Ask Your MPs to Support to Canadian Arts Presentation Fund
/The CAPF remains under-funded and over-subscribed, affecting our entire touring and presenting ecosystem. Ask your MPs to increase the Fund today!
Read MoreThe latest news on BC's arts, culture and heritage sector.
"I Was Proud to Be a British Columbian": BC Alliance ED Brenda Leadlay Reports Back from Arts Day on the Hill 2018
/This year, more than 95 representatives from the cultural sector across Canada met in Ottawa to represent 13,000 individual artists and 4,000 arts and culture organizations. Our executive director, Brenda Leadlay, was among the crowd.
Read MoreMayoral Candidates Agree: Arts and Culture Can Unleash Vancouver's Potential
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Mayoral candidates held forth on arts and culture at the October 2 Mayors’ Candidate Forum in Vancouver, hosted by the DVBIA.
Read MoreBC Alliance Featured in The Philanthropist
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The Philanthropist has published an article highlighting four case studies on the importance of networks for non-profit organizations, featuring the BC Alliance for Arts + Culture.
Read MoreMake Your Voice Heard! Send a Letter to Your Candidates
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With ArtsVote BC, send auto-generated letters to your candidates letting them know that arts and culture are vital to you and your community.
Read MoreFollow Our Lead: Tell BC Government To Keep Promise to Double Arts Budget
/Every person in BC has the opportunity to ask the government to make arts, culture and heritage a priority in its next budget. Here’s the link.
Read MoreCity of Kelowna Seeks Input for Second Phase of Cultural Plan
/The City of Kelowna is seeking input for its second phase of Cultural Plan engagement. Fill out the survey until December 31.
Read MoreArts Club Theatre's Relaxed Performance: Achievable Inclusivity
/A less restrictive theatre environment welcomes people with learning or intellectual disabilities, parents with infants and toddlers and others to see The Curious Case of the Dog in the Night-Time, on September 30.
Read MoreWhat Kind of Research Does Our Cultural Sector Need?
/The BC Alliance has been asked to host a Mass Culture gathering in Vancouver in October. What is Mass Culture?
Read MorePenticton Arts Committee Seeks Arts Advocate
/The City of Penticton's Arts, Creative and Cultural Innovations Committee has recommended city council consider devoting funding to an advocate for art and cultural activities, following a review of the BC Alliance for Arts + Culture website.
Read MoreRegister for Arts Day on the Hill 2018
/Would you like to join the Canadian Arts Coalition as an arts advocate for Arts Day on the Hill on Tuesday, October 2 in Ottawa?
Read MoreFive New Members Appointed to BC Arts Council Board
/Phillip Djwa, an expert in digital technology, and Norman Armour, formerly of the boundary-expanding PuSh International Performing Arts Festival, are among the new appointees.
Read MoreNew Petition Urges Federal Government to Fund Historic Places in 2019 Budget
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Heritage advocates, make your voices heard! Sign this petition calling on the Minister of Environment and Climate Change to ensure substantial funding for historic places in Federal Budget 2019.
Read MoreCity of Kelowna Seeks Public Input on Cultural Plan
/The City of Kelowna encourages its citizens to complete an online survey by August 31 to help dictate its 2020-2025 Cultural Plan.
Read MoreScotland Plans to Make Culture Central to Policy-Making
/Scotland has introduced a new cultural strategy that holds culture as essential to Scotland's social and economic prosperity, and emphasizes the creative potential of every individual.
Read MoreCity of Vancouver Secures $400K in Funding for Music Industry
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The City has also approved four recommendations to support a wide variety of small to large-scale outdoor events.
Read MoreYou Need to Read This: A Brief, Thoughtful Synthesis of Culture Track: Canada
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By far, more people experience public parks and street festivals than "traditional" art forms. So why not present classical music, theatre, and opera at those high-traffic cultural locations? Julie Fossitt of the City of Kingston takes on this and other findings from this month’s Culture Track report.
Read MoreSpeak Your Mind at Open Talk With Vancouver's Cultural Services
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The Director of Cultural Services at the City of Vancouver hosts a round table conversation about arts, culture and creativity.
Read MoreUNESCO Launches Global Survey on Status of the Artist
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UNESCO is launching a global survey on policies and measures taken around the world to support the economic and social rights of artists, to be completed by member states and relevant national and international NGOs.
Read MoreComox Valley Arts Launches Arts and Culture Advocacy Campaign
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Comox Valley Arts has launched an advocacy statement and campaign aimed at emphasizing the value of arts and culture in the region and ensuring continued and sustainable support from local governments, agencies and institutions.
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