Events

Information on upcoming events presented or co-presented by Balancing Act Canada

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Past Events

2025 National Roundtable Series: Empowering Artist-Parents & Caregivers

In 2025, we are taking the conversation to the next level. The National Roundtable Series is back—more action-driven, and with new sectors in the conversation, more transformative than ever before. This insightful webinar series brings together artist parents and caregivers in candid discussions with leading arts organizations who are committed to redefining care-centered policies and practices.

Read the full news story here.

About the 2025 National Roundtable Series

These roundtable webinars are open to the arts sector and the public at large, and include opportunities for attendees to submit questions to the panelists for discussion.

All roundtable webinars are free and take place online. Registration is required for each event.

Balancing Act panels are held in English, but are accessible in French thanks to live interpretation.

Behind the Scenes: Caregiving in Creation (or How many nap hours does it take to write a play?)

A national roundtable webinar on parent and caregiver support in the performing arts

In partnership with Women’s Work Festival

Date: Friday, March 7, 2025

Time: 12:30 – 2:00 pm EST / 2:00 – 3:30 pm NST

Live at the 19th Annual Women’s Work Festival in St. John’s, NL/Ktaqmkuk

Livestreamed via Zoom Webinar

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Support to Sustainability: Nurturing Artists, Nurturing Change

A conversation about methods to create change for caregivers in the visual arts

In partnership with MOTHRA: Artist-Parent Project

Date: Tuesday, March 25, 2025

Time: 1:00 – 2:30 pm ET

Online via Zoom Webinar

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Cast, Crew & Care: Who's Looking After the Industry?

A national roundtable webinar on caregiver support in the screen-based industry

In partnership with Women in Film & Television (WIFT) – Atlantic and WIFT+ Toronto

Date: Saturday, April 5, 2025

Time: 12:45 – 2:15 pm ET / 1:45 – 3:15 pm AT

Live at the 15th Annual Making Waves Conference in Kjipuktuk/Halifax, NS

Livestreamed via Zoom Webinar

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Harmonizing Work and Family: Supporting Parents and Caregivers in the Music Industry

A national panel on parent and caregiver support in the Canadian music industry

In partnership with Women in Music Canada

Date: Thursday, April 10, 2025

Time: 1:00 – 2:30 pm ET

Online via Zoom Webinar

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2025 Affinity Groups

Caring for Aging Adults

An online Affinity Group for artists and arts workers who care for aging adults and/or parents

New and Soon-to-be Parents

An online Affinity Group for artists/arts workers who are new and soon-to-be-parents

Art and Caregiving

An online Affinity Group for all artist parents and caregivers and those working at the intersection of art and care

BIPOC Mothering

An online Affinity Group for Black, Indigenous, and Racialized mothers in the arts industry

Creative Life, Community and Solo Parenting

An online Affinity Group for parents in artistic disciplines, looking to build community

Creativity and Caring for Aging Adults

An online Affinity Group for artists and arts workers who are for aging adults

BIPOC Mothering (Ongoing Series)

An ongoing series of online Affinity Groups for Black, Indigenous, and Racialized mothers in the arts industry

Parenting Beyond Borders

An online Affinity Group for artist-parents raising families in multicultural and multilingual settings

Caregiving Amidst Polycrisis

An online Affinity Group tackling creative work and caregiving in the context of polycrisis.

BIPOC Mothering

An ongoing series of onlne Affinity Groups for Black, Indigenous, and Racialized mothers in the arts industry

Creativity and Caring for Aging Adults (with Diana Tso)

An online Affinity Group for artists and arts workers who care for aging adults and/or parents

BIPOC Mothering

An ongoing series of onlne Affinity Groups for Black, Indigenous, and Racialized mothers in the arts industry

2026 Affinity Groups

Ruth Asawa vs. Art History

A moderated discussion with founder-member of MOTHRA: Artist-Parent Project Sarah Cullen on sculptor Ruth Asawa and the suspension (rejection?) of the wisdom that conflating motherhood with artistic practice is the death of your career.

BIPOC Mothering

An ongoing series of onlne Affinity Groups for Black, Indigenous, and Racialized mothers in the arts industry