Virtual Networking Series

Purple image of blurred concert crowd with Ontario Presents and Virtual Networking Series logo. At the bottom left corner of the page are the logos for Ontario Arts Council, Canada Council for the Arts and the Government of Canada. To the right of a divider text reads: Artist Showcases. October 3rd - 5th, 2024.

The Virtual Networking Series returned in the Fall of 2024! This series included activities such as Agent Pitches from September 10th - 25th and Virtual Showcases by Artists on October 1-3, 2024.

This program has been generously funded by Ontario Arts Council, Canada Council for the Arts and The Department of Canadian Heritage. 

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Artist Showcases

Artist Showcases were screened on Tuesday, October 1st, Wednesday, October 2nd and on Thursday, October 3rd at 10 am & 7:30 pm daily. The presentations are now available on our website for on-demand viewing!

Thank you to all of the artists who applied to showcase! The jury has completed deliberation for the Artist Pitch Sessions. This will include one Showcase specific to Young Audience works, and two multidisciplinary Showcases Sessions. Selected artists have been notified.

View the full line up of selected artists here!

Please note that the following dates are subject to change based on availability and further consultations.

Showcase Event Dates:

  • Tuesday, October 1st, 2024 Multidisciplinary Showcase
  • Wednesday, October 2nd, 2024 Young Audience Showcase
  • Thursday, October 3rd, 2024 Multidisciplinary Showcase

Further details will be announced within the coming weeks as we continue to have conversations with our various stakeholders. Please reach out to info@ontariopresents.ca if you have any questions.

Agent Pitch Sessions

The series began with several Agent Pitch Sessions taking place from September 9th - 18th, 2024.

View the Schedule!

Once again artist representatives, agents and managers were invited to pitch works to targeted groups of Ontario Presents’ presenting networks, including the Volunteer-Run Venue presenters, Professional Southern-based presenters and the Ontario Classical Music Network presenters.

The presenters determined which agents will be invited to the various pitch sessions. Invitations were then sent out to agents and artist representatives. Once invited, each agent or artist representative was required to accept the invitation and prepare to pitch for an allotted 10-15 minutes. Agents pitched works from artists who are best suited to each presenter group. Each presenter was welcome to attend any Agent Pitch session that might be of interest to them.

2023

The Fall Virtual Networking Series in 2023 included Agent Pitches, Virtual Showcase/Pitches by Artists, and One-on-One meetings. 

The series began with several Agent Pitch Sessions taking place from September 11th to 27th, 2023. The second part of the series focused on Artist Showcases that took place on October 3rd, 4th, & 5th, 2023. The final part of the series will be scheduled One-on-One meetings between artist representatives and presenters between October 16th to November 1st, 2023. 

Virtual Showcase Wrap Up

Ontario Presents Fall Networking Update - Letter from the Board of Directors

Small Venue Artist Pitches - September 6th - 8th, 2023

Contact ONtour - Update from the Board of Directors