What's New in BC's Restart Step 3
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New rules coming into effect July 1 include a relaxed mask mandate, Canada-wide recreational travel, and 50% capacity for indoor and outdoor gatherings.
Read MoreThe latest news on BC's arts, culture and heritage sector.
Budget 2021 Commits $1.9B to Arts, Culture, Heritage, Sports
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In Budget 2021, released June 28, the Government of Canada committed $1.9 billion to help support the arts, culture, heritage and sport sectors, including a $300M Recovery Fund for Arts, Culture, Heritage and Sport Sectors, $200M Reopening Fund, and the $200M Major Festivals and Events Support Initiative.
Read MoreCity of Vancouver Seeks Nominations for Poet Laureate
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The City of Vancouver, Vancouver Public Library and the Vancouver Writers Fest are accepting nominations from published and performance poets for Vancouver’s next Poet Laureate. Apply by August 11.
Read MoreApply for the Canada Community Revitalization Fund
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The CCRF aims to help communities across Canada build and improve community infrastructure projects so they can rebound from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Apply by July 23.
Read MoreSubmit Your Story of Pandemic Resilience to Hill Strategies
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Hill Strategies is leading the research for the first phase of a new project, Cultural Resilience: Using Innovation to Stabilize in Times of Crisis, and is seeking stories of innovation (whether digital or analog) that are expected to have a lasting impact on the organization or artist.
Read MoreTake the Canadian Artists and Content Creators Economic Survey
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The Canadian Artists and Content Creators Economic Survey is part of the Department of Canadian Heritage’s ongoing research to fill data and knowledge gaps related to the cultural sector and to the economic sustainability of Canadian artists and creators. The survey will be accessible online until July 2, 2021.
Read MoreBidding a Fond Farewell to Joyce Wan
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Joyce Wan, our administrative coordinator, is leaving the BC Alliance to take on a new communications position with the Vancouver Writers Fest. Her final day with the Alliance is July 9.
Read MoreTouring Artists: Apply for Pacific Contact 2022
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Showcase applications for BC Touring Council’s Pacific Contact 2022, April 7-10, are now available. The deadline to apply is Wednesday, June 30.
Read MoreBC Museums Association Seeks Input from IBPOC Museum Professionals
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In order to better understand the needs and interests of IBPOC museum professionals in this province, the BC Museums Association is asking your thoughts, comments, suggestions in a survey.
Read MoreActsafe Launches New BSAFE™ Online COVID-19 Safety Course
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Actsafe Safety Association’s new course, BSAFE™, aims to provide employees and managers with a strong foundation in COVID-19 health and safety protocols.
Read MoreRegister for GVPTA's 2021 Making a Scene Forum
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The Greater Vancouver Professional Theatre Alliance's annual conference, Making a Scene, has been re-imagined for 2021 as a three-day digital forum, taking place June 22-24.
Read MoreTake a Survey Measuring the Impact of Arts in Vancouver Island, Gulf Islands and Central Coast
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For the first time ever, Digital Innovation Group is measuring the economic, social, cultural, and health impacts of arts across the Vancouver Island/Gulf Islands/Central Coast super-region. Take the survey now.
Read MoreNominate an Indigenous Artist or Businessperson for the B.C. Achievement Awards
/Nominations are now open for the Indigenous Business Award, the Fulmer Award in First Nations Art, and the Carter Wosk Award in Applied Art and Design.
Read MoreCity of Richmond Seeks Filmmakers for Video Series About New Residents
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The City of Richmond is seeking a filmmaker and/or professional production team to develop a series of short videos featuring stories of newcomers who have settled in Richmond. Apply by June 21.
Read MoreBC Indigenous Writers Win Top Governor General’s Literary Awards
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Two Indigenous authors took home Governor General’s Literary Awards for 2020: Kim Senklip Harvey won the Drama category for her book Kamloopa: An Indigenous Matriarch Story, and Michelle Good won the fiction category for Five Little Indians.
Read MoreBC Culture Days Announces 2021 Ambassadors
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BC Culture Days has announced the ten emerging artists selected to be this year’s ambassadors. The ambassadors will present activities for Culture Days as part of a featured RE:CONNECT series.
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