The Canada Council for the Arts is extending the deadline for registration to the cultural competitions at the Jeux de la Francophonie 2013. You could be selected to be part of the team that will represent Canada at the 2013 games in Nice, France.

Eligible candidates: Canadian artists aged 18-35  

Deadline: September 7

In this issue of Arts Research Monitor: Four reports that examine the nature of Aboriginal arts and equity issues within the arts in Canada.

For full details on any of these reports, visit Arts Research Monitor Volume 11, Issue No. 3

Understanding Aboriginal Arts in Canada Today

Based on interviews and other research information (both oral and written), this report has the goal of expanding understanding of Aboriginal art in “the mainstream art world”.

With less than 5 weeks until the third annual Culture Days event, now is a great time to start planning your weekend.

By Alan Brown, Principal

Why will some people engage with art in one setting, but not another? For example, why will someone watch great drama on television at home, but never darken the door of a theater? Why will someone listen to classical music in a place of worship, but not a concert hall?

The University of British Columbia’s new international Centre for Cultural Planning and Development is pleased to announce the launch of the UBC Certificate in Cultural Planning – a 100% online learning program authored and taught by senior practitioners from around the globe. Courses are 8-10 weeks in length and can be taken individually for professional development purposes. Beginning in 2013, 6 courses can also  be combined to earn the Certificate.

Three online courses are offered in the fall of 2012:

NEWS RELEASE
For Immediate Release 
2012CSCD0068-001149 
Aug. 13, 2012 

Ministry of Community, Sport and Cultural Development 

An event is being held to honour Rae Ackerman upon his retirement after 22 years at Vancouver Civic Theatres for his dedication and service to the arts community. 

Friday, September 21 at 5 p.m.
Orpheum Annex - 823 Seymour Street 
An informal cocktail reception filled with fun, laughter, stories and music.
$30 per person 
(includes a contribution to Rae's gift, a welcoming beverage and delicious hors d'oeuvres from the Lazy Gourmet) 

Britannia Community Services Centre is interested in collaborating with 2-5 registered non-profit Vancouver based cultural or recreation organizations who may be interested in a short term sub-lease of space in the East Vancouver Commercial Drive area. The Lease period will begin October 2012 and run for approximately 18 - 24 months. The space consists of an approximately 3,000 square foot banquet and dance hall with a commercial kitchen and is suitable for program, performance or rehearsal space.

If you are like many who have registered their Culture Days activities and are now planning your promotional strategies, consider working collaboratively with others in your immediate vicinity (block, neighbourhood, building, etc.) and create a Culture Days hub.

The winner of this month’s Alliance Cultural Passport package of arts and culture treats is Danielle Benzon, whose Inspired Coaching offers voice and acting technique workshops and coaching for non-performers who want to make their voice all that it can be.

Danielle’s Cultural Passport package includes:

Want to learn more about how to promote your Culture Days activity to the media in the weeks leading up to the big weekend? Turning your activity into a media event to generate coverage for your activity, practice or organization? For insights on how to generate buzz around your activity, be sure to download the 2012 Culture Days PR Tool Kit now!

The City of Vancouver is seeking Proposals from Proponents interested in leasing City-owned industrial spaces that Proponents would convert and operate as multiple, affordable, accessible artist studios and production spaces.

The City's preference is to support Proposals led by Vancouver-based non-profit arts and cultural organizations. For-profit organizations, artist collectives, or individuals interested in submitting a proposal are strongly encouraged to partner with a Vancouver-based arts and cultural non-profit organization.

Participation in Culture Days provides an excellent opportunity to attract and develop new sponsors and supporters while strengthening relationships with existing ones. This first edition of the Culture Days sponsorship toolkit is geared to help artists and cultural organizations hosting activities during the Culture Days weekend develop their strategy to solicit support.

This month PAL Vancouver and PAL Studio Theatre welcomed new Theatre Manager, Melanie Wickes. Melanie worked most recently with the Vancouver Playhouse Theatre Company and the Vancouver International Wine Festival. She looks forward to working with local companies, artists and PAL residents and supporters at such a unique and versatile space.

(Vancouver, British Columbia) — Known across Canada as a writer of urban spaces and an innovator of narrative forms, award-winning poet, writer and historian Meredith Quartermain is Vancouver Public Library’s eighth Writer in Residence.

The Vancouver Sun is introducing a new series of op-eds with cultural themes starting in September, and is issuing an invitation for submissions from the community.

This comes as part of a larger restructuring of the Arts and Life sections in the Vancouver Sun, which will bring some valuable new perspectives to our pages.

Thanks to the generous support of Founding Visionary Partner, Sun Life Financial, free Bright Spots Venue IDs, Culture Days buttons and postcards will be available to all Culture Days activity organizers starting September 10th!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – August 15, 2012, Vancouver, BC. The extensive collection of props belonging to the Vancouver Playhouse Theatre Company, which have been locked away since the company ceased operations earlier this year, will once again see the light of day on local stages.

The Renegade Arts Society is very pleased to announce that it has been granted custodianship of the large and invaluable collection that had been amassed over the Playhouse’s 49 years and includes props from literally thousands of plays and musicals.