December Social: Trip to the Distillery Winter Market!

Friday, December 9, 2022 from 4pm onwards

Meet by the Big Tree!

November Lunch and Learn: Digital Programming - Now What?

Tuesday, November 29, 2022, 12-12:45pm

Online via Zoom

Administrators Meet Up!

Monday, November 14, 2022; 4-5pm

Online via Zoom

October Lunch and Learn: Supporting English Language Learners in Arts-Based Programming

Thursday, October 27, 2022; 12-12:45pm

Online via Zoom

Arts Education Network 2021/2022 AGM

Tuesday, October 4, 2022, 10am-12pm

Online Via Zoom

Arts Education Network of Ontario goes to the Grand Theatre!

September 28, 2022; 12-4pm

The Grand Theatre (471 Richmond Street, London, ON N6A 3E4)

As part of our return to offering in-person programming, we have a chance to travel to London, Ontario and see the High School Project production of "Into the Woods" put on by the Grand Theatre and administratively managed by Arts Ed Network Board Member, Breanne Ritchie.

June Lunch and Learn: Programming Spotlight - Art Your Service!

June 28, 2022; 12-12:45pm

Online via Zoom

June Social

Friday, June 17, 2022; 4pm-6pm

Online via Zoom

May Lunch and Learn: Introduction to Inquiry-Based Learning

May 31, 2022; 12-12:45pm

Online via Zoom

April Lunch and Learn: Perspectives on Community Engagement

April 14, 2022; 12-12:45pm

Online via Zoom

March Lunch and Learn: Universal Design for Learning in Arts Education
Thursday, March 10, 2022 12:00PM - 1:00PM
Online via Zoom

Knowledge Exchange Program Kick Off Event
Wednesday, January 26, 2022 12:00PM - 1:00PM
Online via Zoom

Approaches to Lesson Planning Part 3: Exploring the Role of Feedback
July 13th, 2021 @ 12PM – 1PM EST
ONLINE VIA ZOOM 

Approaches to Lesson Planning Part 2 Artist Educators Resource Sharing Event
June 11th, 2021 @ 10AM – 11:30AM EST
ONLINE VIA ZOOM 

Approaches to Lesson Planning, Artist Educators Panel Discussion & Networking Event
May 13, 2021 @ 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM EST
ONLINE VIA ZOOM & DISCORD

PAONE Artist Educator Meetup
March 10, 2021 @ 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM EST
Online via Zoom & Discord

PAONE aims to be a resource just as equally for independent artist educators as administrators and arts workers who run programs that utilize and hire artist educators. We encourage independent artist educators and arts education administrators to come out for a networking session where we can share programming ideas, opportunities to work together, and meet new faces working in related fields.

PAONE + The Performers Mindset: The Artist’s Mindset
December 7, 8 & 9 @ 3:00PM-5:00PM
Online via Zoom

The Performers Mindset is a group of Artists and Educators based in LA who provide professionals with tools to train their mindset, using methods rooted in science and sports psychology. The Performers Mindset has generously offered our PAONE members an opportunity to explore the mindset and how it relates to the world of education in a three-part workshop series at a PWYC rate.

PAONE MEMBER ZOOMS

Starting in October, PAONE will host monthly Zoom Check-Ins open to all members.  These 90-minute sessions will allow members to come together, share opportunities and touch base with each other. Meetings will be scheduled in the first week of the month, but days will vary with the best attempt to include PAONE members' varied schedules.

Next up:

Tuesday, Oct 6th @ 4pm-5:30pm: What Does Your Programming Look Like Now?, a round-table update on the diverse and creative ways we have all adjusted our programming to face the reality of COVID-19. 

For more information about becoming a PAONE member, please visit our Membership Page.

PAONE AGM + Guest Speaker
Tuesday, October 27th @ 10am-12pm
Online via Zoom

PAONE invites you to our Annual General Meeting online. Hear a quick recap of 2019/2020 activities, meet the proposed slate of Board Members to be elected, and hear from our exciting guest speaker, Sadia Zaman, CEO of Inspirit Foundation.

Join us as we hear Sadia talk to us about the Inspirit Foundation’s work in media and the arts, with a focus on equity

PAONE @ The Stratford Festival
POSTPONED - DATE TBD

Travel from Toronto to Stratford with PAONE colleagues! Observe Stratford Festival educational programming including a Prologue pre-show workshop with students and discussion with the Education Department. Enjoy what is sure to be a captivating performance of Hamlet in the afternoon followed by a post-show discussion with members of the cast!

In an effort to flatten the curve, we have decided to postpone the PAONE event on May 22. We hope to schedule a date for the Fall.

Your health and safety, and that of our artists, staff, patrons and community is paramount and this move has been made in an effort to support public health and slow the worldwide spread of this virus.

We will continue to monitor the development and impact of COVID 19, and seek advice from our Public Health officials before we send out any specific date details.

Thank you for your patience, understanding, and continued support.

PAONE @ Hamilton
Wednesday, March 4, 2020, 1:00PM-5:00PM
Ed Mirvish Theatre

Mirvish Productions welcomed PAONE members to a matinee performance of the hit musical, Hamilton! Attendees enjoyed a pre-show networking reception, experienced the phenomenal production, and learnt about how Mirvish develops educational programming in a post-show chat with Denise Anderson, Manager, Education, Outreach & Accessibility at Mirvish Productions.  Read about the discussion here.

To attend special member events in the future - join PAONE!

Art Connects: Building Cultural Competence in the Arts
Monday, Feb 24, 2020, 3:00PM-6:00PM
Meridian Arts Centre

PAONE is proud to announce a partnered event with North York Arts (NYA). As non-Indigenous Arts Service Organizations how do we build positive and authentic relationships with Indigenous communities? How can we incorporate a model of best practice both within our programs and on an institutional level to better support Indigenous artists and communities? How does the Truth & Reconciliation Act apply to work in the arts? Joining us will be NYA, as well as artists Aqua Nibii Waawaaskone, Veronica Johnny and Elder Joanne Dallaire, for a meal and discussion on building positive and authentic relationships in the arts sector.

PAONE Holiday Social 2019

Tuesday, December 3, 2019, 5:30PM - 8:30PM
Duke of York Pub, 39 Prince Arthur Ave.

Come and enjoy a bite and a drink with colleagues and celebrate the first half of the season. RSVP below!

Social Prescribing: Models of community engagement

Spotlight on a partnership between the ago & south Riverdale community Health centre (SRCHC)

This event will include the PAONE AGM
Wednesday, October 30 2019, 10:00am-1:00PM

MERIDIAN ARTS CENTRE, 5040 Yonge Street
(formerly Toronto Centre for the Arts)

What is Social Prescribing? In what forms is it being implemented in Toronto? Join us to hear from Surkhab Peerzada (SRCHC) and Melissa Smith (AGO) as they speak about innovative ways to connect cultural institutions and the arts with the healthcare sector. Together, they will talk about SRCHC and AGO’s peer-led program which includes guided gallery visits and art making workshops as well as access to the AGO through the social prescribing evaluation pilot. Learn about the design, implementation, and impact of this evidence-based programming.

PAONE SEASON LAUNCH - SAVE THE DATE!

WEDnesday, September 25, 2019, 5:00pm
Four Seasons Centre for the performing arts

5:00pm-6:30pm PAONE Season launch
7:00pm Dress rehearsal of Turandot

You're invited to join the PAONE Board as we launch the 2019/2020 season at an event hosted by the Canadian Opera Company. Reconnect with colleagues. Meet new ones. Find solutions to challenges and celebrate successes. We're excited to meet you.

PAONE END-OF-SEASON SOCIAL!
Thursday, JUNE 20, 2019, 6PM+

Join us for our final event! Come celebrate the season with your PAONE colleagues! 

Loose Moose from 6pm onwards. 146 Front Street West
(1 Block West of Union Station!)

Email paonearts@gmail.com to RSVP.

Listen up! Etobicoke: community Partnerships in arts education
wednesday, May 1, 2019, 12:00pm-4:00pm

Arts Etobicoke - 4893a Dundas St W, Etobicoke
Kipling Collegiate - 380 The Westway, Etobicoke

Listen Up! is a community-based arts creation project anchored in local schools. Developed by the Juno award-winning Gryphon Trio in collaboration with music educator, composer, and conductor Rob Kapilow, Listen Up! has been running in communities across Canada for 9 years. The program is currently in residence at Dixon Grove Public School in Etobicoke.

The Listen Up! team welcomes PAONE to see the program in action. Hear from Listen Up! partners (teachers, artists, principals, community leaders) about their learning during the year-long project and observe a rehearsal with students.

$10 Members/$15 Non-Members
Lunch will be provided.

Advance registration is required as space is limited.

Discover Dance & A Dialogue on Community Engagement
Wednesday, February 13, 2019, 11:30am-2:00pm

Sony Centre for the Performing Arts, 1 Front Street East

You are invited to Discover Dance, a free, all-ages, lunch hour series, where you will be introduced to some of Toronto’s incredible dance artists. Stay afterwards with PAONE for an open discussion on Community Engagement in the Arts. You will hear from TO Live’s Education & Engagement team and participate in a conversation exploring the challenges, successes, and strategies of community engagement initiatives.

COME FROM AWAY
Wednesday, January 16, 2019, 12:30PM-4:30PM

Royal Alexandra Theatre, 260 King St. W., Toronto

Mirvish Productions welcomes  PAONE at a matinee performance of the hit musical, Come From Away! Enjoy a pre-show networking reception, observe a post-show school Q&A with the cast, and learn about how Mirvish develops its educational programming in a post-show chat with Denise Anderson, Student Outreach & Education Coordinator.  

$50.35 for PAONE Members/$60.96 for non-Members
Registration is closed.

PAONE HOLIDAY SOCIAL!
Thursday, December 6, 2018, 5:30PM
 

Location: Jason George (Front & Jarvis)
100 Front St E, Toronto, ON M5A 1E1

Come and enjoy a bite and a drink with colleagues and celebrate the first half of the season! RSVP below!

Learning from Indigenous Culture and Teachings in the Arts & PAONE AGM

Monday, October 29, 2018, 9:45am-12:30pm

After our AGM, PAONE will host a discussion with special guest speakers:

• Lindy Kinoshameg and Allen MacInnis: INDIGENizeUS: From Proposal to Implementation to Impact (Young People’s Theatre)

• Nyla Innuksuk: Indigenous Storytelling Through New Media

$10 for PAONE Members/$20 for non-Members. 

PAONE END-OF-SEASON SOCIAL!
Thursday, JUNE 28, 2018, 6PM+

Join us for our final event! Come celebrate the season with your PAONE colleagues! 

Duke of York Pub from 6pm onwards. 39 Prince Arthur Ave., Toronto
(Near St. George subway station, just east of Bedford and north of Bloor). 

CANADIAN STAGE Educator Preview "THE OVERCOAT"
tuesday, march 27, 2018, 7pm-10pm

St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts - 27 Front Street East

Join us for the Canadian Stage Educators Preview of The Overcoat!  Prior to the performance, the Educator Preview includes a chance for members of PAONE to mingle and chat with members of various school boards throughout Ontario. We also hope to hear from Tapestry New Opera about their upcoming education initiatives. Light refreshments will be provided.

Programming Strategies for School Field Trips
Thursday, February 8, 2018, 1PM-3:30PM

Roy Thomson Hall - 60 Simcoe St.

Join us for the Toronto Symphony Orchestra's Gr. 4-8 School Concert, "Shake, Rattle & Roll!"  The one-hour concert will be followed by light refreshments and a group discussion about arts education programming for schools.

PAONE Networking Event
Wednesday, Nov 29, 2017, 4pm-6pm

Harbourfront Centre - 235 Queens Quay W

Hosted by our colleagues from Harbourfront Centre, we'll begin with a guided tour of the current exhibitions at the Harbourfront Centre and The Power Plant. Members will then have the opportunity to meet other arts administrators and arts educators through "speed networking". Light refreshments will be provided.

Morning Mixer & AGM
Friday, October 28, 2016

On Wednesday October 19, 2016 from 9-11am, PAONE hosted its AGM/Morning Mixer at OISE, University of Toronto, 252 Bloor Street West in Toronto.

conference: outreach beyond your organization
Thursday, April 28, 2016

Hosted jointly by our colleagues at the Shaw Festival and Carousel Players, the day included lunch and an invitation to stay for a performance of Alice in Wonderland following the mini-conference.