About Candace

I make things happen.

Actor, filmmaker and bon vivant Candace Shaw has been involved in arts and culture for more than 20 years.  Currently working as a Social Media Consultant for Grammy Award-winning artist Dan Hill and Volunteer and Events Coordinator for the Canadian Canoe Museum, she also is an able host for events, workshops or radio, and an entertaining addition to panel discussions.

A graduate of the PCVS Integrated Arts Program and Trent University, she has appeared in more than 40 films and theatrical productions including Cavan Blazers in 1993 and more recently, Max’s Cabaret.  In 1999 she was part of the three-person creative team behind Flick, the first feature-length independent film written, filmed, and produced in Peterborough.  An avid volunteer with a passion for community engagement, she has been active on the Board of Directors of arts organizations such as Artspace, the Ontario Council of Folk Festivals, and Shelter Valley Folk Festival.  From 2006, under her leadership as Executive and Artistic Director of the Peterborough Folk Festival, the three-day community and arts festival has re-branded, increased funding by 40%, and become an artistic leader both within the local community and on the national music scene. An outspoken critic with strong opinions, she has been a juror for the JUNO Awards and FACTOR (Foundation Assisting Canadian Talent on Recordings). For the past four years, she has been an appointed member of the Arts, Culture, and Heritage Advisory Committee to the City of Peterborough.

Shaw currently lives in Peterborough, Ontario where she raises urban chickens, reads historical non-fiction, and ruminates upon the subject of urban planning and built heritage.