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Wel­come to the CCA’s Media Cen­tre. This is your one stop shop to find our lat­est press releases, use­ful sta­tis­tics and other information.

 

After 30 years, what has UNESCO’s Recommendation concerning the Status of the Artist achieved?

CCA Bul­letin 27/10 Octo­ber 26, 2010   Just the Facts This year marks the 30th anniver­sary of the UNESCO Rec­om­men­da­tion con­cern­ing the Sta­tus of the Artist. With the sup­port of the Cana­dian Artists and Pro­duc­ers Pro­fes­sional Rela­tions Tri­bunal, the Cana­dian Con­fer­ence of the Arts (CCA) has con­ducted a crit­i­cal review of this ini­tia­tive in Canada.  After 30 years of efforts, what exactly has been achieved for artists and cre­ators in this coun­try and abroad? The ques­tion...

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Copyright: the Parliamentary debate is about to begin

CCA Bul­letin 26/10 Octo­ber 25, 2010     Just the Facts Bill C-32, the Copy­right Mod­ern­iza­tion Act, is sched­uled to be pre­sented in the House of Com­mons for sec­ond read­ing next week on Tues­day, Novem­ber 2. Debate in sec­ond read­ing cov­ers the basic prin­ci­ples of the pro­posed piece of leg­is­la­tion. In an excep­tional turn of events, in the case of C-32, the gov­ern­ment has obtained the agree­ment of the three oppo­si­tion par­ties to limit debate to a min­i­mum so that the bill...

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Art, Science and Business – An interdisciplinary dialogue

Art, Science and Business – An interdisciplinary dialogue

Date: Octo­ber 12, 2010 Time: 5 pm — 6:30 pm Loca­tion: Uni­ver­sity of Ottawa, Des­marais Build­ing, 12th floor, Room 110 One of Europe’s great­est artis­tic institutions, the Akademie Schloss Soli­tude in Stuttgar­tis a pub­lic foun­da­tion that seeks to pro­mote and fund young artists through inter­na­tional res­i­dence fel­low­ships and by orga­niz­ing pub­lic per­for­mances, read­ings, con­certs and exhi­bi­tions by its residents. Since 1990, the Akademie has hosted more than 900 cre­ators from all...

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Of What Use is a National Gallery in Canada?

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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The CCA Publishes its Annual Analysis of the Federal Budget

CCA Bul­letin 25/10 Sep­tem­ber 14, 2010     Just the Facts Hav­ing received answers to the ques­tions raised with the gov­ern­ment, the Cana­dian Con­fer­ence of the Arts (CCA) is now pleased to pub­lish its annual Analy­sis of the Fed­eral Bud­get from the per­spec­tive of the arts, cul­ture and cul­tural industries. The analy­sis of the 2010 bud­get exam­ines fed­eral fund­ing to the Depart­ment of Cana­dian Her­itage, cul­tural agen­cies and Crown Cor­po­ra­tions; orga­ni­za­tional and...

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The Canadian Conference of the Arts Announces its National Arts Award Winners for 2009

(Ottawa, ON) Sep­tem­ber 13, 2010 — The Cana­dian Con­fer­ence of the Arts (CCA) is pleased to announce the win­ners of its national arts awards for 2009. Françoise Sul­li­van and Joyce Zemans will receive the Diplôme d’honneur, while Mau­rice For­get and Robert Jekyll will receive the Keith Kelly Award for Cul­tural Lead­er­ship. The win­ners will be pre­sented with their awards dur­ing the CCA’s 65th anniver­sary Gala din­ner, tak­ing place on Novem­ber 1, 2010 at the National Arts Cen­tre (NAC) in Ottawa. The...

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PAUL GROSS ANNOUNCED AS KEYNOTE SPEAKER AT CCA 65 TH ANNIVERSARY GALA DINNER

Ottawa, ON (Sep­tem­ber 8, 2010) – The Cana­dian Con­fer­ence of the Arts (CCA) is pleased to announce that acclaimed Cana­dian actor and direc­tor Paul Gross will be the keynote speaker at its 65  anniver­sary gala din­ner. The gala will take place on Novem­ber 1, 2010 at the National Arts Cen­tre (NAC) in Ottawa and will cel­e­brate the CCA’s accom­plish­ments and legacy in Canada’s arts, cul­ture and her­itage sec­tor since its incep­tion in 1945. “We are hon­oured to have Paul Gross deliver the keynote address...

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Arts Education and the CCA

CCA Bul­letin 23/10   August 31, 2010   Just the Facts As edu­ca­tional insti­tu­tions across the coun­try rev up their pro­grams for the fall semes­ter, many arts edu­ca­tors, prac­ti­tion­ers and patrons wait with bated breath to see how enrol­ments will fare. Pro­grams in arts edu­ca­tion are as diverse as the coun­try itself. They offer a plethora of essen­tial learn­ing out­comes includ­ing cre­ative devel­op­ment, self expres­sion, aes­thet­ics and bol­ster­ing self-determination. Cre­ative...

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The Canadian Conference of the Arts Launches New Cultural Forum Series

Ottawa, ON (August 25, 2010) –The Cana­dian Con­fer­ence of the Arts (CCA) is pleased to announce the launch of Think­ing Cul­ture, a new forum series focused on arts, cul­ture and her­itage issues. Pre­sented in part­ner­ship with the Uni­ver­sity of Ottawa’s Cen­tre for Con­tin­u­ing Edu­ca­tion, Cen­tre on Gov­er­nance and School of Polit­i­cal Stud­ies, the forums will explore the com­plex­i­ties of cul­ture in Canada and abroad and how it con­tin­ues to affect society. This series will pro­vide...

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Remuneration for charity staff: the CCA joins chorus of concern over Bill C-470

CCA Bul­letin 22/10 August 23, 2010   Just the Facts As reported in CCA Bul­letin 16/10, Bill C-470 passed sec­ond read­ing in the House of Com­mons in April and is now on its way to hear­ings by the Stand­ing Com­mit­tee on Finance. Intro­duced by the Hon. Albina Guarnieri, Lib­eral MP for Mis­sis­sauga East – Cooksville, this bill would allow the Min­is­ter of National Rev­enue to dereg­is­ter any char­i­ta­ble orga­ni­za­tion, pub­lic foun­da­tion or pri­vate foun­da­tion that paid any employee...

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