The Greater Vancouver Professional Theatre Alliance is pleased to present the results of the first Production Themes and Target Audience survey.

Your self-guided exploration of SuperCultural British Columbia begins here with the 11th annual BC Cultural Crawl. Launched as a BC Day celebration eleven years ago, the event has become a cornerstone provincial event spanning the entire month of August.

The Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery at The University of British Columbia is pleased to announce that the Gallery’s Director/Curator Scott Watson has been appointed Head of the Department of Art History, Visual Art and Theory for a 3-year term effective July 1, 2012.

“A-maze-ing Laughter” by Yue Minjun, the most beloved sculpture of the 2009-2011 Vancouver Biennale exhibition, is being gifted to the people of Vancouver thanks to a generous donation by Chip and Shannon Wilson.

Women in Film & Television Vancouver (WIFTV), in partnership with the Whistler Film Festival is pleased to open up applications for the inaugural WIFTV Whistler Film Festival Mentorship.
 The Mentorship gives one Executive, Professional or Associate member of WIFTV (producer, director or writer) the invaluable opportunity to attend the Whistler Film Festival, November 28 to December 2, 2012 in Whistler, British Columbia.

Erase your way to fame with the 2nd Annual Geist Erasure Poetry Contest!

Contestants are asked to create their own poetic masterpiece from an excerpt of How Should a Person Be? by celebrated author Sheila Heti.

With the Activity Registration Promotion* on from July 5 - August 3 at its midway point, hundreds of artists and organizations have registered their activities and have already started promoting their events! Have you joined the promotion yet? Register by midnight ET on Friday, August 3rd and your activity could be featured in a Culture Days Special Feature Insert in The Globe and Mail during the lead up to the big weekend.

The Comeback is a two-day alumni reunion that will bring together students, alumni and the public to reconnect, relive and uncover the diverse creativity and innovation going on behind the scenes at Emily Carr's Granville Island campus. 

Taking place the weekend of September 28 + 29, The Comeback will feature a networking social, a pecha kucha style lecture, behind the scenes tours for alumni and Emily Con!: Emily Carr’s own Comic Con.

Join staff from Cultural Services and Vancouver's West End Planning Team for a West End cultural asset mapping session.

Friday, July 27, 2012
Barclay Room, West End Community Centre (870 Denman Street)
Participants can drop in at any time between 9 am and noon.

Participants will be asked to identify and map cultural assets in the West End and explain their significance. For this session a wider and inclusive definition of culture is sought, which would include businesses, organizations, and programming that goes beyond the dominant definition of culture.

After more than 20 years of service to the City of Vancouver and the arts community, Director of Civic Theatres, Rae Ackerman, will retire from his position as of August 3, 2012. A retirement celebration will be held in late September, with details to be announced by the City.

The Vancouver Chamber Choir and Artistic Director Jon Washburn are pleased to announce the appointment of Kevin Zakresky as the new conductor of Pacifica Singers. This is the fourth season for Pacifica Singers, an associate vocal ensemble of the Vancouver Chamber Choir. They perform with the Vancouver Chamber Choir regularly each season and also present one or two independent concerts.

Children who work in live entertainment are now protected by employment standards legislation in BC. The changes, which took effect July 1, set conditions of employment for children aged 4-14 who perform and rehearse in theatre, dance, music, opera or circus events.

Places That Matter is a plaque project celebrating the 125th anniversary of the incorporation of the city. The Vancouver Heritage Foundation asked for the public’s help to identify and mark 125 sites commemorating people, places and events that have shaped the city and that matter to Vancouverites.

The Vancouver Heritage Foundation will present a Places That Matter Plaque to Choklit Park on Monday, July 16th at Choklit Park (West 7th Ave and Spruce) at 9:30am with Charles and Karen Flavelle of Purdy’s Chocolates.

Plaque text:

Western Canada’s largest theatre company, the Arts Club Theatre Company, announced today the appointment of Vanessa Richards to the newly established position of Community Engagement Manager. Charged with developing interactive learning initiatives and events to connect with audiences and artists alike, Richards will oversee programs that encourage creative excellence and artistic access in the region.

Call to Artists: Riverport Flats
City of Richmond
British Columbia, Canada
Budget: Total Budget for all selected projects is $34,600
Submission Deadline: August 14, 2012, 2:00 pm PST

In alignment with its strategic plan, Strengthening Connections 2011-16, and its overall commitment to equity and access, the Canada Council for the Arts has published Expanding the Arts: Deaf and Disability Arts, Access and Equality Strategy, and has expanded the Equity Office Capacity Building Initiative for the sector as a key component of that strategy. The Council today posted the full strategy on-line in accessible formats and released the results of that competition.

At the Vancouver Heritage Foundation they LOVE heritage buildings, and they want to share this love with you! This is an opportunity for you not only to see heritage through the lens of your camera, but also to experience it – if you win the grand prize!!

Your contribution and insight are welcomed and valued, and will contribute immensely to shaping a sustainable city for broad and diverse incomes and needs. Your feedback will also help us identify affordable housing and work space opportunities and to plan for future demand.

You do not need to be a Richmond-based artist to participate and the results of this Community Needs Assessment may be shared with other municipalities in Metro Vancouver.

Here’s the survey: http://surveymonkey.com/s/creationspace