May 9th, 2008
Government:
Associations:
Federal
Canada Council - an independent, arm's-length organization created in 1957 to foster and promote the arts. Connects to their programs, latest press releases and upcoming plans.
Canadian Artists and Producers Professional Relations Tribunal - federal agency administering the Status of the Artist Act
Canadian Heritage - promotes Canada's distinctive identity and its cultural and natural heritage
Canadian Heritage Information Network - gateway to museums, galleries and heritage information in Canada and around the world
Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade - Culture Affairs
Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade - International Cultural Relations
Department of Indian and Northern Affairs (INAC) - Indian Arts - Inuit Arts
Human Resources Development Canada - administers programs supporting the income of Canadians and human resources programs linked to the requirements of the national economy and labour market
Industry Canada - main function is to provide policy advice, industry sector information and business services - to foster a growing competitive, knowledge-based Canadian economy - programs include - developing industry and technology capability, fostering scientific research, setting telecommunications policy, promoting investment and trade, promoting tourism and small business development
Office of Learning Technologies
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada
Statistics Canada - When data on the culture of Canada are released you can read a short article in the Statistics Canada Daily available at this site.
Provincial
Alberta Community Development - Arts and Libraries Branch - ministry of the Government of Alberta responsible for Culture
Alberta Foundation for the Arts - mandated to support and contribute to the development of the arts in Alberta - responsible for the disbursement of grants, prizes, competitions, and program contacts
Manitoba Arts Council - mandate - "to promote the study, enjoyment, production and performance of works in the arts"
New Brunswick Department of Municipalities, Culture and Housing - Arts Branch - created to provide the technical, human and financial resources necessary for the develoment of the cultural community in the province - Arts Board - e-mail: glencross@gov.nb.ca
Newfoundland Department of Tourism, Culture and Recreation - Cultural Affairs Office
Newfoundland/Labrador Arts Council - purpose is to foster the arts of the province by carrying on financial assistance programmes and by working with government and the community for development in the arts
Northwest Territories Department of Education, Culture and Employment - Culture and Heritage Division - Northwest Territories Arts Council - FAX (867) 873-0205
Nova Scotia Department of Education and Culture - Cultural Affairs Division - Nova Scotia Arts Council - e-mail: nsartscouncil@ns.sympatico.ca
Ontario Arts Council - provides direct financial assistance in the fields of arts education, community arts development, dance, film, photography and video, Franco-Ontarian arts, literature, music, theatre and visual arts
Ontario Ministry of Citizenship, Culture and Recreation - Cultural Policy Branch - FAX (416) 314-7790; Cultural Partnership Branch - FAX (416) 314-7635; Cultural Program Branch - FAX (416) 314-7091
Prince Edward Island Department of Education - Culture, Heritage and Recreation Division - mandate is to promote culture, heritage, archaeology, multiculturalism, recreation. physical activity and sport, as well as the leadership necessary to successfully implement activities in these areas - P.E.I Council of the Arts - FAX (902) 368-4418
Ministere de la Culture et Communications - Quebec Government
Saskatchewan Arts, Cultural Industries and Multiculturalism Branch
Local
Vancouver Board of Parks & Recreation - arts programs
International
National Endowment for the Arts
National
Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television - representing all aspects of the film and television industries
Alliance Atlantis Communications - based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada - produces many television shows and feature films.
Alliance of Canadian Societies of Art
Arts Interactive - established to provide ways for arts organizations to meet the challenges of the 21st century by using innovation and technology in their work
Associated Designers of Canada (ADC) - dedicated to improving the status of set, costume, lighting and sound designers in Canada
Association for Native Development in the Performing and Visual Arts - to serve as a resource for the Native arts in general; maintain an inventory of Native talent (both traditional and contemporary); acts as a consultant to various non-Native groups and individuals on Native Arts and Artists. - e-mail: info.andprva@ifias.ca
Association of Canadian Film Craftspeople (ACFC) - ACFC is committed to the ongoing development of quality film technicians and offers talented newcomers a place where they can receive valuable training. - FAX (416) 462-3248
Association of Canadian Publishers - encourages the writing, publishing, distribution and promotion of Canadian books
Association of Cultural Executives (ACE) - organization for professional arts administrators - dedicated to the development of professional cultural executives and the management of Canada's cultural resources
Banff Centre for the Arts - Canada's leading learning centre dedicated to the continuing professional development of accomplished artists and managers
CANARIE - Canadian Network for the Advancement of Research, Industry and Education - stimulating the development of the Information Highway in Canada in association with the federal government, research community and the private sector
Canadian Actors' Equity Association - professional association of performer, directors , choreographers and stage managers in Canada
Canadian Amateur Musicians - provides opportunities for amateur musicians (singers and instrumentalists) of all levels to meet others - head office Montreal - regional branches in Montreal, Ottawa-Hull, Toronto and Nova Scotia
Canadian Animation Producers Association - FAX (416) 588-5588
Canadian Association of Photographers & Illustrators in Communications - dedicated to safeguarding and promoting the rights and interests of photographers and illustrators working in the Communication Arts
Canadian Arts Presenting Association (CAPACOA ) - serving the live touring industry in Canada
Canadian Artists Representation - protects the copyrights of visual artists - e-mail: carfac@caro.ca
Canadian Authors Association - To foster and develop a climate favourable to the creative arts and to promote the recognition of Canadian writers and their works. -
Canadian Band Association - to promote and develop the musical, educational and cultural values of bands and band music in Canada. - FAX (604) 888-2873
Canadian Book Publishers Council - represents the Canadian publishing community on the international level as the official English-language member of the International Publishers Association
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) - Canada's public broadcasting system
Canadian Conference of the Arts - The CCA is a not-for-profit, non-governmental arts service organization representing more than 200,000 Canadian artists and cultural workers from all disciplines from all across the country.
Canadian Council of Archives
Canadian Crafts Council - e-mail: kingfish@spectranet.ca
Canadian Dance Teachers Association
Canadian Film Centre - Founded by Norman Jewison, this is Canada's national training centre for film, television and new media professionals
Canadian Film and Television Producers Association - e-mail: toronto@cftpa.ca
Canadian Independent Film and Video Fund (CIFVF)
Canadian Independent Record Production Association - aids and supports the independent producer and the recording and music video industries.
Canadian Institute of the Arts for Young Audiences
Canadian Institute of Theatre Technology - the association of design and production professionals in the performing arts, with more than 500 members from coast to coast.
Canadian Leauge of Composers - relevant information
Canadian Museum of Civilization - is committed to fostering in all Canadians a sense of their common identity and their shared past - to promote understanding between the variious cultural groups that are part of Canadian society.
Canadian Museum of Nature
Canadian Museums Association
Canadian Music Centre - To conduct, promote and disseminate the music of Canadian composers, both in Canada and abroad.
Canadian Music Publishers Association - To safeguard and advance the interest of the composer and publisher in accordance with the provisions of the Canadian Copyright Act.
Canadian Musical Heritage Society - dedicated to the preservation of Canadian music composed from earliest times to approx. 1950
Canadian Musical Reproduction Rights Agency (CMRRA) - a licesning organization that deals with music intended for mechanical reproductions and synchronization to film or video
Canadian Opera Company - largest producer of opera in Canada and the sixth largest in North America
Canadian Radio & Television Commission (CRTC) - an independent agency to regulate and supervise all aspects of the Canadian broadcasting system
Canadian Society of Painters in Water Colour
Canadian Visual Arts Information Network - promote and increase the visibility of Canadian art and artists through the dissemination of their work across Canada and abroad
CanDrama
Centre for Cultural Management - undertakes a broad range of activities providing leadership in cultural management education and research
Community Access - connecting Canada's communities to the Information Highway
Cultural Human Resources Council - addresses collaboratively the training and career develoment needs of cultural workers - artists - creators - technical staff - manager - boards - volunteers.
Cultural Resource Management Program - designed to provide people working in the museum, heritage conservation, and cultural fields with high quality, comprehensive and accessible professional development opportunities
CyberStage - examines the use of technology by new and traditional artists and also the emerging artistic sensibilities which are working their way into the development of new media
Dance Collection Danse - Canadian theatrical dance archives and dance book publisher
Dance in Canada - To promote public awareness and interest in dance in Canada. - FAX (416) 595-0733
Directors' Guild of Canada - To function as a clearing house for the dissemination and advancement of new ideas and developments in the industry and to co-operate and encourage other crafts and unions within the industry to do the same. Alberta Guild - Atlantic Region BC Guild Manitoba Guild Ontario Guild Saskatchewan Guild
FACTOR - Foundation to Assist Canadian Talent on Records
fFIDA - fringe Festival of Independent Dance Artists - festival attracts well-known dance artists from around the world as well as young up and coming artists who benefit greatly from the exposure and experience which the Festival provides.
Film Studies Association of Canada - aim has been to foster and advance scholarships in the history and art of film and related fields as well as to aid those teaching film and video production at Canadian colleges and universities French
Folklore Canada International - promotes, enhances and develops international socio-cultural activities in Canada; promotes major Canadian folk-art activities in Canada and abroad. - e-mail: fcicioff@videotron.ca
Graphic Designers of Canada - concerned with standards of professional conduct, practice and itegrity; with education and professional development; and with information about the profession and those engaged in it
IMAT - Interactive Multimedia Arts and Technologies Association - dedicated to fostering the growth, promotion and international recognition of a world-class multimedia content production industry
Inuit Art Foundation
Jeunesses Musicales du Canada - To develop and channel the musical and cuultural aspirations of young Canadians. - FAX (514) 845-8241
Literary Press Group of Canada - to foster the survival, growth and maintenance of strong Canadian-owned literary book publishing houses
McLuhan Probes - a global resource in understanding the effects of media
McMichael Canadian Art Collection
National Arts Centre
National Arts Centre Orchestra - resident orchestra in Canada's National Arts Centre - sponsors educational program
National Ballet of Canada - Canada's premier dance company - ranks as one of the world's top international dance companies.
National Film Board of Canada - what's new at the National Film Board and in the film world - take a tour behind the scenes and find out how a film is made and browse through their catalogue of more than 9,000 titles. French
National Gallery of Canada - mandate is to build and maintain a public art collection for the knowledge and enjoyment of Canadians. The Gallery's permanent collection numbers over 40,000 works of art
National Library of Canada - main role is to acquire, preserve and promote the published heritage of Canada for all Canadians, both now and in the years to come French
National Screen Institute, The - develop emerging writers, directors and producers in order to promote a rich and diverse film and television industry - one which reflects a uniqueley Canadian perspective
National Youth Orchestra - devoted to the discovery and training of young Canadian symphony orchestra musicians
Orchestras Canada - national support organization for Canada's orchestras
Playwrights Union of Canada - sponsors playwrights to do public readings and lead workshops in everything from creative drama to puppetry, anywhere in Canada, through the Canada Reading Tours and the Playwrights-in-the-Schools Tours.
Professional Association of Canadian Theatres (PACT) - national trade and service association for professional English-language theatre companies in Canada
Professional Art Dealers Association of Canada Inc. - foster public awareness of the visual arts as well as protecting the best interests of the artist, Resource centre for information on the visual arts in Canada. - e-mail: padac@sympatico.ca
Professional Opera Companies of Canada - e-mail: 103103.140@compuserve
Publishers' Window on the Government of Canada - a one-stop service point on the World Wide Web for federal government information of interest to Canadian publishers
Royal Architectural Institute of Canada - Fosters public awareness and appreciation of architecture and creating necessary dialogue between the public and the profession through public forums, discussions, lectures, exhibits and information programs.
Royal Canadian Academy of Arts - To encourage, improve and cultivate the arts of painting, sculpture, archecture, and of design in graphic, decorative and industrial arts. - e-mail: rcaarts@interlog.com
Royal Conservatory of Music
SchoolNet's First Nation's Resources
Sculptors' Society of Canada - advance the art of sculpture in Canada and encourage professionalism and high standards of excellence.
Shaw Festival - located in the historic town of Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario - Festival is held annually in the summer and early autumn.
Society of Composer, Authors & Music Publishers of Canada (SOCAN) - performing rights organization to administer performing right royalties on behalf of affiliated writers and composers and music publishers.
Society for Reproduction Rights of Authors, Composers and Publishers of Canada (SODRAC) - authorizes the reproduction of musical works and collect royalties on behalf of the members - e-mail: sodrac@login.net
Stratford Festival - the largest celebration of classical and contemporary theatre in North America
Symphonic Workshop- provide professional workshops for conductors and other musicians
Telefilm Canada - a Crown Corporation with a mandate to develop Canada's film, television and video industry. French
VIS-ART - enfoces legal rights entitling visual artists to a share in the economic benefits that accrues from the reproduction and exploitation of their works - FAX (514) 845-6240
Women Artists in Canada - an entryway to Canadian heritage by illustrating the importance of women artists in the visual arts. French
Writers Guild of Canada - furthering the professional, creative and economic rights of writers in radio, television, film, video and all recorded media
Writers' Union of Canada,The - information files on literary agents and publishers' contacts, and with the help of the Canada Council and the Ontario Arts Council, the Union sponsors lecture tours and public readings through the Writers Development Trust Fund.
Alberta Dance Alliance - e-mail: abdance@incentre.net
Alberta Museums Association
Alberta Music Festival Association - listing of 32 local festivals
Alberta Playwrights' Network - dedicated to "fostering playwriting in Alberta"
Art Source - comprehensive index of art in British Columbia
Art Gallery of Newfoundland and Labrador - presents exhibitions of international and Canadian contemporary visual art, historical art and crafts, with emphasis on the art of Newfoundland and Labrador
Art Gallery of Nova Scotia - bringing the visual arts and people together in an environment which encourages exploration, dialogue, and enjoyment
Art Gallery of Ontario - Canada's most innovative gallery
Assembly of BC Arts Council -
Association of Book Publishers of BC
Associated Manitoba Arts Festivals
Association of Manitoba Book Publishers - a whole world of cultures and opinions locked in these pages
Association Museums New Brunswick - representing institutions and individuals dedicated to the preservation and promotion of New Brunswick's cultural, natural and artistic heritage
Association of Book Publishers of British Columbia - objectives are to encourage a healthy book publishing industry through liaison with the government and industry related organizations, professional development and cooperative business efforts
Association of Community Theatres (Act) of Manitoba - mandate to support amateur theatre and amateur performing arts in Manitoba
Association of Manitoba Museums - e-mail: asscmusm@cyberspc.mb.ca
ASTRO - Association of Summer Theatre 'Round Ontario - to help promote professional summer theatre in the province of Ontario
BC Touring Council for the Performing Arts
British Columbia Choral Federation
British Columbia Film Fund
British Columbia Museums Association - provides a unified voice for the institutions, trustees, professional staff and volunteers of the BC museum and gallery community
British Columbia Theatre Federation
Centre des auteurs dramatiques
Centre de documentation en danse et musique traditionelles du Québec
Cinémathèque québécoise
Community Arts Ontario - e-mail: comarton@sympatico.ca
Conseil québécoise de la musique - e-mail: adm@cqm.qc.ca
Conseil québécoise du théâtre - e-mail: cqt@cam.org
Dance Saskatchewan
Dance Umbrella of Ontario - e-mail: duodance@interlog.com
Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design - providing courses in multimedia, film and video
Fédération des francophones de la C.-B.
Federation of British Columbia Writers - source of writing and publishing info in B.C.
Manitoba Association of Community Arts Councils/Community Arts Manitoba - FAX (204) 943-1126
Manitoba Museum of Man and Nature - unique in North America in it's combined human and natural history themes
Manitoba Writers Guild
Multicultural Association of Nova Scotia
Multicultural Council of Saskatchewan - FAX (306) 721-3342
Musée de la Civilisation - Quebec City - takes an innovative and dynnamic approach to exploring the human experience and civilizations at home and abroad
Musée du Québec - Québec's national art gallery
Museum Association of Saskatchewan - e-mail: mask@sk.sympatico.ca
Music Industry Association of Newfoundland & Labrador - to increase awareness locally, nationally and internationally of provincially-produced music as an art form, and as a viable industry with significant impact in the economy
Nova Scotia Education and Culture - responsible for ensuring that the educational, vocational and technical training services are provided
Nova Scotia Film Development Corporation - primary mandate is the development of the film industry in Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia Museum - links to 25 museums in the province
Ontario College of Art and Design
Ontario Handweavers and Spinners
Ontario Heritage Foundation
Ontario Registered Music Teachers Association
OntarioTrillium Foundation, The - established in 1982 to ensure that a portion of the proceeds of the Ontario Lottery Corporation is directed toward social issues in Ontario - during 1996-97 Trillium granted $15.4 million to aproximately 400 organizations throughout the province
Potters' Guild of B.C.
Praxis Centre for Screenwriters - devoted to the professional development oof Canadian screenwriters and filmmakers
Provincial Museum of Alberta - offers a full range of exhibitions and activities for every age level and interest
Royal British Columbia Museum - Victoria - one of the world's top 10 museums
Royal Ontario Museum - Canada's largest museum - features galleries in Art, Archaeology and Science
Saskatchewan Arts Alliance - FAX (306) 652-6123
Saskatchewan Band Association
Saskatchewan Motion Picture Association - representing the interests of the film and video community in Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan Music Educators Association
Saskatchewan Music Festival Association
Saskatchewan Publisher's Group - dedicated to assisting Saskatchewan book publishers and promoting Saskatchewan-published resources
Saskatchewan Recording Industry Association - dedicated to the development of the sound recording industry and its members in Saskatchewan
Symphony New Brunswick -
Theatre British Columbia - promoting the development of theatre in BC
Theatre Ontario
Writers Federation of Nova Scotia
Art Gallery of Hamilton
Arts on YukonWeb - links to various sites featuring Yukon artists and culture
Childrens' Arts Umbrella - Vancouver based - e-mail: arts_umbrella@bc.sympatico.ca
Council for the Arts in Ottawa - dedicted to encouraging and developing an appreciation for the arts in the Ottawa region
Edmonton Symphony Orchestra - programs
Glenbow Museum - western Canada's foremost centre of history and art
Harbourfront Centre - creates events and activities of excellence that enliven, educate and entertain for a diverse public - Toronto, On
Living Arts Centre in Mississauga
Qunite Arts Council - Belleville, On
St Lawrence Centre for the Performing Arts
Saskatoon Symphony - mission: "To provide, foster, and promote classical music that enhances the artistic, intellectural and social life of the community."
Toronto Theatre Alliance - umbrella service organization representing Toronto's professional theatre and dance companies
Vancouver Community Network
Vancouver Cultural Alliance - - an umbrella group of more than 200 groups and individuals in the arts in the Greater Vancouver/Lower Mainland area
Vancouver Film School - - a unique and re-eminent training centre for the moving image - offers six immersion programs - film production; 3D animation & digital effects; multimedia/classical animation; acting for film and television; alias/wavefront power animation
Vancouver Institute of Media Arts - offering full and part-time programs in 3D and classical animation
Vancouver Museum - - Canada's largest civic museum
Vancouver Opera - third largest company in Canada
Vancouver Symphony Orchestra - third largest orchestra in Canada
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
American Arts Alliance - the principal advocate for America's professinal nonprofit arts organizations and their public in representing arts interests and advancing arts support before Congress and other branches of the Federal government
American Association of Community Theatres
American Association of Museums
American Council of Learned Societies
American Dance Guild
American Federation of Musicians
American Folklore Society
Americans for the Arts - a host of information - arts education/community developmentcultural diversity etc. etc.
American Institute of Graphic Arts
American Musicological Society
American Society of Composers, Authors & Publishers (ASCAP)
American Society for Theatre Research
American Symphony Orchestra League
Art in the Public Interest (API)
Artswire - in NYC - Carnegie Mellon University - many, many useful links
Asian American Arts Alliance
Association of Performing Arts Presenters - mission statement - to lead a full exploration of the roles, responsibilities and opportunities for presenters, artist manager and artists in order to enable and celebrate the rich and diverse presenting field in its service to the public
Caribbean Cultural Center
Center for the Liberal Arts - University of Virginia - Art and Music Resources
Chorus America
Costume Society of America, The
Culture in the UK
Dance/USA
Directors Guild of America
Drama League, The
European League of Institutes of the Arts
Film Arts Foundation
International Alliance for Women in Music - a resource on women composers and women in music topics, hosted by Abilene Christian University in Abilene, Texas
International Centre for Women Playwrights
International Dance Alliance
International Sculpture Center
International Society for the Performing Arts
International Theatre Institute
John F. Kennedy Centre for the Performing Arts
Louvre Museum, The
Metropolitan Musem of Art
Metropolitan Opera
Mining Company, The
Museum of Modern Art
Music Library Association
Music Publishers Association
National Academy of Recording Science (NARAS) - Check out ArtsWatch
National Alliance for Media Arts & Culture
National Alliance for Musical Theatre
National Assembly of State Art Agencies - the membership organization of the state and jurisdictional arts agencies of the United States. NASAA's mission is to advance and promote a meaningful role for the arts in the lives of individuals, familes and communities throughout the U.S. - Publications
National Association of Artists Organizations - more than 700 artists' organizations, arts institutions, artists, and arts professionals comprise the NAAO membership
National Institute of Art and Disabilities
National Museum of American Art
National Music Publishers Association
National Writers Union
New Mexico Music Educators Association, The - to promote the advancement of music education through public, private, and parochial schools and other education institutions
New York City Opera
New York Directors Guild of America
New York State theatre Education Association
Public Art on the Internet - links to resources on public art projects
SCALA: Songwriters, Composers & Lyricists Association
Theatre Development Fund
Theatre Library Association
United States Institute for Theatre Technology - actively promote the advancement of knowledge and skills of its members and to facilitate communication among individuals and organizations engaged in all aspects of design and production in the performing arts
Very Special Arts
Women in Music - a non-profit membership organization designed to promote the recognition of women in music through education and networking resources
World Music Institute
World Wide Arts Resources