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This is a presentation about the "Research on the Value of Public Funding for Indigenous Arts and Cultures". This project was a collaborative effort between Archipel Research & Consulting and the Canada Council for the Arts. The results of the research, along with the Council's response, can be found on the Council's website: canadacouncil.ca/research/research-library/2022/09/research-on-public-funding-for-indigenous-arts-and-cultures.
This presentation includes an overview of the project including context, methodology, and demographics as well as an overview of the findings of the report related to Indigenous community and arts and culture, the value of public funding and accessing funding opportunities.
This is a presentation about the "Research on the Value of Public Funding for Indigenous Arts and Cultures". This project was a collaborative effort between Archipel Research & Consulting and the Canada Council for the Arts. The results of the research, along with the Council's response, can be found on the Council's website: canadacouncil.ca/research/research-library/2022/09/research-on-public-funding-for-indigenous-arts-and-cultures.
This presentation includes an overview of the project including context, methodology, and demographics as well as an overview of the findings of the report related to Indigenous community and arts and culture, the value of public funding and accessing funding opportunities.








![Portrait of COZIC, 2019 #GGARTS winner
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COZIC is a 2019 winner of the Governor Generals Awards in Visual and Media Arts. Directed by Chantal Dahan.
Production of the Canada Council for the Arts. Presentation of the Canada Council for the Arts and the Independent Media Arts Alliance.
The Canada Council for the Arts is a federal, arms-length Crown corporation created by an Act of Parliament in 1957 (Canada Council for the Arts Act) to foster and promote the study and enjoyment of, and the production of works in, the arts.
For more information, visit: https://ggavma.canadacouncil.ca
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Transcript:
“It starts with a dream.”
Deciding to be an artist is making a long-term decision to see and express life differently.
Just like Little Thumbling, we scatter works of art so that we don’t get lost. The Société protectrice du noble vegetal [plantdom protection society] supports all actions carried out in and with nature.
Our work is closely tied to our personal lives, which is why we use materials from everyday life. Being constantly surprised and provoked by otherness is what feeds our creativity. Folding and unfolding a simple piece of paper gives it life, until you can practically converse with it. By inviting spectators to touch the work, we provide them with the opportunity to begin to understand their own creation.
The work behind COZIC is a dialogue between two egos. The COZIC entity has developed its own identity and is an equal player with Yvon and Monic in the conceptualization of works.
It is more interesting to ask questions than to find answers. Questions are timeless, but answers change over time. Is there no better way, in visual arts, to defy the dictatorship of the eye than to touch, and smell, and listen? We have opened doors and dismantled barriers by creating the COZIC entity, by using scraps and by opting for the ephemeral. Regardless of all the explanations we could give about our research, from the 1960s to nowadays, colour remains the guideline of our work. The Code Couronne [crown code] project is as much a reflection on communication as it is on the incommunicable. Portrait of COZIC, 2019 #GGARTS winner](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ogyX9nIK0kM/mqdefault.jpg)

