Category Archives: cultural funding

Who has a vision for the arts in Alberta?

Posted on April 11, 2012 by

PACE (the Professional Arts Coalition of Edmonton) and ArtsVote are active arts advocacy groups in Edmonton and Calgary respectively. Recently, ArtsVote collected responses from the various provincial party representatives, querying them about their vision for the arts in Alberta. They … Continue reading →

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ArtsVote All-Candidates’ Forum in Calgary

Posted on April 11, 2012 by

For those of you who couldn’t be there at the ArtsVote forum in Calgary two weeks ago, it’s well worth having a look at the video from this event. There were some interesting policy proposals that were put forth, and … Continue reading →

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Alberta writer Myrna Kostash’s take on voting for cultural policy – join in the discussion

Posted on April 5, 2012 by

ARTISTS IN ALBERTA: WHO SHOULD YOU VOTE FOR? by Myrna Kostash reposted from:  http://changealberta.wordpress.com/2012/03/29/artists-in-alberta-who-should-you-vote-for-by-myrna-kostash/ [Posted on March 29, 2012 by ChangeAlberta]   If you’re an artist in Alberta (read, self-employed with no taxable income), who should you vote for? For a lot of us … Continue reading →

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Time to talk about the arts: upcoming ArtsVote Calgary election forum

Posted on March 28, 2012 by

ArtsVote Calgary is teaming up with the Calgary Public Library to host a discussion forum between provincial candidates and Calgary’s arts community. Now is an excellent time to talk about how we’d like to work with our government to enhance … Continue reading →

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What advocacy services do we need at the federal level?

Posted on February 13, 2012 by

A short while ago, I posted about the CCA (Canadian Conference of the Arts), which was founded 66 years ago to represent the interests of all Canadian artists and cultural professionals at the federal level. CCA was behind the creation … Continue reading →

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Update on Calgary 2012 grants

Posted on November 23, 2011 by

I attended an information session last week about the Calgary 2012 project grants, and as promised, am passing on some of the highlights of that meeting. You can find more information here. A second deadline has been added for project … Continue reading →

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Call for project proposals: Calgary turns on the arts funding spigot

Posted on November 9, 2011 by

Calgary has won its bid to be named a Cultural Capital for 2012, and as a result, a sweet two million dollars or so will be distributed for arts and culture activities. Let’s make sure the literary arts make a … Continue reading →

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Congratulations to Alberta’s First Woman Premier Alison Redford…Let’s celebrate Arts & Culture!

Posted on October 3, 2011 by

Thank you Premier Alison Redford for your advocacy of the Arts! Here is the Alison Redford leadership campaign Arts and Culture Policy - Culture and the arts all too often get short shrift in the public policy arena, although for many people … Continue reading →

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