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 MoreVancouver Foundation Appoints New President and CEO
/Gord MacDougall, Board Chair of Vancouver Foundation, announced today (July 24) the appointment of Kevin McCort as President and Chief Executive Officer of Vancouver Foundation. McCort replaces the foundation's retiring President Fay Wightman, and will formally assume the role of CEO in mid-September.
The release on Vancouver Foundation's website reads as follows:
Read MoreArts Research Monitor: Information About Arts Disciplines – Dance, Orchestras, Documentaries
/In this issue: A focus on research into specific disciplines within the arts and culture in Canada, including two studies of dance and dancers, data on the state of Canadian orchestras, and a report on documentary production.
Click report titles for access to the full report on the Hill Strategies Research website.
Canada Dance Mapping Study: Literature Review
Read MoreCulture Days Q & A with the ACT: A Cultural Hub in Maple Ridge
/The ACT Arts Centre & Theatre in Maple Ridge hosted a number of activities for Culture Days last year, including their own 10th Anniversary celebrations.
Read MoreCall for Participation from Artists and Community-Engaged Practitioners
/Culture + Community is an annual gathering of artists, and cultural practitioners, community leaders and citizens addressing and celebrating the current state of social practice and community arts practice at the local level, as well as in the context of international artistic practices. This year, the event will be held in dialogue with New York-based Creative Time’s annual summit Art, Place and Dislocation in the 21st Century.
Read MoreA New Museum for North Vancouver
/Members of North Vancouver City Council voted unanimously on Monday, July 15 to authorize a new waterfront location for the North Vancouver Museum and Archives and committed to matching each dollar raised to a maximum of $5 million in capital funding.
If the project goes ahead, the museum will be located in the Pipe Shop, a reconstructed shipyard building on the central waterfront in North Vancouver. The new site will nearly double the museum's current space.
Read MoreCulture Days Bright Spots Schedule Returns!
/The Bright Spots Schedule is a highly valued online tool that can be used to create a customized schedule of activities happening over the Culture Days weekend September 27, 28 & 29, 2013.
Read MoreBlack Artists’ Network Dialogue: Call for Submissions
/The vision of the TD Then and Now Series is to connect Canadians to Black history and culture through a showcase of artistic and cultural excellence. Since 2009, TD Then and Now has grown into an important annual cultural event that has been honoured with the prestigious Globe and Mail Business for the Arts Award in the category of “Most Innovative Marketing Sponsorship” in 2010.
Read MoreDestination Mainstage 2013 Theatre Award Winners Announced
/The British Columbia Drama Association / Theatre BC ended their Destination Mainstage 2013 festival with the announcement of award winners in a number of categories.
The gala awards night took place at the Kamloops Convention Centre on July 13, 2013. Awards were adjudicated by actor and director Dean Paul Gibson.
Thespian Awards
