Individual
The section is all about YOU—your goals, your growth, and your journey. Here, you’ll find tips and insights for building a sustainable, fulfilling career that works for your life. From finding work to finding a mentor, this section focuses on helping you thrive.
Finding Work
If you have lost your job or are having difficulty finding work, here are some immediate resources that can help you make a plan.
Mental Health
We all encounter mental health issues at some point in our lives, whether through our own experience or the experience of those close to us.
Health Care
Extended health and dental insurance is invaluable, but most professional artists do not have access to health benefits through an employer, which means that they are paying for essential health services out of pocket.
Self-Care for Artists
Self-care can refer to many different things. The principles below outline a particular take on self-care that is informed by an awareness of health inequities. These principles don’t tell you how to perform self-care. They are meant to help you discover how self-care can be a positive part of your daily life.
Personal Finance
This page is meant to discuss the personal finance and planning involved for freelance artists. Just like you would build a budget for your show, you can make a budget for your life. If your life was a show, how much does it cost to run it every month?
Income Tax
The Canadian tax system is a self-assessment system. Individuals are required to determine their own liability for income taxes and file the required returns for any taxation year in which taxes are payable.
Professional Development
As with any career, professional development is important for building your skill-sets, growing your expertise, and improving the quality of your productions. You may choose to enrol in a structured training program, secure a mentorship with a senior producer, or simply create a casual curriculum for yourself. We've pulled together some professional development opportunities for producers
Artist Statements
An artist statement differs from a biography, which tends to contain more factual, accomplishment-based information. An artist statement helps others understand what matters to you as an artist. (The very process of writing an artist statement can help you identify that for yourself!) An artist statement can be as much to communicate to others as it is to be clear with yourself.
Finding A Mentor
It’s helpful to provide a brief background on your background, what is on your mind lately, what you’re looking forward to in the future and what you’re interested in learning. This often provides a solid background for your mentor to know where the conversation can go and opens up a pathway for them to learn about you.
Residencies
At its core, an artist residency is an opportunity for artists to develop work in another organization’s space. A residency is a great way for your company or collective to access resources and support from a larger, more established institution. It is also a way to build relationships between potential producing partners.