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

remix, vancouver

a creative copyright conversation CCC

The Greater Vancouver Professional Theatre Alliance is delighted to announce the inaugural GVPTA Conference Fellowships for Theatre Designers.

Our warehouse space is under redevelopment and will soon no longer be available, so we’re throwing open the warehouse doors on Friday August 17th from 10am to 2pm for you to come and give us your best offer! This is your last chance to find unique doors, windows, hardware, sinks, and more! All offers considered so that all items find good homes and nothing goes to the landfill. Come and grab a real bargain!

Each year, the Tsawwassen Sun Festival Society recognizes a community member representing a specific discipline of the arts for their contribution and leadership. The 2012 award recipient is Tsawwassen art teacher, Alii Wright.

Ms. Wright has taught a specialized art program at Boundary Bay Montessori House for 21 years, and is also a painter, currently the feature artist at the Upstart Crow Arts & Crafts in Ladner.

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.

As noted in last month’s Information Bulletin, the Jobs, Growth and Long-Term Prosperity Act, which received Royal Assent on June 29, 2012, amended the Status of the Artist Act to abolish the Canadian Artists and Producers Professional Relations Tribunal (CAPPRT) and transfer its responsibiliti

An investment from the Government of Canada will allow the history of the former village of Steveston—now part of the city of Richmond—to be preserved for generations to come. This was announced on July 19 by the Honourable Alice Wong, Minister of State (Seniors) and Member of Parliament (Richmond), on behalf of the Honourable James Moore, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages.

There are some new faces at Presentation House Theatre in North Vancouver. Last fall, Kim Selody left his position as a Theatre Officer with the Canada Council to become Artistic Director of Presentation House Theatre. He has now made some dramatic changes to his staff.

Joining Kim are Denise Lysak as Managing Director and John McHenry as Director of Marketing & Communications. Both Ms. Lysak and Mr. McHenry bring a wealth of knowledge and experience to their respective roles:

The Greater Vancouver Professional Theatre Alliance is pleased to present the results of the first Production Themes and Target Audience survey.

Your self-guided exploration of SuperCultural British Columbia begins here with the 11th annual BC Cultural Crawl. Launched as a BC Day celebration eleven years ago, the event has become a cornerstone provincial event spanning the entire month of August.

The Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery at The University of British Columbia is pleased to announce that the Gallery’s Director/Curator Scott Watson has been appointed Head of the Department of Art History, Visual Art and Theory for a 3-year term effective July 1, 2012.

“A-maze-ing Laughter” by Yue Minjun, the most beloved sculpture of the 2009-2011 Vancouver Biennale exhibition, is being gifted to the people of Vancouver thanks to a generous donation by Chip and Shannon Wilson.

Women in Film & Television Vancouver (WIFTV), in partnership with the Whistler Film Festival is pleased to open up applications for the inaugural WIFTV Whistler Film Festival Mentorship.
 The Mentorship gives one Executive, Professional or Associate member of WIFTV (producer, director or writer) the invaluable opportunity to attend the Whistler Film Festival, November 28 to December 2, 2012 in Whistler, British Columbia.

Erase your way to fame with the 2nd Annual Geist Erasure Poetry Contest!

Contestants are asked to create their own poetic masterpiece from an excerpt of How Should a Person Be? by celebrated author Sheila Heti.

With the Activity Registration Promotion* on from July 5 - August 3 at its midway point, hundreds of artists and organizations have registered their activities and have already started promoting their events! Have you joined the promotion yet? Register by midnight ET on Friday, August 3rd and your activity could be featured in a Culture Days Special Feature Insert in The Globe and Mail during the lead up to the big weekend.

The Comeback is a two-day alumni reunion that will bring together students, alumni and the public to reconnect, relive and uncover the diverse creativity and innovation going on behind the scenes at Emily Carr's Granville Island campus. 

Taking place the weekend of September 28 + 29, The Comeback will feature a networking social, a pecha kucha style lecture, behind the scenes tours for alumni and Emily Con!: Emily Carr’s own Comic Con.

Join staff from Cultural Services and Vancouver's West End Planning Team for a West End cultural asset mapping session.

Friday, July 27, 2012
Barclay Room, West End Community Centre (870 Denman Street)
Participants can drop in at any time between 9 am and noon.

Participants will be asked to identify and map cultural assets in the West End and explain their significance. For this session a wider and inclusive definition of culture is sought, which would include businesses, organizations, and programming that goes beyond the dominant definition of culture.

After more than 20 years of service to the City of Vancouver and the arts community, Director of Civic Theatres, Rae Ackerman, will retire from his position as of August 3, 2012. A retirement celebration will be held in late September, with details to be announced by the City.

The Vancouver Chamber Choir and Artistic Director Jon Washburn are pleased to announce the appointment of Kevin Zakresky as the new conductor of Pacifica Singers. This is the fourth season for Pacifica Singers, an associate vocal ensemble of the Vancouver Chamber Choir. They perform with the Vancouver Chamber Choir regularly each season and also present one or two independent concerts.