The latest news on BC's arts, culture and heritage sector.
Attend the City of Vancouver Cultural Services Community Salon
/The City of Vancouver invites you to join managing director Richard Newirth, the Arts and Culture Policy Council and Cultural Services staff on November 13 for an update on achievements over the past year guided by the City’s Culture Plan with a look forward to how strategies will evolve in the coming years.
The event will also include a discussion about how, as a community, we can best work together to support a dynamic and thriving cultural sector. Watch a brief presentation and participate in a dialogue and social.
Read MoreCall for Entry: 2015 Wearable Art Awards
/Submission deadline extended to December 12! Artists are invited to go deep into their imaginations to create a wearable piece of art that challenges what most consider to be wearable, or everyday fashion. Get your submission in now for the 2015 Wearable Art Awards.
Read MoreWhite Rock Concerts Appoints New Associate Artistic Directors
/Elizabeth and Marcel Bergmann, internationally renowned duo-pianists and currently co-artistic directors of the Rose Gellert Hall Concert series at the Langley Community Music School, have been named associate directors of White Rock Concerts.
Read MoreAnvil Centre Theatre Information Session
/New Westminster's new Anvil Centre Theatre is now open, and you're invited to check out the space and learn more at an upcoming Theatre Information Session.
Read MoreCulture Days Viewpoint: Enthusiasm. Empowerment. Education. Engagement.
/With Culture Days in BC wrapped up for another year, participant and community organizer Julia Trops gives her perspective on this year's successful collaboration between artists and local businesses in the District of West Kelowna and Westbank First Nation.
Read the full story on the Culture Days blog here.
Read MoreBC Arts Council Announces Vancouver & Surrey Dates of Community Consultation & Program Review
/Dates for the BC Arts Council's community consultation sessions in Vancouver, Surrey, and Chilliwack have been announced and registration is now open.
Read MoreVancouver Art Gallery Launches Institute of Asian Art
/The Vancouver Art Gallery has launched a new initiative committed to advancing scholarship and public appreciation of Asian art. The Institute of Asian Art will expand and further develop the Gallery’s exhibitions, public programs, and permanent collections dedicated to the visual arts of Asia, with particular focus on China, India, Japan and Korea.
Read MoreStaffing News from the GVPTA
/A new core team are onboard at the Greater Vancouver Professional Theatre Alliance (GVPTA), with Dawn Brennan as director, Rohit Chokhani as producer, and Mallory Gallant in communications.
From the GVPTA announcement:
Read MoreHill Strategies Research on Economic, Social, and Health Benefits of the Arts
/In this issue of Hill Strategies' Arts Research Monitor: Summaries of three recent landmark studies related to the benefits of the arts, including Canadian and English summaries of various aspects of the impacts of the arts as well as new estimates of the economic impact of culture in Canada.
Read MoreLast Chance for Submissions on Provincial Budget Consultations
/Each fall, the all-party Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services seeks public input on the next year’s provincial budget through public hearings, written submissions and an online survey. The consultations are based on the Budget 2015 Consultation Paper.
Read MoreArts Club Theatre Appoints New Executive Director
/Following a five-month, nation-wide search, the Arts Club Theatre Company has appointed Peter Cathie White as its new executive director.
Read MoreSection 99 of Proposed Societies Act Creates Concern
/The Ministry of Finance is seeking public feedback on the proposed new Societies Act (to replace the existing Society Act which governs all non-profit societies in BC). The draft legislation is outlined in a White Paper and includes a provision that is of particular concern to many non-profits.
Read MoreVancouver Island Symphony ED Honoured With National Award For Arts Leadership
/Margot Holmes, executive director of the Vancouver Island Symphony, has been named the recipient of the 2014 National Cultural Champion Award: Arts Leadership.
Read MoreCity Council Approves New Tenants for Woodward's Cultural Space
/Last week Vancouver City Council unanimously approved four not-for-profit arts organizations as tenants in the city-owned cultural amenity space in the Woodward's heritage building.
Read MoreGrant Writing Workshop for Visual Artists
/CARFAC BC is partnering with Ministry of Casual Living, Community Arts Council of Greater Victoria, and the Victoria College of Art to present an intensive grant writing workshop to artists in Victoria.
Read MoreAboriginal Filmmaker Fellowship Opportunity
/Canadian Aboriginal writers/filmmakers based in Western Canada (British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Yukon) are invited to apply to the Whistler Film Festival Aboriginal Filmmaker Fellowship, a creative and business immersion experience to be held in Whistler from December 5 to 6, 2014.
Read MoreFree Muffins at Alliance Marketing Council!
/"Free muffins!" said Liesl when we asked her what would be a snappy headline to get the attention of Metro Vancouver's arts publicists and marketing gurus.
So yes, there will be free muffins and coffee on Thursday, October 16 when the Alliance Marketing Council meets in the Alliance board room for a morning of networking, discussions with Metro Vancouver's Judy Robertson on the various marketing support programs available through Metro, and free coffee and muffins!
Read MoreBC Culture Days Photo Contest Winners Announced
/Surrey resident Jina Kim has been awarded first prize in this year’s province-wide “Culture Shapes Our Community” photo contest.
Read MoreNew Report Examines the Number and Situation of Artists in Canada
/Statistical Insights on the Arts is a quantitative research series, created by Hill Strategies Research, that aims to provide reliable, recent and insightful data on the state of the arts in Canada. The latest edition in the series finds that there are more artists in Canada than auto workers.
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