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I Want To Showcase partners are proud to announce a new initiative that will contribute to the streamlining of the entire live performance value chain.

As of this fall, IWTS is rolling out a new Open Data Policy. This policy gives solo artists, bands and artistic companies the opportunity to transform their IWTS performer profile information into publicly available open data, in partnership with the Artsdata knowledge graph.

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CAPACOA has released an analysis report on information systems for the performing arts industry in Canada. While it marks the conclusion of a project initiated last summer, this report continues the ongoing efforts by CAPACOA and Artsdata partners to promote a data-centric digital transformation focused on open data. 

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Calling all arts organizations! Applications are now open for the 4th annual Digital Discoverability Program.

Between summer 2024 and winter 2025, you will have the opportunity to work one-on-one with the Artsdata team. Together, we will find solutions to boost the discoverability of your organization, by focusing on your: 

  • Event pages (i.e. pages describing upcoming live performances); 
  • Artist bios (i.e. pages describing the performers you present or represent); and/or
  • Wikidata items (i.e. entries describing your organization, your venues(s), your festival(s), and/or your artists).
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A laptop shows a graph with the "Number of named entities with Artsdata URIs", in front of a constellation background.

2023-2024 was a pivotal year for the Artsdata knowledge graph. Following seven years of development, jointly led by multiple partners and parallel initiatives, former projects dia-log and Linked Digital Future have merged with Artsdata (originally stewarded by Crow’s Theatre) to form a new project. Artsdata is still operated outside of a dedicated organizational structure. However, management responsibilities have been formally delegated to CAPACOA by the Artsdata Community Group. This group acts as a governing body, consisting of data providers and data consumers. 

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Bill C-11 has been on a lot of minds since it passed Parliament and became law last spring. Also called the Online Streaming Act, it promises enhanced discoverability opportunities for Canadian content creators on platforms like YouTube, Spotify and Netflix.

But in order for these platform’s new algorithms to recommend Canadian content, they need to be told which creators are, in fact, Canadian. This is where provenance metadata comes into play.

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Written by Mariel Marshall, with contributions from Adrienne Wong

On Monday, November 6, at the Alt Hotel in Ottawa, I delved into the rapidly evolving world of artificial intelligence and its impact on the creative performance landscape. This conversation was part of CAPACOA’s 2023 Confluence conference, featuring Canadian artist Adrienne Wong.

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