Dates & Times: February 6 / 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. & February 13 / 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Venue: Alliance Board Room
Workshop: On April 1 British Columbia will scrap the HST and return to the PST / GST. Darren Taylor, of Grant Thornton, provided workshops for our community on adapting to the HST and is now available to guide us through the return to the PST.
Read MoreIn this issue: A focus on Canadian studies that explore the effects of digital technologies on the cultural sector, including two reports examining the sector as a whole, a study of theatre, and a series of articles and reports on e-books.
Culture 3.0: Impact of Emerging Digital Technologies on the Cultural Sector in Canada
Cultural Human Resources Council, October 2011 http://www.culturalhrc.ca/research/digitalimpact/index-e.asp
Read MoreDear members and friends of the Canadian Conference of the Arts,
Read MoreThe Alliance’s Winter Workshop Series includes a “bootcamp” on law and governance, and workshops on Strategic Planning, Gaming Grant writing, and the transition from the HST. Register now!
The Workshops & Facilitators: The Winter Workshop Series addresses four topics of importance to all arts and culture organizations, presented by some of the top experts in their fields. These include:
Read MoreThe CAPACOA awards celebrate the best and brightest of the Presenting and Touring sector. Handed out at the Saturday night gala awards dinner during the annual conference, recipients are chosen by their fellow CAPACOA members.
Who inspires you?
Who makes you sit up and take note?
Who makes you proud of your community?
Read MoreAt the finale concert at the Commodore Ballroom on November 22, 2012, 102.7 The PEAK FM and Music BC crowned the top three artists in the fourth year of the PEAK Performance Project.
Taking home top honours and $102,700 in the music competition was husband-wife electro-pop duo Dear Rouge. In second place, with $75,000 prize money to spend towards his musical career, was indie-folk phenomenon Jordan Klassen, and rounding out the ranks in third place was pop crooner Dominique Fricot, who walked away with $50,000.
Read More- Theresa McManus, Royal City Record, November 14, 2012
Royal City residents will be able to attend conferences, visit museums and enjoy theatre productions when the new Anvil Centre opens in 2014.
On Monday, New Westminster city council announced that the new civic centre that's under construction on Columbia Street would be named Anvil Centre.
Read MoreOn November 28, 2012, the City of Vancouver posted the draft 2013 Capital and Operating Budgets, and welcomes public input. Vancouver City Council will consider a proposed Capital Budget of $258 million and Operating Budget of $1.148 billion when it meets in a special evening session on Tuesday, Dec. 4 at City Hall. The proposed budgets are being brought to Council in a combined report for the first time under a new best-practice based process.
Read MoreThe show ain't over, but it's intermission time at MusicFest Vancouver as they assess their current financial situation.
MusicFest Vancouver's news release, issued November 20, 2012, states:
Read MoreThe Greater Vancouver Professional Theatre Alliance (GVPTA) announces its signature industry event: the Making a Scene Conference. This year’s theme is A Question of Balance. The Conference is a critical forum for Metro Vancouver’s professional theatre community, which will come together to reflect upon its achievements, to assess its state of affairs, and to envision its future. Making a Scene will be held at the Columbia Theatre in New Westminster November 29 through December 1.
Read MoreCo-operative City Conference
Presented by: British Columbia Co-operative Assocation
Date and Time: Friday, November 23, 2012 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Location: SFU Woodward's Goldcorp Centre for the Arts
149 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, BC
Concurrent Sessions: Arts & Culture, Local Food, Affordable Housing, Green Industry, and Community Energy.
There is just one week left until the Alliance's Annual Arts Fête!
We have some great door prizes up for grabs, and invite our members to contribute a prize or two from their organization. Individual tickets or season's passes, artwork, books, subscriptions, discounts on services - any of these would be greatly appreciated! If you'd like to donate an item to the prize pool please contact us at 604.681.3535.
Read MoreThe Union of BC Performers, a local branch of the Alliance of Canadian Cinema Television and Radio Artists, honoured five actors at the inaugural UBCP/ACTRA Awards at the CBC Studios in Vancouver on November 24, 2012.
UBCP/ACTRA award winners were as follows:
Read MoreDate & Time: Thursday, February 28, 2013 / 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Venue: Alliance Board Room
Read MoreThere are only a handful of tickets left before we reach venue capacity!
Our annual Arts Fête is just around the corner, and the Alliance staff and board are looking forward to the opportunity to catch up with our members, volunteers, and other members of the arts community - and hopefully to see some new faces as well!
Read MoreUPDATE (December 14): Registration now closed!
Date & Time: January 8, 2013 / 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Venue: Alliance Board Room
Read MoreThe Rio Tinto Alcan Performing Arts Award is a $60,000 production fund open to performing arts companies resident in British Columbia.
Administered by The Cultch, The Rio Tinto Alcan Performing Arts Award was conceived to recognize the achievements of British Columbia performing arts companies and to foster the creation of new work by providing a significant financial investment in a new production by the chosen company.
Read More*Update: December 5 - Registration Now Closed!
Date & Time: Thursday, December 6, 2012 / 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Venue: Alliance Board Room
Read MoreA gift shop owner in the Tsawwassen Quay ferry terminal is working out a financial settlement with a local artist after she learned unauthorized copies of her work were sold in his store.
Read MoreFrom its cool studio spaces to its great venues, Grandview-Woodland plays an important role in the City’s cultural landscape. The neighbourhood is home to artists of all types, including renowned carvers, writers, sculptors, musicians, actors and more. In fact, more artists and people connected with the arts economy live in this community than any other place in Vancouver.
Read MoreNamed #9 in the Best 50 Culture Blogs on the Web by Feedspot
100-938 Howe Street
Vancouver BC V6Z 1N9
T. 604 681 3535
The BC Alliance for Arts + Culture is honoured to work on the traditional, unceded territories of the Coast Salish peoples of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations, and 240 other Indigenous communities across BC.
©2023 BC Alliance for Arts + Culture. All rights reserved | Privacy Policy
