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Culture Days Coming Up Fast!
/The second annual Canada-wide Culture Days are coming up fast ... September 30 and October 1 & 2.
It's not too late to register to participate, and there is a wealth of feature initiatives and support tools that local event organizers can access.
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Read MoreCelebrate Your Board of Directors!
/Nominate a member of your Board for Arts Board Member of the Year.
Since 2007 the Society to Bridge Arts and Community and the Alliance for Arts have partnered to present an annual award that recognizes the volunteer contributions of individual arts board members. Those who have made significant contributions to their organizations and to the arts and cultural sector are considered for this award of recognition.
Read MoreWayde Compton VPL's New Writer In Residence
/Acclaimed writer, poet and historian Wayde Compton, who has turned spinning a turntable into sound poetry art, is the Vancouver Public Library’s seventh Writer in Residence.
Read MoreCity of Vancouver Seeks Cultural Planners
/The City of Vancouver is seeking candidates for two regular full-time Cultural Planners:
Read MoreArt, Revolution and Ownership: Artists in Conversation with Copyright
/The Artists Legal Outreach , in partnership with the New Forms Festival, is pleased to present Art, Revolution and Ownership: Artists in Conversation with Copyright, September 8 – 11, 2011.
Read MoreGaming Grant Review Forum Dates Announced
/British Columbia's Community Gaming Grant Review will visit 14 communities across the province during August and September, Skip Triplett announced today.
Appointed earlier this month by Premier Christy Clark as the independent reviewer of the province's community gaming grant process, Triplett will begin a 14-city tour on Aug. 11 in Campbell River and conclude with a Sept. 16 session in Vancouver.
Read MoreMarcuse Elected Senior Fellow of Ashoka
/Judith Marcuse, a fellow with Simon Fraser University’s Centre for Dialogue and the artistic producer of Judith Marcuse Projects, has been elected as a senior fellow of Ashoka International.
Read MoreMaking Your Gaming Review Submissions
/As you are probably aware, the Review of Community Gaming Grants in BC has been announced and is underway.
We urge our members and supporters to send in written submissions and/or sign up to make oral presentations to the Chair of the review, Skip Triplett.
Read MoreNew 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.
