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.
FROM THE DESK of Alain Pineau: CCA, CAC and the confusion of acronyms and roles
CCA Bulletin 19/06 April 7, 2006 The CCA (Canadian Conference of the Arts) has received many questions over the past few weeks about the respective roles of the CAC (Canadian Arts Coalition), which is not be confused with another CAC (Conseil des Arts du Canada) or one of the many other CCA (Centre for Canadian Architecture, Canadian Cattlemen’s Association…). ...
read moreDeadline for Nominations for the CCA National Arts Awards: April 30th
CCA Bulletin 16/06 March 31, 2006 Recently it was the Oscars, this weekend it’s the Junos, but please remember that April 30, 2006 is the deadline for nominations for the CCA’s National Arts Awards! We invite all CCA members to give serious consideration to nominees for these awards. Nomination forms are available in the Awards section of the CCA website or by...
read moreFROM THE DESK of Alain Pineau
CCA Bulletin 14/06 March 10, 2006 The Canadian Conference of the Arts has concluded an intensive five days of consultation and deliberation designed to help formulate the CCA’s agenda for presentation to the new government. The Chalmers Conference, the National Policy Conference and a two-day meeting of the Board of Governors which followed immediately after ...
read moreA Conference Update from the CCA
CCA Bulletins 13/06 February 27, 2006 KEYNOTE SPEAKER ALAIN GOURD TO ADDRESS KEY QUESTION AT CCA’S NATIONAL POLICY CONFERENCE: How can the cultural sector work most effectively with the new Conservative government to ensure its priorities are on the national agenda? Currently top of mind for everyone in the cultural sector, this question will be the focus of a presentation by keynote speaker Alain Gourd at the CCA’s National Policy Conference on Saturday, March 4. A cultural...
read moreDELEGATES TO TACKLE CHALLENGING ISSUES AT UPCOMING CONFERENCE
CCA Bulletins 12/06 February 16, 2006 Delegates will address several challenging topics relating to cultural policy, globalization, and advances in new technologies at the CCA’s 2006 National Policy Conference March 3 and 4. The conference provides a unique opportunity to map out what currently exists in terms of policy, what more is needed, and how to ensure policy-making keeps pace with changes in technology. Four concurrent workshops – two focusing on artist/creator...
read moreAGENDA REFLECTS TIMELINESS OF CCA CONFERENCE
CCA Bulletin 10/06 February 9, 2006 Register today Be an early-bird and save $100 on conference fees by registering before February 10! The complete agenda for the CCA’s upcoming conference Mapping Canada’s Cultural Policy: Where do we go from here? is now available on our website. The CCA’s two day national policy conference brings together the key players and stakeholders in cultural policy in Canada — individual artists, cultural organizations and ...
read more“MANAGING CHANGE”, THE CATCHPHRASE FOR THE 21ST CENTURY?
CC Bulletin 08/06 February 1, 2006 Musician, writer and hi-tech wizard Paul Hoffertwill kick off CCA’s March 2006 National Policy Conference, Mapping Canada’sCultural Policy: Where Do We Go From Here?, with a provocative breakfastpresentation that will scramble your eggs! In an interview with National Director, Alain Pineau, Hoffert outlined anumber of fundamental trends which he sees challenging the cultural sector.Here are some highlights from this...
read moreIMPORTANT REMINDER REGISTER NOW FOR CHALMERS TO AVOID DISAPPOINTMENT!
CCA Bulletin 7/06 January 31, 2006 As the country settles down, post-election, to the realities of a Conservative minority government,the next CCA conference provides a particularly timely opportunity for the cultural community tocome together for a sector-wide consultation around cultural policy: what exists, what is stillneeded, and how best to get it. As you already know, CCA’s National Policy Conference, Mapping Canada’s Cultural Policy:Where do we go from here?, is...
read moreFROM THE DESK of Alain Pineau: MARCH 2006 CONFERENCE REMINDER
CCA Bulletin 4 /06 January 19, 2006 – If you have been following the federal election and public opinion polls as intently as the Canadian Conference of the Arts (CCA), you will doubtlessly feel the winds of change picking up. At the moment it appears that on January 23 2006 the political landscape in this country will be altered when Canadians go to the polls to elect a new federal government. Every Canadian 18 and older has a right to have their say at the polling booth, but what about...
read morePaul Hoffert keynote speaker for CCA’s March 2006 conference
Bulletin 51/05 Ottawa, December 9, 2005 – Paul Hoffert – musician, writer, and hi-tech “wunderkind” – will kick off CCA’s March 2006 conference as the keynote speaker. Combining his artistic experience with his interest in new technologies, Hoffert’s address will examine new approaches to production and dissemination of culture and the arts. With the March conference, entitled Mapping Canada’s Cultural Policy: Where do we go from here?, the CCA is embarking on a...
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