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- Your Candidates Answer Our Arts & Culture Survey
- Mon, Nov 14th, 2011
- Citizens in Metro Vancouver’s 24 cities, municipalities, villages and districts went to the polls on Saturday, November 19th to elect their respective mayors, city councilors and, in Vancouver, park board commissioners, and your Alliance for Arts and Culture prepared for the elections by...
- What We Asked The Candidates: An Arts & Culture All-Candidates Survey
- Thu, Oct 13th, 2011
- Citizens in Metro Vancouver’s 24 cities, municipalities, villages and districts go to the polls on Saturday, November 19th to elect their respective mayors, city councilors and, in Vancouver, park board commissioners.
To ensure that arts and culture are part of the campaign conversation, the...
- BC Lags in its Response
- Wed, May 20th, 2009
- Perhaps it is because of the election, but according to the latest report from the Canadian Conference of the Arts, which gives an overview comparing different Canadian provinces’ responses to the economic crisis, only BC has made cuts in their budget for arts and culture.
Ontario,...
- An open letter to Gordon Campbell
- Wed, May 13th, 2009
- Dear Mr. Campbell,
Congratulations on your victory last night. You must be honoured to be among of a select group of Premiers who have been elected for a third term.
As you have reminded us throughout the election, you have been a friend and ally of the cultural sector. Last year’s $150-...
- Talking about the arts...
- Wed, May 6th, 2009
- C'mon, people… let's start talking about arts and culture during this election! We’re trying, but not everyone running for office wants to engage in this important discussion. We tried to arrange a live debate between candidates from the different parties regarding their respective...
- Live debate, Monday at 4pm - click here to participate
- Mon, May 4th, 2009
- Today (Monday, April May 4, 2009), at 4pm, we will be hosting a live debate on arts and culture with Spencer Herbert (NDP) and Vanessa Violini (Green Party) in the comments section of this blog post. To participate, simply submit a question in the comment field. (Note: submitting a question does...
- Update on All-Candidates Forum to Discuss the Arts and Culture
- Fri, May 1st, 2009
- [caption id="attachment_156" align="alignright" width="150" caption="All-Candidates Debate at Stanley Theatre (photo by Mischa Bartkow)"][/caption]
In an innovative departure from the usual all-candidates debates, the Alliance for Arts & Culture will host a “live-blogging” forum on May 4th at...
- It's time
- Fri, May 1st, 2009
- This is a guest post on the behalf of all the artists and administrators working tirelessly to restore the cuts to the BC Arts Council, and a call to action for British Columbians everywhere.
It’s time to step up.
Our BC Arts Council’s budget has been dealt a devastating blow. This funding entity...
- Why Aren’t We Talking about the Arts during this Election?
- Mon, Apr 27th, 2009
- [caption id="attachment_146" align="alignleft" width="135" caption="Photo by Trevor Brady, The Georgia Straight"][/caption] A message from the Executive Director: So yet again the arts and cultural sector seem to fall off the table. The NDP and Green platforms for BC Election 2009 addressed...
- Tell your story
- Thu, Apr 23rd, 2009
- In February’s budget, the BC government announced that investment in the BC Arts Council was being cut drastically. While supplementary funds were found to maintain the government’s investment for the current year, arts groups around the province are looking at a reduction in government funds of...
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