Cultural Community
Proposed Government Priorities
(proposed first draft - for review and comment)
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Public recognition and appreciation of the role, value and contributions of
arts and entertainment, culture and communications in society.
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Participation by all cultural community associations in public policy
consultations, with full representation of cultural community
interests in public policy, program management and
government priorities.
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Organization of a Culture and Communications Department to represent
and manage cultural community interests in government.
(Heritage, as historical term, is too narrow a term to include the entire cultural world.
Artists belong to a cultural community, more than a heritage community.)
A Department of Culture and Communications would serve the cultural community's interests best.
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Culture & Communications as a public investment, with cultural
budget allocations in proportion to the contribution of culture in the economy.
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Simpler and faster access to government programs, public services,
public information, government budgets and pubic pensions.
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Increasing support, grants, contributions and sponsorships,
with more accessible and faster information regarding cultural funding decisions.
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Cultural Career Employment Programs with the goal of raising per capita incomes
for amateur and professional artists in all disciplines.
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Cultural Community Economic Development and Cultural Tourism Programs.
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Cultural Community evaluations of government programs and public services.
(ie. Let artists give government a score on how well it is serving cultural community interests.)
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Status of the Artist Legislation encompassing principles of the cultural community as a whole.
Canadian Cultural Budgets
Artsvote Manifesto
Artsvote.info
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