The latest news on BC's arts, culture and heritage sector.

Upcoming Workshop: "Navigating Gaming: How to Win a Community Gaming Grant"

Upcoming Workshop: "Navigating Gaming: How to Win a Community Gaming Grant"

For all those who need the “101” on successfully applying for a BC Gaming Community Grant, the BC Alliance offers “Navigating Gaming: How to Win a Community Gaming Grant” with Mary Ann S. Anderson, February 19. Register now!

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Julie Mamias Steps In as New Works Executive Director

Julie Mamias Steps In as New Works Executive Director

17-year arts sector veteran Julie Mamias, who most recently worked with Made in BC-Dance on Tour, assumed the role of New Works executive director on February 1.

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Order of British Columbia Open for Nominations

Order of British Columbia Open for Nominations

Any British Columbian (or former long-term resident) who has demonstrated outstanding achievement, excellence or distinction in any field, including arts, culture and/or community service, is eligible to receive the Order of British Columbia. Nominate by March 1.

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Deadline to Apply for #DigitalLadders Learn-to-Do Lab #3 Extended to February 12

We’ve extended the deadline to apply for our third Digital Ladders Learn-to-Lab, which takes place April 10-12 at the Vancouver Public Library, Central Library in Vancouver. Applications will now be accepted until February 12.

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Introducing the BC Alliance's Winter 2019 Workshop Series!

 Introducing the BC Alliance's Winter 2019 Workshop Series!

In the coming weeks, we’re excited to offer sessions on tax preparation, succession planning, Gaming grant applications, and reconciliation through Indigenous art! Click through for more information.

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Round-Up: Newly Available City of Vancouver + Provincial Grants

Round-Up: Newly Available City of Vancouver + Provincial Grants

Grants newly open for applications include Community Arts Program and Theatre Rental Grants from the City of Vancouver, and International Presence Funding from the Province of British Columbia. Click through for more information and relevant deadlines.

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Vancouver Art Gallery Announces $40 Million Gift, Unveils Design for New Building

The unprecedented gift from the Chan Family will be put toward the Vancouver Art Gallery’s new building, which will be called Chan Centre for the Visual Arts.

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Columbia Kootenay Cultural Alliance Accepting Applications for Arts and Culture Grants

Columbia Kootenay Cultural Alliance Accepting Applications for Arts and Culture Grants

Artists and arts and culture organizations in the Columbia Basin Trust Region are invited to apply for funding through the CKCA. Deadlines occur on March 1 and 15.

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Province of BC & BC Museums Association Offering Grants for Free Family Day Programming

Province of BC & BC Museums Association Offering Grants for Free Family Day Programming

The Province, in partnership with the BCMA, is providing one-time grants to support local museums, art galleries, historic places, cultural heritage institutions and First Nations communities in coordinating family-based, admission-free, Family Day events. The deadline is February 11, or as funds remain available.

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Save the Date: City of Vancouver's Creative City Strategy Symposium to Take Place March 4

Save the Date: City of Vancouver's Creative City Strategy Symposium to Take Place March 4

The City of Vancouver invites all members of the public to the Creative City Strategy Symposium on March 4, a full day of interactive sessions that will shape the Creative City Strategy recommendations.

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Share Your Ideas on the Design and Creation of BC’s First Chinese Canadian Museum

Share Your Ideas on the Design and Creation of BC’s First Chinese Canadian Museum

Community meetings will take place in Kamloops (January 19), Nanaimo (January 25) and Victoria (January 26) to help in the design, creation and content of a provincial Chinese Canadian museum. Feedback is also being accepted online until February 8.

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Mass Culture Hosts Free Digital Gathering February 1

Mass Culture Hosts Free Digital Gathering February 1

As part of the free online conversation, Patrick Tobin, Sanjay Shahani, Branislav Henselmann and facilitator Bridget MacIntosh will lead a conversation exploring the integration of arts and culture into municipal development and resiliency building initiatives.

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Explore New Worlds in Virtual Reality at Our Newest #DigitalLadders Salon

Virtual reality is one of the most exciting new avenues of digital technology, creating endless opportunities to showcase your art and better serve your audiences in innovative, exciting ways. Join the BC Alliance on February 5 as VR pro Vincent McCurley walks us through Virtual Reality for the Arts.

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Moving from Creative Vision to Finding Your Digital Tools with #DigitalLadders

Our newly minted Salon, taking place February 26, focuses on the process of Moving from Creative Vision to Finding Your Digital Tools — helping you figure out the steps toward taking action on your big idea.

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City of Vancouver Accepting Applications for 2019 Cultural Infrastructure Grants

City of Vancouver Accepting Applications for 2019 Cultural Infrastructure Grants

Recipients of the City of Vancouver’s 2019 Cultural Infrastructure grants will receive funding support of up to $250,000 for costs related to planning, renovations, upgrades, expansion or purchase of your organization’s cultural space. Apply by March 13.

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Archives Association of British Columbia Offering Free Workshops for Indigenous Communities

Archives Association of British Columbia Offering Free Workshops for Indigenous Communities

The AABC is working with Indigenous organizations, Indigenous communities and cultural-memory keepers to organize six free regional training clinics in 2019 aimed at building archival management capacity in Indigenous communities.

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BC Alliance to Co-Host Upcoming Info Session and One-on-One Meetings on Canada Council Funding

BC Alliance to Co-Host Upcoming Info Session and One-on-One Meetings on Canada Council Funding

Artists in Vancouver are invited to join the Canada Council for the Arts and the BC Alliance for a free public info session on January 28, or sign up for a one-on-one meeting with Canada Council officers January 29.

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"We're All On This Learning Curve Together": A Report Back from Our First #DigitalLadders Salon

On January 8, we hosted our first Salon, Leveraging Video with Robert Ouimet. In this blog, BC Alliance executive director and digital neophyte Brenda Leadlay reflects on what she learned.

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Track Down New Skills at Our #DigitalLadders Salon on Location-Based Technology!

Track Down New Skills at Our #DigitalLadders Salon on Location-Based Technology!

Emmy-winning experience designer Steve Peters will be on-hand to give you the dirt on mobile location technology, February 19.

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Kamloops Philanthropist Makes Bid to Resurrect Proposed Performing Arts Centre

On January 8, during a meeting of Kamloops City Council, philanthropist Ron Fawcett offered millions of dollars in land and design plans to resurrect a proposal for a performing arts centre in the city.

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