Brampton Arts Council

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In 2000, the Brampton Arts Council developed and launched the Heritage, Arts, Culture, Entertainment Program (known as the HACE™ Program) as an innovative approach to implementing strategies at the local level targeted to specific segments of the labour market. This approach is innovative because it recognizes a segment, which is under-serviced in many aspects from an entrepreneurship perspective. This Program has several components. HACE™ Business of the Arts Workshops: One component, The HACE™ Business of the Arts Workshops, has annually attracted not only top level experts as presenters but also special quests i.e. Derek Wicks (international visual artist); Amy Sky and Marc Jordan and Ric Emmett (song writers, performers); Murray McLaughlan (song writer, performer, poet and visual artist); Evelyn Hart (ballerina) and Dale O'Hara (author). We offer 12 workshops/sessions. Some workshops/sessions, which have been offered, are Turning your Talent into a Business; An Introduction To Publicity; Copyright Law; SOCAN; Taxation Tips; Marketing; Liability Insurance; Writing a Business Plan for Your Arts Business; and many more. Survey comments from participants are solicited to analyze what workshops would be recommended again and to obtain suggestions on future workshops. There have been 947 registered participants, since the workshops have been established. We have been able to accommodate 300 participants per weekend. Because our membership includes visual, performing, literary, media and heritage disciplines, the workshop participants come from a wide range of artists. Our hospitality room serves not only as a registration room but it is very successful for networking. Once a workshop is finished, participants love to stay and chat and exchange information. The HACE™ Business of the Arts Workshops are available to Brampton residents.

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