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City Approves Artist Studio Space
/Vancouver City Council this week approved 10,800 square feet of cultural amenity space for artist studios at 1265 Howe Street. In addition, on March 26, Council approved two new artist live/work studios located at Marine and Cambie to be added to the Artist Studio Award Program.
Several years in the making, these studio developments are one aspect of the multi-pronged approach the City is taking to mitigate the cultural creation/production space crisis in Vancouver.
Read MoreNorth Van Urban Forum To Discuss Possible Move Of Museum
/The North Van Urban Forum presents an evening with Nancy Kirkpatrick, director of the North Vancouver Museum and Archives, for a conversation about the Museum’s possible move to a new venue.
Join in the third installment in their Community Conversations Series, as Ms. Kirkpatrick, speaking to against a backdrop of large-scale architectural drawings, leads this exciting evening discussion, sharing the Museum and Archives’ progress in assessing a possible move from their current home in the Presentation House, to a new location at the Lower Lonsdale waterfront.
Read MoreSpecial Offer From Royal Winnipeg Ballet To Vancouver Arts Community
/The Royal Winnipeg Ballet, through the Alliance for Arts and Culture, is offering a $20 discount on Section A seats to Vancouver's cultural community members and supporters to their upcoming Centre for Performing Arts presentation of Svengali.
See this complex psychological drama, which unfolds with riveting choreography by the creative powerhouse behind RWB’s Dracula.
Read MoreJohn Moffat & Larry Lillo Award Call For Nominations
/Nominations are now open for the John Moffat & Larry Lillo Award, an annual award, established in memory of John and Larry, intended to assist mature West Coast theatre artists to further their artistic development.
It will take the form of a $2,000 cash award. Applications will be considered for projects, courses or to fulfil your heart’s desire.
Criteria For Application:
Must be a West Coast resident, or be able to demonstrate a body of work on or related to the West Coast.
Read MoreHot Topics in Social Purpose Real Estate
/Hot Topics in Social Purpose Real Estate, a workshop brought to you by the SPRE Table, a collaborative group that helps mission-driven organizations with their real-estate needs.
Collaborators include The Central City Foundation, City of Vancouver Cultural Services, Downtown Eastside Planning Group and Social Development, Real Estate Foundation of BC, Renewal Partners, Tides Canada and Vancity.
Read MoreChuck Davis Wins the Lieutenant-Governor’s Medal for The Chuck Davis History of Metropolitan Vancouver
/The late Chuck Davis has been honoured with winning this year’s Lieutenant-Governor’s Medal for Historical Writing for his celebrated final book The Chuck Davis History of Metropolitan Vancouver ($49.95, Harbour Publishing). This past fall, The Chuck Davis History of Metropolitan Vancouver proved to be what the author described as “the capstone of my writing career.” The hefty tome flew off the shelves in cities far beyond Vancouver, and nominations for awards—including two BC Book Prizes—are sweeping in.
Read MoreA Memorial To Celebrate Jim Green
/Vancouver's diverse communities will gather Saturday, April 14 at The Orpheum Theatre to remember the life and legacy of former City Councillor, anti-poverty activist, and arts advocate Jim Green, who died at his Downtown Eastside home February 28 at the age of 68.
Doors open at 12:30 p.m., with the celebration of Jim's life beginnning at 1:30 p.m.
The event is free and open to everyone wishing to pay their respects to the man and his decades of public service.
Read MoreBook Publishers To Present Two Awards At Gala Dinner
/The Association of Book Publishers of BC will present two prestigious awards at their annual Awards Dinner April 19 at Vancouver’s landmark Arbutus Club.
The Jim Douglas Publisher of the Year Award recipient for 2012 will be Self-Counsel Press, whose owner Diana Douglas will accept the award from her father Jim Douglas, founder of J. J. Douglas (now Douglas & McIntyre) his whose honour the honour is named.
Read MorePACT Brings Continuous Professional Development Workshop To Vancouver
/The Professional Association of Canadian Theatres (PACT) brings its Continuous Professional Development Workshop (CPD) to Vancouver on Monday, April 16, from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Register now for this great professional development opportunity. For more information or to register, email boomers@pact.ca or call Boomer at 416-595-6455 x 16.
Read MoreThe Key Events List: A Helpful Guide For Event Planners
/This Key Events List, compiled by your Alliance for Arts and Culture, lists upcoming events in Vancouver through 2012 and beyond.
The list is designed to be a guide to event planners, who will find the roster helpful in avoiding scheduling conflicts.
It includes major cultural dates, opening nights, festivals, gala fundraisers and significant MetroVancouver community events and activities.
Read MoreIlluminares Plans Return To Trout Lake
/Public Dreams will bring the beloved Illuminares Lantern Festival back to Trout Lake for 2012. This incredibly popular East Vancouver event had been moved downtown for the past two years due to construction at Trout Lake, but will likely return to its original home on July 21, 2012.
Read MoreGod Of Carnage At Playhouse Theatre
/Vancouver Civic Theatres and The RoyalManitoba Theatre Centre, announced today that the fast, furious, and very, very funny comedy God of Carnagewill be presented at the Vancouver Playhouse from April 14 to May 5, 2012.
Tickets from $33 can be reserved by calling 604-665-3470, or in person at the theatre box office, Hamilton St. at Dunsmuir, Monday - Friday, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Read MoreVIEWPOINT: Maybe The Playhouse Theatre Company Folding Is A Good Thing
/Like many people who live in Metro Vancouver, I have been a fan of the Vancouver Playhouse Theatre Company. I love theatre; ergo, I love all theatre companies. But I am glad that the Playhouse has folded. I just hope the money that once supported it is fairly invested elsewhere in the local theatre community.
I hugely admire Max Reimer and his board for the tireless and brave effort they put into making the best of an impossible situation. I fault the funders, not the company.
Read MoreVIEWPOINT: Glenn Alteen Responds To Chris Tyrell's View On Playhouse Company Closing
/I love Chris but he never gets it right. (See Chris Tyrell's Viewpoint) As usual he conflates quantity with quality as if there were no difference between them.
There are a lot of analogies that could be made between the Arts Club and the Playhouse that are completely useful but saying one was pampered and the other neglected is ridiculous and completely misses the point.
Read MoreBC Touring Council Funding Cancelled / Your Support Needed
/In early January the BC Touring Council received word from Canadian Heritage program staff that their multi-year funding application ($140,000) to the Canada Arts Presentation Fund was not approved.
BCTC has received funding from Canadian Heritage since 1991 and there was nothing during the application process that indicated that this year would be any different.
Read MoreFinal Week For Culture Days Early Bird Registration
/Monday, April 30 is your last opportunity to be among the first to declare your participation in Culture Days 2012 (Sept. 28 - 30) and have your event appear in a Globe and Mail ad later in the spring.
Read MoreNEWS: A Performing Arts Lodge Fundraiser / Noel Coward Reading
/Joy Coghill & Western Gold Theatre cordially invite you to an exclusive evening of entertainment featuring a reading of Noel Coward’s Waiting in the Wings, directed by Anna Hagan and featuring a stellar cast of Vancouver actors.
Curtain at 7:30 pm on Friday, April 6, 2012 and Saturday, April 7, 2012 at the PAL Studio Theatre (581 Cardero Street).
Admission is "pay what you can" after the show, with an 80 percent tax receipt available for donations over $40. All proceeds to support PAL Vancouver.
Read MoreNational Art Magazine Launches National Painting Contest
/ARABELLA, the leading Canadian consumer art magazine, as part of a joint venture agreement with Occasions Network Exchange Inc. is launching a major art contest and social media site to examine the emotional power of contemporary landscape art in shaping Canadian identity with a full sense of the past, present and future.
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