The deadline for this event has been moved to February 15th 
By Pepper Parr
BURLINGTON, ON.
January 8th, 2014
While it is one of the tightest deadlines we have ever seen, a week to pull together pictures of your work, write a statement setting out what you do and add a resume as well – BUT the event is certainly worthwhile.
The Burlington Art Centre (BAC) , the Region’s Newcomer Strategy and the Multicultural Council have combined their efforts to create an event that will focus on the contribution newcomers to Burlington can make to the arts and culture of the city.
If you know anyone who is new to the community and the surrounding region – let them know about this event. As newcomers – they probably won’t know much about local media. Perhaps they are your new neighbours. Clue them in
Great idea – the execution is just poorly done.
Having gotten that off our chests – here is the event: An International Art & Craft Festival that will take place on Saturday September 6, 2014 to Sunday September 7, 2014 at the Burlington Arts Centre.
It has been planned as a weekend of arts, crafts and multicultural performances. The BAC would like to invite musicians, dancers and performers who are newcomers to the region to submit a proposal to take part in the festival. Each performer or group will be allotted 10-20 minutes to perform a show based on their own culture of origin.
Performers should submit the following as part of their proposal:
A list of 2-5 links to videos of your performances posted online.
A copy of your resume including a list of your performance experiences.
A one page performer’s statement describing your performance and how it represents your culture of origin.
All submissions will be reviewed by a jury for selection.
The deadline for submitting proposals is January 15, 2014. Proposals are to be emailed to: Denis Longchamps, Director of Programs longchampsd@thebac.ca He can be reached at (905) 632-7796 ext. 303.
Along with performers the Festival wants to hear from artists and craft makers who are newcomers to the region. Submit a proposal to take part in the festival. The theme for the Arts and Crafts part of the Festival is Sharing.
Get your material into the same people.
