The “Greater Vancouver Society to Bridge Arts and Community” is a charitable society that has a mandate “to promote awareness of, and education about arts and culture, in Greater Vancouver, by establishing bridges between the general public, the private sector and arts organizations and individual artists through activities such as, but not limited to, educational workshops, outreach programs, awards ceremonies, and the maintenance of an arts resource centre”.  The Bridge Society has a service agreement with the Alliance for Arts and Culture, whose staff act to fulfill its mandate. 

The Bridge Society has fundraised to contribute to the Arts Legacy Fund (of which it is the named recipient for grants), has produced the Vancouver Arts Awards,  and continues to facilitate the annual Arts Board Member of the Year award; it also contributes to the ongoing public resource function of the Alliance, recently supporting the ongoing development of the Alliance website.  Projects like Culture Days also fall within the mandate of this Society’s work.  

This year, the Greater Vancouver Society to Bridge Arts and Community is proud to name Public Dreams Society board member Martina Lee the recipient of the fourth annual Arts Board Member of the Year Award.