Musings:
How creative are you?
By
Barbara Florio Graham
There is a myth
that "creative" people are different from the rest of
us. Practical people who work in business or government often dismiss
artists, poets, and musicians as “flaky” or unreliable,
or think they have a special talent that’s somehow magical.
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Lives independent
By
Mike Thompson
It
was 1953. My Dad was 15 years old and it was one of those steamy
days of summer where the whole neighborhood could be found on
the front stoops of their apartments in north Hamilton. More...
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Seven
Days of Christmas in the Pocket
By Bobbie Smith
At 3am on Christmas Eve, I sit
straight up in bed coughing. Stubbornly, my dry throat croaks at me for
water.  Just
as stubbornly, I fight back. If I relax, this irritant will go away. Admittedly,
I was a little shy about rummaging around for water in the mini-fridge
downstairs available to the writers in residence. Yes, I am one, but it’s
only my second night here and at 3am who wants to be caught lurking about
in housecoat and slippers, hacking in someone else's establishment?
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Concern
about Proposed Changes at the Canada Council for the Arts
The Canada Council for the Arts is thinking about changing how it grants
money to artists. Before they make any firm decisions, they are consulting
with artists and the communities that support them, but the overall response
is one of concern for emerging artists. If Canada Council goes with the
proposed changes as they are, grants will no longer go to emerging artists,
but to established and mid-career artists.
John Hobday, Director of the Canada Council, in the Dec.2 bulletin published
by the Canadian Conference of the Arts, is quoted as saying that the Council
is listening to the concerns of the community and is studying available
options with respect to the program, which last year received 2,400 applications
and had sufficient funds to award only 220 grants.
For more information about:
Canada
Council consultations
Canadian
Conference of the Arts Bulletin:
Kevin Desjardins, Communications
and Public Relations Manager
(613) 238 3561 ext.11, Fax (613) 238 4849
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