CCA Bulletin 24/09

September 30, 2009

CCA Cultural Policy Workshop:

The Politics of Arts and the Art of Politics

The Canadian Conference of the Arts (CCA) is bringing its Cultural Policy Workshop to you! In coordination with local arts groups from around Canada, the Canadian Conference of the Arts (CCA) will host workshops, available in both official languages, which will inform participants about how public policy shapes the nature of arts, culture, and heritage in Canada. We hope to show you the best ways of making an impact on these policies.

The Politics of Arts and the Art of Politics is a half-day workshop designed for a small group of 20-40 participants. The workshops are open to all Canadians interested in arts and culture: from all disciplines and practices within the sector itself, artists and creators, municipal and provincial officials, educators and students, arts activists, volunteers, arts organization Board members and the business community.

Participants will leave the workshop with:

A brief background of federal cultural policy and the recent developments to our rich history

An overview of current practices in the workings of government and policy development

A toolkit for advocating for the arts

A practical case study exercise

The first series of workshops are being held in:

Regina, with the Saskatchewan Arts Alliance, October 1, 2009

Peterborough, with the Artspace Artist-Run Centre,
- November 4, 2009 1:30 – 4:30 pm
  Artspace, 3/378 Aylmer St. N
  To register, contact Artspace at info@artspace-arc.org or 705-748-3883

Kingston, with the Kingston Arts Council,

November 5, 2009 6:00 – 9:00 pm
Kingston Frontenac Public Library, Wilson Room, 130 Johnson Street
To register, contact the Kingston Arts Council at info@artskingston.com or 613-546-2787

Sudbury, with the Sudbury Arts Council,
- January 14, 2010 , 6:00 – 9:00 pm NEW!!
  Tom Davies Square, 200 Brady Street
  To register, contact the Sudbury Arts Council at sac.contact@gmail.com or 705-560-5412

Sault-Ste-Marie, with the Arts Council of Sault-Ste-Marie and District and the NORDIK Institute,
- January 13, 2010, 6:00 – 9:00 pm NEW!!
  Algoma University, 1520 Queen St. East
  To register, contact Jude Ortiz at the NORDIK Institute, jude.ortiz@algomau.ca or 705-949-2301

Waterloo, with Communication, Leadership, and Social Innovation & the Centre for Cultural Management, University of Waterloo
- November 18, 2009, 7:00 – 10:00 pm
  Council Chambers (3rd Floor), Waterloo City Centre
  100 Regina St. South (at William)
  To register, contact Bill Poole at the Centre for Cultural Management, wpoole@uwaterloo.ca or 519-888-4567 x 35057

Mark your calendars now to participate in the discussion. Please tell your friends and colleagues about these workshops and contact the CCA if your community is interested in hosting one of our Cultural Policy workshops! Hosting a workshop for communities around the country is the best guarantee that the CCA can truly inform, and be informed by Canadians.

Local partners are crucial to the success of the CCA Cultural Policy Workshop because they provide the CCA with advice, logistics support and access to local networks of artists, creators and arts administrators and educators. We are very grateful to our many partners for their significant contribution to the Politics of Art and the Art of Politics workshops.

To register or to bring the workshops closer to you, please contact Megan Forsythe at the Canadian Conference of Arts, megan.forsythe@ccarts.ca or 613-238-3561 x 18.

I look forward to meeting with you!

Alain Pineau

National Director