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August 2009 - Information from Library and Archives Canada regarding Legal Deposit
Library and Archives Canada (LAC) values the relationship it has established over the years with you, its stakeholders, clients and suppliers, in building the national fonds for the benefit of present and future generations.
In May 2009, LAC wrote to inform you of a short-term moratorium on purchased acquisitions. The institution appreciates receiving your feedback and would like to assure you that your questions and concerns are being heard and considered at this time. Today, LAC would like to provide you with the latest information on the moratorium.
As a responsible national public institution, LAC must demonstrate due diligence in building Canada's documentary heritage or "continuing memory." Over the next few months the institution will continue reviewing its approach to acquisitions to ensure that LAC purchases the most important materials to add to the fonds. As you know, the information environment is exploding with new forms of digital information that challenge all knowledge institutions to change what and how they collect. That said, LAC must ensure that the documentary heritage the institution acquires and preserves today, whether it is rare books, electronic publications or other essential materials, truly represents Canada's collective memory and content of greatest value to Canadians in the future.
The moratorium is part of LAC's ongoing efforts to modernize the institution, including the development of an acquisition strategy that adequately and fairly reflects all components of Canadian society. As the stewards of the largest and most significant collection of Canadian documentary heritage in the world, LAC is working with other institutions and stakeholders across Canada to determine which materials should be included in the collection, to be preserved for present and future generations.
LAC will continue to work closely with you during this important review period. Once the institution has completed its review, expected this fall, LAC will share its findings with you and inform you about the new parameters that will guide the purchase of acquisitions.
For more information, please contact Gillian Cantello, A/Director General of Published Heritage at gillian.cantello@lac-bac.gc.ca or 819-934-6773, or myself at doug.rimmer@lac-bac.gc.ca or 819-934-5790.
Thank you for your continued support.
Doug Rimmer
Assistant Deputy Minister for the Documentary Heritage Collection Sector
Library and Archives Canada
The Al and Malka Green Artists’ Health Centre was created by artists – for artists! It is a unique facility at the Toronto Western Hospital which provides an integrated and holistic approach to health and healing for professional performing and creative artists.
In addition to offering a combination of complementary/alternative and conventional treatments, the clinic, in association with the Artists’ Health Centre Foundation, offers on-going workshops and seminars to provide education and outreach to the artist community.
We are inviting you, as an artist in our community, to sign up for our e-newsletter. We send out an e-mail every four to six weeks to our subscribers with notices about upcoming seminars and workshops, and about any additions or changes to the services offered at the Artists’ Health Centre.
For more information about the Artists’ Health Centre and its services, visit our web site at www.ahcf.ca, or phone 416.351.0239, e-mail info@ahcf.ca.
Are You an Artist Looking for Some Time and Space
to Focus on Your Work in a Special Place?
::: Escape to Artscape Lodge for an Artist Retreat:::
Open year-round, Artscape Lodge is a unique service for professional artists working in all disciplines that provides affordable short-term studio rentals & accommodation in a stunning, natural setting at the Gibraltar Point Centre for the Arts on Toronto Island, only a 10-minute ferry ride from downtown Toronto. Whether you require a week or a month to escape life's distractions and focus on your work, Artscape Lodge has an artist retreat package for you.
Managed by Artscape, Artscape Lodge has provided an inspiring and productive artist retreat to hundreds of artists from Toronto, across Canada and around the world. The 30-Night Studio & Bedroom package is available at seasonal rates, with shorter stays and custom bookings also available. All studios are fully equipped with wireless access. Rentals at Artscape Lodge consist of a furnished private studio and private bedroom. Writers can enjoy the quiet of our writers' wing studios. Amenities include a fully-equipped common kitchen, shared bathroom, laundry facilities, and bicycles for on-island excursions.
Weekly and Monthly Stays Available!
For more information on Artscape Lodge contact us at:
bookings@torontoartscape.on.ca
416-392-7837
or visit www.torontoartscape.on.ca/community/space-related-resources/artscape-lodge
The Gibraltar Point Artist Residency Program is now accepting applications from professional artists of all disciplines! The Gibraltar Point Artist Residency on Toronto Island is a fully-subsidized program which provides uninterrupted time for artists to think, experiment and create. Details on the Residency Programme, as well as the application procedure, can be found on Artscape's website at www.torontoartscape.on.ca/places-spaces/artscape-gibraltar-point.
Exhibition assistance grants assist craft artists with costs directly related to preparation for a confirmed, upcoming exhibition. These costs may include materials, framing and presentation, crating and transportation.
Grants are administered on behalf of the OAC by organizations acting as third party recommenders. Exhibition assistance grants may be received in addition to individual grants for craft artists. The minimum grant awarded is $500 and the maximum $1000. An applicant may receive more than one exhibition assistance grant in one oac fiscal year (April 1 - March 31), provided each grant is for a different exhibition and the grant total doesn’t exceed $1000.
THE CRAFT STUDIO AT HARBOURFRONT CENTRE
NOT LATER THAN 5:00 P.M.
For more information on application requirements please contact
Melanie Egan, Co-ordinator
Craft Studio Harbourfront Centre
235 Queens Quay West
Toronto, Ontario M5J 2G8
416-973-4963 T, 416-973-4859 F
rmegan@harbourfrontcentre.com