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Categories: Dance, Fine Craft, Literary Arts, Media, Music, Theatre, Visual Arts

Advocating for the Future of Arts and Culture

(Schedule below)

The Association of Cultural Industries of Newfoundland Labrador (ACI) will hold its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Saturday, November 21st, 2009 at the Masonic Temple in downtown St. John's, as well as an evening social event on Friday, November 20th at 7pm. (Go to http://www.acinl.ca/agm to register or call 709 738 4333.)

Under the theme “Promoting Arts and Culture”, the AGM will present a free policy and advocacy course to benefit ACI’s membership. Key highlights include:

• Opening: Alain Pineau, National Director of the Canadian Conference for the Arts (CCA) will address the social gathering on the evening of Friday, Nov 20th and help launch the conference weekend
• Course: "Policy 101" by Alain Pineau, CCA – an in-depth look at national and provincial government structures and advice on how to lobby and navigate them for advocacy and policy efforts

ACI encourages all interested people and organizations to register in advance either by going to http://www.acinl.ca/agm to register online, or by calling 709 738 4333 before November 1st, 2009. This conference is free and open to all members and associate members* of ACI.

ACI is Newfoundland and Labrador's prime point of contact for national and provincial advocacy and research efforts. As a contributing member of national organizations such as the CCA, the Cultural Human Resources Council (CHRC), etc., ACI is able to provide representation on pan-cultural issues for the cultural workers and organizations of our province. When the Federal government comes to speak to a cross-section of cultural producers of NL, it comes to ACI, and in turn ACI brings the issues of

• If you are a member of the Craft Council, Music NL, the Writers' Alliance or VANL-CARFAC, you are already an associate member of ACI. ACI's Associate Membership is over 1,200 strong.

Schedule

Friday, November 20th (Masonic Temple, Bar)

7:00 - 10:00pm Networking Social

Join the ACI board, members, and CCA National Director Alain Pineau for a casual social event in the newly renovated bar area of the Masonic Temple (bring your business cards and literature!)

Saturday, November 21st (Masonic Temple, Main Room)

9:00 - 9:30am Welcome

ACI Executive Director George Murray

9:30am - 12:00pm Address

CCA National Director Alain Pineau delivers Policy 101

10:45 - 11:00am Break

12:00 - 1:00pm

Lunch (served on premises to all attendees)

1:00 - 3:00pm AGM

Elections and Business Meeting

3:00 - 3:30pm Wrap up