National Urban Arts Forums
Answering the invitation of the Canadian inner city, the Governor General is pursuing national urban arts forums across the country
To showcase the incredible work urban artists are accomplishing to bring their communities and neighbourhoods together, the Governor General is holding community forums in cities across the country. Stay tuned! Your neighbourhood may be next!
This video contains scenes from discussions held in 2007 at the: Quick Draw Animation Society in Calgary (Alberta); the Whippersnapper Gallery in Toronto (Ontario); the Graffiti Programming Inc in Winnipeg (Manitoba); and the Maison des jeunes de la Côte-des-Neiges in Montreal (Quebec).
by Her Excellency Michaëlle Jean
Thursday, November 15, 2007
Following the Urban Arts Forum in Ottawa
"...create a sort of independent committee for the urban arts in the Ottawa region to keep the momentum going, the constructive energy, and maintain the meetings and networks that came out of the forum."
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