Share your arts and services with Brampton's business community!

The Brampton Arts Council is pleased to once again host and sponsor the Brampton Board of Trade – “AFTER BUSINESS EVENT” on Wednesday, March 5, 2014.

BAC MEMBERS, this is your opportunity to network with the business community and share ideas with your peers.  Applications will be accepted on a first come, first served basis from all BAC Individual members and member groups in good standing.  Space is limited.  

You will find more details in the application package here: http://www.artsbrampton.ca/pdf/BBOT2014BoothApplication.pdf . Complete applications are due on or before 12 noon, February 26, 2014.

A free booth space opportunity not to be missed!  Apply today!

Curious about "After Business"? Check out images from last year's event here: http://picasaweb.google.com/113253991346504907378/BramptonBoardOfTradeAfterBusiness2013

So many brilliant images

Lots of images have been updated on the Brampton Arts Council's photo album. Get updated with what you missed and share it!

Special thanks goes out to Herman Custodio of Custodio Photography Studios, who took most of the images for Brampton Arts in Bloom.

And Brittany Arjune, who took the images for the Dave Bidini seminar.

http://picasaweb.google.com/113253991346504907378

Brampton Arts in Bloom, featured performers of Peel  Panto Players

An Evening in Conversation with writer, musician and producer David Bidini. Seen here with staff member Cameron Smillie

Schmoozefest III

Brampton Board of Trade "After Business" - Glenn McFarlane of Brampton Folk Club shows Shane Wieler of Rose Orchestra how he drum rolls

THE SUMMIT NEXT WEEK! HAVE YOU REGISTERED YET?

April 23, 8 AM – 5 PM. BRAMPTON CREATIVE ECONOMY SUMMIT. HAVE YOU REGISTERED YET? Back for its 2^nd year this City of Brampton event, partners with the BAC and other community groups to plan, inspire, and network with various industry, education and community members. You can register at http://www.brampton.ca/en/Business/edo/Pages/CreativeEconomySummit.aspx

Local artist gone but not forgotten

It is our sad news to announce that local artist Helen Purvis passed away recently. She was a long time member of Brampton Arts Council and Beaux-Arts Brampton. We offer our deepest condolences to her loved ones.

Alan always brightened our day...

A memorial was held January 12, 2013 for Alan Sutter. Alan was a valuable employee of the City of Brampton working at Central Public School next door to us. He looked after our needs at the Brampton Arts Council and always brightened our day when he was here. He was a lovely person who will be greatly missed.

Thank you to all who attended HACE BoA 2012

Many thanks and appreciation to the patrons who attended this past HACE(TM) Business of the Arts Workshops for 2012. We couldn’t have done it without you. We look forward to seeing you in 2013.

Update on November 28, 2012: Images from HACE BoA Weekend are now available. http://picasaweb.google.com/113253991346504907378/HACEBusinessOfTheARTS2012#

25th Mayor's Luncheon for the Arts

The Brampton Arts Council announces the details of the 25th Annual Mayor’s Luncheon for the Arts.  Many of you may have already received your invitation to attend Brampton’s favourite luncheon.  We invite you to join Mayor Susan Fennell, the Brampton Arts Council and Members of the Art & Business Community as we enjoy the bright sounds of the Sun Jammers.  We hope to see you on stage at the Rose Theatre Brampton on Tuesday, September 18, 2012. There are a limited number of seats so order yours today! Call (905) 874-2919 or email info@artsbrampton.ca

Looking for 2012 Arts Person of the Year

Congratulations to David Renner,
2011 Art Person of the Year!

 

BAC is looking for nominees for the 2012 Arts Person of the Year.  Would you like to nominate someone who has volunteered many hours to the arts in Brampton?  This award is presented at the Mayor’s Luncheon for the Arts on September 18, 2012.  Please contact the office for an application form 905-874-2919.  DEADLINE IS AUGUST 30, 2012.

Originally published on July 19, 2012 on 2:48PM

Call for local musicians to participate during the 2012 Brampton Global Jazz & Blues Festival

Are you a MUSICIAN? You have a fantastic opportunity to get involved in the Art in Jazz - Global Jazz & Blues Festival. Art of Jazz will transform downtown Brampton into a hotbed of rhythm, improvisation, harmony and sophistication. With 4 days of major concerts, themed program, workshops, jam sessions, film debuts and more, this unique community celebration will be a meeting point for international jazz greats and music lovers alike. The Festival will be presented August 9th to 12th inclusive.

We would love to see our local musicians get involved.


SUBMISSIONS INFORMATION


Due to the high volume of applications to the festival, we recommend that submissions be thorough and complete. Please do not send originals as submission packages will not be returned under any circumstances.


Only the successful applicants will be contacted.


Electronic and mailed submissions will be accepted.


Please include the following details/documents with your submission to ensure you receive the attention you deserve:
1. A brief description of your music, including style, influences, etc.2. A list of all group members' names and instruments.
3. Contact details including: Contact Name/ Phone(including area/country code) /Email Address /Mailing Address
4. Bio information
5. Website address


FOR ELECTRONIC SUBMISSIONS:
6. 1-5 above, plus, an EPK or email containing links to audio files.


FOR MAILED SUBMISSIONS:
6. 1-5 above, plus, a clearly labeled, playable CD or CDR.

PLEASE FORWARD ELECTRONIC SUBMISSIONS TO
jazz@artofjazz.org.

PLEASE FORWARD MAILED SUBMISSIONS TO:
Art of Jazz
197 County Court Blvd # 100
Brampton, ON L6W 4P6


Contact Marty Starkman with questions regarding your submission at mstarkman@rogers.com

Brampton Day Festivities!

I had a great time this Saturday at Brampton Day in the Community Village!

The City of Brampton did it up by creating various spaces, activities and fee goodies for all those who wanted to celebrate in Brampton’s amenities. They took over most of downtown; from Gage Park to City Hall to Rose Theatre.

We at the BAC were so busy at our tent in Gage Park that it felt like we had just got there by the time we packed up. Accompanying our tent, was the Graphic Novel of the Arts. A kind of open mic round robin concert we put on with artists ranging from spoken word poetry to finger picking blues to dance and of course, singing. Thanks to all those participated with performance or volunteering. We appreciate your time, effort and expression. For more pictures, click here.

What about you? Tell us about your experience with Brampton Day. What was your best memory of the celebration? Mine was the cake. ;) :)