Past Programs
T.R.A.I.N
T.R.A.I.N – Training Respectful, Adaptive and Inclusive Networks in the Arts was a professional development program that took place from September 2022 to March 2023. It congregated a national community of arts workers and artists who wanted to contribute to a more equitable and sustainable professional arts sector. The program offered free online workshops across eight learning streams covering a range of timely topics based on Mass Culture’s research. These streams included Equitable Evaluation, Navigating the Canadian Arts Ecosystem, Ethical Practices in the Arts, Emerging Governance Models and Anti-Oppression, Civic Engagement, Arts Advocacy and Activism, and Artists’ Rights.
The program put Mass Culture’s national sector consultations and research into practice, and through community-building centered in care, it shared existing knowledge, tested new ideas, and further informed artists and arts workers. T.R.A.I.N endeavored to support and address the needs of a shifting sector that was transitioning through a period of reflection, recovery, and growth. The program was funded by Canadian Heritage Performing Arts Workers Resilience Fund.
Here we are offering a curated share-back of key materials, resources, and discussions that took place as part of the program. This is offered as a recap for the community that participated in this program as well as a resource to those who missed the program. These conversations are part of ongoing learning designed to support the arts sector.
Play-Go-Rounds
Play-Go-Round is a knowledge journey. It is an in-depth learning exercise involving convenings (one closed and one public/recorded event) as well as thought pieces. This method for gathering and sharing knowledge involves a more deepened approach, giving content contributors different occasions to share information, listen to their colleagues, reflect, and maintain a level of curiosity in the subject matter. Find out about past Play-Go-Rounds below.
Gatherings
MC Gatherings are in-person or online community-centred consultations in the form of casual conversations.
What is the intention behind a Gathering?
- Inform and enhance a wide range of cultural Research Provocations that matter to the people within each discussion
- Shape the future of Mass Culture – what types of supports can Mass Culture provide to the Canadian arts and culture sector?
- Result in stronger connections and future conversations on cultural research topics within and across communities
- Bring together people with shared interests, so that they can meet new contacts outside their existing network
- Provide an open space for discussion
Are you interested in hosting a Gathering in your region? Have you hosted an In-Person Gathering and want to share images and notes? Get in touch: info@massculture.ca!
