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BC Artists real under 75%-90% funding cuts in the provincial budget over the next 3 years...
1. Find your British Columbia MLA here
2. Letter from CADA/BC member download
3. Media Links
Current Activities
Current Advocacy Issues - brought to you by CADA-ON Advocacy Committee
I am an artist. I vote
CADA-ON urges all Toronto members to get involved with ArtsVote 2010. Click here to go to the ArtsVote site and see what you can do.
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Resources
Ontario Ministry of Culture artist resource website
www.ontarioartist.ca <http://www.ontarioartist.ca>
ARTISTS LEGAL ADVICE SERVICES (ALAS)
ALAS lawyers can provide summary legal advice on arts-related problems.
Who can use ALAS? - If you are a resident of Ontario, ALAS can help you identify an arts-related legal problem, advise you about how to deal with a given situation, or suggest how to prevent future problems.For more than a decade, ALAS has been helping dancers, visual artists, musicians, writers, actors and filmmakers. Issues typically dealt with include Contracts, Defamation, Copyright, Trademarks & Royalties or other payments.
Find out more at www.alasontario.com <http://www.alasontario.com/>
Consultations are by appointment only. Call our voicemail at 416.367.ALAS. Leave a message that includes your name, evening phone number and a brief description of your legal problem. One of our volunteers will call you to arrange an appointment with an ALAS lawyer.
Toronto International Flamenco Festival and The Art of Expression
www.theartofexpression.com <http://www.theartofexpression.com/>
Canadian Conference for the Arts
The Canadian Conference of the Arts (CCA) is the national forum for the arts and cultural community in Canada . It provides research, analysis and consultations on public policies affecting the arts and the Canadian cultural institutions and industries. The CCA fosters informed public debate on policy issues and seeks to advance the cultural rights of Canadians. Periodically the CCA initiates, or endorses, advocacy campaigns aimed at the federal government.
Dancer Transition Resource Centre
Founded in 1985, the Dancer Transition Resource Centre (DTRC) is the only organization in Canada dedicated to helping dancers make necessary transitions into, within and from professional performing careers. It also operates as a resource centre for the dance community and the general public by providing seminars, educational materials, networking and information, as well as supporting activities that enhance the socio-economic conditions of artists.
A national organization, the DTRC has offices in Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver, as well as representatives across the country. Please see the contact page for more information.
Canadian Dance Assembly
Advocacy and Education activities of the Canadian Dance Assembly are essential to represent and support the needs of Canadian professional dance. The CDA believes the development of resources for dance will benefit and strengthen the role of Canadian professional dance in the cultural fabric of Canada. The aim of CDA Advocacy Resources are to disseminate information to members to enable them to undertake advocacy action on behalf of our cultural community.
Canada Council for the Arts
The Canada Council for the Arts is committed to promoting the value of the arts to the lives of Canadians. Making a case for the arts is a sampling of materials developed on various aspects of artistic life in Canada. They are free for you to use - please acknowledge the Canada Council as the source of the material.
Arts Research Monitor
ArtsResearchMonitor.com provides synopses of qualitative and quantitative research findings in the arts and culture. We hope that the site is useful to artists, arts managers, funders, policy makers, researchers and others with an interest in learning more about the arts and culture. The site presents research on the Benefits & Impacts of the Arts, Arts Discipline Information, and an amazing range of other topics from Copyright to Facilities.... A fantastic site.
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