Finance Committee Announces Budget 2017 Public Consultation Schedule
/Public hearing registration opened on Tuesday, September 6, 2016 and spaces book up quickly!
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Your Invitation to the Official Launch of SpaceFinder BC
/Find a space. List a space. For free! Join us on Thursday, September 15 at CBC's Studio 700 to meet, mingle, and learn more about how SpaceFinder BC will match artists with under-utilized performance, rehearsal, and event spaces.
Read MoreSave the Date for the 2016 Mayor's Arts Awards
/Mark your calendar and plan to join us on October 3 for this annual celebration of Vancouver's arts and culture community.
Read MoreCanada Council for the Arts Announces 2017-18 Grant Deadlines and Details
/The Canada Council for the Arts has announced specifics about its new funding model, along with deadlines and details for 2017-18 grants.
Read MoreFANS Grant Supports North Shore Artists
/The Fund for Arts on the North Shore Don S. Williams Grant program provides annual cash grants to assist emerging and established North and West Vancouver artists of all ages who are interested in developing their practice.
Read MoreCAPACOA Initiative to Explore Digital Innovation in the Performing Arts
/Are you passionate about digital innovation in the performing arts? CAPACOA is embarking on a new national initiative to identify and investigate opportunities for emerging digital technologies in the performing arts.
Read MoreProvince Invests $250,000 in International Presence Funding
/BC artists and arts organizations pursuing international promotion or networking opportunities can submit proposals for International Presence funding as part of the provincial government's Creative Economy Strategy.
Read MoreBC Cultural Roundtable 2017: Help Us Make Up Our Minds!
/Help us make up our minds! The 2016 BC Cultural Roundtable at New Westminster's Anvil Centre was a tremendous success, and the Alliance is starting now to plan for the 2017 conference. We have the venue and are now asking for your help in choosing the date and possible themes.
Read MoreUBC Library Acquires Rare Limited Edition Chaucer Book
/UBC Library has acquired a copy of Kelmscott Press's The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer, described by the poet William Butler Yeats as "the most beautiful of all printed books."
Read MoreHill Strategies Research on Social and Economic Benefits of Arts and Culture
/The latest issue of Hill Strategies' Arts Research Monitor includes a Canadian survey regarding culture and talent attraction, an Australian report on arts participation and mental health, a major synthesis of reports from the United Kingdom on the value of culture, and reports that attempt to measure the social return on investments in the arts and culture.
Read MoreSeptember Workshop On The New Societies Act: What You Need To Know
/Due to high demand, we're running another session of this popular workshop on the New Societies Act this September.
Read MoreAnvil Centre Announces 2017 Artists in Residence Program
/Anvil Centre is accepting applications for its inaugural artists in residence program, which commences January 2017.
Read MoreDistrict of West Vancouver Announces Timeline for New Arts & Culture Strategy
/The Council of the District of West Vancouver has announced its intention to update the District's Arts and Culture Strategy, along with a timeline that details these changes.
Read MoreRegistration Open for 'Leading From Beside' Community-Engaged Dance Symposium and Exhibition
/This September, Made in BC and the Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation present State of the Practice: Leading from Beside, a two-day celebration of current, community-engaged dance, including an exhibition, panel discussions, movement workshops, and dialogue circles.
Read MoreUpdate on New Arts Initiative Welcoming Refugees to Canada
/The Canada Council for the Arts has released a list of participating organizations across the country that will provide recent Syrian refugees with free admission to a performance, exhibition or arts event in their communities as part of the Welcome to the Arts initiative.
Read MoreArts Council of the North Okanagan Announces New Executive Director Richard Kerton
/The ACNO has announced Richard Kerton as its new executive director. Kerton will begin his duties in August.
Read MoreArts Whistler Appoints Maureen Douglas as New Executive Director
/Long-time Sea to Sky events, culture, and communications professional Maureen Douglas has been appointed as Arts Whistler's executive director, replacing former ED Doti Niedermayer, who departed earlier this year.
Read MoreRegistration Open for BCTC Fall Symposium
/BC Touring Council, in partnership with the BC Arts Council, Columbia Basin Trust and Columbia Kootenay Cultural Alliance is hosting its free regional fall symposium on The Impact of the Arts: Enhancing Creative and Economic Vitality in Rural Communities on September 16 and 17 in Nelson.
Read MoreFirst Peoples' Cultural Council Details Community Consultations in Kelowna and Prince Rupert
/FPCC seeks feedback from Aboriginal artists, cultural knowledge keepers, and arts organizations in Kelowna and Prince Rupert on their funding and support programs, as well as online feedback from those who cannot attend in person.
Read MoreCanadian Arts Coalition Releases 2017 Federal Budget Recommendations
/The Canadian Arts Coalition has issued its list of the recommendations it will submit in a brief to the Standing Committee on Finance.
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