The Ontario Council of Folk Festivals is the largest folk and roots music organization in Canada. Its mission is to support the growth and development of folk music in Ontario by supporting the growth and development of presenters and performers. OCFF is currently in the fourth year of implementing a five-year strategic plan aimed at facilitating a stronger, more engaged, connected and active folk music community in Ontario.

The ideal candidate:
You have a passion for the performing arts and are ready for the challenge of leading a membership-based, not-for-profit arts organization in a stimulating and supportive folk music community, with a small staff, an ambitious province-wide mandate, and an annual conference with a national and international reach.

You excel at working independently and providing proactive leadership to multiple, concurrent initiatives, while being accountable to – and implementing strategies set by – a Board of Directors.

You have a track record of success in financial management, planning, grant applications and fund raising, public relations, and administration, as well as working with performers, community organizations, volunteer boards, government funders, and private sponsors.

You have experience in organizing successful large events, coordinating suppliers and volunteers, and “thinking on your feet”.

Bilingualism may be an additional asset you bring to the role.

Location: Ottawa
Salary range: $45,000 – $51,000 plus benefits

For more information, please contact Katharine Partridge, OCFF Board of Directors, at 905 372 4694.

Send your application with covering letter, résumé and three references to hiringcommittee@folkmusicontario.ca no later than December 7, 2012. Applications will be treated in confidence. Only applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.

Download the job posting (PDF).

Download the 2012 delegate directory (PDF) here.

Thank you. 

The 2012 OCFF conference is over. But until we return to preparing for the 2013 conference, congratulations to Shawna Caspi and Jan Cody, new board members; to re-elected board members Katherine Partridge and Scott Merrifield; to new president Alex Sinclair; to our 2012 Estelle Klein Award recipient Arthur McGregor, and to all of you who made the conference a success.

In the meantime please amuse yourself by enjoying the photographs of Mike Bourgeault, who did a great job of documenting the goings-on, like this:

The Musettes by Mike Bourgeault

If you like this photo of 2012 Youth Program participants The Musettes, then browse Mike’s first set of OCFF images. The office will return to full strength next week.

Just a reminder — our spanking new app is great and keeps getting better. If you’re at #ocff2012 and you use an iPhone, Android, Blackberry, or other mobile web device, you can get schedules, information, and share photographs you take at the conference. Try it out!

Peterborough Folk Festival‘s artistic director, Candace Shaw, will be hosting a Music Marketing Webinar on Monday, November 26, 6:30 – 8:30pm. For more information, visit: http://pffmusicmarketingwebinar.eventbrite.ca/. OCFF members can get $5 off the workshop fee by entering the promotional code FOLKIES.

All 28 available Private Showcase rooms for the 2012 OCFF conference are now SOLD OUT. For more information about Private Showcases, including the Private/Sponsored Showcase registration form, please visit the Conference Showcasing page.

2012 Official Showcase artists and alternates have been announced! Thank you to all who applied. To view the lists of Showcasing Artists, visit Conference Showcasing.

It’s time once again to nominate candidates for the OCFF Board of Directors. Find more details about the nomination process and nomination forms on the Board of Directors page.