This course provides an overview of Canadian cultural policy and its impact on arts organizations. This includes a study of the historical development, formulation and execution of cultural policy in municipal, provincial and federal jurisdictions. Students will focus on the status of the artist through the exploration of institutional and governmental acts, policies, reports, objectives, strategic initiatives and programs. This course includes a research paper comparing Canadian and indigenous cultural policy to other international practices to provide strategic recommendations for future cultural policy development. Students will gain an intellectual grounding in theoretical conceptual frameworks and socio-political approaches to cultural policy; appreciate its public and artistic impact; gain an understanding of its historical evolution; be familiar with granting bodies and processes; government relations; and be able to evaluate the impact of cultural policy on cultural organizational planning and programming. Experiential learning includes the completion of a government grant. (1.5 credit units).
This course provides an overview of Canadian cultural policy and its impact on arts organizations. This includes a study of the historical development, formulation and execution of cultural policy in municipal, provincial and federal jurisdictions. Students will focus on the status of the artist through the exploration of institutional and governmental acts, policies, reports, objectives, strategic initiatives and programs. This course includes a research paper comparing Canadian and indigenous cultural policy to other international practices to provide strategic recommendations for future cultural policy development. Students will gain an intellectual grounding in theoretical conceptual frameworks and socio-political approaches to cultural policy; appreciate its public and artistic impact; gain an understanding of its historical evolution; be familiar with granting bodies and processes; government relations; and be able to evaluate the impact of cultural policy on cultural organizational planning and programming. Experiential learning includes the completion of a government grant. (1.5 credit units).
