tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6951489578603684865.comments2012-09-10T09:13:43.305-04:00Take Out All The WordsDave Rosenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17081375612148590322noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6951489578603684865.post-89712663712911551192012-09-10T09:13:04.681-04:002012-09-10T09:13:04.681-04:001GOM<a href="http://www.1goms.org/" title="1GOM" rel="nofollow">1GOM</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6951489578603684865.post-44020069991540399402012-08-22T21:57:12.813-04:002012-08-22T21:57:12.813-04:00In my experiencing the any word count is more or l...In my experiencing the any word count is more or less waved for comics under the Creative writing grants, but there is a built in bias there for new works over collections because it's a creation grant, meant to support you while you make the book. But that does not exclude editorial cartoonists, just their previously published editorial cartoons?<br /><br />Still I think making a home category for all sequential art and comics is something i'm all for.Maxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07519612799740599507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6951489578603684865.post-71757690059956420062012-08-19T13:16:01.194-04:002012-08-19T13:16:01.194-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6951489578603684865.post-2445579790899173722012-07-21T08:53:05.126-04:002012-07-21T08:53:05.126-04:00Three great cartoons, all very thought-provoking.Three great cartoons, all very thought-provoking.Knatoleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03809822081515082096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6951489578603684865.post-34606935322603178652012-07-14T10:12:47.447-04:002012-07-14T10:12:47.447-04:00In the Publishing program, criteria under ineligbl...In the Publishing program, criteria under ineligble titles:<br /><br /> illustrated non-fiction publications that do not include a narrative text with a minimum length of 10,000 words, unless they make a significant contribution to visual arts or literature<br /><br /> publications commissioned or paid for by an individual, group, political party or company where the applicant publisher does not have complete and independent editorial control<br /> <br /> collections of previously published articles, of letters, journal or diary entries, transcripts of broadcasts and conference papers, unless they make a significant literary contribution (as defined above for eligible literary non-fiction)<br /><br />I'm assuming these are the three main reasons collections of editorial cartoons are refused support by the Canada Council?<br /><br />An editorial cartoon, by its very nature, is in a sense "commissioned," the 10,000 word requirement is abitrary and, of course, editorial cartoons are "previously published."<br /><br />Given the importance and significance of editorial cartoons in Canada's ongoing social and political dialogue, the Council needs to re-visit these criteria and ask itself whether it is unfairly excluding cartoonists by applying these criteria blindly.Dave Rosenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17081375612148590322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6951489578603684865.post-72854433081226200742012-07-13T21:40:34.812-04:002012-07-13T21:40:34.812-04:00I appreciate the outreach, Tara. I still would lik...I appreciate the outreach, Tara. I still would like to point out two things: first, "not commissioned" inherently excludes illustrators, and second, there's a bigger issue with the systemic bias to contemporary "fine" art among the peer reviewer pool, who are invited to juries basically by word of mouth when I last checked into it (2006). I suggest this based on what people I know who have served as reviewers have told me, and on my own experience as a gallery artist in the artist-run-centre part of the art world. I expect things are changing, but really - if a cartoonist submits editorial cartoons and there is no one on the jury who has that background, let alone three (or whatever the current quorum is to admit something), do they really have a chance? The policy is one thing in writing, quite another in practice.jaleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13257085483416950886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6951489578603684865.post-8097650815213354852012-07-13T15:32:52.295-04:002012-07-13T15:32:52.295-04:00Nice piece Dave. TC do not own Voir though. We s...Nice piece Dave. TC do not own Voir though. We should speak soon on Skype or Google Voice about some other details too. Glad you posted.Lubin Bissonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09507966841823280671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6951489578603684865.post-37337867947911354482012-07-13T15:31:41.357-04:002012-07-13T15:31:41.357-04:00Hi all,
Thanks for your questions and comments – ...Hi all,<br /><br />Thanks for your questions and comments – let me clarify: there are no barriers for editorial cartoonists or other artists who bridge editorial and visual art to apply for support from the Canada Council. <br /><br />Under our Publishing program, publications need to demonstrate editorial oversight and/or commentary as part of the collection of works. You can find more complete program guidelines and eligibility criteria here: http://www.canadacouncil.ca/grants/writing/ap127723094273982142.htm. <br /><br />In our Visual Art program, all professional visual artists, regardless of medium, are eligible if they meet two criteria: firstly, they have produced an independent body of work (e.g. not commissioned) and have had their work presented in a professional context such as a curated exhibition. You can find the program guidelines and eligibility criteria for this program here http://www.canadacouncil.ca/grants/visualarts/cj127698811705242142.htm. <br /><br />The Canada Council recognizes that art forms are constantly changing and evolving. Our programs and prizes are frequently reviewed and updated to stay in step with the arts sector. <br /><br />Tara Lapointe<br />Canada Council for the ArtsTara Lapointehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09277996330128986375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6951489578603684865.post-26681204899504169022012-07-12T22:04:42.563-04:002012-07-12T22:04:42.563-04:00Hi Tara,
Does Canada Council fund writers who ha...Hi Tara, <br /><br />Does Canada Council fund writers who have been published in newspapers or magazines in the recent past? Like a collection of columns or short stories? Many writers get their start publishing in periodicals. Just wondering if your criteria are as arbitrary as they seem. <br /><br />Thanks for joining the debate.Gareth Lindhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10040651874911390578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6951489578603684865.post-10213942010198635782012-07-12T21:34:26.599-04:002012-07-12T21:34:26.599-04:00Rolling graphic novelists, cartoonists and illustr...Rolling graphic novelists, cartoonists and illustrators in to the publishing and writers' sections does not really serve cartoonists, comics artists, and illustrators very well. If CC still can't stomach us as visual artists then maybe it's time to make a new category. <br /><br />Plus, a full-on inquiry into that old-fashioned concept of "commercial art" is long overdue. That's the category that disqualifies us, but it is never clear who makes that call: CC staff or the jury members? As I have said elsewhere, "commercial art" isn't sufficiently defined, and it needs to be defined by those who get labeled as "commercial" because artists who think they are uncommercial really don't get it, and many are hypocrites, with a vested interest in keeping others out. <br /><br />Denying illustrators and other applied artists honours and grants has encouraged exactly what the founders of CC policy some half-century ago were trying to mitigate: over-reliance on safe, predictable, and Americanized standards. Doesn't CC realize ALL creative workers need opportunities to recharge, research, and innovate? Considering the applied arts affect life for all Canadians every moment of the day, the boat really got missed.jaleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13257085483416950886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6951489578603684865.post-29812312096025700182012-07-12T20:04:11.028-04:002012-07-12T20:04:11.028-04:00Thanks for your comment, Tara. However I don't...Thanks for your comment, Tara. However I don't quite understand how, because editorial cartoons have been recently published in newspapers, this doesn't "correspond with the program's objectives to support publishers for their capacity to select, edit and disseminate works by Canadian authors."<br /><br />Perhaps you've never edited a book of cartoons. I have. It's all ABOUT selecting, editing and disseminating. But maybe it's because the Council doesn't see editorial cartoonists as Canadian authors? I'm not being facetious (for once), I'm really trying to understand what you, speaking for the Council, are saying.Dave Rosenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17081375612148590322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6951489578603684865.post-52754617649055022822012-07-12T15:43:55.164-04:002012-07-12T15:43:55.164-04:00HI Dave, I'm Tara from the Canada Council, and...HI Dave, I'm Tara from the Canada Council, and I read your post with interest. <br /><br />Publishers of books that contain works by cartoonists, illustrators and graphic novelists ARE, in fact, eligible for our Book Publishing Support, Block Grant program. A wide variety of publications that include illustrations (including cartoons) are included in publishers’ submissions every year. <br /><br />What is ineligible for support are collections of editorial cartoons that were published in newspapers in the recent past. These do not correspond with the program’s objectives to support publishers for their capacity to select, edit and disseminate works by Canadian authors. <br /><br />We appreciate and welcome feedback from the community and are constantly revising program criteria to be aligned with the needs of the milieu.Tara Lapointehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09277996330128986375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6951489578603684865.post-62584784913773187732012-07-12T11:29:06.064-04:002012-07-12T11:29:06.064-04:00Hi again, Dave. Great post, love the Charest carto...Hi again, Dave. Great post, love the Charest cartoon, but sorry about your experience with the whole alt-media cancelling mess in Montreal. (We talked about the Mirror/Hour situation at the ACEC get together.)<br />Turn The Stephen Harper Colouring and Activity Book into an app! <br />Best,<br />GeoffAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6951489578603684865.post-61178420794977808542012-07-09T11:32:04.927-04:002012-07-09T11:32:04.927-04:00It's genetic. I was born not expecting to have...It's genetic. I was born not expecting to have a good time. And I get proved wrong over and over again. Mostly.Dave Rosenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17081375612148590322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6951489578603684865.post-75302746852672937362012-07-09T11:29:37.065-04:002012-07-09T11:29:37.065-04:00Thanks. Which way to the bar?Thanks. Which way to the bar?Dave Rosenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17081375612148590322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6951489578603684865.post-35237914061174724182012-07-08T20:32:14.744-04:002012-07-08T20:32:14.744-04:00Now why would you not expect to have a good time a...Now why would you not expect to have a good time at the conference :-)?jaleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13257085483416950886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6951489578603684865.post-24048012232911631002012-07-08T15:35:16.558-04:002012-07-08T15:35:16.558-04:00Welcome to blogland! Glad you're here.Welcome to blogland! Glad you're here.Knatoleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03809822081515082096noreply@blogger.com