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New Executive Director For CelticFest
/CelticFest Vancouver Society has announced that, after nine years at the helm of one of Vancouver’s most popular festivals, Rita Albano is retiring from her position as Executive Producer of CelticFest to seek new and exciting opportunities.
Effective July 1, Rita will pass the torch on to the organization’s new Executive Director, Ian McAteer, who will lead the festival forward in 2013. Rita will continue to provide guidance and support to the organization in the next year.
Read MoreResources For Non-Profit Management
/The Canadian Society of Association Executives (CSAE) recently circualted an index of some of their publications, developed to enable not-for-profit professionals to continually raise the performance bar and create better results. See the complete list below.
CSAE provides the knowledge and resources its members need to develop excellence in not-for-profit leadership through education, networking, advocacy, information and research.
Read MorePromotional Opportunities For Alliance Members
/There are several ways that the Alliance for Arts and Culture can assist members in getting the word out about their upcoming events:
Member Announcements: Members can have their announcements included in our weekly Alliance News email newsletter broadcast, which reaches 3,500 recipients in the Metro Vancouver arts, cultural, and heritage community. Click here for details on submitting your announcement.
Read MoreWin Folk Music Festival Passes, Magazine Subscriptions, VAG Membership & More!
/Purchase or renew your Alliance for Arts and Culture membership by May 31 and you will be entered in a draw to win the next Alliance Cultural Passport.
The June Passport draw, on Monday, June 4, will include:
Read MoreA Night of Comedic Fundraising At Kay Meek Centre
/On Friday, June 15, 2012, Kay Meek Centre will host the community party and performing arts centre fundraiser of the year: “Two Men, No Script: An Evening With Colin Mochrie & Brad Sherwood” with celebrity host Vicki Gabereau.
The evening begins with a 7:30 p.m. reception featuring Mangia e Bevi, Rodney’s Oyster House, Yellowtail, Whistler Brewery, Café Crema, continues with the performance at 8:30 p.m. and concludes with a 10 p.m. post-show reception in the the lobby and a VIP meet and greet with the artists in Studio Theatre.
Read MoreThe Key Events List: A Helpful Guide For Event Planners. May Edition.
/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 MoreMEMBERS' ADVANTAGE PROGRAM SPOTLIGHT: ConferTEL
/Discount Audio and Web Conferencing Service for Alliance for Arts and Culture Members.
Your Alliance for Arts and Culture offers discounted teleconferencing and webinar services through a partnership with ConferTel, a leading conferencing company. This is a service of our Members' Advantage Program (MAP).
Read MoreNominations Open For City of Vancouver Book Award
/Authors and publishers of books that contribute to the appreciation and understanding of Vancouver’s history, unique character or the achievements of its residents are invited to submit entries for the 24th annual City of Vancouver Book Award.
The winning book can be of any genre and will demonstrate excellence in content, illustration, design, and/or format. To be eligible, books must be published in 2011 or 2012 and meet the application criteria.
Read MoreJerry Wasserman & Winston Reckert To Receive Sam Payne Awards
/The Union of BC Performers has announced that Jerry Wasserman, professor and head of UBC’s Dept. of Theatre and Film, is to receive this year’s Sam Payne Award, recognizing “humanity, artistic integrity and encouragement of new talent,” and actor, writer and producer Winston Reckert will receive the Sam Payne Lifetime Achievement Award.
Established in 1984, the Sam Payne Awards are presented annually in the following two categories to honour of one of Canada’s well loved and respected professional actors:
Read MoreFive Women In The Arts Nominated For Women of Distinction Award
/Five prominent women in the arts have been nominated in that cateogry for this year's YWCA Metro Vancouver's Women of Distinction Award.
The nominees in the arts, culture and design category are:
Read MoreCity 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.
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