Hill Strategies Reports on Cultural Volunteers and Donors in Canada
/Report funded by the Department of Canadian Heritage, the Canada Council for the Arts and the Ontario Arts Council
Read MoreThe latest news on BC's arts, culture and heritage sector.
Hill Strategies Reports on Visual Arts and Heritage Organizations
/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.
Read MoreThe latest installment of the Hill Strategies Arts Research Monitor
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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 Moreremix, vancouver
/The Alliance for Arts & Culture's Artists' Legal Outreach program and the Open Education Conference present:
remix, vancouver
a creative copyright conversation CCC
Read MoreArts Coalition BC Launches New Website With Election Toolkit
/The Alliance for Arts and Culture is a proud partner in Arts Coalition BC, a network of British Columbia's arts service organizations. Together, we strive to raise the profile of arts and culture and address common issues with a unified voice. The coalition's new website summarizes our positions on key provincial topics such as the BC Arts Council, Community Gaming Grants, and the newly formed Creative BC.
Read MoreCARFAC National Conference Update
/CARFAC National presents:
Artists for Artists
Mentorship, teaching strategies and other tools for visual artists
May 31 – June 2, 2013, Vancouver, BC
Emily Carr University of Art + Design
PACT Conference 2013 - Last Week for Early Bird Rates
/The annual PACT conference offers four days of face-to-face networking, hands-on workshops, international inspiration and open forum discussion. The conference acts as a hub for conversations that have occurred throughout the calendar year and offers much opportunity for new discussion, debate and collaboration.
This year's primary speakers and workshop focus: Cassie Meador, artistic director, and John Borstel, senior advisor (Humanities) of Dance Exchange (US) will lead delegates through the Critical Response Process.
Read MoreArts Summit 2013 News
/Cultural visionary Richard Evans will be a keynote speaker at Arts Summit 2013 (June 21 & 22 at the Roundhouse), Early Bird Registration is open until May 15, and the new Summit website can be found here.
Read MoreArtsBC & ArtStarts in Schools Announce 2013 BC Arts Champion Winners
/A call for nominations was issued early this year by ArtsBC and ArtStarts in Schools for individuals who have made significant contributions to arts and culture in BC. Nominations were sought for BC Arts Champions in the categories of artist, administrator and youth, recognizing and awarding these champions for their dedication and work towards arts and culture.
After careful review and consideration of nominations for BC Arts Champions across BC, three winners have been chosen!
The 2013 winners are:
Read More2013 Co-Winners of Lieutenant Governor's Award for Literary Excellence
/Poet Lorna Crozier and children's author Sarah Ellis have been selected as winners of the 10th annual Lieutenant Governor’s Award for Literary Excellence.
Read MoreCulture Days 2013 Early Registration
/Culture Days is a collaborative coast-to-coast-to-coast volunteer movement to raise the awareness, accessibility, participation and engagement of Canadians in the arts and cultural life of their communities.
Read MoreVancouver Violinist Receives 2013 GG Performing Arts Award
/Vancouver violinist and teacher Andrew Dawes is being honoured for his accomplishments to the field of classical music in Canada with a Governor General's Award.
Dawes is one of six recipients of awards recognizing artists for an outstanding body of work and enduring contribution to the performing arts, announced this morning (April 10).
Read MoreBC Government Increases Support for Arts Scholarships
/The BC government announced yesterday (April 9) increased support for the BC Arts Council Scholarship program, providing more opportunities for young British Columbians to study the arts.
Program funding will increase from $150,000 to $750,000 this year. As a result, the number of scholarships granted to British Columbians studying the arts could more than triple, from about 50 to as high as 175. The new funding increases the maximum value of the scholarships from $4,000 to $6,000.
Read MoreStaging the Future with Actsafe
/This year, Actsafe celebrates 15 years of setting the stage to work safely. The future of BC's arts industries is a hot topic right now, and working safely is a big part of the equation as we all prepare for growth and success.
If you are in BC’s performing arts or motion picture industry, bring your voice to the table to help frame the conversation about the future of the organization dedicated to your health and safety.
Staging the Future
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