AT A GLANCE 2012 Action Plan 2007-2017 - Plan d´action 2007-2017

Working forDiversity in CultureThere are sizeable challenges in thepromotion of cultural diversity. The collectivewealth of a metropolis (known for itsabundance of art) must include contributionsfrom artists of diverse origins and healthy dialoguebetween cultures. The Conseil des artsde Montréal (CAM) lays out its plan to achievethese goals in its Plan d’action pour la diversitéculturelle 2012-2015.After meetings and consultations with artists, partnersand organizations, CAM reaffirmed the four pillars ofthe 2005 Politique de promotion et de développementde la diversité culturelle dans les arts: recognition, professionaldevelopment, participation and consultation.To these productive guiding principles has been addedaffirmation. This new principle involves raising the visibilityof artists and organizations of diverse backgroundsin order to educate partners with the ultimate goal ofgenerating various types of support.Another part of CAM’s action plan is its new apprenticeshipprogram démART-Mtl, offering paid artisticinternships to newly arrived or first-generation artistsfrom culturally diverse backgrounds.Where Do Bookworms and Gamers Rub Shoulders?Designed here and wildly popular the world over, video games are now accessiblefree of charge to Montrealers … at the library! A new partnership signed in 2012by Ville de Montréal and game makers based in the city means that the fruits ofMontréal creativity in these products will be available to all.32 Montréal libraries can now offer their thousands of users a selection of over5,000 video games, close to a third of which have been gifted by three high-profilecity companies: Ubisoft Montréal, Eidos-Montréal and EA Montréal. They maybe borrowed and taken home or played with friends at the libraries’ game festivalsor recreational evenings. Enthusiasts of all ages are all winners, because thispartnership with some of the best video game makers in the world also includesthe provision of new releases! Now there are even more hours of enjoyment tobe had at Montréal libraries.58