Author: Canadian Federal Cultural Policy Review Committee

Publication Year: 1980

Media Type: Report

Summary:

This booklet is an invitation and guide to the public meetings held by the Federal Cultural Policy Review Committee on examining the current government cultural policies and programs, to study the needs and opportunities that lie ahead, and to recommend future directions on cultural policy in Canada.

Abstract:

This booklet is an invitation and guide to the public meetings held by the Federal Cultural Policy Review Committee on examining the current government cultural policies and programs, to study the needs and opportunities that lie ahead, and to recommend future directions on cultural policy in Canada.

CONTENTS
An invitation.
Introduction.
The committee.
The agenda.
Principles and themes.
Defining the field.
A growing tradition.
Challenges.
Some general issues of cultural policy.
Culture: in or of Canada?
Culture: National and regional.
Excellence and access.
The amateur professional continuum.
Cultural economics: Some aspects of supply and demand.
Federal Cultural Agencies: coordination and autonomy.
Funding the arts.
The old and the new.
Types of culture.
From theory to practice.

Arts & Intersections:

Categories: Community Development