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The Canadian Network for Arts & Learning is pleased to announce a third series of online roundtable discussions for arts and learning practitioners to share the realities they are facing as we head into the second wave of the pandemic. We invite everyone to take part in the exchange as we discuss measures taken to virtually connect with students, audiences, other stakeholders and the public, how you foresee moving forward in your practice in the next few months and into the future, and other topics. We also hope to learn how The Canadian Network for Arts & Learning can further support the work that you are doing, and the sector as a whole, to ensure a strong future for arts and learning in the digital age. 

Naviguer les arts et l’apprentissage à travers une crise mondiale : les leçons tirées et les obstacles rencontrés

Le Réseau canadien pour les arts et l'apprentissage est heureux d'annoncer une deuxième série de tables rondes en ligne pour les praticiens des arts et de l'apprentissage afin de partager les réalités auxquelles ils sont confrontés après deux mois de distanciation sociale et d'autres mesures d'urgence adoptées en raison de la pandémie de COVID-19.

As we watch the entire world closing down, we can have no doubt that we are living through a time of extraordinary challenge.  No one is more adversely affected by the necessary social distancing measures than practitioners and learners in the arts and learning sector.  Many professionals find themselves unable to earn a living; long planned for events and programs have been cancelled or postponed – often after significant expenditures have already been committed; learners have seen their connection with the arts abruptly severed. 

Le Réseau pour les arts et l’apprentissage tient à féliciter Angela Elster, qui siège au sein de son CA, pour sa nomination au poste de présidente et chef de la direction de l’Orchestre symphonique de Vancouver et de l’École de musique du VSO.  

The Canadian Network for Arts and Learning congratulates Board Member Angela Elster on her appointment to President & CEO of The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra and the VSO School of Music.

The appointment follows an extensive international six-month search process led by VSO Chair Etienne Bruson, the VSO Board of Directors, and executive search firm Korn Ferry. Elster, who is currently Vice-President of the VSO School of Music & Community Programs, succeeds Kelly Tweeddale who left the VSO to become the Executive Director of the San Francisco Ballet in the summer of 2019.

The Network has committed itself to building a creative vision for the future of arts and learning and the following statement is offered to stimulate discussion.

The Network has committed itself to building a creative vision for the future of arts and learning and the following statement is offered to stimulate discussion.

The Canadian Network for Arts & Learning will embark on a three-year project to promote equitable access and engagement in arts and learning thanks to a grant from the Canada Council for the Arts’ Digital Strategy Fund. For the past three years, The Network has been constructing a national digital map, which now features more than 8500 arts and learning organizations, schools and practitioners.