On Tuesday, February 28, 2012, Vancouver City Council voted to establish a new Arts and Culture Advisory Committee of up to 13 arts and cultural community representatives.  

The council members will be appointed to provide a new voice for Vancouver’s creative community and will advise Council and staff on all civic programs that relate to arts and culture, to identify issues, and support public outreach and awareness.

Read the report to City Council

Artists’ Legal Outreach and Charity Central will present a workshop, Road To Accountability, examining issues around what the board of a charity is accountable for and to whom.

The workshop will take place March 5 from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. in the board room of the Alliance for Arts and Culture.

To commemorate the 30^th Anniversary of the Firehall Arts Centre and to close out Theatre Cares Week 2012, the Firehall and Theatre Cares are hosting Flirty 30! 80s Party, Saturday, February 25^th at the Firehall Arts Centre. 

The Flirty 30! 80s Party: Benefit for Firehall Arts Centre and Theatre Cares Vancouver takes place February 25, 2012, 10 p.m. at the Firehall Arts Centre following that evening's performance of Chelsea Hotel. 

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"The BC government is making a long-term commitment to keep our province dead last in per-capita arts funding" said Alliance for Arts and Culture executive director Rob Gloor in response to today's budget announcement.

"BC trails every other province in per capita funding of the arts," said Mr. Gloor,  "and the current budget, which projects a multi-year freeze in arts funding,  is a promise to remain last in Canada."

Budget details reveal frozen funding for arts and culture over the next three years, in spite of overall budget increases.

This Key Event Calendar, compiled by your Alliance for Arts and Culture, lists upcoming events in Vancouver through 2012. The list is designed to be a helpful guide to event planners, who will find the roster helpful in avoiding scheduling conflicts. 

The list includes major cultural dates, opening nights, festivals, gala fundraisers and significant MetroVancouver community events and activities.

The Vancouver AM Tourism Association invites everyone to a networking breakfast  Friday March 2 (7:00 a.m.  to 9:00 a.m.) at the Michael and Inna O’Brian Centre for Vancouver Opera with guest speaker Vancouver Opera general manager James Wright.

The Centre is located at 1945 McLean Drive in Vancouver . Free parking is available on the street and in the parking lot behind the building.

CHRC has announced the release of “Production Accounting 101” - resources for purchases by trainers who want to offer workshops or in depth courses on production accounting in the film and television industry.

These resources can be directed to accountants wanting to get into the film and television industry and to those already in the industry who want to get to the heart of it through accounting.

One of India’s premier screenwriters, Anjum Rajabali, has begun a residency at Simon Fraser University’s Praxis Centre for Screenwriters through to February 23, 2012.

During that period, Rajabali will conduct a five-day intensive scriptwriting workshop on the state of Indian cinema and introduce his own film, Raajneeti.

Recovering at home from a recent heart attack, PuSh Festival executive director Norman Armour has reached out with a message to the community, to be found on the PuSh website.

If you are a Vancouver based, nonprofit organization with an arts and culture mandate, you are eligible to rent for FREE the CBC's community spaces: Studio 700 and the Outdoor Stage - located at 700 Hamilton Street in downtown Vancouver. Studio 700 is 2,700 sq. ft. with a 12' X 16' stage and suitable for rehearsals, performances, workshops and fundraisers; capacity is 150 people .

The Outdoor Stage can accommodate audiences up to 200 people.

The Downtown Vancouver Association continues its 2012 Conversations with Council Series, with a morning featuring Vancouver City Councillor Adriane Carr on Thursday, June 14 at the UBC Robson Square, HSBC Hall from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m.

Join them in this opportunity to engage with Councillors and to discuss matters that are of importance in the city, including questions around arts, culture and civic heritage.

Artists’ Legal Outreach and Charity Central will present a workshop, "Road To Accountability", examining issues around what the board of a charity is accountable for and to whom.

The workshop will take place March 5 from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. in the board room of the Alliance for Arts and Culture.

Community Gaming Grants officials have confirmed that the first phase of processing Special Intake grants is now completed.  Groups in the Restored Funding Category (which were automatically processed based on their existing 2011 applications) will have their grants deposited within the next week.  

Over 300 groups will receive $3.23 Million in this category.