Canada Council gets a makeover – Calgary Herald
June 3, 2015
The Canada Council’s long-anticipated makeover was announced Wednesday morning.
The federal arts agency announced that in the name of streamlining the process for all involved, it’s changing the categories under which artists and arts organizations apply for funding each year.
Gone are 147 different programs, which, according to Canada Council director and CEO Simon Brault, created longer debates about which category artists belonged in than discussions about the merits of their application.
They will be replaced by a half-dozen national, non-disciplinary programs designed to fit all 147 categories into their individual funding tents.
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