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

Province Announces $1.2 Million in Funding to Mark Creative Industries Week

The money, earmarked for the Music Company Development program, will be used to further develop the capacity of BC’s music companies through business development activities. Creative Industries Week runs February 27 through March 5.

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Hill Strategies Issues New Arts Research Monitor

Hill Strategies Research Inc. offers four new studies on creative industries.

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City of Vancouver Releases Information on 2017/18 Theatre Rental Grant Program

The Theatre Rental Grant program offers financial assistance to Vancouver-based, professional, non-profit arts and cultural organizations to rent the centrally-located Vancouver Civic Theatres. The deadline to confirm venue dates is March 3.

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First Peoples' Cultural Council Seeks Applicants for Advisory Committee

Advisory Committee members are volunteers who are members of BC First Nations and act as a bridge between First Nations communities and FPCC by bringing ideas, advice and issues to the attention of the Board of Directors. The deadline to apply is March 31.

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Pat Martin Bates Wins Inaugural Acorn Arts Award

The award recognizes a living artist, group or institution which has made an outstanding contribution to the arts in Oak Bay.

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Report: "What We Heard Across Canada: Canadian Content in a Digital World"

The report summarizes the Ministry of Canadian Heritage's consultations on digital Canadian content, conducted in various communities and online in late 2016.

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City of Vancouver Opens Public Nominations for Vancouver Heritage Awards

The public can nominate online for the People's Choice Heritage Award until March 18.

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Government of Canada Invests $2.75 Million in Art Reprographic Technology

The money will fund the Arius3D platform, which uses a laser scanner and robotics system to simultaneously reproduce both the colour and the relief of paintings. This will allow museums, art historians, and artists to more accurately reproduce and create paintings.

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The State of Arts and Culture in BC Budget 2017

The budget made no mention of increases to the BC Arts Council, underscoring the need for a unified arts advocacy strategy for the upcoming provincial election.

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Public Workshop on Richmond Artists' Space

An upcoming public workshop is being held to determine the potential uses of the historic Phoenix Net Loft at Britannia Shipyards as a shared arts space. The forum takes place March 8.

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BC Culture Days Issues Call for 2017 Ambassadors

BC Culture Days invites all BC artists to apply to be a 2017 Culture Days Ambassador in their community. Winners will receive $1,000 towards community activation and production of a Culture Days activity. The deadline for applications is March 31.

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New Westminster Names Alan Hill As New Poet Laureate

Hill will act as a literary ambassador for the City of New Westminster and the community, advocating for literacy and the literary arts and helping to raise the status of poetry, language and the arts in the everyday consciousness of New Westminster residents.

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Bill Millerd to Exit As Arts Club's Artistic Managing Director

Millerd will retire after 45 years with the Arts Club following the company's 2017-2018 season. The search for his successor begins immediately.

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City of Vancouver Issues Survey on Arts and Cultural Spaces

The City of Vancouver has commissioned a study on arts and cultural spaces in Vancouver. As part of the research, the City needs input from arts and cultural organizations and individual artists to understand current and future programming activity, space use and facility needs. The deadline to complete the survey is February 24.

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Vancouver Civic Theatres Offers Photography Workshops At Iconic Performing Arts Venues

Vancouver Civic Theatres is conducting photography classes at iconic theatre venues in Vancouver, in an attempt to engage public interest in the performing arts. The classes take place between February 21 and March 21.

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Province of BC Extends Book Publishing Tax Credit

The refundable income tax credit was set to expire at the end of March, but will be extended for two more years to March 31, 2019, subject to the approval of the legislature.

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Downtown Victoria Business Association Releases Survey on Shared Arts Space

The DVBA has issued the survey, open until February 17, to determine whether to pursue the creation of a space devoted to performances, rehearsals, and other arts needs.

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Announcing the Winners of the 2017 Governor General's Awards in Visual and Media Arts

The list comprises eight artists who represent a range of disciplines including filmmaking, animation, visuals arts, writing, curation and jewellery.

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New First Nations Languages Degree Under Development in BC

The Province is providing $103,300 toward the development of a new degree to support the revitalization of First Nations languages in British Columbia.

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Kwantlen Polytechnic University Receives $22 Million in Infrastructure Funding

The funds, provided jointly by the federal and provincial government, will be used to renovate the Spruce Building at KPU's Surrey campus.

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