RESOURCES
GUIDES & TOOLS
Click HERE to access recorded versions of our Export Webinar Series 2023-24
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We publish an annual list of festivals, thanks to the support of The SOCAN Foundation. You can find it here: Folk Music Canada Festival Listing
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We have compiled a list of Canadian Folk Venues, thanks to the support of The SOCAN Foundation. You can find it here: Canadian folk venue listing
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EXPORT FUNDING STRATEGIES FOR CANADIAN ARTISTS AND ARTS ORGANIZATIONS - sources and processes
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Crossing the US Border to Perform, Tour, and Sell Your Music
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Tips & Resources for Touring Artists
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Promoting yourself at a folk music conference
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FUNDING HELP
SOCAN Foundation
International showcasing assistance
Canada Council for the Arts
Audience and Market Development (can support showcasing at contact events)
Canada Council for the Arts
Explore & Create Grants (for individuals, organizations)
FACTOR
Music Grants (For individuals, organizations. Can support recording, marketing, showcasing, touring and business development)
ARE YOU A MEMBER OF YOUR PROVINCIAL MUSIC INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION?
CANADIAN CONFERENCES & SHOWCASE EVENTS
Folk Music Ontario
www.folkmusicontario.ca
Canadian Folk Music Awards
www.folkawards.ca
ECMA Conference
www.ecma.com
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CAPACOA (Canadian Arts Presenting Association)
www.capacoa.ca
La Bourse RIDEAU
www.rideau-inc.qc.ca
Contact East (Organized by the APA – Atlantic Presenters Association)
Submission Information: www.iwanttoshowcase.ca
www.contacteast.ca
Ontario Contact (Organized by CCI – Canadian Cultural Impresarios)
Submission Information: www.iwanttoshowcase.ca
www.ontariocontact.ca
Contact Ontarois (Organized by Réseau Ontario)
reseauontario.ca
Pacific Contact (Organized by BCTC – BC Touring Council)
bctouring.org/pacific-contact
Alberta Showcase (Organized by ATAA – Arts Touring Alliance of Alberta)
Submission Information: www.iwanttoshowcase.ca
www.artstouring.com/showcase.php
OSAC “Showcase” Conference
www.osac.sk.ca
Showcase Manitoba (Organized by the Manitoba Arts Network)
http://www.manitobaartsnetwork.ca/showcase-contact
Canadian Music Week
www.cmw.net
NXNE
www.nxne.com
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INDIE (Independent) Music Awards
www.indies.ca
Juno Awards
http://junoawards.ca/
The Blues Summit / Maple Blues Awards (Organized by the Toronto Blues Society)
http://torontobluessociety.com
BreakOut West Festival (Organized by the Western Canadian Music Alliance)
breakoutwest.ca
Canadian Country Music Awards / Country Music Week (Organized by the Canadian Country Music Association)
http://www.ccma.org
Molson Canadian Nova Scotia Music Week
www.musicnovascotia.ca/nsmw
MusicNL Conference
www.musicnl.ca/
Showcase PEI
http://www.musicpei.com/showcasepei/
Music New Brunswick Awards / Music Week
www.musicnb.org
Canadian Organization of Campus Activities (COCA)
www.coca.org
COCA Central Regional Conference
www.coca.org
COCA Eastern Regional Conference
Held annually in conjunction with Music Nova Scotia Week
www.coca.org
COCA Western Regional Conference
www.coca.org
ADISQ (Association québecoise de l’industrie du disque, du spectacle et de la video)
ARTS COUNCILS
Newfoundland and Labrador Folk Arts Council
Newfoundland and Labrador Arts Council
Nova Scotia Arts & Culture Partnership Council
The Prince Edward Island Council of the Arts
New Brunswick Arts Board
Conseil des arts et des lettres de Québec
Ontario Arts Council
Manitoba Arts Council
Saskatchewan Arts Board
Alberta Foundation for the Arts
BC Arts Council
Yukon Arts Advisory Council
NWT Arts Council
The Department of Culture, Language, Elders and Youth (Nunavut)
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES & SHOWCASE EVENTS
Folk Alliance International Conference
www.folk.org
FOLK ALLIANCE REGIONS AND THEIR CONFERENCES
http://swrfa.com
FARM – Folk Alliance Regional Midwest
www.farmfolk.org
SERFA – Southeast Regional Folk Alliance
www.serfa.org
Far-West – Folk Alliance Region West
www.far-west.org
NERFA – Northeast Regional Folk Alliance
www.nerfa.org
SXSW – South by Southwest
www.sxsw.com
American Performing Arts Presenters (APAP)
www.apap365.org
The Americana Music Association Conference & Festival
http://americanamusic.org
Western Arts Alliance (WAA)
Arts Northwest
www.artsnw.org
WOMEX – World Music Expo
MIDEM
http://www.midem.com