[microsound] Canada Council Changes - Petition (fwd)

[Phil Thomson <philthom@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I know not all of you are from Canada, and most of you probably do without 
funding from bodies like the Canada Council, but I thought I would forward 
this petition nonetheless, as it is an issue that relates to the social 
context of cultural production generally, and an issue like this may 
eventually come to effect a greater number of us, so it would be good for 
some of us to speak up now.

P



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Date: Mon, 22 Nov 2004 01:00:19 -0400
From: michael - <breakingtension@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Reply-To: microvan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
To: evolve@xxxxx, bhc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, microvan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx,
     vancouver_em@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [microvan] Canada Council Changes - Petition


PETITION

Changes to art funding at the Canada Council for the Arts
will cripple art practices in Canada

Many of you have heard about the proposed changes to Visual Arts funding
at the Canada Council for the Arts. These changes, which are due to come
into effect in January 2005, will dramatically reduce the number of
artists who will receive grants, and will set in place an inadequate
process of grant assessment, as well as bring corporate focus on
artistic production, seeing it as a product-oriented activity rather than
a process of innovation and continuous inquiry of the artists'
relationship to society.
Please read the letter from PAARC (Pacific Association of Artist Run
Centres)  in Vancouver responding to the proposed changes. It is attached
to this email in pdf format.

Also, take your time and visit the Canada Council website for detailed
information about the new proposed program:
http://www.canadacouncil.ca/visualarts/va_consultations.htm


It is extremely important to act immediately and let the Canada Council
know how
you feel about these changes.


The deadline for feedback is December 1st, 2004.



Petition:


Please COPY (rather than Forward) this e-mail into a new message,
sign at the end of the list, and send it to all the people whom you know.
If you receive this list with more than 100 names signed, send a copy of
the petition to:



Francois Lachapelle
at>http://www.canadacouncil.ca/contactus/emfrm.htm?contactID=107
and
Shayla Morreau at
http://www.canadacouncil.ca/contactus/emfrm.htm?contactID=213


Individual response:
You can also respond to these proposed changes by writing the Canada
Council individually.
The form is available at:
http://www.canadacouncil.ca/contactus/emfrm.htm?contactID=213
You can use the letter below and paste it into the message box on the form
provided by the Canada Council or write your own email voicing your
concerns.

Even if you decide not to sign, please consider forwarding the petition on
instead of deleting it.


______________________________________________________________________


As a professional visual artist (or supporter of the arts) in Canada, I am
deeply concerned about the proposed changes to visual arts funding at the
Canada Council.
The funding provided by the Canada Council for the Arts is extremely
important
to the vitality of the art community in Canada and has successfully
supported
a broad range of art practices.

As an artist, I rely on this funding and feel the proposed changes will
dramatically effect support for all artists in Canada.

I petition that these changes should be revised in better consultation
with art communities in Canada, to reflect a more equitable system that is
closer to the model of funding currently in place.

I disagree with the proposed changes and do NOT support them.
(Signed)

______________________________________________________________________


1. Lorraine Oades (Montreal)
2. Catherine Bodmer (Montreal)
3. Jessica MacCormack (Montreal)
4. Liz Garlicki (Winnipeg, MB)
5. Theo Sims (Winnipeg, MB)
6. Garth Hardy (Winnipeg, MB)
7. Heather Emery (Vancouver, BC)
8. Marianne Bos (Vancouver, BC)
9. Michael Red (Vancouver, BC)



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