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Below are the latest news items included on this website in all categories. If you are interested in a particular category, click on the menu items at the top.Towards a Geography of Culture
Canada's largest cities are the country's arts and culture hubs, with the size of an area's cultural workforce depending largely on the area's total workforce. Despite this reality, a number of rural areas and small cities, particularly in British Columbia, Nunavut and Quebec, show unusually high proportions of cultural workers, according to a new study.
The study, "Towards a Geography of Culture: Culture Occupations Across the Canadian Urban-Rural Divide," used 2001 Census data. The Canadian Framework for Culture Statistics was used to define the culture sector in the workforce and to examine the proportion of cultural workers in the overall workforce in Canadian cities and rural areas, as well as the diversity of cultural occupations in those areas. While certain rural areas boasted a high proportion of cultural employment, those occupations tended to be specialized, the study found, with the largest cities showing the biggest variety of cultural occupations.
Relative to its overall workforce, the highest proportion of cultural workers was found in British Columbia's Capital Regional District, near Victoria. Of the four rural British Columbia areas that had very high shares of visual arts and design workers, three were on Vancouver Island, with the nearby Sunshine Coast completing the cultural "supercluster."
Another supercluster exists in the vicinity of Montréal, including two small cities and three rural areas with high cultural employment. Montréal had both the highest proportion of cultural workers among Canadian cities and the most diverse cultural workforce, with a large number of occupations in literary arts, performance arts, culture management, and technical as well as culture-related manufacturing occupations.
Nunavut, and particularly its Baffin Island region, had a high proportion of visual arts and design employment, the result of the production of Inuit carvings, tapestries, weavings and other artwork made for shipment elsewhere. In a few other rural areas, particularly in Quebec, cultural employment was dominated by manufacturing, with a limited range of manufactured culture products shipped to larger markets in Canada and abroad.
Among small cities that showed higher-than-average cultural employment, some, like Owen Sound, Ontario, and Magog, Quebec, also relied on shipments of manufactured culture products elsewhere. Others featured a greater presence of cultural venues, such as libraries, museums and theatres. Small-city clusters tend to have a more diverse cultural workforce than rural areas, implying that the range of cultural goods and services available for local consumption is greater.
For rural regions and small cities with high cultural employment, exports or proximity to a large urban centre were important, since local markets were generally too small to support the industry; Stratford, Ontario, for example, attracts audiences from nearby Toronto, Hamilton and Detroit to its theatre festival. In Canada's largest cities, on the other hand, cultural employment levels depended strongly on changes in the overall workforce size, indicating the importance of local demand.
Definitions, data sources and methods: survey number 3901.
The research paper, "Towards a Geography of Culture: Culture Occupations Across the Canadian Urban-Rural Divide", as part of the Culture, Tourism and the Centre for Education Statistics - Research Papers (81-595-MIE2007053, free), is now available from the Publications module of the Statscan website:
http://www.statcan.ca
The study, "Towards a Geography of Culture: Culture Occupations Across the Canadian Urban-Rural Divide," used 2001 Census data. The Canadian Framework for Culture Statistics was used to define the culture sector in the workforce and to examine the proportion of cultural workers in the overall workforce in Canadian cities and rural areas, as well as the diversity of cultural occupations in those areas. While certain rural areas boasted a high proportion of cultural employment, those occupations tended to be specialized, the study found, with the largest cities showing the biggest variety of cultural occupations.
Relative to its overall workforce, the highest proportion of cultural workers was found in British Columbia's Capital Regional District, near Victoria. Of the four rural British Columbia areas that had very high shares of visual arts and design workers, three were on Vancouver Island, with the nearby Sunshine Coast completing the cultural "supercluster."
Another supercluster exists in the vicinity of Montréal, including two small cities and three rural areas with high cultural employment. Montréal had both the highest proportion of cultural workers among Canadian cities and the most diverse cultural workforce, with a large number of occupations in literary arts, performance arts, culture management, and technical as well as culture-related manufacturing occupations.
Nunavut, and particularly its Baffin Island region, had a high proportion of visual arts and design employment, the result of the production of Inuit carvings, tapestries, weavings and other artwork made for shipment elsewhere. In a few other rural areas, particularly in Quebec, cultural employment was dominated by manufacturing, with a limited range of manufactured culture products shipped to larger markets in Canada and abroad.
Among small cities that showed higher-than-average cultural employment, some, like Owen Sound, Ontario, and Magog, Quebec, also relied on shipments of manufactured culture products elsewhere. Others featured a greater presence of cultural venues, such as libraries, museums and theatres. Small-city clusters tend to have a more diverse cultural workforce than rural areas, implying that the range of cultural goods and services available for local consumption is greater.
For rural regions and small cities with high cultural employment, exports or proximity to a large urban centre were important, since local markets were generally too small to support the industry; Stratford, Ontario, for example, attracts audiences from nearby Toronto, Hamilton and Detroit to its theatre festival. In Canada's largest cities, on the other hand, cultural employment levels depended strongly on changes in the overall workforce size, indicating the importance of local demand.
Definitions, data sources and methods: survey number 3901.
The research paper, "Towards a Geography of Culture: Culture Occupations Across the Canadian Urban-Rural Divide", as part of the Culture, Tourism and the Centre for Education Statistics - Research Papers (81-595-MIE2007053, free), is now available from the Publications module of the Statscan website:
http://www.statcan.ca
01 Oct 2007
Magic Secrets Revealed
Intellectual property scholars have begun to explore the curious dynamics of IP’s negative spaces, areas in which IP law offers scant protection for innovators, but where innovation nevertheless seems to thrive. Such negative spaces pose a puzzle for the traditional theory of IP, which holds that IP law is necessary to create incentives for innovation.
Secrets Revealed: How Magicians Protect Intellectual Property without Law, from the Social Science Research Network, presents a study of one such negative space which has so far garnered some curiosity but little sustained attention - the world of performing magicians. This paper argues that idiosyncratic dynamics among magicians make traditional copyright, patent, and trade secret law ill-suited to protecting magicians’ most valuable intellectual property.
Yet, the paper further argues that the magic community has developed its own set of unique IP norms which effectively operate in law’s absence. The paper details the structure of these informal norms that protect the creation, dissemination, and performance of magic tricks. The paper also discusses broader implications for IP theory, suggesting that a norm-based approach may offer a promising explanation for the puzzling persistence of some of IP’s negative spaces.
Social Science Research Network http://papers.ssrn.com
Secrets Revealed: How Magicians Protect Intellectual Property without Law, from the Social Science Research Network, presents a study of one such negative space which has so far garnered some curiosity but little sustained attention - the world of performing magicians. This paper argues that idiosyncratic dynamics among magicians make traditional copyright, patent, and trade secret law ill-suited to protecting magicians’ most valuable intellectual property.
Yet, the paper further argues that the magic community has developed its own set of unique IP norms which effectively operate in law’s absence. The paper details the structure of these informal norms that protect the creation, dissemination, and performance of magic tricks. The paper also discusses broader implications for IP theory, suggesting that a norm-based approach may offer a promising explanation for the puzzling persistence of some of IP’s negative spaces.
Social Science Research Network http://papers.ssrn.com
16 Sep 2007
Okanagan Film Festival Society News
Hello Fellow Movie Goers and Makers! Wow, What a Festival Year.
We have been having our last event in Oliver. PARTITION is a masterpiece in independent filmmaking. This is a must see filmÖ A very appreciative audience in Oliver were entertained and personally introduced to the making of this exceptional film of 20 years in the working by its inspirational writer, director and director of photography Vic Sarin a true gentleman of film.
SHARKWATER, Rob Stewartís Documentary headed our attendance at the week of the Festival. Full house audiences were very appreciative with this magnificent piece of work with local connections.
NEW for 2008: Non-competion categories for International & Canadian Indie Feature Film
2008 Okanagan Film Awards Call for Submissions: Check out www.okanaganfilmfestival.com
Location: Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
Date: 11th Annual Okanagan Film Festival from April 16 2008 to April 20 2008
Early bird Deadline: 09/30/2007
Final Late Deadline: 31/01/2008
Categories: International Indie Feature Film , Canadian Indie Feature Film, International Animation, International Short Film, International Documentary, Canadian Short Film, Canadian Animation, Canadian Documentary, BC Music Videos, Best Home Grown.
Plus our annual competion for all the High Schools in the Valley : Projections High School Contest. Only available on our website
Congratulations to all our winners! @ Okanagan Film Awards 2007:
Best International Short: My Name is Wallace (dir. Bob Pondillo)
Best International Doc: Grandma Goth (Deborah Hiestand)
Best International Animation: Smile (Chris Mais)
Best Canadian Short: Au Suivant (Douglas Bensadoun)
Best Canadian Doc: Written in Stone (Christopher Redmond)
Best Canadian Animation: The Waif of Persephone (Nick Cross)
Best BC Music Video: Just a Pilgrim (Tara Hungerford)
Best Home Grown Award: Coffeeeee (Nolan)
Peoples Choice Award: Crosswood Productions - The Little Gorilla (Harry Kellerman)
Top 10 audience rated short films for Okanagan Film Festival 2007
(1).Little Gorilla, (2) Coffeee (3). Smile (4).My Name is Wallace (5) A Hamster Tale (6) The Manikin
(7). Replay (8) Unfolded (9) the Hitchhiker (10) A Shore
OKANAGAN FILM FESTIVAL 2007 is generously sponsored by:
BC Gaming, Central Okanagan Foundation, City of Kelowna Arts Foundation, The Grand Okanagan, Centre for Arts & Technology Kelowna, CHBC, Moving Pictures Canadian Films On Tour, Capital News, CKOV63, Power 104, Bank of Montreal, Speed Pro Imaging, Arts Council of the Central Okanagan, Executive Houseboat Charters, Off-centre Magazine, OKBC.tv, Advantage Sun Country Travel, Crosswood Productions, Landmark Cinemas, Capri Insurance
For info on the Okanagan Film Festival Society, visit www.okanaganfilmfestival.com ...Celebrating Cinema in the Okanagan Valley.
We have been having our last event in Oliver. PARTITION is a masterpiece in independent filmmaking. This is a must see filmÖ A very appreciative audience in Oliver were entertained and personally introduced to the making of this exceptional film of 20 years in the working by its inspirational writer, director and director of photography Vic Sarin a true gentleman of film.
SHARKWATER, Rob Stewartís Documentary headed our attendance at the week of the Festival. Full house audiences were very appreciative with this magnificent piece of work with local connections.
NEW for 2008: Non-competion categories for International & Canadian Indie Feature Film
2008 Okanagan Film Awards Call for Submissions: Check out www.okanaganfilmfestival.com
Location: Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
Date: 11th Annual Okanagan Film Festival from April 16 2008 to April 20 2008
Early bird Deadline: 09/30/2007
Final Late Deadline: 31/01/2008
Categories: International Indie Feature Film , Canadian Indie Feature Film, International Animation, International Short Film, International Documentary, Canadian Short Film, Canadian Animation, Canadian Documentary, BC Music Videos, Best Home Grown.
Plus our annual competion for all the High Schools in the Valley : Projections High School Contest. Only available on our website
Congratulations to all our winners! @ Okanagan Film Awards 2007:
Best International Short: My Name is Wallace (dir. Bob Pondillo)
Best International Doc: Grandma Goth (Deborah Hiestand)
Best International Animation: Smile (Chris Mais)
Best Canadian Short: Au Suivant (Douglas Bensadoun)
Best Canadian Doc: Written in Stone (Christopher Redmond)
Best Canadian Animation: The Waif of Persephone (Nick Cross)
Best BC Music Video: Just a Pilgrim (Tara Hungerford)
Best Home Grown Award: Coffeeeee (Nolan)
Peoples Choice Award: Crosswood Productions - The Little Gorilla (Harry Kellerman)
Top 10 audience rated short films for Okanagan Film Festival 2007
(1).Little Gorilla, (2) Coffeee (3). Smile (4).My Name is Wallace (5) A Hamster Tale (6) The Manikin
(7). Replay (8) Unfolded (9) the Hitchhiker (10) A Shore
OKANAGAN FILM FESTIVAL 2007 is generously sponsored by:
BC Gaming, Central Okanagan Foundation, City of Kelowna Arts Foundation, The Grand Okanagan, Centre for Arts & Technology Kelowna, CHBC, Moving Pictures Canadian Films On Tour, Capital News, CKOV63, Power 104, Bank of Montreal, Speed Pro Imaging, Arts Council of the Central Okanagan, Executive Houseboat Charters, Off-centre Magazine, OKBC.tv, Advantage Sun Country Travel, Crosswood Productions, Landmark Cinemas, Capri Insurance
For info on the Okanagan Film Festival Society, visit www.okanaganfilmfestival.com ...Celebrating Cinema in the Okanagan Valley.
25 Aug 2007
On the Edge of Performances
Saturday August 25 at 7p.m. with Neil Cadger, Eric Moschopedis and Denise Kenney
Friday September 7 at 7 p.m. with Visual Artist Doug Buis
Devising opportunities for new theatre within the current theatrical landscape will be one of the subjects for discussion during the Philosophers Caf Saturday August 25 at 7p.m. with moderators Neil Cadger, Eric Moschopedis and Denise Kenney.
The evening will provide an introduction to contemporary performance art and information on the practice of translating between art forms, specifically between film and physical theatre.
Eric Moschopedis is an award -winning Performer and the former Artistic Director of Bubonic Tourist, an inter-disciplinary performance creation company.
Denise Kenney is an educator and program developer with 18 years of professional experience in theatre, film and television in Canada and the U.S.
Neil Cadger is a Performer, Director and Assistant Professor in the performance program at UBC-Okanagan.
A second evening of discussion is scheduled for September 7 at 7 p.m. with Visual Artist Doug Buis. Buis will present a slide lecture on the life and work of the prominent German Fluxus artist, Furter Verein, one of the most controversial, idolized (by some), vilified (by others), colourful and influential Artists of the 60s and 70s.
Untrained as an Artist, Verein studied genetics, physics, zoology, marine biology and psychology in Munich, Berlin and Bergen (Norway). Scion of a wealthy family from Darmstadt, Verein, free of economic concerns, aimed his (questionable) scientific expertise at art projects exploring genetic mutations in various commercial seed stocks and plants, the study of whales and gender issues in icebergs, strange animal behaviour, human endurance, altered perception, and performance art. Often considered a sophisticated prankster, Verein, however, took his work quite seriously and broke down many conceptual barriers for subsequent Artists. He disappeared while sailing to New Zealand in 1978.
Doug Buis is a Professor at Thompson Rivers University, teaching sculpture and gallery studies in the visual arts department.
The Philosophers Caf is held at the Alternator Gallery for Contemporary Art located in the Rotary Center for the Arts at #103 421 Cawston Avenue. Call (250) 868-2298, check www.alternatorgallery.com or e-mail info@alternatorgallery.com for information. Admission is by donation.
Friday September 7 at 7 p.m. with Visual Artist Doug Buis
Devising opportunities for new theatre within the current theatrical landscape will be one of the subjects for discussion during the Philosophers Caf Saturday August 25 at 7p.m. with moderators Neil Cadger, Eric Moschopedis and Denise Kenney.
The evening will provide an introduction to contemporary performance art and information on the practice of translating between art forms, specifically between film and physical theatre.
Eric Moschopedis is an award -winning Performer and the former Artistic Director of Bubonic Tourist, an inter-disciplinary performance creation company.
Denise Kenney is an educator and program developer with 18 years of professional experience in theatre, film and television in Canada and the U.S.
Neil Cadger is a Performer, Director and Assistant Professor in the performance program at UBC-Okanagan.
A second evening of discussion is scheduled for September 7 at 7 p.m. with Visual Artist Doug Buis. Buis will present a slide lecture on the life and work of the prominent German Fluxus artist, Furter Verein, one of the most controversial, idolized (by some), vilified (by others), colourful and influential Artists of the 60s and 70s.
Untrained as an Artist, Verein studied genetics, physics, zoology, marine biology and psychology in Munich, Berlin and Bergen (Norway). Scion of a wealthy family from Darmstadt, Verein, free of economic concerns, aimed his (questionable) scientific expertise at art projects exploring genetic mutations in various commercial seed stocks and plants, the study of whales and gender issues in icebergs, strange animal behaviour, human endurance, altered perception, and performance art. Often considered a sophisticated prankster, Verein, however, took his work quite seriously and broke down many conceptual barriers for subsequent Artists. He disappeared while sailing to New Zealand in 1978.
Doug Buis is a Professor at Thompson Rivers University, teaching sculpture and gallery studies in the visual arts department.
The Philosophers Caf is held at the Alternator Gallery for Contemporary Art located in the Rotary Center for the Arts at #103 421 Cawston Avenue. Call (250) 868-2298, check www.alternatorgallery.com or e-mail info@alternatorgallery.com for information. Admission is by donation.
25 Aug 2007
Parallel World: Boja Vasic and Vessna Perunovich
Homelessness and displacement subject of exhibition at Alternator Gallery for Contemporary Art
KELOWNA, BC Architecture is presented as a powerful visual and environmental force documenting the struggle for survival by some of the poorest members of society in a new exhibition that opens Friday, August 31, 2007 at the Alternator Gallery for Contemporary Art.
Parallel World The Architecture of Survival, by artists Boja Vasic and Vessna Perunovich is a sculptural and media installation incorporating photographs, a shanty house built in the gallery and a two-channel video titled Gypsy Utopia.
In this installation the artists document an enclave of temporary shelters located in the middle of a high-rise residential area of downtown Belgrade built by refugees from Kosovo and other migrants seeking a better life.
Boja Vasic is a Toronto based Media Artist and Photographer with a BFA in film and television directing from the University of Belgrade. His work has been shown internationally in Cuba, Serbia, Albania and Liverpool.
Vessna Perunovich is a Toronto based artist with an MFA from the Academy of Fine Arts at the University of Belgrade. Her work has been recently exhibited in Liverpool, Portugal and in Italy.
Also opening Friday is an exhibition of works by Sheena Hooley, Bracken Hanuse Corlett, Jordan Fish-Olson and June Paul, students of the Enowkin Centre, an Indigenous cultural, educational, ecological and creative arts organization in the South Okanagan.
Both exhibitions continue to October 13. The opening reception, which includes a talk by Boja Vasic at 7:30 p.m. runsFriday, August 31 from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.
The Alternator Gallery Community Window is featuring Roja Aslani August 17-August 32, Lilac Lang August 31-September 15, Susan Bizecki September 15-29, Megan Gamble September 29-October 13 and Lori Mairs October 13 21.
Call (250) 868-2298, check www.alternatorgallery.com or e-mail info@alternatorgallery.com for more information.
KELOWNA, BC Architecture is presented as a powerful visual and environmental force documenting the struggle for survival by some of the poorest members of society in a new exhibition that opens Friday, August 31, 2007 at the Alternator Gallery for Contemporary Art.
Parallel World The Architecture of Survival, by artists Boja Vasic and Vessna Perunovich is a sculptural and media installation incorporating photographs, a shanty house built in the gallery and a two-channel video titled Gypsy Utopia.
In this installation the artists document an enclave of temporary shelters located in the middle of a high-rise residential area of downtown Belgrade built by refugees from Kosovo and other migrants seeking a better life.
Boja Vasic is a Toronto based Media Artist and Photographer with a BFA in film and television directing from the University of Belgrade. His work has been shown internationally in Cuba, Serbia, Albania and Liverpool.
Vessna Perunovich is a Toronto based artist with an MFA from the Academy of Fine Arts at the University of Belgrade. Her work has been recently exhibited in Liverpool, Portugal and in Italy.
Also opening Friday is an exhibition of works by Sheena Hooley, Bracken Hanuse Corlett, Jordan Fish-Olson and June Paul, students of the Enowkin Centre, an Indigenous cultural, educational, ecological and creative arts organization in the South Okanagan.
Both exhibitions continue to October 13. The opening reception, which includes a talk by Boja Vasic at 7:30 p.m. runsFriday, August 31 from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.
The Alternator Gallery Community Window is featuring Roja Aslani August 17-August 32, Lilac Lang August 31-September 15, Susan Bizecki September 15-29, Megan Gamble September 29-October 13 and Lori Mairs October 13 21.
Call (250) 868-2298, check www.alternatorgallery.com or e-mail info@alternatorgallery.com for more information.
25 Aug 2007
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