This issue of ARCCO's e-bulletin contains everything you need to know about the upcoming two days planned for ARCCO’s members,including; ARCCO’s Best Practices Workshop Series, Part 4, Organizational Effectiveness; Information Sessions about the CAHSP and CSC Programs at Canadian Heritage, as well as the Flying Squad Program and the NEW (SOFI) “Supplementary Operating Funds Initiative at Canada Council, as well as ARCCO’s AGM Agenda (complete with the bios of the nominated new Board members). arcco e-bulletin vol.4 #1 contents:
Important Member Dates and Information ARCCO Membership Fees are due Please submit your membership renewal form with payment ASAP. November 29 to 30, 2006 in Toronto Organizational Effectiveness Workshop, Information Sessions & ARCCO AGM +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ |
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| YOUR check list [ ] CONFIRM YOUR ATTENDANCE to each activity Please RSVP to the ARCCO office by email ASAP, so we can plan for the appropriate number of participants. Please note ARCCO’s new email address: arcco@bellnet.ca [ ] PAY YOUR MEMBERSHIP & REGISTRATION FEE If you haven't already submitted the forms to the ARCCO office, then please bring the membership/registration form and a cheque with you. LOST your form? Email the office and we will send you a membership renewal form. There will be a registration table where you can complete your registration when you arrive. Please note that the AGM is open to ARCCO members only. [ ] REGISTRATION FEE & FORM for ORGANIZATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS Workshop: Spaces are limited for this workshop. Registration is based on a first come, first serve basis. If you haven’t already registered yet please contact the ARCCO office, by phone or email, so that we can hold space/s for you. You can bring your registration form with a cheque to OCAD, where the workshop is being held, but you must contact the ARCCO office ASAP, to confirm your registration.
[ ] TRAVEL SUBSIDIES TO ATTEND AGM Travel subsidy is available for ARCCO members only, for one representative per centre. The travel subsidy fund cannot exceed the total registration fees collected. ARCCO will aim for 100% reimbursement of eligible travel costs; however, it may be necessary to pro-rate at a lower percentage. There is no travel subsidy form. Please save your receipts for actual costs, i.e.: gas receipts for travel by car, economy air/train/bus travel and submit to ARCCO by mail after our meetings. Please note that this does not include in-town travel (buses, cabs, parking, etc.). The ARCCO mailing address is listed below. [ ] ARRIVE ON TIME We will start all events on time according to the following schedules.
ARCCO's Two Day Line Up- At a Glance November 29, 10am-5pm & November 30, 10am-4pm Ontario College of Art & Design, 113 McCaul Street, Room 1320, Toronto November 29: 10am-5pm ARCCO BEST PRACTICES WORKSHOP SERIES, PART 4 ORGANIZATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS: HOW DO WE DEFINE SUCCESS? November 30: 10am-4:00pm Information Sessions & ARCCO's Annual General Meeting
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ARCCO Best Practices Workshop Series Part 4 ORGANIZATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS: HOW DO WE DEFINE SUCCESS? November 29, 2006, 10:00 am to 5:00 pm OCAD Annex, Room 1320, 113 McCaul Street, Toronto Please Note: This session will take place in Room 1320 of OCAD. The room is in the OCAD Annex - not in the Sharpe Centre - on the east side of McCaul in the Village on the Grange. The street entrance has purple signage and is just south of McDonald’s. From there, proceed through the food court, past the security desk to the elevators. The room is on the third floor at the end of the hallway on the right hand side. Wednesday, November 29, 10:00 am to 5:00 pm Organizational Effectiveness: How Do We Define Success? ARCCO’s Best Practice Series is designed for ARCCO and IMAA members. This workshop on organizational effectiveness is aimed at providing different models/ templates of what an effective organization looks like. It will be a full day of information sharing with knowledgeable individuals who have exceptional vantage points and perspectives from which they can address the successes and challenges faced by the artist-run sector. The morning will consist of an information session with consultant Judy Wolfe, who will outline the fundamental elements to an organization’s success, which take into account and include: fulfilling its mission and achieving its goals; the inputs and resources available, and how they are used, as well as the processes that have been put in place. Judy will also review a series of questions that are essential to ask when looking for indicators of organizational effectiveness. The morning session will be followed by an afternoon Panel Discussion where panelists will discuss key characteristics of a sound organization, based on their knowledge and experience with the visual and media arts community. Following the panel discussion, all panelists and participants will participate in one Roundtable Discussion that will follow up on issues raised during the panel presentations. Who should attend? Key staff and board members including Director, Coordinator, President, and members of the Board of Directors. See registration form for details. Acknowledgements: This workshop is gratefully produced with funding support from the Ontario Trillium Foundation, and the participation of program officers from Ontario Arts Council and The Canada Council for the Arts.
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Information Sessions and Annual General
Meeting Thursday, November 30, 2006, 10:00 am to 4:00 pm OCAD Annex, Room 1320, 113 McCaul Street, Toronto Information Sessions, 10:00 am - 12:15 pm As a follow-up from the Organizational Effectiveness Workshop, ARCCO has invited officers from Canadian Heritage and the Canada Council to speak about programs, which are designed to assist organizations in building their capacity.
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for ARCCO’s Annual General Meeting Thursday, November 30, 2006 OCAD Annex, Room 1320, 113 McCaul Street, Toronto Annual General Meeting 2:45 pm – 4:00 pm Opening Remarks and Introduction Danielle Tremblay, President
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from Nominations Committee Chair and President Danielle Tremblay The mandate of this year's committee was to acknowledge ARCCO's priorities, and consider the skills and representation required to best fill the vacancies and to build a well balanced and effective board. We consulted with many members to determine their interest in serving on the board and came up with our recommendation. The Nominations Committee presented their recommendations to the board and the following proposal was accepted by the board to present to the membership at the AGM. Nominated for election at the AGM: New Board Members Philip Anderson, Director Gallery 1313 Heather Campbell, Vice President, Gallery 101 Paul Walty, Board President, GNO Current Board Members, continuing their terms for 2006-2007 Penny McCann, Saw Video Heather Webb, Open Studios Clive Robertson, Modern Fuel Retiring Board Members Danielle Tremblay, ARCCO President Jessie Lacayo, ARCCO Vice-President Christine Burchnall, ARCCO Treasurer
BIOS OF THE CANDIDATES Philip Anderson Philip Anderson has been the Gallery Director of Gallery 1313 since 1998 and is a founding member of the Parkdale Arts Collective 1994 . Phil has curated several exhibitions OUTSKIRTS : Art for the Suburbs (with Gary Michael Dault ), CODE ( with Katherine Mulherin and Gary Michael Dault ), WET (a group exhibition ), The Leisure Show, ADVENTURE as well as others . As Gallery Director, Phil has aided in having several international exhibitions at Gallery 1313. Phil Anderson has organized many special events and festivals in the past . He has practiced his own art as well and has shown frequently. Phil Anderson also serves on the Artscape Board. Heather Campbell Heather Campbell is an Inuit artist and curator originally from Labrador, active on a local and national level as an artist, curator, writer and cultural interpreter. Heather has participated in the Inuit Committee of Employees, and the Committee for the Advancement of Native Employees, she was the President and Treasurer for the Tumgasuuvvingat Inuit Board of Directors, she also worked as the Curatorial Assistant at the Inuit Art Centre for Indian Northern Affairs and is currently the Language and Culture Coordinator at the Inuit Tapariit Kanatami. Heather has participated at Gallery 101’s board for the past two years and will be renewing her term for a consecutive two more years. She brings to ARCCO’s Board organizational and fundraising knowledge, as well as specific experience in policy writing and terms of reference. Heather offers a unique perspective and promotes artist-run centres to members of the Inuit and Aboriginal community. Moreover, Heather brings a knowledge of fundraising and membership development gained throughout her position as Board member with Gallery 101. Campbell also brings a specific regional discussion around Inuit issues and community that would be a benefit in any outreach discussion. Paul Walty Paul Walty is a Toronto-based artist/activist who is an active founding member of Le LABO - Le Laboratoire d’art, a francophone visual art and media research facility in Toronto, as well as a visual arts representative for the Alliance culturelle de l’Ontario (an association of francophone culturel organisations in Ontario). Paul Walty has been a long time member and is currently the president of Galerie du Nouvel-Ontario, the only francophone artist-run centre in Ontario.
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