Following the submission of its brief to the Standing Committee on Finance, the Canadian Arts Coalition (of which Orchestras Canada is a founding member) is now hard at work on preparations for its third Arts Day on Parliament Hill, scheduled for Tuesday, October 25, 2011. The event will see 75 Coalition members from the arts and cultural community from across Canada meeting with over 100 MPs and senior officials, making the case for the value of federal investment in the arts. Members of the board of Orchestras Canada will be part of the action – and we look forward to engaging all of our members in arts advocacy initiatives in the ridings later this fall, too. For more information about the Canadian Arts Coalition, please visit: canadianartscoalition.com

Ontario members of Orchestras Canada are reminded that we’ve developed some useful materials for you to use in discussions with Members of Provincial Parliament and candidates in the upcoming provincial election. You can find these materials on the Orchestras Canada website here: orchestrascanada.org