In this issue: A focus on the visual arts sector, including a report on the role of artist-run centres within the visual arts, a statistical summary of heritage organizations in Canada, a British report that aims to provide benchmarks regarding visual arts audiences, and a British study of socially-engaged visual arts organizations.
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In this issue of Arts Research Monitor: Four reports that examine arts attendance and attendee motivations, including a survey of Canadians’ performing arts participation, a Montreal conference that examined the changing nature of cultural participation, an international study of theatre attendee motivations, and an American study of factors in performing arts attendance.
Read MoreThe Alliance for Arts & Culture's Artists' Legal Outreach program and the Open Education Conference present:
a creative copyright conversation CCC
Read MoreNews Release issued by the Ministry of Community, Sport and Cultural Development
For Immediate Release
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Jan. 31, 2013
VICTORIA – The BC government is launching BC Creative Futures, a three-part strategy to support sustainable, long-term success for the province’s creative sector, Community, Sport and Cultural Development Minister Bill Bennett said today.
Read MoreNominations are now open for the 2013 National Business for the Arts Partnership Awards.
Read MoreDo you know an artistic leader that deserves recognition? Is there a business or individual that has supported the arts in Richmond above and beyond the call of duty? Can you think of a young person that excels in the arts?
Read MoreStatistical Insights on the Arts, Vol. 11 No. 2
Report funded by the Department of Canadian Heritage, the Canada Council for the Arts and the Ontario Arts Council
The Arts and Individual Well-Being in Canada, the 39th report in the Statistical Insights on the Arts series, examines whether connections exist between Canadians' cultural activities and their personal well-being.
Read MoreSAVE THE DATE!
Would your Vancouver-based cultural non-profit organization benefit from NEW, MORE or BETTER space?
The Cultural Infrastructure Grant can help with:
Read MoreBy Sandy Garossino, in the Vancouver Observer | Posted Jan. 24, 2013
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For Immediate Release
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Jan. 25, 2013
VICTORIA - Community, Sport and Cultural Development Minister Bill Bennett congratulated an acclaimed B.C. artistic director/choreographer and a successful self-taught visual artist recently appointed as new members of the BC Arts Council (BCAC) board.
Read MoreFrom the Office of Mayor Gregor Robertson, January 23, 2013:
Mayor Gregor Robertson will support a motion at next week’s City Council meeting to identify and provide stronger protection for Vancouver’s arts and culture spaces. The motion from Councillor Heather Deal will begin a process for recognizing and mapping artistic and cultural assets in the city, including venues and spaces that may be at risk of redevelopment.
Read MoreFriends and fans of tap legend Jeni LeGon are invited to a screening of the NFB documentary of her life "Living In A Great Big Way" at 7 p.m. on Monday, February 4 at the VanCity Theatre.
Admission is FREE and reservations can be made at the VIFF online ticket site. The site will give prompts for creating your own VIFF account, which will make future ticket purchases to the Festival and other events easier.
Read MoreApproximately 4,000 of BC film industry workers gathered at a town hall meeting at North Vancouver studio Tuesday evening, frustrated with the lack of work in 2012.
Read MorePremier Christy Clark announced today that the BC government's investment in a new campus at Great Northern Way for Emily Carr University of Art + Design (ECUAD) will be up to $113 million. The university and other donors will contribute additional funds, with the overall project cost totalling approximately $134 million.
Emily Carr will be seeking a team to design, build, finance and maintain the new campus. The competitive selection process is expected to begin in February with the release of a Request for Qualifications (RFQ).
Read MoreTORONTO, January 23, 2013 - Today, the Honourable Lisa Raitt, Minister of Labour and Member of Parliament for Halton and Steven Fletcher, Minister of State (Transport) and Member of Parliament for Charleswood–St. James–Assiniboia, on behalf of the Honourable James Moore, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages, announced new investments for the Royal Conservatory of Music’s Glenn Gould School, the National Youth Orchestra Association of Canada, and the Canadian Opera Company.
Read MorePencil us in for Friday and Saturday, June 21 and 22 and plan to attend Arts Summit 2013 at the Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre.
The theme for this year's Summit will be "Towards A Cultural Policy Framework" as we explore the ways and means for developing a comprehensive cultural policy for BC and launch a one-year initiative with the goal of returning to Arts Summit 2014 with a final document for discussion and ratification.
Read MoreCongratulations to the nominees for the 9th Annual OVATION! Awards, celebrating achievement in musical theatre in the Lower Mainland.
The Awards will take place on Sunday, January 27, 2013 at the Vancouver Academy of Music.
Voting closes January 25 at midnight. Click here to cast your vote!
Read MoreKnow a worthy BC writer who has contributed to the development of literary excellence in British Columbia?
Submit in a nomination on their behalf for the annual Lieutenant Governor's Award for Literary Excellence.
Read MoreTwo generations of the Goh Family (founders Choo Chiat Goh and Lin Yee Goh as well as daughter and current Director, Chan Hon Goh) are being honoured with the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Medal for their dedication to the art of classical ballet and the enhancement of culture throughout Canada.
Read MoreBy Darah Hansen, Vancouver Sun: January 16, 2013
Painters, writers and other artists looking for Vancouver studio space to exercise their creativity may soon have significantly more lease opportunities to choose from.
The city is moving ahead with plans to expand its zoning bylaw to allow for “work-only” art studios in all its industrial districts.
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