Metcalf Photo Essay: 2015 Creative Strategies Incubator Cohort Public Sharing |

Metcalf Photo Essay: 2015 Creative Strategies Incubator Cohort Public Sharing

2018

On Wednesday October 10, members of Toronto’s performing arts community gathered at the Enoch Turner Schoolhouse for a public sharing and reception of the remarkable work of the 2015 CrSI cohort. Leaders from The Company Theatre, Nightwood Theatre, b current performing arts co., and Soundstreams Canada presented the results of their three-year initiatives into exploring new or alternative sources of revenue.

Members of the performing arts community arrive at the Ontario Heritage Trust’s beautiful Enoch Turner Schoolhouse.

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Guests congregate in the West Hall.

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CrSI 2015 Support Lead Cathy Smalley outlines three emerging themes shared across the initiatives.

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The Company Theatre’s Philip Riccio gives a case study in the creation of the online magazine Intermission.

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B Current Performing Arts’ Catherine Hernandez outlines how it wasn’t until year three that revenue began to come in.

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Audience members learn from the presenters’ knowledge about revenue expansion gleaned from three years in the program.

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Nightwood Theatre’s Naz Afsahi and Beth Brown share how they found their way in a crowded market place.

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Soundstreams’ Emma Fowler and Ben Dietschi present four hard-won lessons on generating revenue from touring.

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The interactive Long Table portion of the afternoon kicks off.

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Soundstreams’ Ben Dietschi and Emma Fowler share a laugh at the Long Table alongside Sally Han from the City of Toronto Arts and Culture section.

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Both CrSI 2015 participants and invited guests share in the dynamic Long Table portion of the afternoon.

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Volcano Theatre and Peggy Baker Dance Projects’ Meredith Potter and CrSI 2015 participant The Company Theatre’s Phillip Riccio at the Long Table.

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Jini Stolk, Creative Trust Research Fellow at the Toronto Arts Foundation, listens to provocative questions from the Long Table.

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CrSI participants and invited guests debrief at a post presentation reception.

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CrSI 2015 Support Lead Shannon Litzenberger enjoys the company of Dreamwalker Dance’s Artist Director Andrea Nann and CrSI participant Emma Fowler.

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Metcalf Foundation President and CEO Sandy Houston and Cathy Lace, Vice-Chair of the Board for ProArteDanza, listen to Ellen Cole, Chair of Studio 180 Theatre.

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