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

Nominations Open For 2011 Mayor's Arts Awards

Nominations are now open for the 2011 Mayor's Arts Awards.

The Mayor’s Arts Awards recognizes established and emerging artists in a wide array of disciplines that make up our creative sector – from literary to culinary arts, and visual to performing arts, as well as three unique awards for contributions to our community.

Honourees are chosen each year by a jury of peers for having made a significant contribution to their respective disciplines, and for showing leadership, innovation and support for Vancouver’s cultural community over the course of their careers.

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Culture Days Information Sharing By Teleconference

Every other Tuesday at 11 a.m. until the Culture Days 2011 events of September 30, October 1 and 2, toll-free telephone conferences will be held for anyone interested in learning more about how to participate.

National and regional staff will answer questions and provide guidance to help you make the best of your Culture Days experience, from planning and connecting with others in your area to promoting and presenting your activity.

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Celebrate Vancouver 125 in Stanley Park

Celebrate Vancouver 125 in Stanley Park with Summer Live:
  Full event schedule now available

The full schedule of events was has been released for Summer Live in Stanley Park -- a free, three-day festival hosted by the City of Vancouver on July 8, 9 and 10, 2011 to celebrate Vancouver's 125th
anniversary.

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Arts Club's Howard Jang to Chair Tourism Vancouver

The arts community is invited to turn out Wednesday, June 22 at 2 p.m. to celebrate Arts Club Theatre executive director Howard Jang’s new position as Tourism Vancouver’s chair, board of directors for 2011/2012.

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Alliance Marketing Council Meets June 23

The Alliance Marketing Council brings professionals in the arts marketing field in Vancouver together three times each year for learning and networking.

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Celebrate The Life of Renee Paris

There will be a celebration of the life of Renee Louise Paris, pillar of Vancouver’s arts community for decades, on Sunday, June 19 from 2 to 5 p.m. at Performance Works.

Renee’s courage, compassion and generosity are legendary. Her fierce will and intelligence informed, challend and blessed those she touched. She had a way of cutting through to the core of every issue, moment and person. We admired her style, her icono clastic ways, her poise and her unswerving sense of self in times good and bad.

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Park Board To Consider "Arts Spaces" Motion June 27

The Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation will consider a motion on June 27 at 7:00 p.m. to explore the potential use of any surplus facilities and space, including closed field houses, for re-use as arts spaces.
 
The following motion will be put forward by Commissioner Sarah Blyth:
 
Whereas Vancouver adopted the Park Board Arts Policy in 2003
 

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Arts Summit 2011 Program & Schedule

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Morna Edmundson Wins Women of Distinction Award

Morna Edmundson, one of Canada’s best-known choral conductors with a strong reputation for excellence, has received a 2011 YWCA Women of Distinction Award in the arts, culture and design category in recognitioin of her work with Elektra Women's Choir.

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Crystal Pite Wins Jacobs Pillow Dance Award

Vancouver choreographer Crystal Pite has won the Jacob's Pillow Dance Award, a $25,000 US honour celebrating visionary dance artists.

Pite, a former Ballet British Columbia and Frankfurt Ballet dancer turned choreographer, will receive the award on June 18 as part of the season opening gala of the Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival in Becket, Mass.

"Crystal is one of the most talented, intelligent and original dancemakers to come along in recent years," festival artistic director Ella Baff said in a statement.

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