The Legault government invests an additional $ 10 million per year for access to culture in schools. Two new digital platforms will provide access to hundreds of Quebec works in all disciplines. Sums are also planned for the hiring of 200 school librarians.
Quebec has also announced a review of the remuneration of guest artists in schools, which should lead to an increase in fees as of the 2022-2023 school year. “The reflection in connection with the fees will be made with the help of the artistic community”, indicated Monday morning the Ministers of Education, Jean-François Roberge, and Culture, Nathalie Roy.
The remuneration granted to artists has not been revised or indexed since the establishment of the Culture at School program in 1999.
A new program will allow high school students to create works, with the help of personalities from the artistic world, which will be broadcast on social networks or on Télé-Québec in May 2022. Young people are invited to register on the site lescreateurs.telequebec.tv.
“They can then choose one of the four themes – humor, love, horror, or the fantastic – and then use their talents in writing, plastic arts, dance, drama or music.” », Specified the ministers.
A new digital platform called Influx will give access by December 2022 to 400 works in disciplines such as the plastic arts, dance, music or drama. “These works can be used in class thanks to licenses adapted to the school context. In order to feed the Influx platform, a committee, composed in particular of members of school staff representing the four artistic disciplines, will be set up, ”indicates the Ministry of Education.
In addition, the Biblius site will give students and school staff free access to 400 Quebec literary works. Quebec will pay the copyright.