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David), the visual arts (Prix Paul-Emile-Borduas), advisory group to the MAC for the purpose of the performing arts (Prix Denise-Pelletier) and distributing lotteries funds designated for arts film (Prix Albert-Tessier). and culture. Ontario. The ministry of citizenship and culture The Saskatchewan Arts Board gives Saskat provides assistance for a wide variety of chewan people opportunities to engage in drama, cultural endeavours to stimulate cultural ex the visual arts, music, literature, crafts and other pression and cultural preservation and to arts. The arts board is autonomous, funded by foster the development of individual and the provincial government, earned revenue and community excellence. The ministry provides donations. Two widely known arts board pro support to Canadian-owned Ontario-based jects are a school of the arts, and a permanent cultural industries through the book publishing collection of arts and crafts by provincial artists. assistance program and through the Ontario Film Alberta Culture is comprised of three divisions Development Corporation. including cultural development, historical The ministry aUocates grants to the Ontario resources and cultural heritage. To ensure that Arts Council, galleries and art service organiza cultural development becomes an enriching reaUty tions. The Council in turn provides financial in the Hves of the people of Alberta, the cultural assistance to organizations and individual artists development division promotes, encourages, sup in a range of disciplines. Grants are also pro ports and co-ordinates a variety of cultural vided to the Ontario Heritage Foundation, com activities. munity museums and local and provincial heritage Government and public efforts to preserve, organizations. The Foundation provides support study, and interpret the evidence of Alberta's for projects related to the preservation of Ontario's human and natural history are co-ordinated by heritage. The ministry also provides funding for the historical resources division which operates public libraries in Ontario as well as community 12 historic sites, the Tyrrell Museum of Paelaeon- information centres in support of their roles as the tology in Drumheller and the Provincial Museum cultural centre ofthe community. of Alberta in Edmonton. The archaeological Financial support is also provided to major survey of Alberta seeks to protect, preserve, cultural agencies such as the Art Gallery of research and educate the pubhc about Alberta's Ontario, Royal Ontario Museum, TVOntario, prehistoric and historic archaeological sites. Ontario Science Centre, Royal Botanical Gardens, Museum services provides all museums in Alberta McMichael Canadian Collection, CJRT-FM, and with advice and technical assistance in all aspects Science North. of museum development and operation. Manitoba. The culture, heritage and recreation The preservation, enhancement and develop department, directly and through its various ment of artistic, historical and language resources branches and agencies, provides the means by by ethno-cultural groups in Alberta are promoted which cultural, heritage and multicultural pro by the cultural heritage division which encourages grams and activities, at all levels of endeavour, ethno-cultural groups to share their traditions are developed, encouraged and sustained. Such with others. major provincial institutions as the Winnipeg The British Columbia Cultural Fund was set up Art Gallery, the Ukrainian Cultural Centre, the by statute in 1967. The act set aside $5 million Brandon Auditorium, The Manitoba Museum in an endowment fund; the interest was to be of Man and Nature, the Centennial Concert Hall spent to stimulate the cultural development of and the Centre Culturel Franco-Manitobain, BC people. An advisory committee was receive direct departmental support. established to receive applications for cultural Programs at the community-based level, such grants and to report their recommendations to as arts school, community arts councils, the finance department. The amount of the ethnocultural activities, and provincial-based her endowment was raised to $20 million in 1974. itage organizations, societies and museums are An advisory body, the British Columbia Arts served by branches of the department. Board, makes recommendations to the provin The Manitoba Arts Council (MAC) extends cial government on the allocation of grants from support to professional arts organizations and the fund. Interest revenues from the endowment individual artists in all disciplines, and provides are supplemented with monies from the British a variety of programs directed to arts exposure, Columbia Lottery Fund. student aid and touring. Its access and arts ven tures programs are available to non-professional 15.3.4 Canadian Conference of the Arts artists and arts groups. In addition, the Manitoba The Canadian Conference of the Arts was Arts Gaming Fund Commission acts as an established in 1945 as a national, non-govern-