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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.

 

 

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…). ...

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Deadline 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...

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FROM 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 ...

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A 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...

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DELEGATES 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...

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AGENDA 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 ...

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“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...

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IMPORTANT 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...

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FROM 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...

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Paul 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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