{"id":4663,"date":"2016-07-11T17:07:03","date_gmt":"2016-07-11T21:07:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/?p=4663"},"modified":"2018-05-20T22:55:04","modified_gmt":"2018-05-21T02:55:04","slug":"claire-hopkinson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/claire-hopkinson\/","title":{"rendered":"Claire Hopkinson"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_8915\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-4663-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interview\/ClairHopkinson.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interview\/ClairHopkinson.mp3\">http:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interview\/ClairHopkinson.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/interviews-by-brainard-carey\/id1468502583?mt=2&amp;ls=1\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_itunes\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Apple Podcasts\" rel=\"nofollow\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/5ZxsN79E1W6VJOjQF9GNuZ\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_spotify\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Spotify\" rel=\"nofollow\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/tunein.com\/radio\/Interviews-by-Brainard-Carey-p1236598\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_tunein\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on TuneIn\" rel=\"nofollow\">TuneIn<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/feeds.podcastmirror.com\/interviews-by-brainard\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/goo.gl\/xSQrKY\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_more\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click here to  join mailing list\" rel=\"nofollow\">Click here to  join mailing list<\/a><\/p><p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-4694 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Claire_2016.jpg?resize=224%2C206&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"claire_2016\" width=\"224\" height=\"206\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Claire_2016.jpg?resize=300%2C276&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Claire_2016.jpg?w=502&amp;ssl=1 502w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 224px) 100vw, 224px\" \/>Since her appointment to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontoartscouncil.org\">Toronto Arts Council<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontoartsfoundation.org\">Toronto Arts Foundation<\/a> in 2005, both organizations have experienced significant growth in funding and impact, innovation in strategy and delivery, and greater understanding of their roles in the community. Early in her tenure she developed the direction Creative City Block, Block by Block, an overarching vision to have the arts accessible by all Toronto residents.<\/p>\n<p>A graduate of McGill University in English Literature (Honours), Claire then spent approximately 25 years commissioning, developing and producing works of opera and theatre, and running several arts organizations. An agent of change, she was instrumental in moving contemporary opera from the outskirts of the field to the revitalised centre. Claire also invested considerable time and energy into developing support for and getting Canadian artists onto international stages. Her evolution into policy maker and advocate \u2013 from arts producer \u2013 was a logical progression from her volunteer work as Founding Chair of <a href=\"http:\/\/opera.ca\/\">Opera.ca<\/a>, Vice Chair of Opera America, and co-founder and President of Creative Trust. She is committed to the value of collaboration and to developing partnerships across sectors to deepen the impact of the arts.<\/p>\n<p>Much of the impetus for Claire&#8217;s work in cultural policy is to understand and communicate the impact\u00a0 of the arts in society, and most particularly the vital role of that the arts play in city building in the culturally vibrant city of Toronto. In May of 2001, Claire won the national M. Joan Chalmers Award for Arts Administration in recognition of her contribution to Tapestry New Opera and the arts in Canada. In 2006 she was recognized by Theatre Ontario with the Sandra Tulloch Award for Innovation in the Arts.\u00a0She served as Co-Chair for the International Society for the Performing Arts 2011 Annual Congress in Toronto, which attracted the largest gathering of arts presenters in ISPA\u2019s history.<\/p>\n<p>Claire Hopkinson was interviewed by Kristen Fahrig for this edition.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>http:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interview\/ClairHopkinson.mp3Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | TuneIn | RSS | Click here to join mailing listSince her appointment to Toronto Arts Council and Toronto Arts Foundation in 2005, both organizations have experienced significant growth in funding and impact, innovation in strategy and delivery, and greater understanding of their roles in the community. 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