It’s not all that surprising that people think of mountains, ocean, and rainforest, when our fair city is mentioned. Unfortunately, this sometimes overshadows the incredible arts and culture Vancouver has to offer. To help remedy this, Tourism Vancouver is giving Culture in Vancouver a little extra love this winter.
First up, is a comprehensive Events Calendar that lists dozens of great events happening here every day.
Read MoreBCreative 2012 Conference and Showcase, May 1-0 - 12 at SFU’s downtown Vancouver venues, is an opportunity for the business, academic, government and creative communities to discuss the importance of a robust creative sector to a vibrant economy.
Often overlooked or taken for granted, the cultural industry will be one of the main economic drivers in the coming years.
In addition to a call for papers, BCreative 2012 is seeking out voices in various creative subsectors.
Read MoreThe City of Richmond has issued a Call to Artists / Request for Qualifications, for their 2012 Artist Roster. The Artist Roster seeks artists wishing to be considered for projects in Richmond’s Community Public Art Program. This program matches artists with community groups to develop public art projects created through a collaborative process.
The Artist Roster was created for the City of Richmond Community Public Art Program (the Program).
Read MoreCitizens in Metro Vancouver’s 24 cities, municipalities, villages and districts went to the polls on Saturday, November 19th to elect their respective mayors, city councilors and, in Vancouver, park board commissioners, and your Alliance for Arts and Culture prepared for the elections by sending the candidates a survey to determine their views on the role of arts, culture, and heritage in a civil society in general and your community in particular.
Read MoreCurrent Alliance members are invited to bring a friend or colleague to this year’s Arts Fete (Friday, Dec. 2 from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Vancity Film Centre) and sign them up for Alliance membership (memberships begin at $30 for the Arts Advocate level).
The host and new members will then be entered into an Arts Fete evening draw for the first Alliance Cultural Passport package of tickets, subscriptions and other goodies.
Read MoreCitizens in Metro Vancouver’s 24 cities, municipalities, villages and districts go to the polls on Saturday, November 19th to elect their respective mayors, city councilors and, in Vancouver, park board commissioners.
To ensure that arts and culture are part of the campaign conversation, the Alliance for Arts and Culture has developed a survey to ask the positions of candidates on arts, culture, and heritage issues facing the creative sector in our society and local communities.
All candidates have been asked the following questions:
Read MoreVancouver , British Columbia – The Board of Directors of ArtsBC/Assembly of BC Arts Councils is very pleased to announce that a new Executive Director has been named.
Read MoreAt a ceremony in Toronto’s Isabel Bader Theatre tonight, Vancouver’s Alma Lee, founding director of the Vancouver International Writers and Readers Festival, was presented with the Writers’ Trust Award for Distinguished Contribution, awarded to an individual or organization for long-standing involvement with the Writers’ Trust and the Canadian literary community.
Previous winners include John Macfarlane, Graeme Gibson, and Pierre Berton.
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