Hill Strategies Reports on Cultural Volunteers and Donors in Canada
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Alcuin Society Awards for Excellence in Book Design in Canada
/The Alcuin Society has announced the winners of its 31st annual Alcuin Society Awards for Excellence in Book Design in Canada.
The winning books will be exhibited in Germany at the Frankfurt and Leipzig Book Fairs; in Japan, at the Canadian Embassy in Tokyo, in conjunction with the Tokyo International Book Fair; and, in Canada, in nine provinces. Exhibition venues will be posted on the Alcuin Society website. The books will also be entered in the international book design competition in Leipzig, Germany in February 2014.
Read MoreUnion of BC Performers Concludes Negotiations For BC Master Production Agreement
/Negotiations between the UBCP / ACTRA and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) and Canadian Media Production Association (CMPA) formally concluded on March 12, 2013.
After nearly a year and a half of bargaining, the Union of BC Performers / ACTRA has reached a tentative agreement for a new British Columbia Master Production Agreement to be placed before the Membership for ratification.
Read MoreRBC Emerging Artist Music Mentorship Prize
/Canada’s Walk of Fame and National Premier Partner RBC launch the inaugural RBC Emerging Artist Music Mentorship Prize, as part of the Canada’s Walk of Fame Emerging Artists Programs. This new initiative aims to inspire and support the next generation of gifted Canadian superstars, giving them the opportunities to showcase their talent and be inspired along the way.
Read MoreCall for Nominations for the 2013 Mallory Gilbert Leadership Award
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The annual Mallory Gilbert Leadership Award celebrates and recognizes an individual who has demonstrated outstanding leadership within the Canadian theatre community. The $5000 award includes a $1000 portion presented to a protégé chosen by the Award winner, underlining the importance of skills and knowledge transmission in leadership building. The recipient is encouraged to use this Award for personal or professional development purposes. Read MoreCall For Applications: 2013 Jules Léger Prize For New Chamber Music/This annual prize for Canadian composers, valued at $7,500, is designed to encourage the creation of new chamber music and to foster its performance by Canadian chamber groups. The prize is open to professional Canadian composers. To be considered for the prize, you must be a Canadian citizen or have permanent resident status, as defined by Citizenship and Immigration Canada. You do not need to be living in Canada when you apply. Read MoreVancouver City Council Approves Pilot Program For Indoor Arts and Culture Events/Vancouver City Council has taken another step towards streamlining regulations for artists and making it easier to hold arts and culture events. The two-year pilot program, approved unanimously by Council on March 12, will: Read MoreJim Wright For Vancity Board of Directors/The Alliance for Arts and Culture is proud to endorse James Wright for Vancity Board of Directors. Jim is the General Director/CEO of Vancouver Opera and a certified corporate director. He is a leader in British Columbia’s cultural sector and a strong believer in Vancity’s role as a community builder. Read MoreGot a Project Idea for New Westminster? Cash Prizes Available!/Do you have an awesome project idea for New Westminster? ONE Prize would like to fund it! ONE Prize is a community fund seeded by Donald's Market and River Market. They invest 1% of Donald's Market ONE members' shopping dollars into this fund. This year the fund has grown to $6000. Your proposed project can be big or small. The main criterion is that it contributes positively to living, working, or playing in New Westminster. The project group may be a non-profit organization, a for-profit enterprise, a community group, or an individual. Read MoreCanadian Aboriginal Writing & Arts Challenge/
Local Communities Benefit From BC Arts Council Grants/Artists and cultural organizations, including community arts councils, will share $8.36 million in the latest round of BC Arts Council grants, Community, Sport and Cultural Development Minister Bill Bennett announced today. Read MorePublic Dreams Welcomes New Artistic Director/Public Dreams recently welcomed the talented and accomplished Matthew Bissett as its new artistic director. Matthew brings over two decades of deep involvement with the BC artistic community, recently completing his 10-year tenure as artistic director of Burnaby Lyric Opera at the Shadbolt Centre. His experiences as a stage director, production designer and playwright are combining to help us develop a fantastic vision for the projects ahead. Read MoreWhat’s Your Cultural Policy Wish List?/Tell us what you want! Visit the Arts Summit 2013 Facebook Group and take part in building a Cultural Policy Wish List. June 21 and 22 we will gather at the Roundhouse for Arts Summit 2013, with four goals for the two days of activities. Read MoreVancouver Tourism Master Plan Survey/Vancouver’s first-ever Tourism Master Plan will identify, innovate and articulate potential products, amenities, programming and experiences – along with corresponding policies and protocols – that will guide the long-term, sustainable planning and design of Vancouver and its neighbourhoods as tourism destinations. The plan is an initiative of Tourism Vancouver, the City of Vancouver, Vancouver Economic Commission and the Vancouver Convention Centre. Read MoreArtsBC Issues Call For Nominations to the Board of Directors / President/Do you believe that arts councils and arts organizations are critical for community cultural development? Are you interested in connecting with like-minded people, developing networks, sharing information with artists, arts administrators, volunteers, and the public? Would you enjoy serving on a board, working with specialists in arts administration and participating in the development of ArtsBC? If this sounds like you, or someone in your organization, please consider nominations for ArtsBC's Board of Directors! Read More2013 BC Book Prizes Finalists Announced/The West Coast Book Prize Society announced on March 14 the names of the finalists vying for recognition in seven categories at the 29th Annual BC Book Prizes. Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize awarded to the author of the best work of fiction: Nominations Are Now Open For The 2013 Mayor's Arts Awards/The City of Vancouver's 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 four unique awards for support of the arts by individuals and businesses and a special award for Lifetime Achievement. Read More2013 Cultural Infrastructure Grant Guidelines and Application Available/City of Vancouver Cultural Infrastructure Grant guidelines and application forms are available online now:http://vancouver.ca/people-programs/cultural-infrastructure-grant-program.aspx In the first four years of this program, $3.6million in grants to 92 projects has leveraged ~$20million cultural space improvements, helping Vancouver-based nonprofit cultural organizations with their space needs. Read MoreHill Strategies Research on Culture and Tourism, Facilities, and Social Benefits/In this issue: Canadian and American research into the links between the arts, culture, tourism, local planning, facilities, and well-being. Ontario Arts and Culture Tourism Profile World Theatre Day 2013/The Professional Association of Canadian Theatres (PACT), Playwrights Guild of Canada (PGC) and l'Association des théâtres francophones du Canada (ATFC) have once again joined forces to promote World Theatre Day from a distinctly Canadian perspective. Read MoreLatest PostsNamed #9 in the Best 50 Culture Blogs on the Web by Feedspot Blog Categories
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