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Journées de la culture: a winning recipe!
Results of a social movement that keeps on growing
Braving the bad weather, over 210,000 participants turned up at the artist workshops, museums, cultural centres, theatres and libraries to discover different aspects of the arts and culture during the 14 thedition of the Journées de la culture on the last weekend of September. A veritable cultural feast was served up by 3,152 organizations and almost 10,000 artists and cultural workers in 353 municipalities throughout Quebec. >> cont'd |
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Culture: a necessary condition for truly sustainable development
Minister Christine St-Pierre, Ministère de la Culture, des Communications et de la Condition féminine, affirmed the importance of culture as she kicked off a joint initiative that should lead to Quebec’s adopting the Agenda 21 for culture. This international reference document already adhered to by hundreds of cities around the world sets forth principles and goals for fully integrating culture into sustainable development. >> cont'd |
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1,000 citizens stand up for culture!
View the portraits and comments of those fellow citizens who took a stand for culture at www.jemaffichepourlaculture.com. The citizen photo event Je m’affiche pour la culture! was held during the Journées de la culture at 32 locations in 23 municipalities in 14 regions of Quebec. |
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More businesses that dare to be creative
Over the past several months, six more businesses or organizations have invited their employees to participate in a creative project in collaboration with a professional artist as part of the Art at Work program. Discover the collective creations of those teams... >> cont'd
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Kudos for the Cultural Logbook!
We are very proud to report that the online magazine École branchée has chosen the interactive version of the Cultural Logbook as one of its favourite websites (Coup de cœur) for 2010-2011 – the 3rd year in a row it has received this honour! >> cont'd |
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Worth a look!
The Resources and Links section of our website has a new set of links and documents on the impacts and benefits of the arts and culture. >> See the resources |
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The Billy Goat of Notre-Dame
Students’ mascot celebrates the 31st tacon-site, at the Économusée de la lainerie in Saint-Fulgence, in the land of the Ouananiche
During the Journées de la culture 2010, students at École Notre-Dame in Alma, in the Saguenay– Lac‑Saint‑Jean region, created a new mascot: a billy goat made of wool and textile fibres with the help of artist Stéfany Tremblay. The project was to celebrate the installation in Saint-Fulgence of the 31st tacon-site, one of a series of stone sculptures marking a ouananiche-shaped circuit around the region, an initiative of the artists collective Interaction Qui.
>> Read the article |
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Between Grace and Fear: The Role of the Art in a Time of Change
This book is a series of interviews with social theorists and scholars, philanthropists, scientists, theologians, artists and activists. The subjects provide their perceptions of what role artists and arts organizations should play in contributing to a more just and sustainable society.
William Cleveland and Patricia Shifferd
Common Ground Publishers, 2010 |
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 The Power of Culture for Development
This recent UNESCO’s brochure illustrates how culture, in all its dimensions, is a fundamental component of sustainable development.
Document PDF, 16 pages |
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 A strategic vision for development
This best practices guide published by the Quebec government is part of MAMROT’s collection on land use planning and sustainable development. It’s a tool for local and regional stakeholders to promote the integration of economic, environmental, social and cultural issues in planning and development. [available in French only]
Direction générale des politiques, ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l’Occupation du territoire (MAMROT), Quebec, 2010
Document PDF, 68 pages |
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2010 edition of the PRIX ARTS-AFFAIRES
The Board of Trade of Metropolitan Montreal and the Conseil des arts de Montréal are once again joining forces to present the Prix Arts‑Affaires de Montréal. These annual awards recognize the business community’s contribution to Greater Montreal’s artistic and cultural development.
For more details:
www.artsmontreal.org/prix-artsaffaires.php
www.ccmm.qc.ca/prix-artsaffaires
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This policy grouping is committed to producing a package of studies to measure the impact of artistic intervention in the business field and in research projects, and to formulate recommendations on European policies that will support this type of artistic intervention.
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