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The Professional Arts Coalition of Edmonton
Advocacy
PACE’s number one priority is to advocate for professional artists and arts organizations as a whole within greater Edmonton. We are active during every election – municipal, provincial and federal – impressing upon candidates the importance of the arts to their constituencies, and informing the arts community on where candidates stand on the arts. In between elections, PACE maintains open communications with elected officials and takes actions to mitigate potential threats to the greater Edmonton’s arts community. Latest Advocacy News [catlist name=Advocacy template=pace] PACE’s Advocacy Steering Committee is preparing a multilayered approach to informing our provincially elected officials about the importance of the arts and culture sector in Alberta. Our first step, in league with a number of arts organizations around the province, is a postcard campaign. PACE is collecting postcards to deliver en masse to the Alberta Legislature. Keep in touch to learn when this will take place. Click here to download PACE’s postcard. You can also select from the following postcards to mail to the premier, minister or MLA of your choice on behalf of other arts organizations from around Alberta: Varscona Postcard More postcard options will be available shortly, keep checking Alternatively you can elect to create your…
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About
Who We Are: PACE is a not-for-profit arts advocacy organization, run by a volunteer executive board and one part-time staff member. Its membership consists of professional arts organizations and independent professional artists from Edmonton and the surrounding region. Serving the professional arts community in the greater Edmonton region since 1986, PACE produces the annual Mayor’s Evening for the Arts, coordinates the ArtsVote campaign at election times and conducts advocacy campaigns throughout the year. For more information about PACE, please contact us at 485-3085. Executive Planning Committee: Chair: Daniel Cournoyer (Artistic Director, L’UniThéâtre) Vice-Chair: Jennifer Faulkner (Associate Executive Director, Alberta Ballet) Treasurer: Karen Brown Fournell (General Manager, Rapid Fire Theatre) Directors: Marian Brant (Independent Artist) Derek Brooks (Executive Director, Harcourt House) Keltie Brown (General Manager, Workshop West Theatre) Carol Holmes (Executive Director, Writers Guild of Alberta) Kieran Leblanc (Executive Director, Book Publishers Association of Alberta) Matthew Schuurman (Designer, Arts Touring Alliance of Alberta) Anna-Karolina Szul (Executive Director, SNAP Gallery) PACE Coordinator: Mary Elizabeth Archer
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Spring 2017 Salon- Indigenous Artists of Edmonton An Opportunity to Build Relationships
Mayor’s Celebration of the Arts
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2016 Photo Gallery
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2014 Photo Gallery
2013 Photo Gallery
2012 Photo Gallery
2011 Photo Gallery
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2009 Photo Gallery
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Turn to PACE when you are looking for arts-related research, networks, and support services. Browse through the links we have listed here to find useful information to help you and your organization.
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Advocacy
- #YegVotesArt
- 2017 Economic Impact Survey
- Advocacy Committee
- Your Representatives
- Art Space Opportunity
About
- What We Do
- Our Members
- Become A Member
- 2017 AGM October 23rd
PACE Arts and Business Mixers
- Spring 2017 Salon- Indigenous Artists of Edmonton An Opportunity to Build Relationships
Mayor's Celebration of the Arts
- 2017 Photo Gallery
- 2016 Photo Gallery
- 2015 Photo Gallery
- 2014 Photo Gallery
- 2013 Photo Gallery
- 2012 Photo Gallery
- 2011 Photo Gallery
- 2010 Photo Gallery
- 2009 Photo Gallery
- 2008 Photo Gallery
- 2007 Photo Gallery
- Past Recipients
Resources