IFACCA Events

First World Summit

Co-hosted by Canada Council for the Arts .
30 November 2000 to 03 December 2000
Ottawa, Canada

The first World Summit on the Arts and Culture, hosted by the Canada Council in Ottawa in December 2000, was attended by 300 delegates from arts councils and arts funding bodies in over 55 countries. Broadcast live online, the Summit was addressed by the Canadian Prime Minister, the Arts Minister and an impressive array of local and international speakers. As well as attracting enormous media coverage, it provided the opportunity for members of the arts community, provincial arts councils, the government, and corporate sponsors to meet a diverse range of international arts delegates. The final report produced by the Canada Council describes the range of key contemporary issues addressed as well as the creation of the Federation and the election of its interim board. The report is available in English and French:

A selection of papers presented at the Summit are below.

The Birth of the National Arts Council of South Africa: Developing an Arts Council in a Post-Apartheid Era (Doreen Nteta)

A vérifier au moment de l'allocution (L'honorable Sheila Copps)

The Role of Culture in Foreign Affairs and International Trade (Hugh Stephens)

Le rôle de la culture dans les affaires étrangères et le commerce international (Hugh Stephens)

Pour les arts l'art comme illusion du monde? (Christophe Blandin-Estournet)

The challenge to copyright from new technological developments (Andre Lebel)

Intellectual Property (Mahinda Ralapanawe)

Engaging the private sector: what works? (Vlastimil Stanek)

WIPO, intellectual property, and their relevance to the promotion of the arts and culture (Geoffrey Yu)

Introduction to Panel Session Creating an International Federation of Arts Support Agencies: Purpose, Mandate, and Process(Sarah Gardner)

Singapore's experience in establishing an arts council in Asian region (Choo Thiam Siew)