Conference Date:
Oct. 26 - 28, 2006

Location:
Imperial Oil Centre for
the Performing Arts,
Sarnia, Ont.

 

NOTE:You will need Adobe
Acrobat
in order to read and
print pdf documents.If you do
not have this program, you
may download a copy safely
for FREE from Adobe.

ONTARIO CONTACT 06
Bookmark this site

 


Would it help you to know:

What’s new?      
What’s hot?    
Who’s selling?  
  Who’s buying?

Would it help you to:

Showcase your work for an audience of presenters?
Watch some amazing showcases?


OC 06 has everything we all need to put artists in front of audiences!

 

 


Contact Room OC 04


What is CONTACT?

A conference - a showcase forum - a networking platform - a marketplace!


Contact Room OC 05

  • Juried Showcasing Artists - all genres approximately 40 each year
  • Indie Showcases - several scheduled throughout the event
  • Contact Room - where artists, agents, managers and programmers meet and talk face-to-face about more touring!
  • Workshops & Seminars - you learn something new every day!
  • First-Time Attendees Breakfast - get the scoop on how to "do" CONTACT
  • Networking Opportunities - network with your colleagues in an informal setting
  • Presenter Meetings - region and genre networks can meet & plan
  • Coffee Café! - relax for a minute

CCI is thrilled to be producing this province-wide event. Each year excitement fills the air as presenters, artists, agents and managers share the stage and the Contact Room in the pursuit of excellence - bringing performers and audiences together in all of the theatres, venues, halls and stages across Ontario.

ONTARIO CONTACT is now in its 36th year. It was a major program of the Ontario Arts Council for 30 years and is now presented under the auspices of CCI, the Ontario Presenting Network. It is CCI's hope that this annual event continues to address the on-going needs of the province's presenters and establishes itself as a showcase destination for presenters from other countries.

Annual conference attendance includes approximately 350 presenters and exhibitors, some 150 artists, workshop leaders, and representatives from various government and arts service agencies, all on hand to provide information, professional development, showcases and networking opportunities.

The presenting community involved in the conference is made up of 30% professional programmers and 70% volunteer programmers, primarily from Ontario, and with some representation from across the country and the United States.

Each year at ONTARIO CONTACT, presenters experience a wide range of showcases of professional Canadian artists who will be touring. Artist Managers display information about all artists in their rosters (representing over 2000 Canadian artists), and they assist presenters with all necessary information about planning and finalizing tours.

A number of professional development workshops are held as part of the conference with professional experts and panels to ensure the latest in trends and successes.

 


"James and Cynthia and I just wanted to thank you and your associates for hosting yet another successful conference. We were appreciative of the opportunity to showcase our newest production, Variations In Love, to the presenters in attendance, and touring dates are materializing as a result. So a heartfelt thank you to all involved, and we're looking forward to next fall in Sarnia."
- Jack Langenhuizen, MOTUS O dance theatre


What's New This Year?

  • SARNIA HERE WE COME! Richard Poore, the Manager of the beautiful Imperial Oil Centre for the Performing Arts is hosting us this year. Travel info, hotel info, and things to do in Sarnia are all detailed on this site.
  • DINI PETTY is on board as our new Showcase Host/Emcee. After wowing everybody at OC 05 with her showcase of her one-woman show A Broad View, Dini agreed to step into the hosting role for us when long-time host Rick Phillips stepped down after so many wonderful years of service. Thanks to Rick, and hello Dini! Click here for Dini's bio.
  • Indie Showcases - More Indie Showcases this year since they were such a big hit in 05! Various times throughout the conference - schedule TBA
    Artists, agents and managers - interested in finding out more? Please get in touch with Executive Producer, Paul Eck at 905-817-0022 or via email at click here.
  • FREE! Shuttle bus service between the host hotel and the Imperial Oil Centre. Details will be posted here as they come available.


More NEWS to come...
look here thoughout the spring, summer and fall!


What's new for 06 ? We're moving to Sarnia!


"Congratulations on a great Contact 04 Conference. Thanks for having me speak at the Health and Safety workshop. Great participation from those in attendance and the session reiterated that audience safety/management is of prime concern for venues." - John Watson, Theatre Direct Canada