Candace

Welcome to the online home of Candace Shaw, a change agent, filmmaker, actor, and community organizer based out of  Canada.  I’ll go anywhere.

Follow the links above if you’re interested in the work I’ve done.  Fill out the Contact form if you’d like to talk to me about anything at all.

I’m currently looking for work, so if you have some great, paying project or job you’d like to talk to me about, feel free to contact me.

About Candace

- I’ve been involved as a performer in theatre and film since I was 12. I was in an arts-focused high school program, and studied Theatre - Performance at college.

- I grew up in a family audio/visual business, and have worked as a freelance videographer and editor in digital video for 13 years.

- Myself and a crew of amazing badasses took on the challenging re-invention of the Peterborough Folk Festival in 2007, and have breathed new life into this 20-year-old community institution.

- I’m a contributer at rootsmusic.ca

- I’m the manager and sometime contributer of popcultureaddict.com ; we’re currently working on a massive site overhaul and update which should go live in early 2010.

- I’ve contributed writing, interviews, photographs and reviews to Tough Drum Magazine, The Jones Magazine, SNAP Peterborough, and various online magazines.

- I volunteer a lot; from coaching kids’ soccer in high school to sitting on the Peterborough City Council’s Arts, Culture and Heritage Advisory Committee for the past three years, I’ve volunteered for a huge number of organizations.

- I’m a compulsive early adopter; I like to get in as early as possible on just about everything.  I belong to a lot of social networks, and update most on a regular basis, but I’m not terrifically excited about any one of them.

- I’m great with people, and thrive in environments where I can be on my feet, dealing with people most of the time.

I’m a generalist, but the things that most excite me are performance, film/television, new media, community building, graphic design, heritage buildings and architecture, archaeology,  research, and photography.  I love to read, to debate, and to find solutions.   I invest a lot of myself in my work.

My interests include ancient history, literature, textile arts (embroidery, quilting, knitting, sewing, spinning), gardening, women’s health, women’s rights, and living simply.

I make things happen.