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3rd Conference of Commonwealth Arts Councils
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The earliest discussions of what later led to the
first conference of Commonwealth Arts Councils took place at the University of New England, Armidale, Australia in January 1976. At a seminar conducted by Peter Brinson, well known internationally as a lecturer and writer on dance, some of the teachers from Australia spoke about their feelings of isolation from fellow artists and teachers in other countries, and from the mainstream of international developments in their art form. Talks then followed as to what might be done to overcome this problem of distance.
Subsequent discussions with the Australia Arts Council were extended to arts administrators in other countries involved with the many and complex matters affecting the growth and social impact of the arts through government and private patronage, and the many issues affecting artists and those working generally in the arts. The idea for an international conference was born in August 1977, when Peter Brinson and Dr. Jean Battersby of the Australia Council met again in Australia.
The United Kingdom and Commonwealth Branch of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, assisted by the Arts Council of Great Britain, hosted the first meeting in Canterbury, England in 1979. The second conference, under the joint sponsorship of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation and the Canada Council, was held in Montreal, Canada in 1981 - and I represented Hong Kong, together with the Director of Cultural Services, who also presented a paper. It proved to be a very useful meeting from Hong Kong's point of view. A list of the countries who took part in the two Conferences is attached.
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