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2001

Canada Council announces plans for new funding

(2001-12-18) The Canada Council for the Arts today announced its plans for the distribution of $75 million in new funding over the next three years.

Performing arts organizations face attendance, financial challenges

(2001-12-12) Canada's largest theatre companies, dance companies, opera companies and symphony orchestras face major challenges in expanding their audience and generating sufficient revenues to be financially sustainable, says a new report conducted by the Canada Council for the Arts.

The Canada Council for the Arts announces the winners of the 2001 Governor General's Literary Awards

(2001-11-14) The Canada Council for the Arts announced today the names of the winners of the 2001 Governor General's Literary Awards, in English and French, in the categories of fiction, poetry, drama, nonfiction, children's literature (text and illustration) and translation.

2001 Governor General's Literary Awards Presented by the Canada Council for the Arts

(2001-11-08) A full list of the award winners, with biographical information and visuals, will be available as of 9 a.m. EST on November 14 on the Canada Council website.

Jazz i.d.

(2001-10-29) a rendezvous with talented young Canadian jazz musicians November 2, 2001, at 7:30 pm Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Exhibition Place, Toronto

The Canada Council for the Arts announces nominees for the 2001 Governor General's Literary Awards

(2001-10-23) The Canada Council for the Arts announced today the names of the nominees for the 2001 Governor General's Literary Awards, in English and French, in the categories of fiction, poetry, drama, nonfiction, children's literature (text and illustration) and translation.

Russell Kelley appointed head of Canada Council's Music Section

(2001-10-15) The Canada Council for the Arts has announced the appointment of Russell Kelley as head of its Music Section, effective December 1, 2001.

Eighteen countries become founding members of international arts federation

(2001-10-12) The Canada Council for the Arts is among the first 18 national arts funding bodies admitted as founding members of the International Federation of Arts Councils and Culture Agencies (IFACCA).

2001 Governor General's Literary Awards Presented by The Canada Council for the Arts

(2001-10-10) Nominees: Tuesday, October 23, Winners: Wednesday, November 14

jazz i.d. Young Canadian professional musicians win national jazz competition

(2001-10-09) The Canada Council for the Arts today announced the winners of jazz i.d., the nationwide competition for young Canadian professional jazz musicians. The winners are: David Braid Sextet, Bryn Roberts Group, Tom Daniels Trio, The Donny Kennedy Quintet and Quinsin Nachoff Quartet.

Renting works of art: an opportunity for private corporations and the public sector

(2001-09-18) The Art Bank of the Canada Council for the Arts will be at the Montreal World Trade Centre, September 24 to 28, 2001

Micheline Lesage appointed Director of Canada Council's Arts Division

(2001-09-07) The Canada Council for the Arts announced today that Micheline Lesage has been appointed Director of the Arts Division, effective immediately.

Canada Council cites "year of achievement" in the arts: 2000-2001 Annual Report

(2001-09-05) The Canada Council for the Arts has described the first year of the new millennium as "a year of achievement" for Canadian artists at home and abroad.

The Board of the Canada Council for the Arts meets in Saskatchewan, September 11-15, 2001

(2001-09-04) The Board of the Canada Council for the Arts will meet in Regina and Saskatoon from September 11-15. The Board meets four times each year - three times in Ottawa, and once in another region of Canada.

The Art Bank visits the Prairies September 4-28, 2001

(2001-08-28) The Art Bank of the Canada Council for the Arts will tour to Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta from September 4-28, 2001, as part of an awareness campaign for potential clients.

Jean-Louis Roux, Chairman of the Canada Council for the Arts to visit New Brunswick July 10-14

(2001-07-04) Jean-Louis Roux, Chairman of the Canada Council for the Arts, will be visiting Moncton, Dalhousie, Shediac, Bouctouche and Caraquet later this month to meet with artists, arts organizations and the media and to participate in a variety of cultural events.

Venice Biennale award "a testament to Canadian creativity": Canada Council

(2001-06-11) The Director of the Canada Council for the Arts says the awarding of a major international prize to Alberta artists Janet Cardiff and George Bures Miller is "a testament to both the remarkable creativity of Canadian artists and the value of public support for the arts."

Jacques Poulin, Ian Hacking win Canada Council for the Arts Molson Prizes

(2001-06-07) Jacques Poulin, one of Quebec's most distinguished writers, and Ian Hacking, a world-renowned philosopher currently teaching at the University of Toronto, have been awarded the Canada Council for the Arts Molson Prizes for 2000.

Canada Council to showcase young jazz musicians

(2001-05-07) The Canada Council for the Arts is holding a nationwide competition for young professional jazz musicians to showcase their work at the Canadian International Jazz Convention in Toronto in November 2001.

Art Bank to acquire 54 new works

(2001-05-02) The Canada Council Art Bank will acquire 54 new works with a total value of $139,120, its first acquisitions in more than five years.

Canada Council to support Berton House writers

(2001-04-26) The Canada Council for the Arts and the Berton House Writer's Retreat Society announced today a new partnership to fund four writers' residencies a year at the Berton House Writer's Retreat in Dawson City, Yukon.

Atanarjuat by Zacharias Kunuk selected for the 2001 Cannes Film Festival

(2001-04-25) The Canada Council for the Arts congratulates Inuit filmmaker Zacharias Kunuk, whose film Atanarjuat (The Fast Runner) has been officially selected for the 2001 Cannes Film Festival, taking place May 9 to 20.

Canada Council injects $2.5 million into opera creation

(2001-04-20) The the Canada Council for the Arts announced today that it will inject $2.5 million over the course of the next five years into the creation and production of new Canadian opera and music theatre.

An additional million in funding for media arts organizations

(2001-04-03) The Canada Council for the Arts has announced that its Media Arts Section will receive an additional $1 million per year starting this year, following the implementation of the new Canadian Feature Film Policy announced in October 2000 by the Department of Canadian Heritage.

13,000 Authors Receive Close to $9 Million in 15th Annual PLR Payments

(2001-02-21) The Public Lending Right (PLR) Commission celebrates its 15th anniversary this year. This commission, set up in 1986, makes payments to Canadian authors for the presence of their books in public and university libraries. This week, it is distributing $8.6 million to 12,740 Canadian writers, translators and illustrators.

High-profile committee to select new Art Bank works

(2001-02-20) A committee of prominent Canadian artists and visual art experts has been chosen to select new works to be purchased by the Canada Council Art Bank for the next two years.

Call to Aboriginal artists in Canada interested in film, video, audio and new media

(2001-02-12) Canadian Aboriginal artists - status and non-status, Métis and Inuit - who are interested in producing projects in film, video, audio or new media are invited to contact the Media Arts Section of the Canada Council for the Arts to find out more about the Aboriginal Media Arts Program. The next application deadline is April 1st, 2001.

Canada Council creates working group on large performing arts organizations

(2001-01-25) The Canada Council for the Arts wants to know how best to help Canada's largest performing arts organizations maintain their financial stability and expand their audiences, and has formed a high-level working group to provide advice and recommendations.

Lights, camera....art! Canadian artworks featured in new CTV series, The Associates

(2001-01-15) When TV-watchers tune into the new Alliance Atlantis drama series The Associates, which makes its debut on CTV on Tuesday, January 16, they will have an opportunity to view some 25 works of contemporary Canadian art, thanks to the Canada Council Art Bank.

The Canada Council for the Arts "Flying Squad" - A pilot program for dance organizational development

(2001-01-10) The Dance Section of the Canada Council for the Arts is pleased to announce the introduction of a pilot program to support organizational development in the not-for-profit professional dance community.

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