# 2019-08-29 Our Networks OAC Call :date: **Date:** Sat, [Mon 29, 2019] @ 11:00-11:30 ET :raising_hand: **Participation:** [`meet.jit.si/ournetworks`](https://meet.jit.si/ournetworks) and [calendar](https://calendar.google.com/calendar/embed?src=aers7atolh0uurlfmkoki9kikg%40group.calendar.google.com&ctz=America%2FToronto) :notebook: **Notes:** https://hackmd.io/thUKLLPMQSan3mRo2d6bGA?edit :family: **Attendance:** - Mark - Ben # Agenda - Ben introducing Our Networks - Feedback from OAC about our 2019 application - Fit & disconnect # Notes - Feedback - Artistic perspective - 3 categories: - Presentation (we applied here with the Exhibit) - Professional development for media artists - Publications related to media art - Applied in presentation category, perhaps better apply as professional development - Jury questioned (Mark was not part of jury): - Artistic aspect of the conference - Level of impact - Lots of detail missing bc quite early in planning - Looked at last year but unsure of impact - Liked CoC - Not sure if coming from artists themselves (very techy) - Appreciate the website - Support material didn't help get a better sense of what we're trying to do - Recognize there are lots of volunteers, but OAC priority groups aren't directly addressed (very important) - Not enough information about the artists involved - Recommendations: - Start thinking about the art program and document it really well (spaces, the work itself, even if we don't have confirmed artists) - Engage curator for next year - Talk about selection process (programming committee, who are they, individual curator?) - Other funders interested in larger goals: Atkinson Foundation, Metcalf Foundation, Laidlaw Foundation, unions with money available for social justice - Tailor elements to each specific funder - OAC -> artistic program - Unions -> labour issues - Document the audience demographic - Canada Council & Heritage Canada - September 15 is the next deadline, apply again in Spring deadline - Build on this year's artistic program # TODOs - [ ] Get in touch with Mark **before** submitting next year's application