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ArtVote Winnipeg will be hosting an election forum on Arts and Culture on Wednesday September 21, 2011, 12 noon to 1:30 PM at the Winnipeg Art Gallery’s Muriel Richardson Auditorium.

Moderated by Dave Angus (CEO of The Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce) and featuring participants:

Nancy Allan, NDP MLA for St. Vital

Mavis Taillieu, PC MLA for Morris

Ludolf Grolle, Liberal candidate for St. Paul's

The candidates will respond to a short list of prepared questions covering a range of issues regarding the arts and cultural sector and present their party’s position as it relates to the topic.

ArtsVote Winnipeg is a non partisan coalition of large and small arts and cultural industry organizations and individuals concerned with the ongoing health and growth of Manitoba’s cultural life. ArtsVote Winnipeg believes visionary cultural policies and greater public investment in the arts are essential to fulfilling the potential of Manitoba as a creative, prosperous province. ArtsVote Winnipeg is working to raise the profile of arts and culture in the upcoming Provincial election, encourage those seeking office to put forth their positions on arts and culture, inform the public as to these positions and urge everyone to vote with vision. For more information please visit www.artsvotewinnipeg.ca.

 

We join with our colleagues across the province in promoting bold, visionary cultural policies and greater public investment in the arts as essential to fulfilling Manitoba’s potential as a creative, prosperous province.

 

For those unable to attend, ArtsVote Winnipeg (http://www.twitter.com/ArtsVoteWpg) and ACI Manitoba (http://www.twitter.com/ACIManitoba) will be live Tweeting the event. To join the conversation, use the hashtag #ArtsVoteMB.



ArtsVote Winnipeg does not endorse any political party or candidate.