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Dear Colleagues,

 

The attached letter was sent to Marc Mayer, director of the National Gallery of Canada; Moira McCaffrey, Executive Director Canadian Art Museum Directors’ Organization; the Hon. James Moore, Minister of Canadian Heritage; and the Rt Hon. Stephen Harper, Prime Minister of Canada. It outlines profound concern over the impacts of recent funding cuts to the National Gallery of Canada (NGC) Library & Archives that enacted the tragic loss of one-third of its staff.  

 

Composed in consultation with art librarians and chairs for regional chapters of ARLIS/NA from across Canada, the statement conveys our collection anguish over the consequences of this loss of intellectual skill, expertise and commitment that will challenge, if not compromise, the NGC’s mandate to:

“develop, maintain, and make known, throughout Canada and internationally, a collection of works of art, both historic and contemporary, with special, but not exclusive, reference to Canada, and to further knowledge, understanding, and enjoyment of art in general among all Canadians.”   (National Gallery of Canada. “A Unique Mandate.” Web. http://www.gallery.ca/en/about/). 

 

Commendation is due to all who signed with special recognition owed to:

·         Nancy Duff, Canadian representative on the ARLIS/NA Public Policy Committee, for her unparalleled editorial and compositional skills in synthesizing commentaries from many diverse sources

·         John Latour from Artexte, for providing amazingly rapid French translation services

·         Jennifer Garland, président/chair of ARLIS/NA MOQ, for her networking skill and for inspiring us all with a call to action! 

 

Sincerely,

 

DANIEL PAYNE , MLIS, MA (Musicology), BEd

CANADIAN MEMBER-AT-LARGE

ARLIS/NA Executive Board

http://www.arlisna.org/organization/exec_board.html

 

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