[Bcma-l] CMA, Communique: Canada Council Increases Support for Visual Arts

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Subject: 	CMA, Communiqué: Canada Council Increases Support for Visual 
Arts [REF5360000679000006320]
Date: 	Wed, 13 Feb 2008 13:13:00 -0500
From: 	Canadian Museums Association des musées canadiens 
<lmcconnell@museums.ca>



    Canada Council Increases Support for Visual Arts


*February 13, 2008, Ottawa —* Today the Canada Council for the Arts 
announced how it plans to allocate its new $31.5 million in federal 
funding. Jon Tupper, CMA vice president from Charlottetown PEI, and John 
McAvity, CMA executive director, attended yesterday’s briefing for 
national arts service organizations. The CMA is happy with the 
announcement and the openness that the Canada Council has demonstrated 
in its strategic planning.

The visual arts will receive the largest increase of all disciplines: 
from $17 million to almost $21 million. This news comes following 
recommendations from the Visual Arts Summit in November. The new funds 
will be applied to the various visual art programs including operating 
grants to art museums and artist run centres, special project grants, 
and grants to artists. Specific program details, including new maximum 
funding levels for larger art museums, are expected soon.

Other key issues facing the community, include the need to review 
criteria for eligible operating grants of art museums and artist run 
centres, the new criteria for artists’ grants, a proposed exhibition 
fees program, assistance for touring exhibitions given the demise of the 
federal Exhibit Transportation Services on March 31, and the need for 
increased international exposure.

The new Canadian Alliance of the Visual Arts (CAVA) is pursuing a number 
of issues of common concern for the visual arts and will be meeting in 
early March to discuss these issues.
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*For further information:*
John G. McAvity
Executive Director
jmcavity@museums.ca <mailto:jmcavity@museums.ca>
613-567-0099 x226


www.canadacouncil.ca <http://www.canadacouncil.ca>


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