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The CCA com­mu­ni­cates reg­u­larly with its mem­bers and the pub­lic regard­ing its work pro­mot­ing and defend­ing the arts, cul­ture and her­itage sec­tor. From time to time, Alain Pineau adds his per­sonal touch as pre­sented in this blog. Read on and share your thoughts by post­ing replies.

 

 

JEAN MALAVOY LEAVING CANADIAN CONFERENCE OF THE ARTS

Bul­letin 27/05 Ottawa, June 3, 2005 — Jean Malavoy, the cur­rent National Direc­tor of the Cana­dian Con­fer­ence of the Arts, will be leav­ing the CCA on June 21st, 2005, after one year at the helm of Canada’s old­est and largest arts advo­cacy organization. About his deci­sion to leave, Malavoy said: “I am not a per­fect fit for the CCA. Although I am very pas­sion­ate about Cana­dian cul­ture and the place of the artist within our soci­ety, I feel that my resources and exper­tise will be bet­ter uti­lized towards...

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ARTICULATING A VISION FOR A FEDERAL CULTURAL POLICY — CHALMERS CONFERENCE PROVIDES SPRINGBOARD FOR CCA NOVEMBER NATIONAL POLICY CONFERENCE

Ottawa, April 21, 2005 — With nearly one hun­dred par­tic­i­pants from across the coun­try in atten­dance, the 6th Cana­dian Con­fer­ence of the Arts Chalmers Con­fer­ence came to a suc­cess­ful con­clu­sion Fri­day, April 15th. Orga­nized around the theme of “Advo­cacy and the Par­lia­men­tary Process”, the one-day con­fer­ence fea­tured a vari­ety of pre­sen­ta­tions and panel dis­cus­sions designed to fur­ther equip del­e­gates with the knowl­edge and infor­ma­tion required for ongo­ing...

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CHALMERS REGISTRATION DEADLINE FAST APPROACHING – ENSURE YOUR SPOT BY REGISTERING TODAY

CCA Bul­letin 15/05 Ottawa, 1 April 2005 MPs and Young Man­agers Pro­filed in Chalmers After­noon Sessions Build­ing on the suc­cess of last year’s Chalmers Con­fer­ence on gov­ern­ment rela­tions, this year’s con­fer­ence, sched­uled for 15 April at the National Arts Cen­tre in Ottawa, con­tin­ues the all-important theme of advo­cacy.   CCA bul­letin 11/05 out­lined some of the presentations lined up for Chalmers: Glen Milne on how gov­ern­ment makes pol­icy, and Tranquillo Mar­rocco on mak­ing sense of the...

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WELCOME ABOARD!

Bul­letin 13/05 Ottawa, March 29, 2005 — The Pres­i­dent and Chair of the Board of Gov­er­nors of the Canadian Con­fer­ence of the Arts (CCA) is pleased to announce the con­fir­ma­tion of the thirteen indi­vid­u­als who will form the new CCA Board when the cur­rent one is dis­solved this April. “Given the qual­ity and vast con­tri­bu­tions over the years of these incom­ing mem­bers to Canada’s cul­tural com­mu­nity, they are, as a group, ide­ally suited to car­ry­ing CCA forward,” stated out­go­ing CCA...

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CHALMERS 2005 – HOW TO NAVIGATE THROUGH THE “CHAOTIC MARKETPLACE” OF GOVERNMENT POLICY PROCESS

Bul­letin 11/05 Ottawa, March 11, 2005 — “The pol­icy process hap­pens in an envi­ron­ment that is as much a chaotic mar­ket­place as a planned sys­tem.  It has rules and expec­ta­tions for roles and process, but these can be abbre­vi­ated or altered by the Prime Min­is­ter and Gov­ern­ment to suit the task at hand.  It is always in the throes of impor­tant changes – par­tic­u­larly in the role and structure of cab­i­net com­mit­tees, and usu­ally with­out much pub­lic notice….  Gov­ern­ment...

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CCA Board of Governors Elections Begin Today

Bul­letin 7/05 Ottawa, Feb­ru­ary 7, 2005 — It’s time to chose the hearts and minds that will help guide the Cana­dian Con­fer­ence of the Arts over the next three years. Elec­tions for the CCA’s board of gov­er­nors begin today,  and the vot­ing period will run through Feb­ru­ary 25, 2005. Indi­vid­ual and orga­ni­za­tional mem­bers can cast their bal­lots at the CCA’s elec­tion website (www.ccarts.ca/vote). At the elec­tion web­site, you will find the full slate of 16 candidates, along with a brief bio and...

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The CCA’s 2004 National Arts Awards Winners

Ottawa , Novem­ber 10th, 2004 — A dynamic hus­band and wife team with a his­tory of cul­tural patron­age and one of the shin­ing lights of the the­atre com­mu­nity will receive the Cana­dian Con­fer­ence of the Arts’ 2004 National Arts Awards at a cer­e­mony in Regina on Novem­ber 19, 2004 . The CCA is pleased to announce John and Bar­bara Poole and Mal­lory Gilbert as the award win­ners for 2004. The Keith Kelly Award for Cul­tural Lead­er­ship will be pre­sented to one of Canada ‘s ...

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CONFERENCE WORKSHOP TO FOCUS ON SPECIFIC ABORIGINAL STATUS OF THE ARTIST ISSUES

Ottawa , Octo­ber 29 th , 2004 — The Cana­dian Con­fer­ence of the Arts is pleased to announce a spe­cial ini­tia­tive with the Abo­rig­i­nal arts com­mu­nity, in con­junc­tion with its national pol­icy con­fer­ence, From Act to Action: Mov­ing For­ward on Sta­tus of the Artist , tak­ing place in Regina , Saskatchewan , on 19 and 20 Novem­ber 2004 . The con­fer­ence will fea­ture a spe­cial work­shop on Abo­rig­i­nal artists’ issues as they relate to Sta­tus of the Artist, issues...

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Time’s running out to register for the CCA’s 2004 National Policy Conference

Ottawa , Octo­ber 20, 2004 — CCA mem­bers and other inter­ested indi­vid­u­als and groups should note that the dead­line for reg­is­tra­tions for From Act To Action: Mov­ing For­ward on Sta­tus of the Artist , the CCA’s 2004 National Pol­icy Con­fer­ence is Fri­day, Octo­ber 29th . This date is also the dead­line to reserve one of the lim­ited num­ber of rooms that has been reserved at a group rate at the Hotel Saskatchewan Radis­son Plaza ( www.hotelsask.com , 1–800-333‑3333 ext. 142, 2125...

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Former CCA President receives GG’s Award

Ottawa , Sep­tem­ber 22, 2004 — A past pres­i­dent of the CCA’s Board of Gov­er­nors Jean-Louis Roux will be pre­sented with a Gov­er­nor General’s Per­form­ing Arts Award at a cer­e­mony at Rideau Hall on Novem­ber 5 2004 . Roux is a dynamic fig­ure in Canada ‘s the­atre com­mu­nity. He has per­formed more than 150 roles on stage and more than 50 more on tele­vi­sion. He has writ­ten two plays and adapted into French more than twenty clas­sic works by the likes of William...

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