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Cultural Development Agreement

Enhancing the arts, culture and heritage

The Pontiac MRC is aware of the significance of culture in its area and wanted to enhance it. To do so, the MRC gave the Local Development Centre (CLD) the mandate of developing a Cultural Policy. This policy, which was established with the cooperation of citizen committees in 2004, guides all cultural development projects. The creation of this policy led to the development of an initial cultural agreement with the Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication in 2005.


This agreement established a triennial action plan, costs for which were shared between the Ministère and the MRC. The agreement’s purpose is to promote Pontiac culture to the community and its visitors. It is also intended to address the gaps that affect our region. For example, the CLD developed a Cultural Calendar which is distributed to every home in the Pontiac so that residents are informed of the activities in the Pontiac.

 

Music FestivalsThe Pontiac Church Tour was created to promote the region’s rich religious heritage. And, increased support for the Pontiac Artists Association made it possible to buy back the Portage du Fort St-Jacques school, thus establishing a permanent arts institution in the region.


Fresh on the heels of this success, the MRC reached a second agreement with the Ministère de la Culture for the years 2008 to 2010. A new action plan was developed but the objectives remain the same. As a result of the increasing presence of culture in regional development, the CLD hired a second cultural officer. These two officers are part of the Villes et Villages d'Art de de Patrimoine Network. Their mandate is to support and provide technical assistance to entrepreneurs; develop the visual and dramatic arts in the Pontiac, reinforce the place of the library, protect and enhance our loval heritage and to encourage a feeling of belonging to the Pontiac while also encouraging visitors to discover this richness.

 

For questions related to Culture in the Pontiac, contact Benedikt Kuhne by telephone at (819) 648-5689 ext. 127, bkuhne.cld@mrcpontiac.qc.ca or Émile Chazelas at ext. 134, echazelas.cld@mrcpontiac.qc.ca.

 

Church ToursOktoberfest

 

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CULTURAL NEWS

Cultural Initiatives Support Program - Submit a project before May 15th

Invitation to the 2009 Cultural Networking Conference

The CRCO is organizing its 4th annual networking conference on Saturday May 9th at the Pine Lodge in Bristol.

Please note that several workshops will be bilingual including the workshop revolving around the presentation of a large-scale artists’ network, as well as a complementary workshop on the possibility of setting up such a network throughout the Outaouais  region.

Registration date limit:
May 3, 2009
Registration Fee: $30

To register contact: :
 Fanie Bourgeois at crco@vl.videotron.ca
819-595-2601, ext. 221
or
Frédérick Castonguay at agent@vl.videotron.ca
819-595-2601, ext. 223

Please share the link to this page with your cultural contacts.

Program (French)

Congratulations to Mr. Dave Johnson of Mansfield who won the Cultural Calendar Cover Page Contest with a photo montage of images of the Pontiac seen through an antique keyhole !

Cultural Calendar 2009

We also thank the other eight artists who participated in this year's contest. High quality works were submitted, making it difficult to select a winner.