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The CAO works to raise the profile of the arts in Ottawa, develop arts policy, and educate the public on issues that affect the arts community. Through strengthening relationships with government and offering specialized services to its members, the
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Advisory Committee on the Arts, the CAO was founded in 1982. It produced a 17-day arts festival featuring 65 events that showcased the arts across disciplines. Council activities also included producing catalogues, managing a space for 40 working
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In response to the Harris government cutbacks to the arts in the late 1990s, the CAO was involved in developing
Community Arts Ontario, a provincial network of organizations and individuals that support the arts.
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