[BCMA] Situation and needs of Canadian senior artists

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   From:                         "Hill Strategies Research"
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   Subject:                     Situation and needs of Canadian senior
   artists

   Date sent:                  Wed, 16 Sep 2009 13:53:45 -0400 (EDT)

   Hill Strategies Research

   [1]http://www.HillStrategies.com

   The situation and needs of Canadian senior artists

   Senior Artists' Research Project: Survey and town hall discussions
   launched today September 16, 2009

   If you are an artist and 60 or over, please participate in this
   action-oriented

   research project about artists in all disciplines.

   The influential group of Canadian arts organizations listed below is
   looking

   for ways to do more to support Canada's senior artists (that is, those
   who are 65 and over).

   We need your help! Please assist us by participating in this
   first-ever

   assessment of the situation and needs of senior artists in Canada.

   We invite artists 60 and over to participate in a survey and "town
   hall"

   discussions about their needs and interests in areas such as artistic
   activity,

   health care, housing, retirement, financial issues, community
   connections and social networks.

   The survey of the situation and needs of senior artists is available
   at

   www.SeniorArtists.ca. The dates and locations of the town hall
   sessions are

   listed below.

   The arts organizations will use this information while working to
   improve

   current services or establish new services for artists in Canada. Your
   input

   will help us design services that best meet artists' needs and
   interests.

   We cannot design services without the input and suggestions of as many
   senior artists as possible!

   Joysanne Sidimus is the Project Director of the Senior Artists
   Research Project. Joysanne can be contacted at sarproject at sympatico.ca


   The research is being conducted by Hill Strategies Research. You can
   contact Kelly Hill of Hill Strategies at kelly at hillstrategies.com

   or 1-877-445-5494.

   Thanks! And please spread the word to other artists you know.

   The Senior Artists' Research Project wishes to thank its funders,
   including the Ontario Trillium Foundation, the McLean Foundation, the
   Canada Council for the Arts, Lynda Hamilton, Sandra and Jim Pitblado,
   and many other private individuals. Additional contributions or
   donations would be gratefully accepted!

   Steering Committee

   * Actors' Fund of Canada

   * Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists (ACTRA)

   * American Federation of Musicians, Canada

   * Canadian Actors' Equity Association

   * Canadian Artists' Representation (CARFAC)

   * Canadian Music Centre

   * Cultural Careers Council of Ontario

   * Dancer Transition Resource Centre

   * Directors Guild of Canada

   * PAL Canada Foundation

   * Union des artistes

   * Writers Guild of Canada

   * Writers' Union of Canada

   * Carol Anderson (Dance Artist/Writer/Educator)

   Town hall dates and locations

   (For up-to-date meeting information, please visit

   http://www.hillstrategies.com/resources_details.php?resUID=1000320 .)

   Halifax: September 16, Art Gallery of Nova Scotia (Program Room), 7 to
   9 PM

   Charlottetown: September 18, Confederation Centre (Studio 2), 9 to 11
   AM

   Calgary: September 28, the Kahanoff Centre, 7 to 9 PM

   Edmonton: September 29, Catalyst Theatre, 7 to 9 PM

   Saskatoon: October 1, Mendel Art Gallery, 7 to 9 PM

   Regina: October 2, MacKenzie Art Gallery, 2 to 4 PM

   Vancouver: October 5 and 6, locations and times to be determined

   Victoria: October 8, Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, 9 to 11 AM

   Winnipeg: October 21, Winnipeg Contemporary Dancers, 7 to 9 PM

   Thunder Bay: October 23, location to be determined, 9 to 11 AM

   Montreal: November 3 and 4, locations and times to be determined

   Ottawa: November 5, location to be determined, 7 to 9 PM

   Toronto: November 9 and 12, locations and times to be determined

   Hamilton: November 14, location and time to be determined

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References

   1. http://www.HillStrategies.com/