Women in Film and Television Vancouver Opens Nominations for Spotlight Awards
/The awards celebrate the outstanding achievements of BC women and their allies in screen-based media. Nominations are due March 20.
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New Work Experience Project to Restore Historical Dragon Boats
/The BC government is providing more funding to help at least six people gain work experience in wood-working and restoration as they restore six original Taiwanese camphor wood dragon boats.
Read MoreCity of Richmond Opens Nominations for Richmond Arts Awards
/Richmond Arts Awards recognize the artistic achievements and contributions to the arts community by city residents, artists, educators, organizations and business leaders. Nominations are due March 17.
Read MoreDaina Augaitis to Step Down As Vancouver Art Gallery's Chief Curator and Associate Director
/Daina Augaitis, the chief curator and associate director of the Vancouver Art Gallery since 1996, has announced that she plans to leave the gallery at the end of the year.
Read MoreIntroducing the Alliance's Winter 2017 Workshops and Info Sessions!
/The BC Alliance for Arts + Culture is excited to announce our winter 2017 workshops and info sessions! This programming covers a broad array of diverse subjects, including community gaming grants, Indigenous realities and arts advocacy. Space for all workshops and info sessions is limited, so please register online!
Read MoreVancouver Arts Orgs Awarded $2.6 Million in Advance Grants
/98 organizations were awarded $2.6 million in advance grants, in keeping with an increase of 53% in arts and culture investment from the City since 2012.
Read MoreApplications Open for National Arts Centre Board of Trustees
/Applications for part-time positions are open until February 5, 2017.
Read MoreHill Strategies Research on Arts Indicators and Well-Being
/The latest issue of Arts Research Monitor features four reports that attempt to examine the overall health of the arts and culture in different countries, including culture-specific indicators from the Canadian Index of Wellbeing and broad arts indexes from the U.S. and England.
Read MoreProvincial Government Announces Employment Project to Remunerate Aboriginal Artists
/The project will provide jobs for unemployed Fraser Valley residents to manufacture replicas of works by local Aboriginal artists, with the artists being offered royalty payments upon the sale of the works.
Read MoreVancouver Chamber Choir Opens Applications for Young Composers' Competition
/The deadline for submissions from young choral composers ages 8-22 is March 15, 2017.
Read MorePenticton Arts Council Opens Nominations for 4th Annual Art Awards
/Nominations are open until 3:00 p.m. on January 31. The awards ceremony will be held March 2.
Read MoreCity of Vancouver Prepares to Acknowledge Indigenous History for Canada 150+
/The title Canada 150+ is a response to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Calls To Action, and acknowledges that the Indigenous history of the region predates colonization.
Read More2017-2018 Applications Open for Funding Through Columbia Kootenay Cultural Alliance
/Artists and arts, culture and heritage organizations are invited to apply for funding through the Columbia Kootenay Cultural Alliance (CKCA), which delivers the Arts, Culture and Heritage Program on behalf of Columbia Basin Trust.
Read MoreGulf of Georgia Cannery Society Collects Interviews for West Coast Fishing Industry Oral History
/The Gulf of Georgia Cannery Society is actively collecting stories from people who played a role in BC’s fishing industry and, for the first time, making them publicly available online.
Read MoreRegister for BC Book Day March 8
/Association of Book Publishers of BC members are invited to register for their tables now.
Read MoreVancouver Theatre Icon Joy Coghill Dies at 90
/Coghill had an extensive career in theatre, film and television, and was a devoted supporter and vibrant member of BC's performing arts community. A celebration of life will occur February 20 at Christ Church Cathedral in Vancouver.
Read MoreNominations Open for 2017 Business for the Arts Awards
/Nominations are due by February 15.
Read MorePhilanthropist Yoshiko Karasawa Donates $1 Million to Burnaby's Nikkei Place
/The donation supports the redevelopment of the Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre, which opened in Burnaby in 2002. The expanded museum will reopen in 2018 to coincide with the 140th anniversary of Japanese presence in Canada.
Read MoreBC Entertainment Hall of Fame Announces Call for Nominations
/The 2017 call for nominations to the BCEHOF runs through March 15, 2017.
Read MoreSurrey City Council Announces Approvals Around Cultural Grants Program
/The Surrey City Council announced a suite of approvals around its Cultural Grants Program, including a $100,000 increase to the program budget, allocation adjustments for not-for-profit arts and cultural organizations, and awarding 68 cultural grants totalling $321,925.
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