Art and politics : the history of the National Arts Centre / Sarah Jennings.

Author
Jennings, Sarah, 1941- [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
  • Toronto, [Ontario, Canada] : Dundurn Press, 2009.
  • ©2009
Description
1 online resource (446 p.)

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This is the story of the creation and first four decades of one of Canadas pre-eminent cultural organizations. Written in a documentary style and enriched by the personal memories of those who participated in it, Art and Politics documents the history of Canadas National Arts Centre.
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Distributed by the Government of Canada Depository Services Program.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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English
Contents
  • Part one : the Southam years
  • 1 Genesis of the dream
  • 2 The real task begins
  • 3 Making it happen
  • 4 New regime in Ottawa
  • 5 Open at last
  • 6 Growing pains
  • 7 Festivals and financing
  • 8 Elegance and operas
  • Part two : the difficult years
  • 9 New man in town
  • 10 A cultural investigation
  • 11 Change and loss
  • 12 The reality of the plight
  • 13 Rudderless months
  • 14 Times get tougher
  • 15 Television : the longed-for panacea
  • Part three : the renaissance
  • 16 Stumbling forward
  • 17 A short run
  • 18 Upset and renewal
  • 19 The road to recovery
  • 20 The reblooming of the arts
  • 21 The Pinchas factor
  • 22 The art of the possible
  • Epilogue.
ISBN
  • 1-77070-600-3
  • 1-282-81577-6
  • 9786612815775
  • 1-77070-382-9
OCLC
666233004
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