An invitation is out for Port Coquitlam residents looking to get a foot in the door of the local arts.
The city is welcoming interested participants Thursday night (April 21) to the Michael Wright Art Gallery in Leigh Square.
Read MoreAn Emergency Response and Salvage for Cultural Institutions workshop is available in Prince George,
Culture sector workers, museum professionals and volunteers in Canada with little to no training in responding to emergencies related to collections are especially encouraged to apply.
Read MoreApplications from B.C.-based musicians are welcomed until May 15 for a new “artist intensive accelerator” multi-stage program.
Read MoreCanada’s $100,000 theatre award celebrates the transformative and influential work of directors, playwrights, and designers, and this fall, the 2022 Siminovitch Prize spotlight will shine on directors!
Do you know an exceptional director working in English or French who deserves national recognition, $75,000, and the opportunity to support an emerging artist with mentorship and $25,000?
Read MoreThanks to a grant from Creative BC and the Province of British Columbia, Lake Cowichan will soon see a new program dedicated to helping more professionals enter the Live Music industry.
Read MoreDance Victoria will award $7,175 for emerging dance artists wishing to study at recognized institutions outside of Canada. Applications are open for two awards from March 1, 2022 to April 15, 2022, 11:59 pm PDT.
Read More$150,000 in funding is available via regional project grants, which support creation, production, dissemination, audience development, research, project staff and/or administrative capacity building.
Read MoreStarting April 25, the Cultural Venues Datathon will bring participants together to work in a relaxed and informal environment to populate Wikidata with information about the many cultural venues we know and love.
Read MoreIn Budget 2021, released June 28, the Government of Canada committed $1.9 billion to help support the arts, culture, heritage and sport sectors, including a $300M Recovery Fund for Arts, Culture, Heritage and Sport Sectors, $200M Reopening Fund, and the $200M Major Festivals and Events Support Initiative.
Read MoreCAPACOA has released employment info on arts and culture jobs, acquired via the Labour Force Survey, a monthly survey of approximately 56,000 households. Among the findings: one in four arts workers lost their job in 2020.
Read MoreActsafe’s COVID-19 Safety Course provides a general overview for workers in British Columbia’s arts and entertainment production industries on how to minimize the risk of exposure to COVID-19 on their worksites.
Read MoreThe BC Entertainment Hall of Fame invites nominations for its 2021 honourees. Nominations are open until November 15.
Read More“Navigating Precarity and the Impact of COVID-19 on Arts Administration” will take place June 11, 2020 from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. PST, via Zoom.
Read MoreThe Cultural Human Resources Council is asking for survey responses on your concerns, needs and ideas about how to support organizations in conducting investigations in response to cases of workplace harassment.
Read MoreThe Cultural Human Resources Council is going across the country to present the newly minted Labour Market Information study of the Canadian cultural workforce. The public is invited to free sessions in Vancouver (September 20) and Victoria (September 21).
Read MoreNational culture exports have increased by 39.7% over seven years, with film and video named as British Columbia’s most economically valuable export.
Read MoreTechWomen, spearheaded by Emily Carr University and the Immigrant Services Society of BC, provides free educational opportunities and career coaching to immigrant women seeking employment in the technology sector.
Read MoreManu (Manobhiram) Nellutla will be the new executive director of Actsafe. He starts March 11.
Read MoreCultural Human Resources Council and the Coordinating Committee of Respectful Workplaces in the Arts are seeking proposals from individuals interested in delivering training sessions on workplace harassment in the arts. Send in your application by February 22.
Read MoreThe Cultural Human Resources Council and the Conference Board of Canada have announced the launch of a national survey of the Canadian cultural sector labour force — the first of its kind since 2010 and the only current national research on the sector’s employers and workers.
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