Canadian Arts Management + Governance Incubator: Online Workshop Series

Free Workshop Series Now Accepting Registrations

Registration Closes: Tuesday, April 7, 2026
Visit here to register

★ Please note this program is capped at 60 participants and registrations will close prior to the deadline if the 60 cap is reached earlier—you are encouraged to register as soon as possible!

About the Canadian Arts Management + Governance Incubator

The Canadian Arts Management + Governance Incubator program is a free online workshop series open to emerging and aspiring Canadian arts sector workers and board members connected to groups or organizations with annual budgets under $1 million.

This workshop series is ideal for people working as or aspiring to be paid staff or volunteer board members in small- to medium-sized arts organizations. This series is targeted to the visual and media arts, but will accept participants from other arts disciplines.

This workshop series will be held in English.

This incubator program is a series of Zoom-based workshops running eight Wednesdays from May to August, 2026 (3pm – 5:30pm ET):

• May 6
• May 20
• June 3
• June 10
• July 8
• July 22
• August 5
• August 19

Subjects to be covered include:

• Organizational structures
• Role of the board
• Role of the Executive Director
• Personnel management
• Financial management
• Grant management
• Other areas related to management and governance in the arts

Please note this workshop series will not provide support in artistic programming development or fundraising / fund development areas.

Images (left to right): Cecilia Araneda and Penny McCann

The Canadian Arts Management and Governance Incubator program is led by Canadian cultural leaders Cecilia Araneda and Penny McCann.

Accessibility: The Canadian Arts Management + Governance Incubator is an online workshop program available to anybody with access to the internet. The program is in English. Please contact cdn.artsmgmt@gmail.com if you have special accessibility needs.

General inquiries can be sent to: cdn.artsmgmt@gmail.com

Cecilia Araneda
Online / Canada
www.ceciliaaraneda.ca/cdn-artsmgmt
cdn.artsmgmt@gmail.com

Instagram @ceciliaaraneda

This program has been generously funded by the Canada Council for the Arts