In this issue: Four recent reports examining various aspects of the music business, including policy options for music and economic development, the effects of music and music education on technology hubs, and two reports on the independent music industry in Canada.
The Next Big Bang: A New Direction for Music in Canada
Music Canada, 2013
http://musiccanada.com/TheNextBigBang.aspx
Report funded by the Department of Canadian Heritage, the Canada Council for the Arts and the Ontario Arts Council
Read MoreIn 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 MoreYou are invited to join Mayor Gregor Robertson and Vancouver City Council for the presentation of the 2013 Mayor’s Arts Awards at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, November 22 at the TELUS World of Science.
The evening also features the announcement of the winner of this year’s City of Vancouver Book Award.
Admission is free, but RSVPs are required. (Nov. 9: Please note that tickets are now sold out!)
Read MoreThe City of Vancouver council has unanimously approved a request from Bard on the Beach and the Arts Club Theatre Company to move into a new home at West 1st Avenue.
Read MoreThe Canadian Dance Assembly is hosting their annual conference in Vancouver this year, and they're thrilled that they can fete their best and brightest with the I Love Dance! awards at the same time.
Read MoreThe 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 guide for event planners, who will find the roster helpful in avoiding scheduling conflicts. The list includes major cultural dates, arts and culture conferences, opening nights, festivals, gala fundraisers and significant community events and activities.
Read MorePremier Christy Clark and BC Achievement Foundation Chair Keith Mitchell announced this week the recipients of the 2013 BC Creative Achievement Award for First Nations Art.
Read MoreThere is only a short time left to submit your book for the 2014 BC Book Prizes!
Here is what you need to know:
Read MoreBallet BC's executive director Branislav Henselmann will be participating on the Vancouver-China Business Mission 2013 with Mayor Gregor Robertson and the Vancouver Economic Commission (VEC) from November 4-12, 2013.
The commission will visit Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Hong Kong with the goal of attracting investment to Vancouver, promoting deeper cultural ties and building long-term strategic partnerships with one of Canada’s most important trading partners.
Read MoreThe North Vancouver Public Art Advisory Committee (NVPAAC) is currently accepting applications for volunteer service on the 2014 Committee.
Read MoreNorman Armour, artistic and executive director of the PuSh International Performing Arts Festival, received Vancouver's highest civic award in a ceremony at City Hall this week.
The Civic Merit Award recognizes individuals for outstanding achivement in a particular field of endeavour – in sports, science, arts or culture – within the city and the province, or in recognition of a specific service.
Read MoreThe City of North Vancouver, the District of North Vancouver, and the District of West Vancouver are offering a grant workshop for non-profit organizations offering programs and services on the North Shore.
How to Write and Apply for North Shore Municipal Community Grants
Wednesday, November 20, 2013, 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Council Chamber, Municipal Hall
355 West Queens Road, North Vancouver
Because of the prorogation of Parliament, Arts Day on the Hill has been replaced by Arts 308, a campaign launched by the Canadian Arts Coalition to talk to Members of Parliament in all 308 ridings across the country about the value of the arts and the importance of investment in the arts to the economic, cultural, and social health of the country.
You can get involved by:
Read MoreThe Workshops & Facilitators: The Winter Workshop Series addresses three topics of importance to all arts and culture organizations, presented by some of the top experts in their fields. These include:
Arts Organizations and Employment Law
Date & Time: Tuesday, December 3, 2013 / 9:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Read MoreBusiness for the Arts has announced the 2013 winners of The Globe and Mail Business for the Arts Partnership Awards. The winners will receive their awards at the 35th Annual National Business for the Arts Partnerships Awards on Friday, November 15, 2013 at the Carlu in Toronto.
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Richard Newirth, managing director of Cultural Services at the City of Vancouver, unveiled five strategic directions of Cultural Services in promoting arts and culture during a presentation to city council's finances and services committee on October 23.
The 2014-2018 focus areas include:
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