Imagine a world with no artists…where Christopher Plummer never acted; where Gordon Lightfoot never sang about Canada; where Oscar Peterson never played; where Margaret Atwood never wrote; where Alanis Obomsawin never filmed.
Most Canadian artists persevere in the face of overwhelming odds, including incomes far below the national average.
Now imagine a world in which young artists have to start from scratch without a mentor or experienced advisor who could help direct them and potentially change their lives. The Canadian Artists Network encourages senior professional artists to continue their life’s work and, through initiatives such as our Artist to Artist Mentoring Program, helps prepare the next generation of Petersons, Mehtas, Kings, and Carrs.
CAN is committed to ensuring that senior professional artists live in an inclusive world where they can continue to pursue their careers and serve as role models for the next generation.
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CAN Board Member Dan Lyon advocates charitable donation tax extension
Dan Lyon co-authors an article in the January 23rd edition of the Globe & Mail that the deadline for having charitable donations apply to the previous tax year should be made permanent.
CAN Board Members at Prime Time in Ottawa
Members of the CAN board take a break from Prime Time in Ottawa to hold an impromptu meeting.
From L-R: Milly Ristvedt, Keith Martin Gordey, David Hope, Jan Miller, Louis-Alexandre Lanthier, Tonya Williams, Bob Underwood.
CAN Announces 2024 Robert Johnston Visionary Artist Award Laureate
CAN is pleased to announce that Toronto dance artist and author Carol Anderson is the latest Robert Johnston Visionary Artist Award-winner. Click here to find out more.
Age-Blind Casting
74-year-old Geraldine Page plays Rosalind in Shakespeare’s As You Like It. It may be a new trend in British Theatre, according to this article in The Guardian. Let’s hope it finds its way to Canada and the rest of the world.
https://www.theguardian.com/stage/article/2024/aug/14/age-blind-casting-geraldine-james
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Artistic Advisory
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