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

You Could Be a Mentor for artsvest!

You Could Be a Mentor for artsvest!

The artsvest program is recruiting mentors to share their expertise with participating organizations through group webinars and individualized one-on-one mentorship sessions.

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GVPTA Announces Digital Connections Program

GVPTA Announces Digital Connections Program

GVPTA has announced a new program to provide training to underrepresented theatre artists (specifically, Indigenous, racialized, d/Deaf and disability communities) on effective communication and promotion of their digital or hybrid projects through online platforms. The deadline to apply is September 9.

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CAPACOA Releases Report on Data Governance in Performing Arts

CAPACOA has issued its new report, a culmination of exploratory activities to develop a governance framework for open and shared data in the performing arts sector.

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BC WIL Releases Employer Survey Results

BC WIL Releases Employer Survey Results

The BC Work-Integrated Learning Council has just released the results to its Employer and Community Partner Survey, which polled over 800 employers and community partners on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on their WIL student hiring/engaging.

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BC Arts Council Board Seeks New Members

BC Arts Council Board Seeks New Members

New board members are sought to play an active role in shaping the direction of funding for arts and culture in British Columbia.

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Applications Open for VIFF AMP Talent Accelerator

Applications Open for VIFF AMP Talent Accelerator

Applications are now open for the VIFF AMP Talent Accelerator program, which provides 50 emerging creators from across Canada with exclusive mentorship and learning opportunities. Applications close August 8.

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CHRC Launches Student Work Placement Program

CHRC Launches Student Work Placement Program

The Cultural Human Resources Council’s new SWP Program aims to connect students to Canadian cultural sector employers with wage subsidies for placements that offer students relevant work experience.

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Women: Yoko Ono Wants Your Story

Women: Yoko Ono Wants Your Story

Yoko Ono invites self-identified women to send a testament of harm inflicted on them, along with a photograph of their eyes, to be displayed at the Vancouver Art Gallery as part of the exhibition GROWING FREEDOM: The instructions of Yoko Ono, which starts in October.

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Applications Open for City of Vancouver 2022-2025 Artist Studio Awards Program

Applications are now open for the City of Vancouver’s Artist Studio Awards Program, which leases seven studios at below-market rates to artists who are Indigenous, Black, or people of colour. Apply by August 4.

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FPCC Opens Applications for Indigenous Cultural Heritage Program Grants

The First Peoples’ Cultural Council Indigenous Cultural Heritage Micro-Grants and Oral Histories Grant Program are now accepting applications for the Fall 2021 intake. Deadlines within.

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Kristin Cheung in as New CACV Executive Director

Community Arts Council of Vancouver has named its new Executive Director, Kristin Cheung, who took over the position from Eric Rhys Miller on July 5.

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Upcoming Free Webinar: Understanding & Leveraging GST/HST for Arts Non-Profits & Charities

Upcoming Free Webinar: Understanding & Leveraging GST/HST for Arts Non-Profits & Charities

GVPTA and Arts BC host a free webinar with Michael Monk, GST/HST Presenter for Canada Revenue Agency, taking place July 22.

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New Partnership Supports GLAM Organizations in Digitizing Their Collections

The BC ELN-BCHDP Support Service is a three-year pilot program that provides small galleries, libraries, archives and museums to help them prepare and apply for BC History Digitization Program grant funding.

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Fire Claims Lytton Chinese History Museum

Fire Claims Lytton Chinese History Museum

A fire that swept through Lytton, destroying the village and killing two, has also claimed a museum with over 1,600 artefacts documenting Chinese history in the area.

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