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Mon­day, Octo­ber 7 at noon (EST):

Invi­ta­tion to CNMN’s 2025 Annu­al Gen­er­al Meeting!

Please ensure your mem­ber­ship dues are paid before vot­ing. A Zoom link will be sent out via newslet­ter pri­or to the AGM.

Zoom link

Agen­da 2025

AGM report

Proxy form

Min­utes 2024

Finan­cial Statements

Fri­day, Sep­tem­ber 27 at noon (EST):

Invi­ta­tion to CNMN’s 2024 Annu­al Gen­er­al Meeting!

Please ensure your mem­ber­ship dues are paid before vot­ing. A Zoom link will be sent out via newslet­ter pri­or to the AGM.

Zoom link

Agen­da 2024

AGM report

Proxy form

Min­utes 2023

Finan­cial Statements

Ini­ti­at­ed by musi­cian and Par­tic­i­pa­to­ry Cre­ative Music Hub’s Project Lead, Louise Camp­bell, the GIFT project presents works for solo clar­inet, solo trum­pet, elec­tron­ics and video pro­jec­tion, and is infused with the gen­eros­i­ty of shared expe­ri­ences and co-cre­ation processes. 

On the occa­sion of GIFT and as part of FLUX, we are pleased to invite you to the dou­ble launch par­ty of CNM­N’s Cre­ative Music in Health resource as well as Revue Cir­cuit’s issue 34.2 on Par­tic­i­pa­to­ry Cre­ative Music. The evening’s events will include:

• A lec­ture on Social Pre­scrib­ing as an Impro­visato­ry Prac­tice and asso­ci­at­ed health out­comes, mod­er­at­ed by Dr. Rebec­ca Barnstaple;
• A Round Table dis­cus­sion fea­tur­ing guests Pierre Vachon (La SAMS’ Cofounder), Ter­ri Hron (Edi­tor of Revue Cir­cuit) and Louise Camp­bell (GIFT’s Artis­tic Director); 
• An inter­ac­tive demon­stra­tion of arts and health ani­ma­tion, led by Dr. Rebec­ca Barn­sta­ple and Louise Campbell.

Doors open at 5:30pm for snacks at 5:30pm with dis­cus­sions and activ­i­ties at 6:00pm!On Octo­ber 8 and 9 at Édi­fice Wilder, join us for the GIFT con­cert and its post-con­cert talk!

The Cana­di­an New Music Net­work is delight­ed to announce the launch of FLUX, a new fes­ti­val that aims to fos­ter greater inclu­siv­i­ty and to val­ue the diver­si­ty of our music and sound communities. 

From Octo­ber 4 to 10, 2024, five venues and sev­en local orga­ni­za­tions invite you to reimag­ine Montréal’s sound­scape around the theme: Sound and Col­lec­tive Reflections 

For sev­en days, FLUX will present a diverse line­up of local and inter­na­tion­al artists, offer­ing a rich tapes­try of sounds and expe­ri­ences for every­one who per­forms and lis­tens to exper­i­men­tal music.

The fes­ti­val will also host work­shops, artists talks, com­mu­ni­ty round­ta­bles, and an aca­d­e­m­ic con­fer­ence, encour­ag­ing dia­logue and col­lab­o­ra­tion with­in and across communities. 

Ini­ti­at­ed by Arts in the Mar­gins, FLUX is the out­come of reflec­tion and col­lab­o­ra­tion between sev­er­al cre­ative music orga­ni­za­tions, includ­ing Inno­va­tions en con­cert, Mar­di Spaghet­ti, Le Vivi­er, the Cana­di­an New Music Net­work, McGill’s Lab­o­ra­to­ry of Urban Cul­ture, and the Inter­na­tion­al Insti­tute for Crit­i­cal Stud­ies in Impro­vi­sa­tion.

Date Post­ed: Octo­ber 24, 2023
Appli­ca­tion Dead­line: Jan­u­ary 15, 2024
Start Date: Feb­ru­ary 2024
Province: Que­bec or Ontario — oth­er provinces con­sid­ered
City: Mon­tréal or Toron­to — oth­er cities con­sid­ered
Orga­ni­za­tion’s Field/Discipline: The Arts
Term: Feb­ru­ary 1, 2024 — Jan­u­ary 31, 2025 and ongo­ing
Career Lev­el: Upper man­age­ment

ORGANIZATION DESCRIPTION

The Cana­di­an New Music Net­work (CNMN) / Réseau cana­di­en pour les musiques nou­velles (RCMN) con­nects cre­ative music and sound com­mu­ni­ties across Cana­da. We val­ue cre­ativ­i­ty and inno­va­tion, and devel­op our pro­gram­ming through a lens of arts activism. We wel­come cre­ators, per­form­ers, writ­ers, arts pro­duc­ers, arts work­ers, ensem­bles large and small, pro­duc­tion com­pa­nies, pre­sen­ters, record labels, music edu­ca­tors, music media and tech work­ers and cre­ators, musi­col­o­gists, and listeners.

Since 2005 CNMN has sup­port­ed com­mu­ni­ty build­ing and net­work­ing, offer­ing edu­ca­tion­al and com­mu­ni­ty resources for pro­fes­sion­als and non-pro­fes­sion­als alike. CNMN mem­bers sup­port each oth­er and share oppor­tu­ni­ties and ideas, includ­ing how artists can col­lab­o­rate and advo­cate for social jus­tice and envi­ron­men­tal resilience. 

CNMN is com­mit­ted to a diverse and inclu­sive nation­al cre­ative music and sound com­mu­ni­ty. Diver­si­ty in all its forms (race, cul­ture, gen­der iden­ti­ty, sex­u­al ori­en­ta­tion, reli­gion, lan­guage, phys­i­cal abil­i­ty, age, and aes­thet­ic) is a guid­ing fac­tor in achiev­ing its goals.

CNMN’s activ­i­ties include: a bilin­gual web­site — with a search­able list­ing of mem­bers and resources; the PCM Hub, show­cas­ing cre­ative com­mu­ni­ty music projects; the Con­neX­ions Men­tor­ship pro­gram; Gathering/ FORUM — a bilin­gual, bien­ni­al con­fer­ence with a fresh top­ic and host city each iter­a­tion; and reg­u­lar events focussed on arts activism and aware­ness, knowl­edge shar­ing, com­mu­ni­ty build­ing, and networking.

CNMN rep­re­sents its mem­ber­ship and cre­ative music and sound arts to fed­er­al fund­ing bod­ies, elect­ed offi­cials, oth­er arts organ­i­sa­tions, and the media. 

CNMN is a ful­ly bilin­gual organ­i­sa­tion, com­mit­ted to com­mu­ni­cat­ing with its mem­bers in both offi­cial lan­guages. CNMN is com­mit­ted to pro­mot­ing diver­si­ty with­in the com­mu­ni­ty and seek­ing rec­on­cil­i­a­tion with Indige­nous Peo­ples in Canada.

JOB DESCRIPTION

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

• Direct­ing all admin­is­tra­tive aspects of the organization.
• Work­ing close­ly with the Board of Direc­tors to devel­op and artic­u­late the organization’s vision, mis­sion and goals.
• Devel­op­ing, orga­niz­ing and imple­ment­ing diverse pro­grams that cre­ate con­nec­tion with­in the cre­ative sound and music com­mu­ni­ty in Cana­da and abroad.
• Main­tain­ing CNMN’s strong com­mu­ni­ty con­nec­tion through com­mu­ni­ca­tions strate­gies and com­mu­ni­ty engagement.
• Man­ag­ing all fis­cal mat­ters includ­ing bud­get devel­op­ment, fore­cast­ing, and man­age­ment of oper­a­tional and pro­gram­ming budgets.
• Grant writ­ing to secure fund­ing through arts coun­cils and foundations.
• Hir­ing and man­ag­ing extra con­tract staff as required.
• Liais­ing with nation­al and inter­na­tion­al arts organizations.
• Mak­ing rep­re­sen­ta­tion to gov­ern­ment and oth­er agen­cies on behalf of the orga­ni­za­tion and the new music community.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bilin­gual — flu­ent in Eng­lish and French, spo­ken and written
• Train­ing in arts admin­is­tra­tion or equiv­a­lent experience
• Knowl­edge of cre­ative music and sound prac­tices and com­mu­ni­ties in Cana­da and abroad
• Lead­er­ship expe­ri­ence and the abil­i­ty to man­age a team
• Strong finan­cial man­age­ment skills, espe­cial­ly in the non-prof­it cul­tur­al sector
• Suc­cess in grant writing
• Excel­lent inter­per­son­al skills and abil­i­ty to work with indi­vid­ual and groups in decision-making
• Abil­i­ty to work with­out super­vi­sion and to man­age flex­i­ble hours, includ­ing week­ends, evenings and hol­i­days for spe­cial events
• Expe­ri­ence and com­mit­ment in fos­ter­ing a cul­ture of inclu­sion and diversity
• Famil­iar­i­ty with Excel, Word, Word­Press, Adobe Suite, Face­book, YouTube, Instagram

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Report­ing to: Board of Directors

Hourly: half-time con­tract from $28-$35/hr based on expe­ri­ence and skills of the cho­sen candidate.

This is a remote work position. 

How to Apply:

Please email your resume and cov­er let­ter by Jan­u­ary 15, 2024 to:

CNMN Board Search Com­mit­tee
CNMNBoard@gmail.com

Inter­views will be held by video­con­fer­enc­ing Jan­u­ary 22–26, 2024.

Down­load a PDF of this post­ing here.

CNMN and Music on Main’s Mod­u­lus Fes­ti­val invite you to a con­ver­sa­tion envi­sion­ing Sus­tain­able Futures for music and sound artists and orga­ni­za­tions, arts work­ers and audiences. 

TIME CHANGE! 2:30 — 4:30 PM, Novem­ber 6, 2023
The Round­house | 181 Round­house Mews

Rachel Iwaasa and Julie Andreyev will present their sus­tain­abil­i­ty-relat­ed projects to launch us into a dis­cus­sion of ques­tions such as:

• How can music and sound orga­ni­za­tions sup­port artis­tic works and ini­tia­tives that both pro­mote greater aware­ness of cli­mate issues and engage in the author­ing of a health­i­er world?
• How is lan­guage and pol­i­cy shift­ing to address the impact of cli­mate on music and sound prac­tice and presentation?
• What tools and sup­port can arts orga­ni­za­tions like CNMN offer to sup­port the con­tin­ued rel­e­vance and via­bil­i­ty of our sector?What is rea­son­able or radical?
• How can we as indi­vid­u­als and as a com­mu­ni­ty process and move through the  chal­leng­ing emo­tions that  trans­for­ma­tion and sus­tain­abil­i­ty may evoke: from (eco)grief, com­pla­cen­cy, com­plic­i­ty, to over­whelm and isolation. 
• How do we ground our orga­ni­za­tions and our­selves in prac­ti­cal opti­mism, tak­ing tan­gi­ble steps towards a more sus­tain­able world?

Par­tic­i­pants will include pre­sen­ters, fund­ing orga­ni­za­tions, artists and researchers from and for a broad range of cre­ative music and sound prac­tices and audi­ences. For more on our ongo­ing series of Sus­tain­able Futures Con­ver­sa­tions, please check out the Report.

Please RSVP to Ter­ri Hron at dir@reseaumusiquesnouvelles.ca

Please join us for CNM­N’s 2023 AGM by Zoom on Sep­tem­ber 26, 2023 at 1 pm EDT.
Zoom link.

If you are unable to attend, you can fill out a proxy form here.

AGM Agen­da and doc­u­ments

CNMN invites you to a con­ver­sa­tion envi­sion­ing Sus­tain­able Futures for music and sound artists and organizations,arts work­ers and audiences.

Cana­di­an Music Cen­tre BC, 837 Davie St, Van­cou­ver, BC V6Z 1B7
12:00am ‑2:00pm May 23, 2023 — snacks will be provided

Join us in a facil­i­tat­ed dis­cus­sion of ques­tions including:

• How can music and sound orga­ni­za­tions sup­port artis­tic works and ini­tia­tives that both pro­mote greater aware­ness of cli­mate issues and engage in the author­ing of a health­i­er world?
• How is lan­guage and pol­i­cy shift­ing to address the impact of cli­mate on music and sound prac­tice and presentation?
• What tools and sup­port can arts orga­ni­za­tions like CNMN offer to sup­port the con­tin­ued rel­e­vance and via­bil­i­ty of our sector?What is rea­son­able or radical?
• How can we as indi­vid­u­als and as a com­mu­ni­ty process and move through the  chal­leng­ing emo­tions that  trans­for­ma­tion and sus­tain­abil­i­ty may evoke: from (eco)grief, com­pla­cen­cy, com­plic­i­ty, to over­whelm and isolation. 
• How do we ground our orga­ni­za­tions and our­selves in prac­ti­cal opti­mism, tak­ing tan­gi­ble steps towards a more sus­tain­able world?

Par­tic­i­pants will include pre­sen­ters, fund­ing orga­ni­za­tions, artists and researchers from and for a broad range of cre­ative music and sound prac­tices and audiences.

Please RSVP to Ter­ri Hron at dir@reseaumusiquesnouvelles.ca

CNMN and the Eck­hardt-Gram­maté Com­pe­ti­tion invites you to a con­ver­sa­tion envi­sion­ing Sus­tain­able Futures for music and sound artists and organizations,arts work­ers and audiences.

Room 1–20 Queen Eliz­a­beth II Music Build­ing, 270 — 18th Street, Bran­don, Man­i­to­ba
11:00am ‑1:00pm April 21, 2023 — a light lunch will be provided

Join us in a facil­i­tat­ed dis­cus­sion of ques­tions including:

• How can music and sound orga­ni­za­tions sup­port artis­tic works and ini­tia­tives that both pro­mote greater aware­ness of cli­mate issues and engage in the author­ing of a health­i­er world?
• How is lan­guage and pol­i­cy shift­ing to address the impact of cli­mate on music and sound prac­tice and presentation?
• What tools and sup­port can arts orga­ni­za­tions like CNMN offer to sup­port the con­tin­ued rel­e­vance and via­bil­i­ty of our sector?What is rea­son­able or radical?
• How can we as indi­vid­u­als and as a com­mu­ni­ty process and move through the  chal­leng­ing emo­tions that  trans­for­ma­tion and sus­tain­abil­i­ty may evoke: from (eco)grief, com­pla­cen­cy, com­plic­i­ty, to over­whelm and isolation. 
• How do we ground our orga­ni­za­tions and our­selves in prac­ti­cal opti­mism, tak­ing tan­gi­ble steps towards a more sus­tain­able world?

Par­tic­i­pants will include pre­sen­ters, fund­ing orga­ni­za­tions, artists and researchers from and for a broad range of cre­ative music and sound prac­tices and audiences.

Please RSVP to Ter­ri Hron at dir@reseaumusiquesnouvelles.ca

CNMN is col­lab­o­rat­ing with the Research Cen­tre for Music, Sound and Soci­ety at Car­leton Uni­ver­si­ty for two events relat­ed to Sus­tain­able Futures. 

Lis­ten­ing to the Cli­mate Emer­gency through The Tar Sands Song­book
Tues­day, March 28, 7 – 9:30 pm, Car­leton Domin­ion-Chalmers Cen­tre, 355 Coop­er St (paid park­ing off Lis­gar St entrance)
$15 or pay-what-you-can. 

What role can lis­ten­ing play in address­ing the cli­mate emer­gency? Vio­list, com­pos­er, eth­no­mu­si­col­o­gist, and cli­mate activist Tanya Kalmanovitch presents a per­for­mance of her doc­u­men­tary the­atre piece The Tar Sands Song­book,address­ing the com­plex­i­ties of life, cul­ture, and oil-eco­nom­ics in her home­town of Fort McMur­ray. Through text, ethno­graph­ic video, and Tanya’s orig­i­nal music, the work asks us to con­sid­er our per­son­al rela­tion­ships with oil. The per­for­mance will be fol­lowed by an audi­ence talk­back discussion.

On March 29, we’ll bring togeth­er mem­bers of Ottawa’s diverse music com­mu­ni­ty for a con­ver­sa­tion on sus­tain­abil­i­ty. Join us in a facil­i­tat­ed dis­cus­sion of ques­tions including:

• How can music and sound orga­ni­za­tions sup­port artis­tic works and ini­tia­tives that both pro­mote greater aware­ness of cli­mate issues and engage in the author­ing of a health­i­er world?
• How is lan­guage and pol­i­cy shift­ing to address the impact of cli­mate on music and sound prac­tice and presentation?
• What tools and sup­port can arts orga­ni­za­tions like CNMN offer to sup­port the con­tin­ued rel­e­vance and via­bil­i­ty of our sector?What is rea­son­able or radical?
• How can we as indi­vid­u­als and as a com­mu­ni­ty process and move through the  chal­leng­ing emo­tions that  trans­for­ma­tion and sus­tain­abil­i­ty may evoke: from (eco)grief, com­pla­cen­cy, com­plic­i­ty, to over­whelm and isolation. 
• How do we ground our orga­ni­za­tions and our­selves in prac­ti­cal opti­mism, tak­ing tan­gi­ble steps towards a more sus­tain­able world?

Par­tic­i­pants will include pre­sen­ters, fund­ing orga­ni­za­tions, artists and researchers from and for a broad range of cre­ative music and sound prac­tices and audiences.

Loca­tion: Car­leton Domin­ion-Chalmer Cen­tre, 355 Coop­er St (paid park­ing off Lis­gar St entrance) Ottawa
Time: 10 am to 12 pm, Wednes­day March 29

Please RSVP to Ter­ri Hron at dir@reseaumusiquesnouvelles.ca