Community Arts Council of Vancouver Names Executive Director
/CACV have announced their entry into a new organizational phase with the hiring of Chris Gilpin as executive director.
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Gallery Gachet Plans for Future Following News of Major Funding Loss
/Gallery Gachet has learned that, after 21 years of receiving core funding from the Provincial Ministry of Health, its contract with the Vancouver Coastal Health Authority is being severed, with ninety days notice.
Read MoreCall for Candidates for the Interesting Vancouver Prize
/Interesting Vancouver, the annual community gathering showcasing the region’s most fascinating people and the way they express their creativity, invites submissions for the first IV Prize by the September 15 deadline.
Read MoreArtslandia Vancouver Launch Event
/RSVP to attend a celebration of Artslandia magazine’s first Vancouver issue, Thursday, September 24 at the Contemporary Art Gallery.
Read MoreSubmissions Open for 2015 Fred Cogswell Award For Excellence In Poetry
/The Royal City Literary Arts Society is inviting poetry submissions for this year's Fred Cogswell Award by the October 1 deadline.
Read MoreApplications Accepted for 2016 Surrey Cultural Grants Program
/Do you need funding to support an arts or heritage initiative in Surrey? The application period is now open for the City of Surrey's 2016 Cultural Grants Program. Expression of interest forms are due October 2.
Read MoreRegistration Open For Heritage BC's Annual Conference
/Heritage BC's 2015 conference, taking place October 1-3 in Rossland, is based on the theme "The Main Thing - Memories of Main Street to Help Revitalize Town Centres."
Read MoreNovelist Ashley Little Named Vancouver Public Library's Writer in Residence
/Award-winning novelist Ashley Little will mentor and support emerging writers at Vancouver Public Library this fall as part of the writer in residence program.
Read MoreNew Academic VP and Provost Appointed at Emily Carr
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Bonne Zabolotney has been named the new vice president academic and provost at Emily Carr University of Art + Design.
Read MoreAboriginal Filmmaker Fellowship Call for Applications
/The program has now expanded to three days and is open nationally to Aboriginal Canadian film artists.
Read MoreFundraising Campaign Launched For Injured Dancer Lucila Munaretto
/Friends of Argentina-born ballerina Lucila Munaretto have launched a GoFundMe campaign to assist in her recovery following a rollerblading accident.
Read MoreRegistration for Standing Committee on Finance Presentations Now Open
/Register now to take part in this year’s Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services public hearings.
Read MoreVancouver Indigenous Group Seeks Back-To-School Supplies for Students
/The Indigenous Action Movement is partnering with Vancouver community members to collect donations for their annual Back To School Supplies Drive.
Read MoreWord Vancouver and Pandora's Collective Announce Award Recipients
/Word Vancouver has partnered with Pandora’s Collective to co-produce a revival of the Pandora’s Collective Literary Awards, recognizing authors whose work fosters and contributes to the Vancouver literary scene.
Read MoreVIBC Announces New Artistic Director
/Tarun Nayar - writer, producer, DJ, and musician - has been appointed artistic director of Vancouver International Bhangra Celebration Society.
Read MoreMusic Industry Rallies Against Cuts To CBC
/Canadian Musician magazine has launched an online petition and PR campaign to rally the Canadian music industry to oppose funding cuts to the CBC.
Read MoreNew CEO announced for Creative BC
/Prem Gill will take over from Richard Brownsey as CEO of Creative BC at the end of September.
Read MoreHuman rights activist and arts advocate Frances Wasserlein dies at 69
/Vancouver human rights activist and arts advocate Frances Wasserlein died Sunday at her home on the Sunshine Coast's Halfmoon Bay.
Read MoreInternational Arts Conference Comes to Vancouver
/This year's Western Arts Alliance Annual Conference will be taking place in Vancouver, August 31 - September 3, 2015, at The Westin Bayshore Hotel.
Read MoreArtist's Open Letter to Party Leaders Calls for National Vision for the Arts
/Fannina Waubert de Puiseau, a dramaturg, director, and performance creator, has recently penned an open letter to federal party leaders on the state of arts policy in Canada.
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