The latest news on BC's arts, culture and heritage sector.

Arts and Culture Recommendations for 2016 Provincial Budget

The Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services' report on its Budget 2016 consultations, released earlier this week, includes significant recommendations pertaining to the arts and culture sector which mirror the requests made to the Committee by the Alliance for Arts + Culture.  

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Reducing Red Tape for British Columbians

The provincial government is inviting your feedback and ideas about how they can make improvements to deliver services that are faster, easier to access and simpler to use.

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Wayde Compton Wins 2015 City of Vancouver Book Award

Writer Wayde Compton was presented the prize for The Outer Harbour (Arsenal Pulp Press) on Thursday, November 12 at the 2015 Mayor's Arts Awards.

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Central Cariboo Arts and Culture Project Grants Available

Annual Project Grants of between $300 and $3,000 are available for non-profit organizations or community groups in Williams Lake and the Central Cariboo to support and develop arts and culture within the region. 

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Apply Now to the CASV Emerging Artist’s Prize

Emerging artists in the Lower Mainland will be able to submit their work for consideration for the third biennial Emerging Artist’s Prize. This prize comes with a cash award of $3,000 to encourage and support artists within the first five years of their careers.

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More Than 1,000 BC Artists Join Provincial Registry

More than one thousand artists signed up for a new BC Artist Registry within a week of its launch last Wednesday by the Alliance for Arts + Culture. Have you added your name yet?

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Shortlist Announced For Inaugural Cedric Literary Awards

Fourteen BC writers "of a certain age" have made it to the short list of candidates for the inaugural 2015 Cedric Literary Awards.

 

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GVPTA Coffeehouse Series: Contracts 101

Community, conversation, connection, caffeine. The Greater Vancouver Professional Theatre Alliance invites you to its third Coffeehouse event, Contracts 101 with Martha Rans of Artists' Legal Outreach on November 25.

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New Appointments Named to BC Arts Council

Several new appointments, including a new chair and vice-chair, have recently been named to the BC Arts Council.

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UBCP/ACTRA Award Recipients Announced

The annual UBCP/ACTRA Awards took place November 7, honouring five members for their work in the creative industries over the past year. 

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Out on Screen Appoints New Executive Director

Out on Screen turns a new page under the executive leadership of Stephanie Goodwin.

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Nominations Open for the 2016 Heritage BC Awards

Heritage BC's Awards program recognizes the outstanding and significant achievements in heritage conservation of individuals, organizations, groups, businesses and government in communities across BC. Nomination deadline is December 18.

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2015 Vancouver Mayor's Arts Awards Recipients Announced

Twenty-four individuals and one business are the recipients of the 2015 Mayor’s Arts Awards for having made significant contributions to creative life in the city of Vancouver.

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Tom Argue Next Artist-in-Residence At Leigh Square

Carver Tom Argue will be the Leigh Square Community Arts Village's next Artist-in-Residence. 

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Count Yourself In! Join the BC Artist Registry

Calling all BC artists! We invite all British Columbian adults who are artists in any discipline to be counted in the BC Artist Registry. 

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Mélanie Joly Appointed Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages

Lawyer, public relations expert, and arts supporter Mélanie Joly has been appointed the new Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages. 

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Registration Open for CAPACOA Annual Conference

The 28th annual Canadian Arts Presenting Association’s (CAPACOA) conference "The Culture of inClusion” will take place in Ottawa November 25 – 28, 2015 and registration is now open.

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New Curator For The Lake Country Art Gallery

Wanda Lock is the newly appointed curator at the Lake Country Art Gallery.

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BC Book Prize Deadline Approaches

The deadline for applications for the 2016 BC Book Prizes is Tuesday, December 1, 2015. Entries may be submitted in one of seven categories, as well as for the Lieutenant Governor's Award for Literary Excellence.

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City of Surrey Names Inaugural Poet Laureate

Author Renée Sarojini Saklikar has been selected as the inaugural Poet Laureate for Surrey. 

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