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14 Artscene advocating for the needs of local arts groups. The e-mail tag continued, with CommUnity Arts Space clarifying that it wants to represent the groups solely on the issue of space allocation, management and access to space at QEP, and that it was not trying to step on the arts council's toes. Both groups told The Oakville Beaver the busy holiday season and vacationing board and administrative members meant there was no time to meet in person on the issue until early in the new year, therefore resulting in the string of e-mails. "We have been representing the arts groups specifically on their space needs for the past few years... I think that now that things are becoming more concrete with QE Park, spaces have to be determined and rates and operational requirements, we need to understand what our future operational role is," said Martini-Miles. "We went to the groups and said we believe there is great need for an agent to act on behalf of the groups, specifically on space -- the use of and access to." However, the Oakville Arts Council believes they are the ones who should be at the table with the Town on the QEP issue, especially since CommUnity Arts Space is one of its members. "We're not interested in a power struggle, we just want to be sure that we are promoting and helping the arts community and not creating a divisiveness or any misunderstanding, because really, at the end of the day, we want to have two strong organizations and have a strong arts community and partner · WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 6, 2010 Arts groups to hammer out representation solution CommUnity Arts Space and Oakville Arts Council at odds Tina Depko OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF "We have been representing the arts groups specifically on their space needs for the past few years... we need to understand what our future operational role is." Britta Martini-Miles, executive director CommUnity Arts Space The executive directors of the Oakville Arts Council and CommUnity Arts Space are meeting this week with the hopes of clarifying who will represent arts groups when talking to the Town of Oakville on the issue of Queen Elizabeth Park (QEP). Megan Whittington, of the arts council, and CommUnity Arts Space's Britta MartiniMiles are scheduled to meet this Friday afternoon to speak specifically on this topic. The question of exactly which arts organization is responsible for what came to a head in December, when Martini-Miles issued a representation agreement via e-mail. The agreement asked members of the arts community to sign over the right for CommUnity Arts Space to unify their voices and negotiate on their behalf with the Town regarding QEP. A blanket e-mail from Victoria Behune, vice-president of the Oakville Arts Council, soon followed on behalf of its board of directors, asking local arts groups to select which organization they would prefer to have represent them on all issues, including QEP. The e-mail also argued the benefits that come with being an arts council member, as well as reinforced the council's mandate. It read that the future of the arts council was at a crossroads if another organization was "Our concern was that there would be duplication of activities and we wanted to be sure the arts council's mandate and its role in the town was reinforced to our members." Victoria Behune, vice-president Oakville Arts Council BEAUTY & Spa ship with the Town of Oakville and we don't want anything to get in the way of that," said Behune. CommUnity Arts Space is a group formerly known as Music and Art Shared Space (MASS), which was founded in 2004. The non-profit group's main mandate is to lobby for more physical space for arts, culture and creativity in Oakville. A second related aspect of its mission statement is to influence and advise the Town in its planning process with respect to space related needs and resources. To help raise funds towards additional arts space, the group holds an annual arts festival. The organization has more than 25 member groups, consisting of hundreds of artists in various media. It was renamed CommUnity Arts Space in 2007. CommUnity Arts Space was one of several key players, along with the Oakville Arts Council, that helped turn the red light to green on a shared facility at the former QEP High School in southwest Oakville in 2009. The approved plan features a sizable arts and culture component in excess of 54,000 sq. ft. of dedicated space for a variety of applied arts and music, including both rehearsal and performance spaces. 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