Want to learn about funding and other development opportunities available to artists in Alberta? Join us for this free online information panel with Gallery staff and representatives from all levels of funding. We’re excited to welcome Michelle Schultz (Arts Liaison Consultant for the Canada Council’s Alberta Focus Initiative) and Ayla Stephen (Funding Manager for the Rozsa Foundation), as well as share information about the Alberta Foundation for the Art’s funding streams.
This program will be held online via Zoom. Registration is required and this program is free to attend. To register, please email Program & Event Coordinator Heather Kehoe, hkehoe@saag.ca.
This program is free to attend and presented in partnership with the BIPOC Foundation’s DigiArts Festival.
AYLA STEPHEN
Ayla Stephen is the Funding Manager at the Rozsa Foundation, where she develops and delivers funding programs that support Alberta's non-profit arts sector. She works closely with arts managers to strengthen organizational capacity and explore new opportunities. Before joining the Foundation, Ayla spent 15 years in Alberta's professional theatre community, including more than a decade as Associate Producer of The Shakespeare Company. A Betty Mitchell Award-nominated actor and longtime member of the Late Late Breakfast Show sketch comedy ensemble, Ayla brings both funder and practitioner perspectives to conversations about building sustainable arts careers and organizations.
Photo by Mike Tan
MICHELLE DEANNE SCHULTZ
Michelle Deanne Schultz is currently Arts Liaison Consultant for the Canada Council’s Alberta Focus Initiative. She is an art consultant, strategist and curator who has worked in public and private institutions in Canada, the US and the UK for the last 15 years. Since moving back to Edmonton in 2015, her focus has been on Prairie-based artists and institutions. She is often on the road, believing in the importance of building connections for artists nationally and internationally. In her role as arts liaison consultant, she works with artists and organizations throughout Alberta, with a focus on metropolitan centres, to build an on-the-ground presence for the Canada Council.
Photo by Zachary Ayotte
