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Nicole Matiation

Gov­er­nor (Manitoba) 2011–2013 Nicole Mati­a­tion is the exec­u­tive direc­tor of On Screen Man­i­toba. This past year, she was the project man­ager for Manitoba’s Cul­ture Days initiative. Nicole has an MA in media arts from Con­cor­dia Uni­ver­sity and has held com­mu­ni­ca­tions, devel­op­ment, pro­gram­ming and man­age­ment posi­tions in the arts sec­tor for 20 years. This includes work at the National Film Board of Canada in Mon­treal coor­di­nat­ing an in-house film fes­ti­val and a video dis­tri­b­u­tion project using ani­mated shorts to...

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Skip Kutz

Gov­er­nor (Saskatchewan) 2011–2013 Skip Kutz, a Saskatchewan based musi­cian and uni­ver­sity edu­ca­tor, has stud­ied with Guy Fal­lot of the Paris Con­ser­va­tory and War­ren Ben­field, prin­ci­pal bass of the Chicago Sym­phony Orches­tra. As a per­former, he has played with many ensem­bles includ­ing the Orchestre Jeunesses Musi­cales, the Con­gress of Strings as well as the Saska­toon Sym­phony Orches­tra. As a con­tem­po­rary jour­ney­man bassist, he has per­formed with Colin James, the Mamas and Papas, Almeta Speaks, Sierra Noble and many other...

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Robert Spickler

Past Pres­i­dent & Chair of the Nom­i­nat­ing Com­mit­tee (Quebec) Ex-officio Robert Spick­ler has worked in the edu­ca­tion and cul­tural sec­tors for over 35 years. He was the co-founder, co-director and admin­is­tra­tive direc­tor of Théâtre d’Aujourd’hui (1970–1979) and admin­is­tra­tive direc­tor of Théâtre du Nouveau-Monde (1985–1987). Mr. Spick­ler has also held var­i­ous posi­tions at the Canada Coun­cil for the Arts (1983–1985 and 1987–1990). From 1990 to 1995, he was the exec­u­tive direc­tor of the Mon­treal Sym­phony Orches­tra...

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Of What Use is a National Gallery in Canada?

the NGC seeks to make art accessible to all corners of the county and further educate the public on the visual arts. However, in the context of today’s society and technology, what role does the Gallery play? Marc Mayer, the director and CEO of the NGC will answer this question as he leads a discussion outlining the relevance of the Gallery and his vision for it as it continues to grow and develop.

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