The Alliance for Arts & Culture's Artists' Legal Outreach program and the Open Education Conference present:

remix, vancouver

a creative copyright conversation CCC

The Vancouver Heritage Foundation last week launched its new public art exhibit “Room at the Roxy”, on the CBC Art Wall.

The exhibit is a production still from the 1957 studio-shot drama, “A Room at the Roxy”, captured by CBC Vancouver staff photographer Alvin Armstrong. The image features a critical moment in the drama and gives the illusion of capturing a real moment in time. Evident at the edge of the image is the stage setting and artificial walls, designed to allow camera mobility while creating the illusion of a gritty hotel street entrance.

Long Live Print!

Right now we are overburdened with hype about the invasion of e-world publishing. 

Registration is now open to participate as the 11^th annual BC Cultural Crawl, taking place in communities across the province August 1 through 31.

The BC Cultural Crawl provides a vehicle for arts, cultural, heritage and tourism organizations within a community to work together. The results are more strongly integrated communities with tourism and cultural sectors working in tandem.

The City of Vancouver is seeking proposals from qualified Vancouver-based arts and cultural non-profit organizations who may be interested in a long term lease for nominal rent of an approximately 44,000 square foot cultural amenity space located at 140 West 1st Avenue, Vancouver, British Columbia, that is suitable for performance, exhibition, rehearsal, production, storage and office space.

Eligibility: Proponents should be established non-profit arts and cultural organizations based in Vancouver.

Key Dates:

Vancouver alternative theatre pioneer Jackie Crossland (right, with Nora D Randall) will be remembered on Sunday, June 17th, from 2 to 5 p.m. at The Firehall Art Centre. 

Jackie died of cancer on May 30, only a month after her diagnosis. During that month her chosen family of friends surrounded her partner, Nora D Randall, and her long-time friend, Polly Bak, with love, kindness, wisdom, and practical support.

The Alliance for Arts and Culture will present Kelly Hill, of Hill Strategies, speaking on "BC’s Cultural Climate: Understanding the Effect of the Arts on our Economy and Society" at a free public presentation from 3 to 4:30 p.m. Thursday, June 21 in the Exhibition Hall at the Roundhouse Community Arts & Recreation Centre.

Hill Strategies Research is a Canadian company that specializes in applying social science research methods to the arts sector.

Among the topics to be addressed by Mr. Hill will be:

Following the unveiling of the 2012 Culture Days campaign on Saturday, May 19th, in a full-page ad in The Globe and Mail, the I Love Culture campaign materia

This Key Event Calendar, compiled by your Alliance for Arts and Culture, lists upcoming events in Vancouver through 2012. The list is designed to be a helpful guide to event planners, who will find the roster helpful in avoiding scheduling conflicts.

The list includes major cultural dates, opening nights, festivals, gala fundraisers and significant MetroVancouver community events and activities.

BULLETIN: COMMUNITY GAMING GRANT DEADLINE EXTENDED TO JUNE 3

Due to technical difficulties, the Arts and Culture deadline for Community Gaming Grant applications has been extended from Thursday May 31 to Sunday June 3. 

According to Ursula Cowland, Executive Director of the Grants Division, the problems with the online service are expected to be fixed within a few hours. 

Applicants will be given until Sunday June 3 to make up for the inconvenience.

Alliance for Arts and Culture executive director Rob Gloor will join Bard on the Beach artistic director and founder Christopher Gaze and The Vancouver Sun's theatre critic Peter Birnie and for a half-hour live webcast chat about arts and culture in Vancouver on Thursday, May 31.

The webcast will open with Bard student actors performing a scene from “The Taming of the Shrew” and a pre-taped tour of the Bard site.

Rob will join Peter and Christopher for the live portion of the webcast, to dicuss a wide range of questions about the local arts scene.

The Canada Council for the Arts invites proposals for the Canadian representation at the 2014 Venice Biennale in Architecture, to be shown in the Canada Pavilion in Venice and in Canada.

Staff at Simon Fraser University Archives have recently created a research guide that highlights individuals and organizations that have contributed to the arts and cultural life of British Columbia and whose records are preserved in SFU's archival holdings.

"CREATIVE British Columbia: A Guide to Arts and Culture Resources in the SFU Archives" is divided into six broad subject areas: Media and Communications; Visual Arts and Architecture; Performing Arts; Historical, Literary and Humanistic Societies; Museums; and Literary Arts.