CANADA COUNCIL RELEASES NEW STRATEGIC PLAN
The Canada Council for the Arts, Canada’s national arts funding agency, released its new strategic plan on October 2, a statement of values and directions which will guide the Council’s activities over the next three to five years.
The plan follows more than six months of consultations with over 1,700 artists, arts organizations, other funders and members of the general public across Canada. It will form the basis of a more detailed action plan to be released by the Canada Council early in 2008.
“We are now working on how best to translate these overall directions into concrete actions, and make the most effective use of the $30 million budget increase announced by the federal government in July,” said Canada Council Director Robert Sirman. “We look forward to releasing the results of these discussions – including the allocation of the new money – early in the new year.”