Arts groups facing economic challenge
The Calgary Chamber of Voluntary Organizations released its annual report on the state of the sector a while ago and the finding for arts groups is a concern. While two in five organizations across the voluntary sector reported an increase in revenue over the past year, the report notes that “Arts and culture organizations appear to have experienced a difficult year, with over half of respondents reporting a decrease in revenues.” The report also notes that arts, environmental, culture and recreation groups all reported smaller increases in donations from individuals, but that...
Read MoreArtsVote Edmonton!
Our Edmonton counterpart, operated by the Professional Arts Coalition of Edmonton, has been busy in recent weeks! On April 20, they held an Arts Forum with representatives from six provincial parties: Alberta Liberals – Laurie Blakeman, running in Edmonton Centre Alberta NDP – Nadine Bailey, running in Edmonton Centre Alberta Party – John Hudson, running in Edmonton McClung Evergreen Party – Trey Capnerhurst, running in Edmonton-Beverly-Clareview PC Alberta – Heather Klimchuk, running in Edmonton Glenora Wildrose Party – Doug Main, Communications Consultant You can read more...
Read MoreArtsVote Election Night Party!
Join ArtsVote Calgary on Election Night to watch the results roll in on Tubby Dog’s projection screen! Monday, April 23 – 7:30 pm-midnight Tubby Dog – 1022 17th Ave SW Facebook event We’ll have hot dogs & drinks, plus live results, media coverage and a whole host of ArtsVote volunteers. It’s been a crazy campaign – invite your friends and join us to see how it ends! In the meantime, check out our survey results and footage of our election forum! And above all, don’t forget to VOTE on April...
Read MoreSpread the Vote on Social Media!
Alberta’s next provincial election is on April 23rd. We want people to vote – and, if you’re here, we’re betting that you do too! We’ve created a series of banners and avatars that you can use on Facebook, Twitter or your website to spread the message of voter engagement and encourage your networks to vote on April 23. Please feel free to use any of these images… and if you’d like to link back to artsvotecalgary.ca, and encourage people to check out our forum and survey results, that would be great! FACEBOOK AVATARS: TWITTER AVATARS: OTHER...
Read MoreAlberta Leaders’ Debates
As the election enters its closing days, there are an increasing number of opportunities for voters to hear the party leaders share their vision for the province. The most highly-publicized debate, so far, took place on April 12, and you can watch the footage below: Or, if you prefer to watch five parties going at it, the Alberta Party (whose leader, Glenn Taylor, was not invited to participate) has spliced together a 5-party version of the video: There was also an online debate, hosted by The Edmonton Journal, on April 23. Click here for the transcript. We will update this page with more...
Read More2012 Alberta Senate Nominee Election
On Monday, April 23rd – YOU will VOTE to elect not only a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA), but also to elect THREE Senate Nominees for appointment to the Senate of Canada, to represent the province of Alberta. You will receive two ballots when you go to your voting station – one for MLA and one for Senate. Alberta is the only province to hold elections for nominees to the Senate. The three nominees with the most votes will become Senators-in-Waiting to be appointed to the Senate of Canada by the Prime Minister. (He is under no legal obligation to appoint the...
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