Municipal arts advocacy: Council for the Arts in Ottawa

The Council for the Arts in Ottawa is holding a meet-and-greet at the end of this month. Come together with mayoral and councillor candidates to hear their views on what matters to you. The evenings' agenda will provide ample opportunity for candidates to mingle with community leaders and constituents and to talk to them directly. It will also provide candidates and community leaders an opportunity to put their views to invited media.
Municipal Election 2006 - Meet and Greet
Wednesday September 27, 2006 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.RA Centre, Clark Hall2451 Riverside Drive
For more information contact the CAO at 613-569-1387, council@arts-ottawa.on.ca

This evening is one of several advocacy the events the CAO has planned. CAO will also have a presence at Imagine Ottawa's City Social Forum through a workshop looking at "Culture on the Move". Presenters include Peter Honeywell, Executive Director Council for the Arts in Ottawa, and Meg Hamilton, Executive Director, Council of Heritage Organizations in Ottawa. The official workshop blurb reads as follows: This session examines the unique challenges for arts and heritage in Ottawa. Funding, support services, the need for facilities, preservation of heritage buildings, presenting our past and our future, are some of the issues that will be explored. Recent community and municipal developments are providing some optimism for artists, cultural workers and the public. A short video tells the remarkable story of how the Shubert Theatre in Minneapolis was saved. Great inspiration for imaging culture in Ottawa in the future.