Thinking Culture - Election 2011: What about arts and culture?

The Canadian Conference of the Arts (CCA) invites you to attend the next installment of our cultural forum series, Thinking Culture.

Election 2011: What about arts and culture?

Date: April 20, 2011

Time: 5 pm to 6:30 pm

Location: University of Ottawa, Desmarais Building, 55 Laurier Avenue East, 12th floor, Room 110

With the 2011 federal election set to take place on May 2, the political landscape in Canada will inevitably change. No matter the outcome, the arts, culture and heritage sector will be impacted in one way or another. As it now stands however, are the arts even a priority for the country’s leading political parties? 

Join us as we seek to answer this question and more during a bilingual debate with local election candidates. We have invited candidates from the political parties currently represented in the House of Commons to share their vision for the future of the arts in Canada, and address topics related to policy development and funding models for the cultural sector. This presents an important opportunity for anyone with a vested interest in the arts and all citizens to be better informed on the issues before heading to the polls.

Confirmed participants to date include*:

• Mauril Bélanger (Liberal candidate for Ottawa-Vanier)

• Paul Dewar (NDP candidate for Ottawa Centre)

• Richard Nadeau (Bloc Québécois candidate for Gatineau)

* We are awaiting confirmation from the Conservative Party. Continue to check our website for updated information.

This forum will be free of charge. Seating is very limited so please register by contacting Annie Caporicci at annie.caporicci@ccarts.ca.

For more information, visit www.ccarts.ca.

Can’t attend the forum? You can still participate in the discussion through social media!

• Follow the CCA on Twitter as we live tweet from the event. Over the course of the debate, you can tweet us your questions or comments using hashtag #ccartsvote

• We will also be pulling questions from our blog. Just leave us your question in the comment box at the bottom of this entry.