PACT is a member-driven organization that serves as the collective voice of professional Canadian theatres. For the betterment of Canadian theatre, PACT provides leadership, national representation and a variety of programs and practical assistance to member companies, enabling members to do their own creative work.
Attention PACT Donors
Learning Opportunities PD Calendar - We look forward to seeing you at at least one of the following programmes which will be offered between January and May 2012. For more information or to register, please e-mail boomers@pact.ca or call Boomer at 416-595-6455 x16. 1st Thursday: Monthly Teleconference Calls (Monthly topics to be announced shortly).
PACT Members and Affiliates - $100 (plus applicable taxes) - includes lunch. PD Day: The Ultimate Board Game / Facilitated by Cheryl Ewing, Cheryl A. Ewing (Kitchener, ON). Having a strong Board of Directors is a very necessary element in the equation of a healthy, functioning arts organization. Boards and staff often struggle through their respective roles and responsibilities and too often the relationship becomes more negative than positive. Learn what you can do to mitigate challenges and turn this potentially adversarial relationship into a great alliance. This workshop is facilitated by a professional facilitator working with input from a seasoned PACT member and will be further tailored to participant needs based upon input from a participant survey prior to the workshop. Depending upon participant needs this session may touch upon defining roles and responsibilities, board development, recruitment and retention, creating an arts-friendly board with members of your business community, and will provide the opportunity to share best practices, challenges and opportunities with your PACT peers. PD Day in Calgary, Alberta (Martha Cohen Theatre lobby)
PD Day in Toronto, Ontario (location TBA) PD Prices (includes lunch):
Shared Professional Development Opportunity: Audiences, Markets and Engagement webinar The Equity and PACT are pleased that the Tangerine Project has been running successfully since January. This pilot project is designed to offer more flexible contracting options for the development and production of new work. From creation to production, the Tangerine Project offers an easy and integrated way to go from an idea to opening night. Jointly created by both Equity and PACT, and with thoughtful consideration for the changing needs of new performance creation and the challenges that new work often confronts, the Tangerine Project is an innovative addendum to the current Canadian Theatre Agreement. Information and application documents have been posted on both the PACT and Equity websites – www.caea.com and www.pact.ca. All independent producers, theatre companies as well as PACT members and affiliates are welcome to submit applications to work under the Tangerine Project. Independent producers and theatre companies that are not PACT members or affiliates should contact Nan Carson (see below) for more information or click here for an application form. PACT and Equity hope that the test run by the theatre community will be productive for both theatres and artists. The project will also provide useful information about current theatre practice in order to inform future CTA negotiations. Important links:
For more Tangerine Project information or to submit an application, please contact: Nan Carson Keith Davidson |
To learn more about membership and its benefits and our new PACT Affiliate category, visit Join Us. To search our list of Members by region, visit Who's Who.
Artsboard - February 1, 2012
The latest edition of PACT's twice-monthly employment e-bulletin.
impact! - December 2011
The December edition of PACT's newsletter.
PACT's Pre-Budget Recommendations
PACT's pre-budget brief to the Standing Committee on Finance.
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Artsboard is PACT's semi-monthly employment and training e-bulletin for the arts.
Artsboard features job postings for positions nationwide plus community news, professional development listings and details of arts-related awards and contests. PACT Member companies can post employment vacancies for FREE. Non-members who wish to purchase an advertiser subscription, allowing you one year of unlimited arts-related employment postings, click here.
INDIVIDUAL SUBSCRIPTIONS: As of October 2011, individual Artsboard subscriptions are free of charge. Please note: Individual subscribers receive Artsboard but are not able to post employment vacancies. To have Artsboard sent direct to your inbox, email stephend@pact.ca.
ON SALE NOW: Human Resources in the Canadian Theatre, a guide to hiring, contracts, positions, compensation, benefits and policies. This new edition thoroughly updates job decriptions and presents all new compensation data for eight staff positions within the theatre community.
Our directory of professional theatre in Canada, The Theatre Listing is available in a searchable, printable electronic format, absolutely free. Click here or to read more about and download PACT's Theatre Listing.
The latest editions of impact!, our monthly newsletter, are available here.