At The Mic / Au micro

Auteur(s): Arts Consultants Canada
  • Résumé

  • Welcome to At The Mic, a podcast brought to you by Arts Consultants Canada, association des Consultants canadiens en arts. ACCA is Canada’s national association of professional consultants dedicated to supporting a vibrant and sustainable arts and culture scene. Nous vous souhaitons la bienvenue au balado Au Micro ACCA. Quelques épisodes seront en français et nous vous offrirons un service de traduction des transcriptions afin de ne rien manquer! At The Mic/ Au micro covers contemporary issues and ideas about our current arts and culture ecology. In every episode we will feature an ACCA member who specializes in one of those issues in conversation with a guest moderator. Featured topics will include everything from leadership coaching to governance, new business models and equity in the arts. There will be a new episode of 30 minutes or so over each of the next ten months and we encourage you to check out those of value to you and your organization. We are here to give you a hand as we all navigate the changing world in which you operate. ACCA acknowledges the support of the Canada Council for the Arts for this podcast series. / L’ACCA remercie le Conseil des Arts du Canada pour son soutien à cette série de balados.
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  • Financial Management in the Arts in Canada
    Dec 10 2024

    In this edition of At The Mic, we bring you Heather Young of Young Associates in conversation with the ACCA’s Jane Needles. Heather is an expert in Financial Management for the Arts and has just published two books on the subject which are something that should be on every consultant’s bookshelf and in every Arts Administration teacher’s required reading lists for their students.

    ACCA recognizes the generous support of Unity Design Studio for sponsoring this podcast! — Unity Design Studio (https://www.unitydesignstudio.ca) is a high-ranked B Corp architecture firm with over 50 years experience designing many arts and culture venues, including the new Canadian Canoe Museum which you heard about in our last podcast!

    Chapters:

    • 00:00 - Introduction and Welcome
    • 00:18 - Guest Introduction: Heather Young
    • 01:05 - Heather's Expertise and Background
    • 01:44 - Discussion on Heather's Books
    • 03:17 - Impact of the Pandemic on the Arts
    • 05:24 - Regional and Organizational Differences
    • 10:30 - New Financial Models and Community Engagement
    • 19:07 - Challenges in Arts Administration
    • 26:29 - Conclusion and Farewell

    Useful links from this episode:

    • Purchase “Finance for the Arts in Canada”: https://www.youngassociates.ca/finance-for-the-arts-in-canada
    • Young Associates' free glossary: https://www.youngassociates.ca/glossary/
    • Scale Collaborative: https://scalecollaborative.ca/programs-and-initiatives/
    • Thriving Nonprofits (one of Scale's programs): https://www.thrivingnonprofits.ca/
    • Mass Culture - https://massculture.ca/
    • Alex Sarian, “The Audacity of Relevance”: https://ecwpress.com/products/the-audacity-of-relevance/
    • Max Wyman, “The Compassionate Imagination”: https://www.cormorantbooks.com/the-compassionate-imagination/
    • David Maggs, “Art and the World After This”: https://metcalffoundation.com/publication/art-and-the-world-after-this/

    Heather Clara Young, CPB (Principal, Young Associates) founded her company in Toronto in 1993 to provide bookkeeping, payroll, training, consulting and data management services to not-for-profits and charities, specializing in the arts and culture sector. Heather teaches accounting and financial management i...

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    28 min
  • Unity Design Studio and The Canadian Canoe Museum
    Oct 25 2024

    In this edition of AT THE MIC, we bring you an exceptional example of how Canadian architects are putting contemporary values into action today.

    Our guests are Bill Lett and Michael Gallant, registered architects with Unity Design Studio. Unity is a high-ranked B Corp architecture firm with over 50 years experience designing many arts and culture venues, including the new Canadian Canoe Museum.

    The Canadian Canoe Museum, located on the Traditional Territory of the Williams Treaties First Nations in Peterborough, Ontario, has stewarded, for the last 27 years, the world's largest and most significant collection of canoes, kayaks and paddled watercraft. More than 600 in number, these watercraft and their stories have a pivotal role to play in understanding our past and our collective future.

    Award-winning local architectural firm Unity Design Studio (formerly Lett Architects Inc.) assisted The Canadian Canoe Museum in realizing a creative vision for our waterfront home and campus.

    Unity Design Studio’s dedicated professionals are passionate about creating connected, happier, and healthier communities. By blending architecture, design, strategy, and engagement, they collaborate to tackle today’s challenges and build resilience. They believe that lasting impact comes from working together, uniting diverse stakeholders around a shared vision to inspire meaningful, positive change.

    Bill Lett has 25 years of experience and was inducted into the College of Fellows of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada in 2018. He has led the design of major municipal, cultural, healthcare, and institutional projects across Ontario, working closely with diverse stakeholders, administrators, councils, and government agencies. Bill loves to seamlessly integrate buildings into their communities and is dedicated to transforming project delivery by embracing more collaborative design and construction models.

    Michael Gallant leads Unity’s design direction. He has guided major projects across Ontario, while also serving on boards such as the Electric City Culture Council and Peterborough DBIA where he was chair from 2020-2023. Michael finds inspiration in client collaboration, aiming to create lasting impacts. He also supports Unity’s project teams, ensuring alignment with the studio’s values and strategic goals.

    Unity Design Studio
    Canadian Canoe Museum
    Integrated Project Delivery Alliance

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    46 min
  • Alex Sarian on The Audacity of Relevance
    Sep 9 2024

    We are back with a new season of At the Mic / Au micro, ACCA’s podcast available now on our YouTube Channel and your favourite podcast platform. We are delighted to kick off this season with a very special guest, Alex Sarian, as he is about to launch his new book, The Audacity of Relevance: Critical Conversations on the Future of Arts and Culture. ‘

    ACCA recognizes the generous support of Unity Design Studio for sponsoring this podcast! Unity Design Studio is a high-ranked B Corp architecture firm with over 50 years experience designing many arts and culture venues, including the new Canadian Canoe Museum in Peterborough. You’ll hear more about them in the next podcast!

    In this timely and valuable conversation, our guest Alex Sarian shares some of his wisdom on making arts organizations relevant today gained from his personal experience and that of others. Alex joined Arts Commons as President & CEO in 2020 after seven years of leadership roles at Lincoln Center. In addition to overseeing this major facility in downtown Calgary, he also leads the largest cultural infrastructure project in Canadian history, the Arts Commons Transformation. His new book, The Audacity of Relevance: Critical Conversations on the Future of Arts and Culture to be released later this month is already being praised as a “manifesto for the arts in times of crises.”In this episode of At the Mic, Au Micro, presented by Arts Consultants Canada, we explore how arts and cultural organizations can stay relevant in today's rapidly changing landscape. Guest Alex Sarian, President and CEO of Arts Commons, shares his insights from leading major arts projects in Calgary and his experience with global arts institutions. We dive into Alex's book, 'The Audacity of Relevance,' and discuss critical conversations about the value proposition of the arts, community engagement, and new business models. Don't miss this inspiring talk about the future of the arts in a post-pandemic world.

    Alex Sarian:

    Alex Sarian was appointed as President and CEO of Arts Commons in Calgary in May 2020. He is noted as being the youngest executive to oversee a major performing arts centre in North America. Prior to joining Arts Commons, Sarian held leadership roles in New York City for nearly two decades. He was previously an executive at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, where he led grant-making, global consulting, community engagement, education, and artistic programming for young audiences and families.

    • Alex Sarian
    • The Audacity of Relevance
    • LinkedIn
    • Alex Sarian (@alexsarian) on X
    • Arts and Culture Activator

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    38 min

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