ABOUT PROGRAM

This is an intensive training program for arts and heritage professionals in Toronto, Kingston, and Ottawa who are responsible for developing a specific marketing strategy for their nonprofit arts and heritage organizations and require assistance. The training includes workshop/webinar sessions, activities, independent assignments, networking, access to local resources and experts, and more!

Quick facts:
A total of 30 participants will be accepted
This is a free program
Training takes place Fall 2021 to Winter 2022; includes a monitoring and evaluation period around Spring/Summer 2022
Applications are now closed

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Delivery Partners: Kingston Arts Council, Ottawa Arts Council; WorkInCulture (Toronto)
Advisory Committee: Kingston Arts Council, Ottawa Arts Council, ArtsBuild Ontario, Galeries Ontario/Ontario Galleries, Ontario Museums Association 

Curriculum Consultant and Facilitator: Sue Edworthy 

Sue Edworthy has worked in the non-profit performing arts for over twenty years. Her passion for the performing arts has led her to stints as a director, event coordinator and arts administrator and is now respected and sought after as a marketing and communications specialist. Sue is a former Board Member for TAPA, was co-chair for Artsvote 2014/2016, and spent 2 years of a seven-year stint as Vice President of The Toronto Fringe. She is a Harold Award recipient, received the 2012 and 2013 Char-PR Prize for PR, and is the 2015 recipient of the Leonard McHardy and John Harvey Award for Excellence in Arts Administration. She runs Sue Edworthy Arts Planning, a marketing, producing and strategic planning company for the Toronto arts community. Visit sueedworthy.ca for more information. 

To keep updated on the project progress and related training activities, please sign up to receive more information.  
Please note that if you are not accepted into the program finalized online content including any best practices, case studies, videos, processes and practical tools, and training content, will be shared with the arts and culture sector broadly once the program is completed in 2022. 

If you have any questions about the project please contact: 
Stephanie Draker, Program Manager at stephanie@workinculture.ca  

Funded by the Government of Canada.