The Blog
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.
CCA Annual General Meeting Ushers in New Board Members and Bylaw Changes
CCA Bulletin 19/08 June 18 , 2008 Just the Facts The Canadian Conference of the Arts held its annual general meeting at the Ontario College of Art and Design on June 12, 2008. The President of the CCA, Robert Spickler and the National Director, Alain Pineau also gave their reports on the state of the CCA. Members greeted the news that through strict management of resources, the CCA had manage to expunge its accumulated deficit and had recorded a modest surplus for the 2007-08...
read moreFrom the Desk of Alain Pineau: Cultural Policy: Next Generation A New Program From The Canadian Conference of the Arts
CCA Bulletin 13/08 May 1 , 2008 Just the Facts For some time, the Canadian Conference of the Arts has been looking at a project called Cultural Policy: Next Generation, which will bring together several initiatives whose goal is to train the next generation of cultural workers. This project, which has three sections, is part of the 2008–2011 Strategic Plan adopted by the CCA Board at its November 23, 2007 meeting. The first part of this project will be the establishment of a...
read moreThe Canadian Conference of the Arts welcomes its 2008–2011 Board of Governors
CCA Bulletin 11/08 March 26, 2008 Just the facts The Canadian Conference of the Arts (CCA) is proud to announce the composition of its 2008–2011 Board of Governors. Further to the election process which took place in the second half of February and to the March 20th meeting of the current Board, the new Board of Governors will be comprised of: Liz Barron – Winnipeg, Manitoba Arts consultant Michel Beauchemin – Montreal, Quebec Executive Secretary,...
read moreFROM THE DESK of Alain Pineau: Chalmers Mini-Conference by John Holden, Head of Culture for the Influential British think tank DEMOS
CCA Bulletin 03/08 February 11, 2008 Just The Facts On Thursday January 31, the Canadian Conference of the Arts, with the generous support of the Canada Council for the Arts, presented a public lecture by John Holden, Head of Culture for the influential British think tank DEMOS. This event was held at the University of Ottawa. Mr. Holden gave a detailed presentation on what he calls the “cultural system”, i.e. the framework in which various stakeholders in the...
read moreSeveral Measures Proposed at the CCA Symposium on Cultural Diplomacy
CCA Bulletin 38/07 December 7 , 2007 The Facts On November 22nd, at Université du Québec à Montréal, the Canadian Conference of the Arts (CCA) held a one one-day Symposium on the Role of Arts and Culture in Canadian Public Diplomacy. One hundred and twenty (120) people working within the artistic and cultural sector gathered, to hear the twelve invited panelists’ thoughts. Participants discussed the principles and models on which the federal government...
read moreFROM THE DESK of Alain Pineau: What’s up at the CCA?
CCA Bulletin 32/07 September 26, 2007 Many of you may be wondering if the CCA has left for summer holidays and not returned, since communications over the past few weeks have been few in-between. I can assure you that nothing could be further from the truth: the problem is that we have been so busy over the past three months that we can barely keep you informed of all the work underway on behalf of the arts and cultural sector! Throughout the summer, the Secretariat of the CCA has...
read moreCanada will Host Important UNESCO Intergovernmental Meeting in December 2007
CCA Bulletin 28/07 August 1, 2007 Just the facts As reported previously (CCA Bulletins January 24, 2007 and April 10, 2007), interest among states in the UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions remains high. Sixty-three states, as well as the European Community, have now joined. The first Conference of Parties to the Convention was held in Paris from 18 to 20 June 2007, the second will be held in June 2009. While the...
read moreFROM THE DESK of Alain Pineau: CRTC Task Force Report on the Canadian Television Fund crisis: an unconditional capitulation to broadcast distributors
CCA Bulletin 25/07 July 19, 2007 The CRTC Task Force on the Canadian Television Fund (CTF) has published its Report on June 29, just before the long Canada Day weekend and the beginning of summer holidays. All interested parties have until July 27 to make their views known on the 24 recommendations of the Task Force, one of which is that these recommendations start being implemented by the CRTC by September 15, in order “to create a market-oriented private sector...
read moreFROM THE DESK of Alain Pineau: Investing in Canadian Arts and Culture: Distinguishing “Need” From “Demand”?
CCA Bulletin 22/07 June 6, 2007 Securing increased and stable funding for the arts and culture sector has been high on the priority list of objectives for the Canadian Conference of the Arts (CCA) for decades. As the arts and culture sector celebrates the fiftieth anniversary of the Canada Council for the Arts, this issue has once again re-emerged as a “top-of-mind” issue. The infusion and distribution of $50 million dollars to the budget of the Council over...
read moreFROM THE DESK of Alain Pineau: CCA Intervention on Proposed “Code of Conduct for Procurement”, plus Important Announcements
CCA Bulletin 10/07 March 13, 2007 Job opportunity: the CCA is looking for a policy advisor Nomination Deadline for the 2007 Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards Extended until March 30th “Les États généraux des arts et de la culture” in Caraquet, NB May 2–6 2007 IETM Plenary Meeting 30 May-3 June 2007 in Montreal Further to the previous Bulletin 08/07, the Canadian Conference of the Arts (CCA) recently sent a letter to the Hon. Michael Fortier, Minister of...
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