Cost:  All BAC members are welcome – No Charge
Registration:  Contact the Brampton Arts Council office on or before Thursday, February 3rd at 4pm; advance registration only; (on on-site registration), maximum of 2 representatives from a group, maximum of 25 attendees.
Other:
Light refreshments will be served.  The Brampton Golf Club has a no jeans policy and we ask that you respect that policy.
 

Included in workshop: 

  • What SOCAN does, and why
  • Role of copyright in our business
  • Why your music has value
  • How members get paid
  • Publishing, Neighbouring Rights
  • How one becomes a member.

Description: SOCAN is the Canadian copyright collective that administers the performing rights of more than 100,000 composer, author and music publisher members by licensing the use of their music in Canada. They collect license fees on their behalf and distribute royalties to them.  As a collective for the performing rights of their members – the creators and publishers of music, they make sure they get paid by collecting license fees, as set by the Copyright Board of Canada, from anyone playing or broadcasting live or recorded music.  Speaker Rodney Murphy, Education & Outreach Manager of SOCAN.


Getting Grants for Your Group...

Day Time Title Place
Aug 19, 2010 7:30 -9:30 PM Getting Group Grants Brampton Golf Club

Where: Brampton Golf Club
When: August 19, 2010 | 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Who: Maggie Fischbuch & Jim Boyd
What: Getting Group Grants
Cost: All BAC members are welcome - No Charge
Registration: Contact the BAC office on or before August 16; advance registration only; maximum of 2 representatives from a group, maximum of 25 attendees.
Other: The Brampton Golf Club has a no jeans policy and we ask that you respect that policy. Light refreshments will be served.

 

Due to ongoing interest from members we are presenting an evening dedicated to the process of securing grants. We have invited 2 speakers - Maggie Fischbuch of the Ontario Trillium Foundation and Jim Boyd of the Brampton & Area Community Foundation to come and speak to us about their organizations and their respective granting processes. This workshop is an excellent way to become up to date on the current grants available.


Ontario Trillium Foundation

Writing Successful Proposals - Getting funding for your arts project.

Session Overview: The Ontario Trillium Foundation funds projects in the human service, sports and recreation, arts and culture and environmental sectors. We work with community partners to make strategic investments to build healthy, sustainable and caring communities in Ontario. Come to the session and find out what's new at OTF, who's eligible to apply, how to fill out an application and how grants are reviewed.

Speaker- Maggie Fischbuch is a program manager at the Halton/Peel office of the Ontario Trillium Foundation, and has been with OTF for the past 8 years. She has long term experience in the non-profit sector with particular expertise in planning and funding.

 

Brampton & Area Community Foundation

How to Apply for a Grant from the BACF

Session Overview: The Brampton and Area Community Foundation (BACF) builds and manages permanent endowment funds and other gifts. The BACF is Brampton's only community foundation - and therefore the only Brampton-based community foundation to provide funding, through grants, to charitable organizations. Learn how your group may apply at this session and how the Brampton Arts Council may be able to assist not-for-profit organizations that are members but not charitable.

Speaker - James Boyd, CEO, Brampton and Area Community Foundation. Jim has been the CEO/Executive Director of the Brampton and Area Community Foundation since June 2004. Before then, Jim worked in real estate, banking with the Royal Bank of Canada and finance-brokering for importers of manufactured products. Jim's background in sales, finance and politics provided the experience necessary to run an organization, such as a foundation, that deals in large financial gifts, trust agreements and adherence to Canada Revenue Agency regulatory requirements. In Jim's time at the Brampton and Area Community Foundation, assets have increased from $1.2 to $4.7 million; grants to charities have increased from less than 20 to over 230. Jim graduated from St. Andrew's College in 1983; University of Toronto (Victoria College) in 1987 with a B.A. in History and Political Studies.

Learning Facebook Pages...

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Day

Time

Title

I

Feb 6, 2010

9:30 am

Facebook Pages - Basics

II

Feb 20, 2010

9:30 am

Facebook Pages - Intermediate


Erica  

Where: Chinguacousy Brampton Library’s Computer Lab
When: February 6th & 20th, 2010. 9:30 am – 12:00 pm
Who: Erica Conly (Presenter)
What:
Facebook Pages Workshops

Facebook is one of many online social networking sites that you can use to promote yourself, your work, and your business or organization online. Creating and maintaining a free Facebook Page can help you to network with other artists and arts organizations, connect with a wider audience, as well as build and improve your web presence. Learn how to take advantage of this easy to use online tool in the following two Facebook Pages Workshops.

NOTE: If possible, please bring a usb key or flash drive with a photograph or image you would like to add to your Facebook Page.

Facebook Pages – Basics

In the Basics workshop, you will learn how to create a Facebook Page for yourself, your business, or organization, add a photo to your page, add relevant information, and invite people to become “fans” of your page.

Facebook Pages - Intermediate

In the Intermediate workshop, you will learn how to edit your page, post an event, create a photo album, create a discussion, and use the Insights tool.

Erica Conly - is an Information Services Librarian at the Brampton Library. She has a particular interest in the use of Web 2.0 and social media for professional/organizational promotion and community engagement. Erica also worked for a number of years at the MacKenzie Art Gallery in Regina SK, and remains an active member of the arts community in the GTA.