City of Vancouver 2014-15 Theatre Rental Grant Program Deadlines
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Do you work for an established or emerging arts and culture organization that needs a well-equipped venue to produce a cultural event?
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The latest news on BC's arts, culture and heritage sector.
Participate in a Survey Regarding Employee Benefits in BC's Non-Profit Sector
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Those who work in non-profit organizations in BC are invited to view a free webinar and to participate in a survey that will help to shape the future of pension and health & welfare benefits in the non-profit sector.
Read MoreVancouver Opera to Receive $500,000 in Provincial Funding for Stickboy Opera
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The Province of BC announced today (February 28) that it will provide a grant of $500,000 in support of Stickboy, Vancouver Opera's new commissioned opera about bullying.
Read MoreCARFAC Artist Fee Survey for Canadian Visual Artists
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CARFAC National is seeking feedback from artists about their experiences being paid different types of fees.
Read MoreHill Strategies Reports on Music
/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
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 MoreHill 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 MoreBC Artist Jayce Salloum Among Winners of Governor General's Awards in Visual and Media Arts
/Vancouver media artist Jayce Salloum has been named one of eight Canadian recipients of the 2014 Governor General's Awards in Visual and Media Arts.
The $25,000 awards, funded and administered by the Canada Council for the Arts, recognize distinguished career achievements in visual and media arts by Canadian artists.
Read MoreHill Strategies: Diversity and Arts Attendance by Canadians in 2010
/Hill Strategies' latest edition of Statistical Insights on the Arts shows that arts organizations attract many diverse Canadians, but some work remains to be done.
Statistical Insights on the Arts
Vol. 12 No. 1
Report funded by the Department of Canadian Heritage, the Canada Council for the Arts and the Ontario Arts Council
Read MoreCity of Vancouver 2014-15 Theatre Rental Grant Program Deadlines
/Do you work for an established or emerging arts and culture organization that needs a well-equipped venue to produce a cultural event?
The Theatre Rental Grant program offers financial assistance to non-profit arts and cultural organizations to use the Vancouver Civic Theatres (Orpheum, Orpheum Annex, Vancouver Playhouse, and Queen Elizabeth Theatre). The program is intended to assist with artistic development, increasing profile and expanding audiences for organizations by providing access to well-equipped and centrally-located professional venues.
Read MoreParticipate in a Survey Regarding Employee Benefits in BC's Non-Profit Sector
/Those who work in non-profit organizations in BC are invited to view a free webinar and to participate in a survey that will help to shape the future of pension and health & welfare benefits in the non-profit sector.
Read MoreVancouver Opera to Receive $500,000 in Provincial Funding for Stickboy Opera
/The Province of BC announced today (February 28) that it will provide a grant of $500,000 in support of Stickboy, Vancouver Opera's new commissioned opera about bullying.
The opera, by composer Neil Weisensel and internationally celebrated BC spoken-word artist Shane Koyczan, is set to make its world premiere October 23, 2014 at the Vancouver Playhouse.
Read MoreCARFAC Artist Fee Survey for Canadian Visual Artists
/CARFAC National is seeking feedback from artists about their experiences being paid different types of fees.
Read MoreNominations Open for 2014 Vancouver Awards of Excellence
/The Vancouver Awards of Excellence is a new civic awards program that recognizes outstanding achievements made by individuals — adults, youth and children — organizations, and businesses.
Consisting of 21 awards in six categories, the Awards of Excellence celebrate excellence in achievements that benefit all of us by making Vancouver a greener, healthier, more diverse, accessible, and prosperous city.
Nomination Deadline: 5 p.m. on April 4, 2014
Award Categories:
Read MoreGroup RSP Available to Alliance Members
/Now is a great time to consider signing up for a group RSP savings plan through the Alliance and NEI Investments. We're looking to the future, and we hope you’ll look with us!
We strongly encourage employers to consider a group RSP for your staff. So often cultural workers earn relatively modest wages, leaving little or no room for savings, and although the future and retirement may seem far off, RSPs become critical for those without a pension plan.
Read MoreActsafe "Speaking of Safety" Town Hall Meeting:
/Dear BC Film Industry Workers, Supervisors and Employers,
Read MoreHill Strategies: Arts Management and Funding
/In this issue of Hill Strategies' Arts Research Monitor: Four reports on arts sector structures related to artists, arts management, and arts funding, including articles on the “next generation” of arts practice, new organizational models in the arts, and the resilience of the arts sector. While these reports do cite some research sources, they should be considered position papers more than research articles per se (unlike most works included in the Arts Research Monitor).
Read MoreCulture Days 2014 National Congress on Culture
/Registration is now open for the second annual National Congress on Culture, presented by Culture Days.
With Culture Days engagement engrained in over 800 Canadian cities and towns, the Congress presents a rallying point and networking opportunity to share diversity of experiences, trends, best practices and impacts of public engagement in arts and culture in Canada.
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