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

Advocacy Updates: Federal Government Provides $181.5 Million for Arts and Culture

Advocacy Updates: Federal Government Provides $181.5 Million for Arts and Culture

A communication from Global Public Affairs outlines the latest in federal arts and culture news, including a pledge of $181.5 million in 2021-22 to the Department of Canadian Heritage and the Canada Council for the Arts.

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City of Vancouver Approves More Than $2 Million in Arts and Culture Support

City of Vancouver Approves More Than $2 Million in Arts and Culture Support

Through the new COVID-19 Cultural Impact Critical Assistance program, 103 arts and cultural non-profit organizations will receive one-time funding and in-kind access to Vancouver Civic Theatres facilities to support their restart planning and equity initiatives.

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Take Vantage Point's "No Immunity" Non-Profit Survey

Take Vantage Point's "No Immunity" Non-Profit Survey

The survey measures the impacts of COVID-19 on the non-profit sector. Take the survey by November 30.

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Submit Your Info to the National Arts and Culture Impact Survey

Submit Your Info to the National Arts and Culture Impact Survey

As we approach the nine-month mark in this complex new landscape, new data is needed to inform medium- and long-term policies that will shape the Canadian cultural sector for years to come. The National Arts and Culture Impact Survey (NACIS) was designed to capture a snapshot in time. Submit your data by November 23.

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New Arts Research Monitor Tackles Audience Attendance and COVID-19

New Arts Research Monitor Tackles Audience Attendance and COVID-19

The latest Arts Research Monitor features insights into entertainment spending expectations as well as digital and in-person arts participation during the COVID-19 pandemic, based on two Canadian and two American surveys.

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GVPTA Launches Updated COVID-19 Impact Survey

GVPTA Launches Updated COVID-19 Impact Survey

GVPTA has released a new version of its COVID-19 Impact Survey, asking artists, arts workers, and arts and culture organizations from all disciplines to report on how they are continuing to fare. Complete the updated survey by November 13.

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Actsafe’s COVID-19 Safety Procedures Course Available Online

 Actsafe’s COVID-19 Safety Procedures Course Available Online

Actsafe’s COVID-19 Safety Course provides a general overview for workers in British Columbia’s arts and entertainment production industries on how to minimize the risk of exposure to COVID-19 on their worksites.

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BC Arts Council Announces Details On $21M Resilience Funds

BC Arts Council Announces Details On $21M Resilience Funds

The Expanded Arts & Culture Resilience Supplement totals $16 million and is designed to support arts and culture organizations who have been financially impacted by COVID-19, while the $5 million Pivot Program supports arts and culture organizations as they adapt their programs and practices in response to the pandemic.

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Upcoming Webinar: Are Canadians Ready to Return to the Arts?

Upcoming Webinar: Are Canadians Ready to Return to the Arts?

Learn the findings of the latest Arts Response Tracking Survey to help inform fundraising and programming, September 22.

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GVPTA Announces New Data on Arts and Culture

GVPTA has announced initial results from B.C. Patron Insights, its decentralized data collection strategy to provide an understanding of arts and culture patron sentiment across British Columbia during our sector’s COVID-19 recovery efforts.

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Upcoming Webinar: "COVID-19 Risks and Precautions for the Performing Arts"

Upcoming Webinar: "COVID-19 Risks and Precautions for the Performing Arts"

The National Collaborating Centre for Environmental Health hosts "COVID-19 Risks and Precautions for the Performing Arts", a free webinar, on September 30.

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New Arts Research Monitor Focuses on Audience Attendance and COVID-19

New Arts Research Monitor Focuses on Audience Attendance and COVID-19

Hill Strategies Research has released the latest issue of Arts Research Monitor, focusing on insights into the potential return of audiences to cultural activities, based on recent Canadian reports.

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I Lost My Gig Launches Updated COVID-19 Impact Survey

I Lost My Gig Launches Updated COVID-19 Impact Survey

The survey, open until February 28, 2021, seeks to better understand the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Canadian arts and culture industry.

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Provincial Government Announces Arts Infrastructure Program

Provincial Government Announces Arts Infrastructure Program

To help improve spaces for artists and cultural activities, organizations can get support through the new $2 million Arts Infrastructure Program, targeted toward venues impacted by COVID-19 closures.

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City of Vancouver Anticipates $55 Million in Cuts to Arts and Culture Budget

City of Vancouver Anticipates $55 Million in Cuts to Arts and Culture Budget

As pandemic-related cuts loom, the BC Alliance will reach out to the community shortly with plans for advocacy. Click through for more information.

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Minister Guilbeault Announces Phase 2 Details for $500M Arts and Culture Fund

Minister Guilbeault Announces Phase 2 Details for $500M Arts and Culture Fund

The final component helps address some of the gaps that have been identified by the industry across Canada since the fund was first implemented, including funding for the publishing, music, arts and digital media sectors.

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Canadian Arts Coalition Survey Points to Slow Recovery

Canadian Arts Coalition Survey Points to Slow Recovery

Emphasizing the precarious state of artists and arts organizations in Canada, 85% of those recently survey by the Canadian Arts Coalition believe they will be unable to recover from the effects of the pandemic for another 18-24 months.

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Canada Council Announces New Funding for Indigenous and Equity-Seeking Groups

Canada Council Announces New Funding for Indigenous and Equity-Seeking Groups

The federal government has announced $7.8 million in new emergency support for Indigenous and equity-seeking groups and organizations via the Canada Council for the Arts.

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Hill Strategies Releases New Arts Research Monitor on COVID-19 Impacts

Hill Strategies Releases New Arts Research Monitor on COVID-19 Impacts

Hill Strategies Research has released its latest issue, which features insights into the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic on arts and culture, based on four Canadian and American surveys.

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BCMA Releases Guidelines for Museum and Gallery Reopenings

The BC Museums Association has compiled a guide to assist museums, galleries, culture centres, and heritage organizations in preparing their sites to be reopened to staff, volunteers, and the public.

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