13th Annual OVATION! Awards Round-Up
/The ceremony for the 13th Annual OVATION! Awards, honouring the best Vancouver musicals of 2016, took place January 29.
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Women in Film and Television Vancouver Opens Nominations for Spotlight Awards
/The awards celebrate the outstanding achievements of BC women and their allies in screen-based media. Nominations are due March 20.
Read MoreCity of Richmond Opens Nominations for Richmond Arts Awards
/Richmond Arts Awards recognize the artistic achievements and contributions to the arts community by city residents, artists, educators, organizations and business leaders. Nominations are due March 17.
Read MoreVancouver Chamber Choir Opens Applications for Young Composers' Competition
/The deadline for submissions from young choral composers ages 8-22 is March 15, 2017.
Read MorePenticton Arts Council Opens Nominations for 4th Annual Art Awards
/Nominations are open until 3:00 p.m. on January 31. The awards ceremony will be held March 2.
Read MoreNominations Open for 2017 Business for the Arts Awards
/Nominations are due by February 15.
Read MoreBC Entertainment Hall of Fame Announces Call for Nominations
/The 2017 call for nominations to the BCEHOF runs through March 15, 2017.
Read MoreYVR Art Foundation Announces Call for Art Scholarship Applications from First Nations Artists
/The YVR Art Foundation has announced announce a call for applications from BC and Yukon First Nations artists interested in applying for youth or mid-career artist scholarships. The deadline is January 27.
Read MoreNominations Open for Lieutenant Governor's Award for Literary Excellence
/Nominations for the award, which honours writers with a substantial body of work who have contributed to BC's literary community/industry, close January 31.
Read MoreNominees Announced for 13th Annual OVATION! Awards
/The musical theatre awards, which represent outstanding productions and individuals from 2016 in BC's Lower Mainland, will be presented in Vancouver on January 29.
Read MoreNominations Open For 2017 Okanagan Arts Awards
/Recognize the top creative talent in the Central Okanagan by submitting a nomination by January 20 for the 10th Annual Okanagan Arts Awards.
Read MoreSalt Spring National Art Prize Announces 2017 Call for Submissions
/SSNAP issues awards totalling $30,000 to artists whose practice demonstrates originality, quality, integrity and creativity—resulting in significant work with visual impact and depth of meaning.
Read MoreNominations Open for BC Community Achievement Awards
/The BC Community Achievement Awards celebrate British Columbians who go above and beyond in their dedication and service to others and who devote time and energy to making their communities more caring, dynamic, beautiful, healthy, and unique. Nominations are now open.
Read MoreRebecca Belmore Wins 2016 Gershon Iskowitz Prize
/The award, which is presented annually to an artist who has made an outstanding contribution to the visual arts in Canada, includes a $50,000 cash prize and a solo exhibition at the Art Gallery of Ontario.
Read MoreJohn Wardlow and Joy Coghill to Be Honoured at 5th Annual UBCP/ACTRA Awards Gala
/John Wardlow and Joy Coghill will be presented with lifetime achievement awards at the UBCP/ACTRA gala on November 12 at the Vancouver Playhouse.
Read MoreVancouver-Born Jeremy Shaw Wins 2016 Sobey Award
/Vancouver-born multimedia artist Jeremy Shaw was awarded the $50,000 Sobey Art Award on November 1. The announcement was made at the National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa.
Read More2016 Writers' Trust Awards Winners Announced
/Deborah Campbell, Eden Robinson and Yasuko Thanh are among the individuals honoured with the literary prizes, which comprise a combined $219,000.
Read MoreLonglist Announced for B.C. National Award for Non-Fiction
/The award, presented by the British Columbia Achievement Foundation, will be conferred in 2017.
Read MorePaul Beatty Wins 2016 Man Booker Prize for 'The Sellout'
/Beatty is the first US author ever to win the prize after rules changed to allow American writers in 2014.
Read MoreNominations Open for 6th Annual Gina Wilkinson Prize
/The $5,000 award, established in memory of director Gina Wilkinson, is intended to recognize an experienced female theatre artist transitioning from one theatre discipline into the discipline of theatre direction.
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