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The Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec (CALQ) is a public agency founded in 1994 by the government of Quebec (Canada).

Mission

The Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec supports, throughout Québec, creation, experimentation, production and dissemination in the realms of the visual arts, the arts and crafts, literature, the performing arts, the multidisciplinary arts, the media arts and architectural research. The Conseil also seeks to broaden the influence of artists, writers, arts organizations and their works in Québec, Canada and abroad.

Values

The Conseil subscribes to values shared by the arts and literature communities that reflect its policy directions:

respect for the autonomy and creative freedom of artists and writers;
respect for the artistic and administrative independence of arts organizations;
recognition by peers of artistic merit;
collaboration with the arts and literary communities;
rigour and openness in methods of attributing financial assistance.

Board of Directors

(as of March 31, 2010)

Marie DuPont
Chair of the Board of Directors

Yvan Gauthier
Chief Executive Officer

Francine Bernier
Vice-president of the Board of Directors
Director General and Artistic Director of Agora de la danse
(Montréal)

Agathe Alie
Assistant Vice-President - Global Citizenship and Public Affairs Director at Cirque du Soleil
(Montréal)

Charles-Mathieu Brunelle
Director general of Muséums nature de Montréal
(Montréal)

Alan Côté
Director general and Artistic Director of Village en chanson de Petite-Vallée
(Gaspésie)

Luc Courchesne
Media artist
Professeur titulaire, École de design industriel, Faculté de l'aménagement of Université de Montréal
Créateur-chercheur associé at Société des arts technologiques
(Montréal)

Marie-Thérèse Fortin
Actress
Artistic Director and co-director general of Théâtre d'Aujourd'hui
(Montréal)

Luc Gallant, CA
Chartered accountant
Associate Partner - KPMG
(Montérégie)

Mona Hakim
Exhibition curator, art critic and instructor in art history
(Montréal)

David Homel
Writer and translator
(Montréal)

Stéphane Laforest
Artistic Director and Conductor of Orchestre symphonique de Sherbrooke
Executive and Artistic Director and Conductor of Orchestre la Sinfonia de Lanaudière
First assistant conductor of Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal
(Lanaudière)

Louise Lemieux-Bérubé
Artist and Chief Executive Officer of Centre des textiles contemporains de Montréal
(Montréal)

Dominique Payette
Professor - Département d'information et de communication of Université Laval
(Capitale-Nationale)

External links

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-The '''Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec''' (CALQ) is a public agency funded by the government of [[Quebec]] ([[Canada]]).
+The '''Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec''' (CALQ) is a public agency founded in 1994 by the government of [[Quebec]] ([[Canada]]).
-== Mandate ==
+== Mission ==
-Founded in 1994, it offers support and funding for art projects that exhibit artistic excellence. The ''Conseil'' supports throughout Quebec the creation, experimentation and production in the realms of performing arts, multidisciplinary arts, circus arts, visual arts, media arts, architectural research, arts and crafts, and literature and seeks to broaden their influence in Quebec's culture in Canada and abroad. It also supports the advanced training of writers and professional artists.
+The Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec supports, throughout Québec, creation, experimentation, production and dissemination in the realms of the visual arts, the arts and crafts, literature, the performing arts, the multidisciplinary arts, the media arts and architectural research. The Conseil also seeks to broaden the influence of artists, writers, arts organizations and their works in Québec, Canada and abroad.
-== Board ==
+== Values ==
+The Conseil subscribes to values shared by the arts and literature communities that reflect its policy directions:<br>
-The Conseil is managed by a board of directors comprising not more than 13 members appointed by the government at the suggestion of the Minister of Culture of Quebec, following consultation with organizations that the government deems to be representative of the arts and literary communities. Board members are taken from the arts and literary communities and come from different regions of Quebec.
+* respect for the autonomy and creative freedom of artists and writers;
+* respect for the artistic and administrative independence of arts organizations;
+* recognition by peers of artistic merit;
+* collaboration with the arts and literary communities;
+* rigour and openness in methods of attributing financial assistance.
+== Board of Directors ==
+(as of March 31, 2010)<br><br>
+Marie DuPont<br>
+Chair of the Board of Directors<br><br>
+Yvan Gauthier<br>
+Chief Executive Officer<br><br>
+Francine Bernier<br>
+Vice-president of the Board of Directors<br>
+Director General and Artistic Director of Agora de la danse<br>
+(Montréal)<br><br>
+Agathe Alie<br>
+Assistant Vice-President - Global Citizenship and Public Affairs Director at Cirque du Soleil<br>
+(Montréal)<br><br>
+Charles-Mathieu Brunelle<br>
+Director general of Muséums nature de Montréal<br>
+(Montréal)<br><br>
+Alan Côté<br>
+Director general and Artistic Director of Village en chanson de Petite-Vallée<br>
+(Gaspésie)<br><br>
+Luc Courchesne<br>
+Media artist<br>
+Professeur titulaire, École de design industriel, Faculté de l'aménagement of Université de Montréal<br>
+Créateur-chercheur associé at Société des arts technologiques<br>
+(Montréal)<br><br>
+Marie-Thérèse Fortin<br>
+Actress<br>
+Artistic Director and co-director general of Théâtre d'Aujourd'hui<br>
+(Montréal)<br><br>
+Luc Gallant, CA<br>
+Chartered accountant<br>
+Associate Partner - KPMG<br>
+(Montérégie)<br><br>
+Mona Hakim<br>
+Exhibition curator, art critic and instructor in art history<br>
+(Montréal)<br><br>
+David Homel<br>
+Writer and translator<br>
+(Montréal)<br><br>
+Stéphane Laforest<br>
+Artistic Director and Conductor of Orchestre symphonique de Sherbrooke<br>
+Executive and Artistic Director and Conductor of Orchestre la Sinfonia de Lanaudière<br>
+First assistant conductor of Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal<br>
+(Lanaudière)<br><br>
+Louise Lemieux-Bérubé<br>
+Artist and Chief Executive Officer of Centre des textiles contemporains de Montréal<br>
+(Montréal)<br>
+Dominique Payette<br>
+Professor - Département d'information et de communication of Université Laval<br>
+(Capitale-Nationale) <br><br>
-* [[Yvan Gauthier]], Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
-* [[François Bédard]], Vice-President, Executive Director of the Festival international de Lanaudière ([[Lanaudière]])
-* [[Alan Côté]], Director General and Artistic Director, Village en chanson de Petite-Vallée, ([[Gaspésie]])
-* [[Louise Desjardins]], Writer and translator ([[Abitibi-Témiscamingue]])
-* [[Johanne Dor]], Director of La Rotonde ([[Capitale-Nationale]])
-* [[David Homel]], Writer and translator ([[Montreal]])
-* [[François Lahaye]], Consultant - cultural sector ([[Mauricie]])
-* [[Suzanne Masson]], First Vice-President, Corporate Affairs, Centre CDP Capital ([[Montreal]])
-* [[Marie-Jeanne Musiol]], Photographer ([[Outaouais (region)|Outaouais]])
 == See also ==
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 == External links ==
 * [http://www.calq.gouv.qc.ca/index_en.htm Website of the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec]
+* [http://www.calq.gouv.qc.ca/calq/conseil_adm_en.htm CALQ Board of Directors]
 [[Category:Quebec government departments and agencies]]