WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1983
ARTS ADMINISTRATORS CONFERENCE ENDS
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THE DIRECTOR OF THE COMMONWEALTH INSTITUTE, MR JAMES PORTER, SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY) THAT THE COMMONWEALTH SHOULD ESTABLISH A PERMANENT ORGANISATION TO ENCOURAGE AND PROMOTE THE ARTS IN THE COMMONWEALTH.
SPEAKING AS CHAIRMAN AT THE CLOSING SESSION OF THE CONFERENCE MR PORTER SAID THE DELEGATES STRONGLY RECOMMENDED THAT MORE SUPPORT BE GIVEN TO THE INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE OF PEOPLE WORKING IN THE ARTS.
+IN PARTICULAR, THERE SHOULD BE GREATER OPPORTUNITY FOR ARTISTS AND ARTS ADMINISTRATORS WHO LIVE IN THIRD WORLD COUNTRIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH, HE ADDED.
HONG KONG HOSTED THE THREE-DAY CONFERENCE AT THE FURAMA HOTEL WHICH WAS ATTENDED BY 28 DELEGATES FROM 14 COMMONWEALTH COUNTRIES. THE TWO PREVIOUS CONFERENCES WERE HELD IN ENGLAND IN 1979 AND CANADA IN 1981.
MR PORTER SAID, THE CONFERENCE WISHES TO RECORD ITS DEEPEST THANKS TO THE HON ALEX WU, CHAIRMAN OF THE COUNCIL FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS IN HONG KONG; AND THE GOVERNMENT AS WELL AS THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG FOR MAKING SUCH OUTSTANDING PROVISION FOR THE DELEGATES, FOR THE GREAT WARMTH OF THE WELCOME RECEIVED AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN FROM THE UNIQUE EXPERIENCE OF THOSE INVOLVED IN THE ARTS OF HONG KONG.+
THE CONFERENCE ALSO ACCEPTED THE FOLLOWING RECOMMENDATIONS:
* THAT STEPS BE TAKEN TO IMPROVE THE EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION BETWEEN THOSE CONCERNED WITH THE ARTS IN THE COMMONWEALTH.
THAT STRONG SUPPORT BE GIVEN TO THE FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF THE EXCHANGE OF ARTS WORKERS WHO SHOULD HAVE THE TIME AND OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE A FULL CONTRIBUTION TO ASPECTS OF CULTURAL LIFE IN THE COUNTRIES TO WHICH THEY TRAVEL.
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THAT COUNTRIES SHOULD BE ENCOURAGED TO EXTEND THE DEVELOPMENT OF REGIONAL AND PAN-COMMONWEALTH ARTS PROGRAMME.
* THAT APPROPRIATE ORGANISATIONAL ARRANGEMENTS BE MADE TO
ENSURE CONTINUING ENCOURAGEMENT AND PROMOTION OF THE ARTS OF THE COMMONWEALTH.
* THAT THE CONFERENCE CONFIRMS ITS STRONG SUPPORT FOR
INDIVIDUAL ARTISTS AND WELCOME EFFORTS TO IMPROVE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEM TO REALISE THEIR POTENTIAL,
* THAT THERE SHOULD BE INCREASED ACCESS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE
TO ENJOY AND PARTICIPATE IN THE ARTS.
THE CONFERENCE ALSO AGREED THAT A FOURTH CONFERENCE OF COMMONWEALTH ARTS ADMINISTRATORS SHOULD BE HELD WITHIN THE NEXT TWO YEARS AND THAT THE VENUE SHOULD PREFERABLY BE IN THE CARIBBEAN, AFRICA OR THE PACIFIC.
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