00:16:45 Jonathan Budau: My first time trying Zoom. Looks interesting... 00:17:13 Larry O'Farrell: It's very intuitive. 00:24:17 Joan Harrison: I just came off another call where music teachers are talking about NOT doing self-care...yes, Jackie! We have to take care of ourselves as well!! 00:25:15 Grégoire Gagnon: @ Jackie, I have to agree, we all have to be mindful of the difference between action and accomplishment. Very easy to burn a lot of energy... 00:25:25 Larry O'Farrell: Wow. What an interesting perspective they have. 00:25:54 Joan Harrison: So much of what we do is about building community....we need to figure out ways to keep that feeling .... 00:26:51 Joan Harrison: AND people who make their living doing the arts are also expected to give what they offer, often without compensation...another issue to watch! 00:41:03 Shannon Brown (Kingston, Ontario): Check out the ArtHiveNetwork https://arthives.org/ 00:41:19 Jaymie Lathem: Mapping or somehow ‘measuring’ impact of the arts during COVID-19 and creating an ACTION (letter, signed ‘petition’, something…) that could turn that impact measurement into the need for relative / appropriate funding 00:41:53 Shannon Brown (Kingston, Ontario): Yes Jaymie! 00:42:28 Shannon Brown (Kingston, Ontario): Well put, I think we know that the arts are keeping people well and engaged to the outside world. 00:44:17 Shannon Brown (Kingston, Ontario): Creating an action letter but it needs to be informed by some sort of data. 00:45:27 loriarthur: And how are we reaching the population which does not have access to the internet? 00:46:26 Julie Tucker: I am hoping the PASO’s will come up with a toolkit/spreadsheets to document losses for both artists and organizations . I have heard that they are working on this. 00:46:34 cwiginton: Thanks for that question Lori. We've been having discussions about how to reach underserved communities without digital access. 00:46:45 Sue: Absolutely, Loriarthur! 00:47:09 Cliff Sayliss: This is definitely an issue in my region 00:47:20 Jadzia Romaniec: Yes: numbers, data, evidence is required. Not sure if it's possible but perhaps putting out some polls asking people if they have participated in arts programming of any type during the isolating/distancing period, if this is outside their normal activity, how beneficial was this, would they do more etc. Basically administering some sort of questionnaire to generate data. 00:49:11 Jadzia Romaniec: The point of the questionnaire/data would be to indicate the importance of arts for all the things we know: well-being, community building etc 00:50:18 Shannon Brown (Kingston, Ontario): Maybe we start with what we know already then go from there. Im not familiar with other current evaluation tools. 00:50:34 Shannon Brown (Kingston, Ontario): That are happening currently. 00:53:10 Jonathan Budau: (Re survey question #2); Have been resistant to try reaching out to my students, since our Ministry and the boards requested that we spend this time examining options and preparing some form of platform that can reach all of our students. 00:54:07 Joan Harrison: I know I am spending much more time with each student....creating new curriculum, sending emails to parents, remind families of new schedules, making videos for them to practice with, etc.... 00:54:47 Joan Harrison: Because I had four recitals and a concerto performance cancelled (secretly happy to not have to kill myself!!) I feel like I have lots of time....but I also realize I shouldn’t be working day and night like so many of us are used to doing. 00:55:17 Cliff Sayliss: Our board has ask us to hold of on specific programming as well, which is very difficult when I have materials to share and students are asking... 00:55:29 Joan Harrison: BUT the TSO performance takes $$$ and ...yes, as you are describing.... 00:55:54 Andrea Hibbert: We're running virtual version of our London Arts Live program called London Arts Live - Online https://www.londonarts.ca/london-arts-live in partnership with London Free Press. 00:56:10 Andrea Hibbert: We're paying all of the artists for prep and delivery 00:56:17 Joan Harrison: I DO find, many of my students seem easy less stressed.... 00:57:56 Galaxy S9+: Andres Musta, art teacher, ETFO rep & VP of the Society of Estonian Artists in Toronto. A few things to share: 01:00:30 Galaxy S9+: 1. My artist groups are wondering what will become of our gallery shows, and how much to shift our focus online. 01:00:31 Joan Harrison: I will be curious to see if the research we have about how beneficial singing in choirs is will be replicated but with online learning! 01:01:12 Galaxy S9+: 2. wondering which arts resources should be free or monetized. 01:01:47 Jaymie Lathem: North Bay has a community choir through Compass Music Academy - VOX Choir. They have gone online on Wednesdays. Lindsay Sullivan (one of the co-owners) has done research on community choir and it’s impact on health. 01:02:18 Joan Harrison: One would HOPE that those who are taking free classes will continue and pay in the future, however, some research suggests that when people get something for free, they do not want to pay for it in the future, even if they value the experience....likely culturally specific 01:02:49 Galaxy S9+: 3. How do we consolidate online resources in a manner that is not overwhelming? Many existing libraries online are difficult to navigate. 01:03:17 Jaymie Lathem: https://www.facebook.com/compassmusicacademy/ 01:04:41 cwiginton: Might the Network be able to help with that notion of consolidating/recommending online resources that can be shared for maximum benefit? 01:09:34 loriarthur: Not to make light of the situation but I just had a flashback to my elementary music class where the entire school gathered in the gym and sang together as our music class. :) Not possible with social distancing but are we going back to families gathering around a radio ? 01:10:16 Kaitlyn: https://www.eduarts.ca/resources-for-the-arts-and-learning-sector-during-the-covid-19-pandemic 01:11:14 Shannon Brown (Kingston, Ontario): This is great! I will add the Art Hive info~ 01:11:30 Kaitlyn: kaitlyn.bois@eduarts.ca 01:12:13 Jaymie Lathem: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1fSBeM7cTr1W8eUzttDymUR-MCeELWZARQ9ksyPLWKkw/edit?usp=sharing 01:12:14 Jonathan Budau: Our board is using EDSBY as the main online class management tool. Works well for me to keep communications and daily lesson storage with my classes. 01:12:19 Shannon Brown (Kingston, Ontario): Also Im involved in the ecstatic dance movement. There are online dances happening all over the world. Just search for ecstatic dance on FB. Many cities have this. 01:12:21 Joan Harrison: At the risk of sounding obnoxious, I don’t think I have ever felt so grateful to be in Canada....and I realize how the program I started has solid financial support that is letting us continue connecting...and I realize this is rare. 01:14:19 Galaxy S9+: The Livingroom Community Art Studio in Oshawa will be hosting split-screen local artist talks on Instagram. 01:17:14 Suu Taylor, South Simcoe Arts Council: I know that many local music festivals have cancelled, but several (including ours) have chosen to go to a virtual format. The provincial music festival has changed their format to be more open to anyone to participate, again in a virtual festival. Students are invited to submit a video of their performance and will receive written feedback from a professional adjudicator. Our literary festival is largely online already, so we are continuing that. 01:18:01 Sue: What a cool idea,Suu! 01:18:17 Suu Taylor, South Simcoe Arts Council: We are also encouraging our members to share videos, links etc to share with the public to keep the interest in the arts going, as Samantha saie. 01:18:53 Joan Harrison: yes 01:20:00 Sue: I think we'll see more of these money-making ideas the longer the isolation continues 01:21:01 Joan Harrison: I think there are many people who WANT to help in anyway they can....I saw someone put out a call to donate to help students continue lessons who can’t afford it now due to COVID-19 and people stepped forward! 01:21:14 Shannon Brown (Kingston, Ontario): Yeah, it’s just a new way to create community but is really important now. We all are experiencing this. 01:24:40 Jaymie Lathem: We have local musicians that will create a 30 second original song and post it online if they donate to our local food bank 01:25:34 Jadzia Romaniec: Sorry but I need to leave now. Thank you. 01:26:46 Larry O'Farrell: Bye. 01:26:58 Jackie: Lots of great resources here from the American Choral Directors Association https://docs.google.com/document/u/1/d/1rPUGd19SMm-x0acbHdEUmEoXK-ElGPCWr_vpSDwTzH8/mobilebasic 01:27:36 Jackie: and here: 01:27:41 Jackie: https://acda.org/ACDA/Resources_for_Choral_Professionals_During_a_Pandemic.aspx 01:34:41 Sladjana: Thank you all for your input! This was great! 01:36:04 Joan Harrison: It might be helpful to have a. letter drafted that explains who online learning has benefits but ALSO what can not happen without the face to face contact 01:37:08 Cliff Sayliss: yes we do need to stress the value of being together (of course when it's safe to do so) 01:37:53 Meschino: Thank you, Jackie for articulating that. Definitely just hearing from everyone and their experiences and adaptations has been very helpful. Would love more of these meet ups. 01:38:14 Joan Harrison: Thank you everyone! I have to run off to teach now.... we well - keep creating - and thank you for caring so much about the arts!! 01:38:34 Larry O'Farrell: Cheers. 01:40:06 Galaxy S9+: thanks, all 🙏 01:40:17 Meschino: Thank you everyone! 01:40:17 Jackie: Thank you! Good health and peace of mind to you all! xo 01:40:40 Cliff Sayliss: Thanks for this opportunity! Cheers! 01:40:47 Samantha Lynn Brennan: Chi miighwetch. Nice to see some familiar faces:) 01:40:50 loriarthur: Thanks for making the platform available for the sharing- Tough times never last but tough people do. Be SaFE 01:40:51 Sue: Thanks everyone! It's been great to 'meet' you!