On Friday, June 20 at the Roundhouse Community Centre British Columbia's cultural community will continue the "BC Creative Convergence" conversation begun last year around the development of a provincial cultural policy framework.

Hold the date and plan to join the conversation. Watch this space for registration details next week.

If you're planning an activity for BC Culture Days, two deadlines are fast approaching!

Registration is now open for participation in this year’s BC Culture Days, taking place September 26, 27, and 28, and a series of workshops are being offered across the province for event organizers interested in knowing more about this nation-wide initiative. 

The City of Vancouver Mayor’s Arts Awards recognize established and emerging artists in a wide array of disciplines that make up our creative sector – from literary to culinary and visual to performing arts, as well as five unique awards for contributions to our community.

The BC Touring Council Annual Awards were presented at the recent Pacific Contact booking conference and tradeshow on April 5, 2014 in Burnaby, BC.

CARFAC BC is into high gear this season with a program of panels and workshops thanks to the support of the BC Arts Council and the City of Vancouver. 

The Story We Be is inviting applications for the 2014 Summer Writing Institute, taking place June - July in Vancouver, BC, Unceded Coast Salish Territories.

On May 27, 2014 at Vancouver's Law Courts Inn, Business for the Arts' artscene Vancouver will host an event to connect arts organizations with young business professionals interested in volunteering on a board or committee.

Explain why you should be selected for the opportunity to represent BC during the 2014 Culture Days Campaign and National Congress on Culture in Winnipeg on May 22 & 23, 2014.

Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages Shelly Glover today announced the appointment of Simon Brault as director and CEO of the Canada Council for the Arts for a term of five years effective June 26, 2014.

Brault was first appointed to the Canada Council as vice-chair in 2004 and was reappointed in 2009 for a second five-year term, which ended March 31, 2014. 

Registration is now open for ArtsBC's 35th annual conference and AGM, taking place Friday, May 2 through Sunday, May 4, 2014 on Bowen Island. 

Applications are now being accepted from youth aged 13-25 for the OneLove Mentorship Program 2014: Mental Health and Art Therapy.  The program, whose theme changes annually, is presented by ArtQuake, a Vancouver based youth-led, youth-driven non-profit focused on cultivating social change through art.

The Vancouver School Board's recent budget proposal including either a fee raise or total elimination of the Band and Strings Program, has compelled Access to Music Foundation President and CEO Elka Yarlowe to put out the call to action.

Creative BC, with the support of Music BC, has commissioned PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) to conduct a sector profile of BC’s music and sound recording industry. 

The Governor General's Awards in Visual and Media Arts are Canada's foremost distinctions for excellence in visual and media arts. 

Help to honour remarkable Canadians in these fields. Nominate someone who you feel is deserving of one of these prestigious awards.

Nomination Deadline for 2015 Awards: June 1, 2014

Up to eight awards are given annually:

The Ministry of Community, Sport and Cultural Development announced today 41 recipients of infrastructure grants through the BC Creative Spaces program.  The program, which provides $804,000 in funding, will help arts and cultural organizations in communities across the province develop new spaces, improve existing facilities, and purchase or upgrade specialized equipment. 

On April 9 the BC Legislature will celebrate the achievements of BC’s publishing industry with a proclamation and an exhibition of BC-published books at the Parliament Buildings in Victoria.

BC Book Day will be an opportunity for MLAs and staff to meet the province’s publishers, authors, writers’ festivals directors, librarians and booksellers, and for all to mark the extent of the BC publishing industry’s contribution to BC’s economy and culture.

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