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

Budget 2021 Commits $1.9B to Arts, Culture, Heritage, Sports

Budget 2021 Commits $1.9B to Arts, Culture, Heritage, Sports

In Budget 2021, released June 28, the Government of Canada committed $1.9 billion to help support the arts, culture, heritage and sport sectors, including a $300M Recovery Fund for Arts, Culture, Heritage and Sport Sectors, $200M Reopening Fund, and the $200M Major Festivals and Events Support Initiative.

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Submit Your Story of Pandemic Resilience to Hill Strategies

Submit Your Story of Pandemic Resilience to Hill Strategies

Hill Strategies is leading the research for the first phase of a new project, Cultural Resilience: Using Innovation to Stabilize in Times of Crisis, and is seeking stories of innovation (whether digital or analog) that are expected to have a lasting impact on the organization or artist.

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Take the Canadian Artists and Content Creators Economic Survey

Take the Canadian Artists and Content Creators Economic Survey

The Canadian Artists and Content Creators Economic Survey is part of the Department of Canadian Heritage’s ongoing research to fill data and knowledge gaps related to the cultural sector and to the economic sustainability of Canadian artists and creators. The survey will be accessible online until July 2, 2021.

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Take a Survey Measuring the Impact of Arts in Vancouver Island, Gulf Islands and Central Coast

Take a Survey Measuring the Impact of Arts in Vancouver Island, Gulf Islands and Central Coast

For the first time ever, Digital Innovation Group is measuring the economic, social, cultural, and health impacts of arts across the Vancouver Island/Gulf Islands/Central Coast super-region. Take the survey now.

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Participate in the Canadian Artists and Content Creators Economic Survey

 Participate in the Canadian Artists and Content Creators Economic Survey

Take Canadian Heritage’s Canadian Artists and Content Creators Economic Survey before June 18, to help create a comprehensive and current portrait of the artistic and creative community in Canada at large.

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The Latest Results from Our Everyday Creativity Study

The BC Alliance for Arts + Culture and Nanos Research distributed a general population survey to more than 500 adult residents of British Columbia, focused on the role of creativity in their lives before and after the pandemic. The results underscore the importance of making creativity accessible.

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Canada Council Releases 2021-26 Strategic Plan: "Art, Now More Than Ever"

Canada Council Releases 2021-26 Strategic Plan: "Art, Now More Than Ever"

The new strategic plan prioritizes investing in rebuilding and innovation, amplifying the benefit of the arts in society, and nurturing and expanding collaborations and partnerships.

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The ED Report, April 2021

BC Alliance executive director Brenda Leadlay shares the details from recent conversations between arts and culture orgs, Ministers Mark and Bains and other government representatives, and Dr. Bonnie Henry.

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The ED Report, March 2021

The ED Report, March 2021

BC Alliance ED Brenda Leadlay provides updates on our recent projects and advocacy efforts.

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Federal Government Launches Pre-Budget Consultations

Federal Government Launches Pre-Budget Consultations

The federal government has launched a series of consultations called Let’s Talk Budget 2021. The consultations, which run from January 25-February 19, include opportunities for public input on the 2021 budget.

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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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Contact the Premier + Ministers to Support Live Performance!

The Provincial Health Order effective November 20 allows every business already operational under the previous order to remain so with the exception of live performance. Contact our premier and ministers to lend your support!

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The ED Report, November 2020

The ED Report, November 2020

Executive director Brenda Leadlay checks in with the latest from the Canada Council’s Strategic Planning Community Dialogue sessions.

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CSA Releases Provincial and Territorial Culture Indicators for 2018

CSA Releases Provincial and Territorial Culture Indicators for 2018

The Culture Satellite Account has released information about the economic role of arts and culture in Canada in 2018. The cultural GDP continued to steadily rise in 2018, with strong growth in interactive media and design, but significant declines in non-digital publishing.

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Email Your MLA Candidates for Arts and Culture

Email Your MLA Candidates for Arts and Culture

Lend your voice and reach out to the candidates of the major provincial parties expressing your support for arts and culture, using our quick and easy email tool.

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SPRE Launches Space for Community Survey

SPRE Launches Space for Community Survey

Space for Community is a multi-year study seeking to understand the real estate challenges impacting the the arts and non-profit sectors. The Social Purpose Real Estate Collaborative and the Real Estate Institute of BC have commissioned this study and survey to get the facts that will help create actions for change.

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Standing Committee on Finance Releases Budget 2021 Consultation Report

Standing Committee on Finance Releases Budget 2021 Consultation Report

The report includes eight recommendations around arts and culture, digital media, music, film, and public libraries.

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Join an Upcoming Discussion with Minister Guilbeault on Arts Sector Recovery

Join an Upcoming Discussion with Minister Guilbeault on Arts Sector Recovery

Join a discussion with the Hon. Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Canadian Heritage, on how the government can help the arts sectors recover from the impacts of the pandemic. The discussion takes place via Zoom on September 1.

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The ED Report, August 2020

At the end of July, the BC Alliance for Arts + Culture, along with the BC Arts Service Organizations, sent a letter to Premier Horgan and his cabinet advocating for the needs of the arts, culture and heritage sectors. Click through to find out more.

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Canadian Arts Coalition Presents Recommendations to Finance Committee

On Friday, August 7, the Canadian Arts Coalition presented “Out of COVID-19: Creating a truly representative, equitable and inclusive arts ecology,” its submission for the pre-budget consultations in advance of the 2021 budget for the Federal Finance Committee.

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