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:
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a creative copyright conversation CCC
Read MoreFour Artist Groups Selected for Vancouver Park Board Artist Studio Residencies
/Over 20 artists have been selected to participate in the latest round of Vancouver Park Board artist studio residencies.
Four new artist groups will be provided with free studio space in parks and other facilities to develop their work, engage the community and increase participation in the arts.
As part of the residencies, artist groups will offer community arts-based engagement at Aberthau Mansion and West Point Grey Community Centre, Moberly Park, and Queen Elizabeth Park.
Read More2013 George Woodcock Lifetime Achievement Award Winner
/On June 25, 2013 Vancouver-born poet, editor, critic, and children's author William Herbert New was presented with the 20th recipient of the George Woodcock Lifetime Achievement Award for his outstanding literary career in British Columbia.
New has written and edited more than 50 books, including the Encyclopedia of Literature in Canada. In 1966 he became assistant editor of Canadian Literature, working with George Woodcock and Donald Stephens. He subsequently edited the review publication from 1977 to 1995.
Read MoreInvitation to CIRB National Consultations
/The Canada Industrial Relations Board is holding a consultation session in Vancouver regarding proposed amendments to the Canadian Artists and Producers Professional Relations Tribunal Procedural Regulations (the Regulations).
Read MoreThe Key Events List: A Helpful Guide For Event Planners. July 2013 Edition
/The Key Events List (pdf), compiled by your Alliance for Arts and Culture, lists upcoming events in and around Metro Vancouver through the next 12 months. 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 community events and activities.
Read MoreChoreographer Wen Wei Wang Among Top 25 Canadian Immigrant Award Winners
/Chinese-Canadian choreographer Wen Wei Wang, artistic director of Vancouver dance company Wen Wei Dance, has been voted one of 2013's Top 25 Canadian Immigrants via an annual people’s choice award sponsored by RBC Royal Bank and Canadian Immigrant magazine. The award recognizes the significant contributions of Canadians born outside this country who now call it home.
Read MoreF4 Creative Joins the Alliance Member Advantage Program
/The Alliance is pleased to introduce F4 Creative as our newest Member Advantage Program (MAP) partner.
Alliance members save 15% on F4 Creative's photographic services.
Read MoreRegister Your Culture Days Activity Today!
/The fourth annual Culture Days weekend will take place September 27, 28 and 29, 2013, and will feature thousands of free, hands-on, interactive activities that invite the public to participate “behind-the-scenes,” to discover the world of artists, creators, historians, architects, curators, designers and other creative people in their communities.
Read MoreEmily Carr University Announces Shortlisted Architects for New Campus
/Emily Carr University of Art + Design's campus redevelopment project reached a critical milestone this week. Three proponents have been shortlisted following a Request for Qualifications to design, build, finance and maintain the new state-of-the-art campus at Great Northern Way.
Eight national and international proponent teams responded to the RFQ, and the list was narrowed down to the following three:
Read MoreGovernor General Announces New Appointments to the Order of Canada
/On June 28, 2013, His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada announced 74 new appointments to the Order of Canada. The new appointees include 34 Officers (OC) and 40 Members (CM). These appointments were made on the recommendation of the Advisory Council for the Order of Canada.
Read MoreVancouver Playwright Wins 2013 Dayne Ogilive Prize
/Vancouver playwright C.E. Gatchalian has won the seventh annual Dayne Ogilvie Prize for LGBT Emerging Writers.
Presented by the Writers Trust of Canada, the $4,000 prize is given to an emerging Canadian writer from the LGBT community who demonstrates literary promise.
The jury's citation reads:
Read MoreThank YOU for Arts Summit 2013!
/Thank YOU for Arts Summit 2013!
To the 200 or so friends and colleagues who gathered last Friday and Saturday for Arts Summit 2013, a great big thank you from all of us at the Alliance for Arts and Culture, The Bridge Society, and the Summit planning committee.
Read MoreVIFF Announces New BC Filmmaker Awards
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As one of the largest and most established film festivals in North America – 142,000 admissions at 643 screenings in 2012 – the mandate of the Greater Vancouver International Film Festival Society (VIFF) is to encourage understanding of the world’s cultures through the art of cinema, foster the art of cinema and facilitate a convergence in BC of creative industry professionals from around the world that will stimulate the province's motion picture industry. Furthering its commitment to showcase local filmmakers on our world stage and supporting the development of creative industry talent in our province, VIFF 2013 will introduce the BC Spotlight, a dedicated program of films, adjudicated competition and the BC Spotlight Industry Party. VIFF has announced two new awards: BC Emerging Filmmaker Award
Best BC Film
Submission deadline for BC productions has been extended to July 15. For submission guidelines, please visit viff.org or send an email to viff@viff.org. |
Registration Open for New Online Courses in Cultural Planning
/Fall 2013 Cultural Planning Courses (Online) from the UBC Centre for Cultural Planning and Development
Registration is open for online courses starting this fall. Courses can be taken individually for professional development, or combined to earn the UBC Certificate in Cultural Planning – an international professional learning program delivered 100% online.
Members of the Alliance for Arts and Culture are invited to register with the coupon code CPLAN13 to save $100 on the standard registration fee.
Read MoreIronclad Art Design Challenge Winners
/The City of Vancouver's Ironclad Art Manhole Cover Design Challenge team have announced two People's Choice awards in addition to the two winning designs selected by a panel of judges.
Read MoreArts Research Monitor: Business Support of Not-For-Profit Organizations
/In this issue: Four Canadian reports examining business donations and sponsorships of not-for-profit organizations in Canada.
Click report titles for access to the full report on the Hill Strategies Research website.
Canadian Corporate Community Investment Benchmarking Report
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