The Arts, Culture & Creative Industry Development Agency

The Arts, Culture & Creative Industry Development Agency is a unique organization incubating under the City of Brampton focused on growing, celebrating, advocating for and connecting the sector through the provision of a range of programs, services and resources. We are a key partner in delivering the City’s ambitious vision for arts, culture and creative industries as articulated in the City’s strategic vision and Culture Master Plan.

Vision: A thriving, confident, and valued creative scene and cultural ecology is the heart of our prosperous mosaic city.

Mission: To incubate, advance, connect and advocate for Brampton’s arts, culture and creative industries.

Values: Passion and Ambition, Diversity and Inclusiveness, Service, Community and Collaboration, Excellence and Innovation, Optimism.

Announcements

ACCIDA is Hiring for 2 new postions!

Apply now for the Audience Development & Marketing Coordinator & Programming Coordinator roles. Help build a small but mighty organization! Deadline to apply is October 29, 2021.

COVID Recovery Fund for Artists

Now accepting applications! The COVID Revovery Fund for Artists offers up to $2,000 in recovery funds for Brampton-based individual artists. Closing Fri., Dec. 31, 2021, at 11:59 pm, or until all available program funds are exhausted.

Truth and Reconciliation Day 2021

We encourage our community to read the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) final reports, & consider how we are all acting on the 94 Calls to Action as individuals, & as a creative community.

Growing Creative Careers in Brampton with WorkInCulture

Join us on Thursday evenings, from Oct 14-Dec 16, 5:30-6:45 PM, for a professional development intensive for artists and arts workers in the Brampton area!

Events

November 5 - STEPS Public Art Downtown Brampton BIA Public Art Workshop
November 5, 2021 | 9:00 November 5, 2021 | 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM

The Arts, Culture, and Creative Industry Development Agency has partnered with STEPS Public Art to deliver a virtual workshop for businesses a part of the Downtown Brampton BIA to learn about public art and its benefits for supporting economic recovery and creating vibrant places.

Join us at the Downtown Brampton BIA Coffee Talk on November 5, 2021 between 9am-10am and learn how businesses can increase foot traffic, animate vacant storefronts and spaces, reduce vandalism and other challenges all while supporting local artists, animating main streets, and building community.

RSVP with Suzy Godefroy from the Downtown Brampton BIA at suzy.godefroy@brampton.ca
November 9 - ACCIDA Advisory Panel Meet & Greet
Tuesday November 9 | 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM

Join us online on Tuesday, November 9 from 6:30-7:30pm for an opportunity to meet and connect with the new members of the Arts, Culture and Creative Industry Development Agency’s Inaugural Advisory Panel. 🎉✨🙌

This is an opportunity for the team to each introduce themselves followed by an informal Q&A and collaborative discussion about how the organization can provide support and leadership as we look ahead to 2022.

All are welcome! These sessions will be recorded for those unable to attend and will be shared publicly.

Register here.
November 16 & 18 - STEPS Public Art Workshop for Brampton Artists
November 16 or November 18 | 7:00 PM-8:00 PM

In collaboration with STEPS Public Art, this workshop aims to provide a capacity-building opportunity for local artists, designers, and creatives to gain the skills needed to create public artwork in Brampton. At the workshop, you will learn about public art, the different types of calls for artists and what makes a successful submission, along with opportunities to connect and learn from Brampton artists.

Register today to join us on November 16 or November 18 from 7:00 pm-8:00 pm.

Register here.
August 12 - Art as a Sustainable Practice: Creating sustainable artists livelihoods
Thursday August 12, 2021 | 6:30pm - 8pm

Producing a successful creative career requires skill, determination and guts. In the best of times, it can be trying. In a global pandemic, it may feel out of reach. The Cultivation Of project can provide experimental tools and experiences to engage artists and creatives as we embark on our post-pandemic creative paths.

“The Tarot Cards of Your Creative Future,” is a tool and facilitated method that supports artists in a supportive and empathetic environment, mirroring where they are today, and mapping the directions they might be interested in pursuing tomorrow.

The process is approximately a 90 min facilitated experience via videoconferencing (due to the pandemic) and provides a safe and empathetic environment for you to consider your next steps.

Artists and creatives from all career levels, and all disciplines are welcome to participate.
August 26 - Artist Community Roundtable: Space for Artists
Thursday August 26, 2021 | 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM

Let's talk about artist space. For our next Artist Community Roundtable centers around artist space in Brampton. Alongside our guests, we'll be talking about how we can support thriving artist spaces and communities in our City. Get your questions ready, we'll be joined by a group of 4 great guests, from theatre producers, researchers, City planners and urban designers.

Meet our Guests:

Tom Arthur Davis, Pandemic Theatre & Why Not Theatre

Shahid Mahmood, Principal Planner, City of Brampton

Cecelia Pye, Project Lead, School of Cities

Yvonne Yeung, Mgr- Urban Design, City of Brampton
July 29 - Artist Community Roundtable: Land Acknowledgements & Interconnectivity
With Elder Catherine Tammaro

For this months Artist Community Roundtable we are excited to open up a conversation on Land Acknowledgements and Interconnectivity in partnership with Elder Catherine Tammaro. We'll be talking about what it means to acknowledge the land, connect to it, and how this intersects with our arts practices.

Catherine Tammaro was born in Toronto, and raised in Toronto and the US. She has a 50-year history of multidisciplinary art making. Her multi-media works have been exhibited in traditional/alternative gallery spaces and her written works and musical compositions have been published in various online blogs and installations. She is a seated Tradition Keeper for the Wyandot of Anderdon Nation; Speckled Turtle Clan.
August 5 - Discover Acting & Improv
Thursday August 5, 2021 | 6:30pm - 8pm

Find your inner actor and join us on Thursday, August 5th for a fun evening of acting and improvisation. We are thrilled to be partnering with the Hive Performing Arts and LAAL Button to bring you this exciting opportunity that explores the art of performing.

Whether you want to learn how to deliver a line with impact or how to be creative in the moment without any preparation, this workshop is for you!
September 29 - Artist Community Roundtable: Arts Advocacy and Activism, Culture Days Edition
For this special Culture Days edition of the Arts, Culture & Creative Industry Development Agency's monthly meet up, we present a guided conversation on how we can most effectively mobilize and advocate for the arts & culture sector locally and beyond- including speaking up for the creatives that make up our community. How do we channel our energy? How do we re-imagine and reignite post pandemic? What causes are most important to us in 2021? How do we ensure folks don't slip through the cracks? Join fellow artists, culture workers and invited guests to unpack these questions, and more.
October 14 - 2SLGBTQ+ Digital Residency Public Showcase
Thursday October 14, 2021 | 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM

Join us for the 2SLGBTQ+ Digital Artist Residency Showcase on October 14!

From July to October, 5 interdisciplinary artists participated in a 2SLGBTQ+ DIGITAL ARTIST RESIDENCY, in collaboration with Moyo Health & Community Services, to support their artistic development and the creation of brand new artworks.
October 20 - Artist Community Roundtable: Play!
Wednesday October 20 | 6:30-8:00 PM

For our next Artist Community Roundtable, let's gather in the spirit of play! Hosted by Roshanie, we'll have music, trivia, good conversation, and more for this light hearted version of our October roundtable. Stay tuned for more info!

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Get in Touch- We want to hear from YOU!

Contact:
Michael Vickers, Senior Program Lead, Arts, Culture & Creative Industry Development

michael.vickers@brampton.ca

Nuvi Sidhu, Chair of the Advisory Panel, Arts, Culture & Creative Industry Development

accida@brampton.ca

Katy Belshaw, Strategic Projects Coordinator, Culture

katherine.belshaw@brampton.ca