Monthly Archives: March 2014

by Jini Stolk There are so many conversations these days about the need for a new corporate structure that straddles the line, or creates a bridge, between the nonprofit/charitable and for-profit forms. Thanks to Dave Kranenburg and members of the Centre for Social Innovation for these informative documents from a recent email chain. Much of this […]

by Jini Stolk The opening of the Theatre Centre’s wonderful arts hub and performance space in the former Carnegie Library was…I hardly know what to say. It was moving, exciting, joyful, and all the sweeter because they had beaten the odds to get there. Any of us would quail, just a bit, at the prospect […]

by Jini Stolk I recently found myself taking a dance class on a beach. Our teacher, Maud, was a dance artist from the Netherlands whose expressive movements and infinite patience made it a totally joyful experience. (That plus the sea breeze, cloudless sky, and brilliantly coloured birds and flowers…) Dance is an art form that […]

by Jini Stolk Many congratulations to Gary Hall, winner of this year’s Sandra Tulloch Award. Because Gary’s career is in the visual arts, you may not all be familiar with his outstanding cultural leadership. He’s been an innovator (founding Gallery TPW and co-founding the Artist-Run Centres and Collectives of Ontario, the CARFAC Copyright Collective and […]