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New Marketing and Communications Director At Firehall
/Gabriela De Lucca has joined the Firehall Arts Centre and the Dancing on the Edge Festival as Director of Marketing and Communications.
Read MoreGet Involved In Culture Days
/In 2010, Culture Days launched as a National Arts Festival with large aspirations.
In its first year the first annual Culture Days event was held in September 2010 in over 700 Canadian cities and towns, over 4,500 free hands-on, participatory activities and events attracted millions of Canadians to celebrate and become more familiar with the incredible diversity and creativity of artists and cultural groups in their communities.
Read MoreProvince maintains support for arts sector
/Province maintains support for arts sector
VICTORIA – The BC Arts Council received $16,831,000 from the provincial government to help fund artists and cultural organizations in British Columbia for 2011-12.
Arts groups large and small apply to the BC Arts Council – an independent agency of the Province – to support opportunities for artists, strengthen local economies and enhance quality of life for citizens in communities across British Columbia.
Read MoreCity of Vancouver Poet Laureate: Call for Expressions of Interest
/Deadline: August 26, 2011
The City of Vancouver invites members of the literary community to submit nominations and expressions of interest for the position of Poet Laureate, the third in the City's history. The Poet Laureate position was established by City Council in December 2006 to honour and celebrate the contribution of literature and poetry to life in Vancouver. Also in 2006, Dr. Yosef Wosk provided funding for a generous endowment to support the Poet Laureate position.
Read MoreHands Across the Country: Western Edge to Present "Homegrown" as Protest Against Cut to Toronto's Summerworks
/Nanaimo, BC’s Western Edge Theatre will present a public reading of the controversial play "Homegrown," by Catherine Frid, as a gesture of support for Toronto’s SummerWorks Festival, and in protest against the federal government’s politically-driven decision to withdraw that company’s funding .
Read MoreNominations Open For 2011 Mayor's Arts Awards
/Nominations are now open for the 2011 Mayor's Arts Awards.
The Mayor’s Arts Awards recognizes established and emerging artists in a wide array of disciplines that make up our creative sector – from literary to culinary arts, and visual to performing arts, as well as three unique awards for contributions to our community.
Honourees are chosen each year by a jury of peers for having made a significant contribution to their respective disciplines, and for showing leadership, innovation and support for Vancouver’s cultural community over the course of their careers.
Read MoreCulture Days Information Sharing By Teleconference
/Every other Tuesday at 11 a.m. until the Culture Days 2011 events of September 30, October 1 and 2, toll-free telephone conferences will be held for anyone interested in learning more about how to participate.
National and regional staff will answer questions and provide guidance to help you make the best of your Culture Days experience, from planning and connecting with others in your area to promoting and presenting your activity.
Read MoreCelebrate Vancouver 125 in Stanley Park
/Celebrate Vancouver 125 in Stanley Park with Summer Live:
Full event schedule now available
The full schedule of events was has been released for Summer Live in Stanley Park -- a free, three-day festival hosted by the City of Vancouver on July 8, 9 and 10, 2011 to celebrate Vancouver's 125th
anniversary.
Arts Club's Howard Jang to Chair Tourism Vancouver
/The arts community is invited to turn out Wednesday, June 22 at 2 p.m. to celebrate Arts Club Theatre executive director Howard Jang’s new position as Tourism Vancouver’s chair, board of directors for 2011/2012.
Read MoreAlliance Marketing Council Meets June 23
/The Alliance Marketing Council brings professionals in the arts marketing field in Vancouver together three times each year for learning and networking.
Read MoreCelebrate The Life of Renee Paris
/There will be a celebration of the life of Renee Louise Paris, pillar of Vancouver’s arts community for decades, on Sunday, June 19 from 2 to 5 p.m. at Performance Works.
Renee’s courage, compassion and generosity are legendary. Her fierce will and intelligence informed, challend and blessed those she touched. She had a way of cutting through to the core of every issue, moment and person. We admired her style, her icono clastic ways, her poise and her unswerving sense of self in times good and bad.
Read MorePark Board To Consider "Arts Spaces" Motion June 27
/The Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation will consider a motion on June 27 at 7:00 p.m. to explore the potential use of any surplus facilities and space, including closed field houses, for re-use as arts spaces.
The following motion will be put forward by Commissioner Sarah Blyth:
Whereas Vancouver adopted the Park Board Arts Policy in 2003
Morna Edmundson Wins Women of Distinction Award
/Morna Edmundson, one of Canada’s best-known choral conductors with a strong reputation for excellence, has received a 2011 YWCA Women of Distinction Award in the arts, culture and design category in recognitioin of her work with Elektra Women's Choir.
Read MoreCrystal Pite Wins Jacobs Pillow Dance Award
/Vancouver choreographer Crystal Pite has won the Jacob's Pillow Dance Award, a $25,000 US honour celebrating visionary dance artists.
Pite, a former Ballet British Columbia and Frankfurt Ballet dancer turned choreographer, will receive the award on June 18 as part of the season opening gala of the Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival in Becket, Mass.
"Crystal is one of the most talented, intelligent and original dancemakers to come along in recent years," festival artistic director Ella Baff said in a statement.
Read MoreGuest Bios for Arts Summit 2011
/Extraordinary lineup of participants at this year's Arts Summit. Take a look at who's talking ...
DIALOGUE LEADERS
Arts Featured At Metro Vancouver Sustainability Breakfast
/Arts & Culture - the Heart of Communities: The next Sustainability Community Breakfast will take place Wednesday, June 1, 7:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. at the BCIT downtown Vancouver campus at 555 Seymour Street, Vancouver.
Metro Vancouver is home to a rich and diverse arts and culture sector, and our next Community Breakfast will feature three leaders from BC arts and culture organizations who will share some exciting initiatives that are happening throughout the region and across the province this summer.
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