Places
In-person programming offered across Eastern Ontario & Western Quebec Online programming now offered across Canada Programs are offered in Schools , Community Settings , and Seniors Venues
Visibility
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Based on one of our key goals listed in our Strategic Plan , MASC undertook steps to “ increase visibility resulting in more significant impact in the community ”. To that end , we :
Secured weekly articles featuring MASC artists in both
Apt613 and
Le Pressoir . Increased our social media presence :
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400
Instagram Followers Developed a plan to hire a Communications Director for 2020-21 .
Sustainability
Despite reduced booking numbers , MASC maintained support from municipal and provincial governments and foundations . We were grateful to receive additional COVID-recovery funding from many of the key partners . This allowed MASC to sustain our organization and our artists for the remainder of the school year . We are particularly pleased that this support helped MASC cover 50 % of the artist fees for the many cancelled bookings due to COVID , which was greatly appreciated by our artists who rely on this income .
We are grateful that many of our event funders honoured their support of our events , covering the cost outlays that had been incurred by the time of cancellation .
We are proud to announce , that for the first time in MASC ’ s history , we have secured a four-year federal operational grant from Canada Council for the Arts , to start in 2020-21 .
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