Category Archives: provincial elections

Updated responses about arts policy from Calgary MLA candidates

Posted on April 21, 2012 by

ArtsVote Calgary has updated responses from a considerable number of political candidates on arts policy, and the particular needs of their constituents when it comes to the arts. Find out what your local candidates have to say (click here). So … Continue reading →

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Arts forum in Edmonton this evening

Posted on April 20, 2012 by

This from the Professional Arts Coalition of Edmonton: Have a heart-to-heart chat with Alberta election candidates about their parties’ visions for arts, culture and heritage in our province. PACE is organizing an Arts Forum for this Friday, April 20 at … Continue reading →

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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 that … 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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Election season again: Making the arts a part of conversation

Posted on March 26, 2012 by

Well, it’s official. We go back to the polls on April 23rd to vote for our new provincial government. With the PCs facing some nontrivial opposition for the first time in a while, Albertans can expect political candidates to be … Continue reading →

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