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Inter-American Committee on Culture (CIC)


The Inter-American Committee on Culture (CIC) serves as a forum for discussion at the technical - policy level for matters of Culture. It is composed of representatives from the Ministries of Culture and highest appropriate authorities from Member States. Its main function is to follow the implementation of the mandates of the Declarations and Plans of Action of the Ministerial Meetings on Culture, as well as of those that emanate from the Summits of the Americas. The Techincal Secretariat of CIC is the Section of Culture and Tourism.

The CIC Authorities for 2019-2022 were elected during the Eighth Inter-American Meeting of Ministers of Culture and Highest Appropriate Authorities, held on September 19-20, 2019 in Bridgetown, Barbados.

Chair:
Colombia

Vice Chairs:
Jamaica

2nd Vice Chairs:
Costa Rica

Troika:
Paraguay
Barbados
Guatemala

Artistic Expressions Aimed at the Empowerment of Communities

The 2019-2022 Work Plan of the Inter-American Committee on Culture (CIC), under the thematic area of Cultural Diversity and Sustainable Development mandated specific action to be fulfilled as part of its execution. One of these activities included a Webinar on "Good Practices of Artistic and Cultural Expression for the Empowerment of Local Communities", at which good practices identified by the participating countries (Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico, Uruguay) were presented and shared with the other OAS member states. The purpose of Webinar was in part, to generate an exchange that promotes artistic and cultural expressions that help empower local communities. Following the Webinar all OAS member states were invited to submit examples of their good practices of artistic and cultural expressions in this area, to share with the rest of the OAS membership. The following page contains the practices submitted by those member states that wished to share.

Plenary Meetings of the Inter-American Committee on Culture:

The CIC holds periodical Regular Meetings in which representatives of the 34 OAS member States develop a Work Plan based on the mandates of the Summit of the Americas and the priorities established by the Ministers of Culture. The meetings can take place in any member state or at the Headquarters of the General Secretariat. (Article 7 of the Rules of Procedure).

V Regular Meeting of CIC
OAS Headquarters, Washington, DC - March 2013

Second Special Meeting of CIC
OAS Headquarters, Washington, DC - December 2010

IV Regular Meeting of CIC
OAS Headquarters, Washington, DC - November 2009

III Regular Meeting of CIC
OAS Headquarters, Washington, DC - October 2007

Special Meeting of CIC
OAS Headquarters, Washington, DC - March 2006

II Regular Meeting of CIC
OAS Headquarters. Washington, DC - August 2005

I Regular Meeting of CIC
Mexico City, Mexico - September 2003

Meetings of the Authorities of the CIC:

Meetings of the Authorities of the CIC are open to participation by representatives of all member States. They are referenced in the Rules of Procedure of the CIC which stipulate that the elected CIC Authorities (the Chair and Vice-Chairs) are responsible for the coordination of CIC for carrying out any specific functions that the Committee may assign to them, as well as maintaining permanent working relations with the Member States and the General Secretariat of the OAS.

May 27, 2020

March 5 and 6, 2020
Day 1   |    Day 2

July 24, 2012 

September 29 and 30, 2010

April 27 and 28, 2010

July 16 and 17, 2009

February 19 and 20, 2009

For more information, please consult the Rules of Procedure of CIC.