Wayde Compton Wins 2015 City of Vancouver Book Award
/Writer Wayde Compton was presented the prize for The Outer Harbour (Arsenal Pulp Press) on Thursday, November 12 at the 2015 Mayor's Arts Awards.
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Central Cariboo Arts and Culture Project Grants Available
/Annual Project Grants of between $300 and $3,000 are available for non-profit organizations or community groups in Williams Lake and the Central Cariboo to support and develop arts and culture within the region.
Read MoreApply Now to the CASV Emerging Artist’s Prize
/Emerging artists in the Lower Mainland will be able to submit their work for consideration for the third biennial Emerging Artist’s Prize. This prize comes with a cash award of $3,000 to encourage and support artists within the first five years of their careers.
Read MoreMore Than 1,000 BC Artists Join Provincial Registry
/More than one thousand artists signed up for a new BC Artist Registry within a week of its launch last Wednesday by the Alliance for Arts + Culture. Have you added your name yet?
Read MoreShortlist Announced For Inaugural Cedric Literary Awards
/Fourteen BC writers "of a certain age" have made it to the short list of candidates for the inaugural 2015 Cedric Literary Awards.
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GVPTA Coffeehouse Series: Contracts 101
/Community, conversation, connection, caffeine. The Greater Vancouver Professional Theatre Alliance invites you to its third Coffeehouse event, Contracts 101 with Martha Rans of Artists' Legal Outreach on November 25.
Read MoreNew Appointments Named to BC Arts Council
/Several new appointments, including a new chair and vice-chair, have recently been named to the BC Arts Council.
Read MoreUBCP/ACTRA Award Recipients Announced
/The annual UBCP/ACTRA Awards took place November 7, honouring five members for their work in the creative industries over the past year.
Read MoreOut on Screen Appoints New Executive Director
/Out on Screen turns a new page under the executive leadership of Stephanie Goodwin.
Read MoreNominations Open for the 2016 Heritage BC Awards
/Heritage BC's Awards program recognizes the outstanding and significant achievements in heritage conservation of individuals, organizations, groups, businesses and government in communities across BC. Nomination deadline is December 18.
Read More2015 Vancouver Mayor's Arts Awards Recipients Announced
/Twenty-four individuals and one business are the recipients of the 2015 Mayor’s Arts Awards for having made significant contributions to creative life in the city of Vancouver.
Read MoreTom Argue Next Artist-in-Residence At Leigh Square
/Carver Tom Argue will be the Leigh Square Community Arts Village's next Artist-in-Residence.
Read MoreCount Yourself In! Join the BC Artist Registry
/Calling all BC artists! We invite all British Columbian adults who are artists in any discipline to be counted in the BC Artist Registry.
Read MoreMélanie Joly Appointed Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages
/Lawyer, public relations expert, and arts supporter Mélanie Joly has been appointed the new Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages.
Read MoreRegistration Open for CAPACOA Annual Conference
/The 28th annual Canadian Arts Presenting Association’s (CAPACOA) conference "The Culture of inClusion” will take place in Ottawa November 25 – 28, 2015 and registration is now open.
Read MoreNew Curator For The Lake Country Art Gallery
/Wanda Lock is the newly appointed curator at the Lake Country Art Gallery.
Read MoreBC Book Prize Deadline Approaches
/The deadline for applications for the 2016 BC Book Prizes is Tuesday, December 1, 2015. Entries may be submitted in one of seven categories, as well as for the Lieutenant Governor's Award for Literary Excellence.
Read MoreCity of Surrey Names Inaugural Poet Laureate
/Author Renée Sarojini Saklikar has been selected as the inaugural Poet Laureate for Surrey.
Read MoreBritish Columbia's Cultural Ecology: New Research Findings in the Arts and Culture Sector
/RSVP to join your Alliance for an engaging FREE presentation by Hill Strategies Research followed by a lively discussion, 3-5 p.m. on Wednesday, November 18 at Pyatt Hall at the VSO School of Music in Vancouver.
Read MoreVictoria Artist Sandra Meigs Wins $50,000 2015 Gershon Iskowitz Prize
/Painter Sandra Meigs has been named the 2015 recipient of the Gershon Iskowitz Prize at the AGO, presented annually to an artist who has made an outstanding contribution to the visual arts in Canada.
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