Canadian Conference of the Arts closing after 67 Years

OTTAWA - The Canadian Conference of the Arts (CCA), the largest national alliance of the arts, culture and heritage sectors across Canada, says government funding cuts have forced it to begin winding down its operations immediately. Founded in 1945 by a group of eminent artists, including painters Lawren S. Harris, of the Group of Seven, and André Biéler, the CCA has the mandate in the Canadian cultural sector of promoting the interests of Canadian artists and of the cultural sector at large at the federal level, and of providing a national forum where issues of common interest can be discussed...