National Council of Culture and the Arts

The National Council of Culture and the Arts (CNCA) was the Chilean government agency responsible for arts and cultural policy. The council was founded in 2003 and amalgamated arts and cultural policy under a single agency.[1] It was a cabinet-level position in the Chilean government. Since the council was founded, six ministers were in charge of the council: José Weinstein under President Ricardo Lagos Escobar, Paulina Urrutia under President Michelle Bachelet, Luciano Cruz-Coke and Roberto Ampuero under President Sebastián Piñera, Claudia Barattini and Ernesto Ottone under the second term of President Michelle Bachelet.

Since 2004, CNCA has awarded the Pablo Neruda Order of Artistic and Cultural Merit to international figures who have stood out for contributions made in the field of art and culture,[2] as well as the Pablo Neruda Ibero-American Poetry Award.[3] Since 2006, as a result of Law No. 19.981, CNCA has given the Pedro Sienna Awards for Chilean audiovisual production.[4]

The National Council of Culture and the Arts was replaced with the Ministry of Cultures, Arts and Heritage.

References

  1. ^ Ley del Consejo Nacional de la Cultura y las Artes (Spanish)
  2. ^ "Otorgan a músico cubano Leo Brouwer la Orden al Mérito Pablo Neruda" [Cuban Musician Leo Brouwer Awarded the Pablo Neruda Order of Merit]. El Mostrador (in Spanish). 1 December 2007. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Ganador del Premio Iberoamericano de Poesía Pablo Neruda" [Winner of the Pablo Neruda Ibero-American Poetry Award]. La Estefeta del Viento (in Spanish). 24 January 2012. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  4. ^ "Cine: Nuevos premios Pedro Sienna entregaron sus primeros nominados" [Film: New Pedro Sienna Awards Announce Their First Nominees]. El Mercurio (in Spanish). Santiago. 14 January 2006. Retrieved 12 January 2018.


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