Government aid to the arts--Canada

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BC Arts Council meeting records

  • GR-3544
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  • 1967-2009

The series consists of meeting agendas and minutes, correspondence, reports, budgets, texts of speeches, grant applications and presentations created between 1967 and 2004 by the British Columbia Arts Council and its predecessor the British Columbia Arts Board. The records document the Council’s programs and funding decisions. Records include the names of organizations that requested grant funding, how much was requested, how much was awarded, and reasons for the decision. The records cover several branches of the arts in British Columbia, including visual arts, dance, and theatre. Early records document the establishment of the British Columbia Arts Board, and include correspondence to and from Sam Bawlf regarding appointments to the Board. The series also consists of the welcoming remarks to the first meeting of the BC Arts Board in 1974. The series also consists of records pertaining to the Centennial Cultural Fund Advisory Committee. The fund was created by premier WAC Bennett and was the first permanent assistance to the province’s cultural activities. Under order-in-council 2784 (1967), interest earned upon the Fund was to be disbursed to arts organizations through local arts councils. In its first year, $190,000 was granted to arts organizations and councils. In 1972, an order-in-council shortened the name to the “British Columbia Cultural Fund.”

The records are arranged by meeting and are generally in chronological order. Meeting packages frequently include records from various Arts Council committees, including the Music Advisory Committee, Literary and Publishing Advisory Committee, the Arts Festivals Committee, the Media Arts Committee, and the Community Arts Advisory Committee. The records are covered by ORCS 80100-04 of schedule 143933 (Cultural Services).

British Columbia Arts Council

Canadian Artists Representation profile

SUMMARY: A documentary on the Canadian Artists Representation lobbying association. The speakers include CAR members Nora Blanc and Fred Owen, both of BC; Sylvan Boyer of Edmonton; Bill Lobchuk of Winnipeg; Roger Savage of Halifax; Claude Sabaran of Quebec; and Phyllis Harris of the Urban Art Project. The program was prepared with the assistance of the BC Cultural Fund.

Canadian Conference of the Arts : Calgary, 1972

CALL NUMBER: T2563:0001 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1972 SUMMARY: TRACKS 1 & 2: Tape of speeches at the Canadian Conference of the Arts annual meeting in Calgary, 1972. Discussions of the state of the arts in Canada, particularly Western Canada; recommendations for improving the state of the arts, especially the role of government in the encouragement of the arts; other types of funding; regionalism; and public education.

CALL NUMBER: T2563:0002 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Summaries of deliberations at the Calgary conference on the arts in Western Canada; the role of the artist in society (opportunity, freedom and respect for the artist); arts education; public education and respect for artists; the media, and communication about the arts and between artists; the federal government and the arts; regionalism and representation; funding in general; democratization and decentralization. Comments by Richard Courtney on the Canadian Conference of the Arts. TRACK 2: Group reports on results of deliberations during the conference.

Government grants to arts : John Juliani

RECORDED: [location unknown], 1974 SUMMARY: John Juliani and his theatre experiment "Savage God" -- a group of 12 BC playwrights that has produced a series of plays, scripts, and TV programs. Discussion of "welfare art" -- that is, government-supported projects in the arts -- by Jonathan Baker and Harry Rankin. Chris Newton defends the "elitist" concept of art.