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 MoreVancouver Symphony Orchestra's Maestro Bramwell Tovey will become the longest-serving Music Director in the orchestra’s 99-year history.
The VSO announced last week the extension of Tovey’s contract that will see him remain at the artistic helm of the orchestra through August of 2018, marking his 18th year with the organization. Tovey will become the VSO’s Music Director Emeritus, conducting up to two weeks per season starting in 2018/2019, the orchestra’s 100th Anniversary Season.
Read MoreThe Alliance is pleased to introduce Desjardins Group as our newest Member Advantage Program (MAP) partner.
Desjardins Group's Payment Solutions Program offers Alliance members preferred rates on their merchant credit card services.
What makes Desjardins different?
Read MoreThe City of Vancouver released its proposed 2014 Capital and Operating Budget today, which notes that the coming year will see a continued focus on the planning for significant new arts venues and spaces, including the new Vancouver Art Gallery, 162 West 1st Avenue, and the evolution of the Arts Factory.
Cultural Services plans for 2014 include:
Read MoreThe British Columbia Honours and Awards Secretariat is currently accepting nominations for the Order of British Columbia.
Established in 1989, the Order of BC recognizes those people who have served with the greatest distinction and excelled in any field of endeavour that benefits the people of BC or elsewhere. It represents the highest form of recognition the province can extend to its citizens.
Read MoreVancouver Police are asking for the public’s help in finding $100,000 worth of Aboriginal art, recently stolen from the Coastal Peoples Fine Arts Gallery in Gastown.
Nine pieces of artwork were stolen from the gallery's storage locker, including one-of-a-kind Aboriginal masks, wooden panels and sculptures between the evening of October 30 and the early morning hours of October 31.
Read MoreA memoir on a woman’s experiences as a sex trade worker, writer, student, and activist is the winner of the 2013 City of Vancouver Book Award.
Read MoreThe Province’s Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services released its report on Budget 2014 consultations last week. It included encouraging references to arts and culture in comparison with the previous year's report, which made no reference to the sector.
Each fall, the Committee holds province-wide public consultations on the upcoming provincial budget through public hearings, written submissions, and an online survey.
Read MoreFourteen individuals and one business are the recipients of the 2013 Mayor’s Arts Awards for having made significant contributions to creative life in the city of Vancouver.
Mayor Gregor Robertson will present the awards at a ceremony this Friday, November 22, at TELUS World of Science, to honourees who represent a wide variety of disciplines, from performing and visual arts to literary and culinary arts.
Honours are also awarded in the categories of Volunteerism, Business Support, Philanthropy, Arts Board Member of the Year and Lifetime Achievement.
Read MoreDate & Time: Thursday, December 5, 2013 / 9:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Venue: All workshops take place in the Alliance board room at 100-938 Howe Street, Vancouver.
Read MoreDate & Time: Wednesday, December 4, 2013 / 9:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Venue: Alliance Board Room, 100-938 Howe Street, Vancouver.
Read MoreDate & Time: Tuesday, December 3, 2013 / 9:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Venue: Alliance Board Room, 100-938 Howe Street, Vancouver
Read MoreIn September 2014, Canadian Theatre Review will be publishing an issue looking at the current state of acting training in English Canada, as well as proposals for the future. The editors, Diana Belshaw (Humber College) and David Fancy (Brock University), believe that the input of recent graduates of acting-training programs is an essential part of this overview.
Read MoreThe City of Vancouver is seeking submissions for capital funding for infrastructure projects that will secure and develop multi-artist production spaces in Mount Pleasant.
Examples of possible projects could include:
The City is looking for projects that:
Read MoreAttend part 2 of this business dialogue to support growth and innovation in Surrey's arts and culture industry.
The Surrey Board of Trade and the City of Surrey are continuing their partnership focused on recognizing the economic and social value of fostering a thriving cultural industry in Surrey.
Date: Wednesday, November 27, 2013
Time:
7:30 a.m. - Registration and Breakfast
8:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. - Program
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