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

Announcing Our 2020 Winter Workshops

Announcing Our 2020 Winter Workshops

It may not be January 1 anymore, but we hope that your resolutions for self-improvement are still firmly in place, because the BC Alliance has a slate of upcoming workshops to help get your new decade off on the right foot — focusing on decolonization, strategic planning, financial strategy and more.

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Apply for BC's International Presence Program

Apply for BC's International Presence Program

The Government of British Columbia's International Presence Program is open for applications, with a deadline of February 24. Grants from this program are designed to increase the global understanding and appreciation of British Columbia’s arts, culture, creativity, and innovation.

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Gordon Smith Dies At 100

West Vancouver artist and philanthropist Gordon Smith died January 18, 2020 at the age of 100.

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City of Vancouver to Host Public Art Grants Information Session

The City of Vancouver is providing grants of up to $100,000 to fully fund public art projects which are significant in scale, conceptual innovation, or the potential for public engagement. Attend an information session February 4.

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Chutzpah! Festival Announces New Artistic Managing Director

Chutzpah! Festival Announces New Artistic Managing Director

The Jewish Community Centre of Greater Vancouver has announced Jessica Mann Gutteridge as the new Artistic Managing Director of the Norman and Annette Rothstein Theatre and Chutzpah! Festival.

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BC Touring Council Brings On the Road Workshop to Nanaimo

BC Touring Council Brings On the Road Workshop to Nanaimo

The BC Touring Council is bringing its two-day On the Road workshop to Nanaimo, February 22-23. Register by February 19.

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Canada Council to Host Collab Sessions in Vancouver and Victoria

Canada Council to Host Collab Sessions in Vancouver and Victoria

Are you thinking about applying for a grant, but you’re not sure how? Do you want to improve your grant writing skills? Attend a Canada Council Collab session in Vancouver or Victoria in late January or early February. Register now!

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CHRC Launches Round Four of Talent to Lead

CHRC Launches Round Four of Talent to Lead

T2L will focus on selecting 20 mid-career cultural managers from indigenous, racialized and Official Language minority language communities across Canada to elevate their career. The deadline for applications is January 30.

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The BC Alliance Will Be Closed from December 20 - January 6

The BC Alliance Will Be Closed from December 20 - January 6

Happy holidays from the BC Alliance! Click through for info on our upcoming holiday closure.

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Creative Okanagan Seeks Members for Music Strategy Advisory Group

Creative Okanagan Seeks Members for Music Strategy Advisory Group

Creative Okanagan is leading the process of developing the region’s first Music Strategy, and seeks members for an advisory group to aid the process.

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Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives Releases Report on Racial Income Inequality

Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives Releases Report on Racial Income Inequality

A new report draws on 2016 census data to detail the income inequalities faced by racialized Canadians.

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PM Trudeau Releases Ministerial Mandate Letters

The updated letters include one to new Minister of Canadian Heritage Steven Guilbeault, detailing the particulars of the Ministry’s new mandate.

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Talent2Lead Releases Report on Cultural Leadership

Talent2Lead Releases Report on Cultural Leadership

The Cultural Human Resources Council’s Talent2Lead program has released a report synthesizing a series of regional gatherings on key challenges facing cultural leaders in Canada.

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221A and City of Vancouver Open Howe Street Studios

221A and the City of Vancouver officially opened Howe Street Studios December 6 with a welcome by Debra Sparrow, a press briefing with Mayor Kennedy Stewart and the launch of an artwork by Germaine Koh.

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PLEO Offers Free Legal Workshops for Arts and Culture Non-Profits

PLEO Offers Free Legal Workshops for Arts and Culture Non-Profits

Pacific Legal Education and Outreach is offering a pair of upcoming legal workshops on December 11 in Vancouver, free for arts and culture non-profits. Sessions include a workshop on record keeping, as well as one on the Civil Resolution Tribunal.

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Hill Strategies Releases Research on Labour Force Trends

Hill Strategies Releases Research on Labour Force Trends

Hill Strategies Research has released volume 18, issue 7 of its Arts Research Monitor, with a focus on labour force trends, issues, and challenges in the cultural sector.

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City of Vancouver Seeks Peer Assessors for 2020 Cultural Grants

The City of Vancouver is seeking multi-disciplinary peer assessors for 2020 Cultural Grants (Operating, Annual Assistance and Projects).

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Matthew Hyland to Step In As Contemporary Art Gallery Executive Director

Vancouver’s Contemporary Art Gallery has announced its new executive director: Matthew Hyland. Hyland will assume the position effective March 16.

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Hill Strategies Research Offers Statistical Insights and Digital Reports

Hill Strategies Research Offers Statistical Insights and Digital Reports

This November, Hill Strategies Research released a suite of research on the relationship between digital technologies and the arts, and on artists and cultural workers in Canada’s territories and provinces.

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Keep Arts and Culture in the City of Vancouver's 2020 Budget

Keep Arts and Culture in the City of Vancouver's 2020 Budget

The City of Vancouver recently released its 2020 draft budget, which included a $925,000 increase to Cultural Services. In order to make sure the proposed increase goes through, we need everyone from the Vancouver arts, culture and heritage communities to offer their support before the budget is considered on December 3.

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