Community and cultural groups have an extra week to submit ideas to activate downtown Granville Street as part of VIVA Vancouver’s summertime pedestrian weekends.

VIVA Vancouver, the public space program which transforms road spaces into people places each summer, is inviting applications from groups interested in presenting one-time or recurring activities as part of this summer's VIVA Granville.

In this issue of Hill Strategies' Arts Research Monitor: Four reports on arts sector structures related to artists, arts management, and arts funding, including articles on the “next generation” of arts practice, new organizational models in the arts, and the resilience of the arts sector. While these reports do cite some research sources, they should be considered position papers more than research articles per se (unlike most works included in the Arts Research Monitor).

CARFAC National is seeking feedback from artists about their experiences being paid different types of fees. 

Culture Days has announced the 2013 top ten cities and towns based on the total number of registered Culture Days activities last year.

The Key Events List (pdf), compiled by your Alliance for Arts and Culture, lists upcoming events in and around Metro Vancouver through the next 12 months. The list is designed to be a guide for event planners, who will find the roster helpful in avoiding scheduling conflicts.

Dear BC Film Industry Workers, Supervisors and Employers,