In their latest pre-budget submission to the Select Standing Committee on Finance, Imagine Canada recommended that the federal government take action to reduce fees paid by registered charities when they accept donations or payments for goods and services paid by credit card. These fees add to charities' administrative costs and divert significant dollars away from the cause.
Read MoreBallet BC's artistic director Emily Molnar has been named sessional artistic director of Dance at The Banff Centre.
The newly created position is designed to guide and inform all Banff Centre dance initiatives throughout the year in collaboration with the dance community, including programs, partnerships, commissions, residencies, workshops, and other forms of professional development.
Read MoreThere are less than two weeks left to submit your book for the 2015 BC Book Prizes.
The BC Prizes, established in 1985, celebrate the achievements of British Columbia writers and publishers.
Submission Deadline: December 1, 2014.
Read MorePrivacy 101 is part of the Legal Pitfalls Series, a workshop series for non-profits by the Non Profit Charities Legal Outreach.
The Workshop: Are you the privacy officer at your organization? You've heard about anti-spam – now let's look at whether your privacy policy and practices are PIPA compliant.
Read MoreThe Canada Council for the Arts today announced the winners of the 2014 Governor General's Literary Awards.
“By celebrating the GG literary awards, we want to highlight the work of Canada’s best authors, illustrators and translators. The voices of these artists and thinkers are more necessary than ever in a world in search of meaning and hope,” said Simon Brault, Director and CEO of the Canada Council. “The Canada Council supports Canadian literature so that it can be enjoyed by a growing number of readers across Canada and abroad.”
Read MoreMetro Vancouver’s popular professional development program, Survivor 101, will launch its 2014-15 season in Richmond with Vantage Point’s Not-for-Profit Lifecycles 101 workshop.
Read MoreThe international UBC Centre for Cultural Planning and Development has launched a new series of professional development workshops delivered 100% online. Workshops are taught by international leaders in their fields and are designed to meet the education and training needs of administrators, designers, consultants, planners and economic and community development professionals.
Upcoming workshops on offer in Winter 2015 include:
Cultural Planning – An International Perspective (Jan. 22-Feb. 5)
Instructor: Dr. Lidia Varbanova, Montreal, QC
Now in its 39th year, Pacific Contact is the BC Touring Council’s annual tradeshow and booking conference for the performing arts. It includes artist showcases, a contact room (tradeshow booths of artists and agent/managers) workshops, networking and a hospitality suite for late night fun.
Read MoreIn this issue of Hill Strategies' Arts Research Monitor: A summary of quantitative and qualitative research into arts participation and engagement, including statistics on performing arts attendance in Quebec, a literature review of the value of cultural experiences, a discussion paper on the quality of experience in the arts, and a research article on measuring the quality of arts engagement.
Click the article headings below to read the full report.
Read MoreThe Social Purpose Real Estate Collaborative and the Non Profit Centres Network invite you to submit session ideas to the 2015 Building Opportunities - Connecting Possibilities conference, taking place in Vancouver on June 1-3, 2015.
Read MoreBruce Ward was a friend and mentor to many in Vancouver’s theatre, film and television industries for over 25 years. He was a pioneer and one of the city’s first agents when Vancouver was in its fledging days of becoming “Hollywood North”, and he was an early advocate for the expanding theatre scene in the 1980’s and 90’s.
Sadly, Bruce passed away early last month after a valiant battle with pulmonary fibrosis.
You're invited to attend a celebration of Bruce’s life on:
Read MoreCitizens in British Columbia's cities, municipalities, villages and districts go to the polls on Saturday, November 15, 2014 to elect their respective mayors and city councillors.
The Alliance for Arts and Culture has conducted a survey to ask the views of candidates across the province on arts, culture, and heritage issues facing the creative sector in our society and in their respective communities.
Read MoreOn Thursday, November 20 at 2:45 p.m.
Read MoreHill Strategies Research has released its latest report on Arts and Cultural Workers in Canada's Provinces and Territories, based on the 2011 National Household Survey (NHS) and historical data from the Labour Force Survey (LFS). The report examines the number of artists, selected demographic characteristics of artists, artists' incomes, and trends in the number of artists. The report also provides comparable information for cultural workers and the overall labour force.
Read MoreIn advance of the November 15 civic elections, the Alliance is inviting mayoral and city council candidates across the province to share their views on arts, culture, and heritage issues in their respective communities - and we need your help!
Read MoreThe 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 MoreSubmission 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 MoreElizabeth 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.
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