Ryan Donn To Lead Lake Country's Cultural Development
/Kelowna City Councillor and well-known musician Ryan Donn has been named Lake Country's new cultural development coordinator.
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Vancouver Museums Win Governor General’s Award for First Nations Exhibition
/cə̓ snaʔəm, The City Before the City, winner of the 2015 Governor General’s History Award for Excellence in Museums, is a collaboration between the Museum of Vancouver, the Museum of Anthropology at UBC, the Musqueam First Nation, and Susan Roy from the University of Waterloo.
Read MoreArts Community Mourns Passing of Jann LM Bailey
/Arts champion and Kamloops Art Gallery executive director Jann LM Bailey passed away on Friday, October 9, following an eight-year battle with leukemia.
Read MoreARTSCO Names New Executive Director
/The Arts Council of the Central Okanagan (ARTSCO) has named Katie Brennan as its new executive director.
Read MoreEmily Carr University Ranked 9th in the World by Red Dot Design Award
/Emily Carr University of Art + Design has received a 2015 Red Dot Design Award, placing it within the top ten Design Universities in the Americas and Europe.
Read MoreVancouver Art Gallery Unveils New Design
/On Tuesday, September 29, 2015 the Vancouver Art Gallery presented a conceptual design for a new gallery that will be double the size of its current building in downtown Vancouver.
Read MoreVSO Announces New President Kelly Tweeddale
/Kelly Tweeddale has been announced as the new president of the Vancouver Symphony Society and VSO School of Music Society, beginning this November.
Read More2015 Election Update: Party Positions on Arts & Culture
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With the federal election less than a month away, members of the arts and culture community are keenly listening for mention of our sector in party platforms. We've provided a summary to help you make an informed decision when you go to the polls.
Read MoreCity Opera Receives $127,000 Towards Creation of Missing Women Opera
/Vancouver Foundation has provided a grant of $127,000 in support of City Opera's next commission, Missing Women, premiering in November 2017.
Read MoreRoedde House Museum Appoints New Manager
/Annika Penner has been appointed museum manager at the Roedde House Museum, Vancouver’s late-Victorian house museum situated in Vancouver's West End.
Read MoreCommunity Arts Council of Vancouver Names Executive Director
/CACV have announced their entry into a new organizational phase with the hiring of Chris Gilpin as executive director.
Read MoreGallery Gachet Plans for Future Following News of Major Funding Loss
/Gallery Gachet has learned that, after 21 years of receiving core funding from the Provincial Ministry of Health, its contract with the Vancouver Coastal Health Authority is being severed, with ninety days notice.
Read MoreNovelist Ashley Little Named Vancouver Public Library's Writer in Residence
/Award-winning novelist Ashley Little will mentor and support emerging writers at Vancouver Public Library this fall as part of the writer in residence program.
Read MoreNew Academic VP and Provost Appointed at Emily Carr
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Bonne Zabolotney has been named the new vice president academic and provost at Emily Carr University of Art + Design.
Read MoreVancouver Indigenous Group Seeks Back-To-School Supplies for Students
/The Indigenous Action Movement is partnering with Vancouver community members to collect donations for their annual Back To School Supplies Drive.
Read MoreVIBC Announces New Artistic Director
/Tarun Nayar - writer, producer, DJ, and musician - has been appointed artistic director of Vancouver International Bhangra Celebration Society.
Read MoreHuman rights activist and arts advocate Frances Wasserlein dies at 69
/Vancouver human rights activist and arts advocate Frances Wasserlein died Sunday at her home on the Sunshine Coast's Halfmoon Bay.
Read MoreVPL Welcomes Aboriginal Storyteller In-Residence
/Vancouver Public Library will welcome Sharon Shorty as its 2015 aboriginal storyteller in residence at a special event at 7 p.m. Tuesday, August 25 at the Alice MacKay Room of the central library.
Read MoreEconomic Benefits of Culture
/Hill Strategies Research Inc has released their new report on the economic benefits of culture. This special issue of their monthly Arts Research Monitor takes an extended look at data from the 2010 Provincial and Territorial Culture Satellite Account.
Read MoreElection 2015 - Charities Go on Offence!
/Imagine Canada will be hosting a FREE webinar on September 16, at 1 p.m. EDT, about charity engagement in the upcoming election.
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