An Invitation to a Community Discussion on the Arts
Tue, Apr 11
|Winnipeg


Time & Location
Apr 11, 2023, 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Winnipeg, 300 Memorial Blvd, Winnipeg, MB R3C 1V1, Canada
About the event
An Invitation to a Community Discussion on the Arts
TO: Artists & Arts Organizations’ Staff and Boards & Interested Community Members
FROM: The Hon. Patricia Bovey, LLD, FRSA, FCMA
DATE: April 11, 2023 TIME: 2:00-4:00 P.M. Central
LOCATION: Winnipeg Art Gallery, 300 Memorial Blvd The purpose of this forum is threefold:
1. To update the community on the progress of my arts bills and initiatives currently in Parliament Including:
a. Parliamentary Visual Artist Laureate – S-202
b. Declaration Respecting the Essential Role of Artists and Creative Expression in Canada – S-208
c. Artist Resale Rights and the Copyright Act
d. Initiatives regarding fraud against artists in Canada
e. Cultural Diplomacy f) Issues affecting the Arctic
2. To update the community on working with government for specific initiatives and needs
3. To hear the issues you wish me to bring forward in my final speech in the Chamber prior to my retirement For future consideration by the Senate, or government, either as legislation or regulations
Please pass the word around, ALL are welcome!
RSVP: Christine Sentongo-Andersen, csentongo@sen.parl.gc.ca
144 East Block | Édifice de l’Est, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0A4 • Patricia.Bovey@sen.parl.gc.ca
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