The CARFAC Alberta Project Space and Office in Edmonton is closed for now and all CARFAC Alberta staff will be working from home until further notice. Webinars and engagement sessions will be happening online during the next months – consult our events listings for opportunities. We welcome your comments and questions, as always. Email us, we want to help!
General Information: general@carfacalberta.com
Chris W. Carson, Executive Director: chris@carfacalberta.com
Sharon Moore Foster, Program + Development Coordinator: sharon@carfacalberta.com
Danyon Reeves, Operations Coordinator: danyon@carfacalberta.com
Graeme Dearden, Communications Coordinator: graeme@carfacalberta.com
Dick Averns, Engagement Coordinator: dick@carfacalberta.com
Phone and Mail enquiries will be answered but we appreciate your patience as our response time may be slower than usual. If you want to talk on the phone, please email and ask us to call you!
Resources to read, resources to trust…
Survey to complete: (from I Lost My Gig -facebook group and ArtPond ; recommended by CARFAC ) https://ilostmygig.ca/survey/index.php/578798?newtest=Y&lang=en
TRACK your losses and share with both CARFAC Alberta and CARFAC National: Use a spreadsheet like this: Loss of Revenues document
World Health Organization: https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/events-as-they-happen
Federal government resources:
Canada’s COVID-19 Economic Response Plan: canada.ca/en/department-finance/economic-response-plan.html
Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has developed this page to provide updates on the fiscal measures taken by the Agency to help Canadians manage their tax and benefit affairs as this situation evolves.
Canadian wide resources:
Canadian Mental Health Association: https://cmha.ca/news/covid-19-and-mental-health
Cultural Human Resources Council (CHRC) : a list of resources for businesses, organizations as well as individuals. Look for updates on the Canada Council for the Arts and the Department of Canadian Heritage,
Alberta resources:
Government of Alberta: https://www.alberta.ca/coronavirus-info-for-albertans.aspx
Calgary Arts Development: https://calgaryartsdevelopment.com/announcements/information-about-covid-19/
Alberta Foundation for the Arts: https://www.affta.ab.ca/news/afa-response-covid-19-coronavirus-pandemic
Edmonton Arts Council: https://edmontonarts.ca/about_eac/covid_19_faqs/
AGLC (how use of proceeds have changed): https://aglc.ca/covid-19?fbclid=IwAR2cOVw7HIENpGfmmpDBJcznCqUy_MN9kLA2Sp4cJ2E4Z4D_9QiTeaSWg5s
ECVO (Edmonton Chamber of Voluntary Organizations) https://ecvo.ca/covid-19/
