Blog — BC Alliance for Arts + Culture

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

Nominations Open For YWCA Women of Distinction Awards

The 2016 Women of Distinction Awards category for Arts, Culture & Design is open for nominations.

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Emily Carr Students' Union Invests in New Campus

The student union of the Emily Carr University of Art + Design has invested $315,000 towards the University's Great Northern Way campus in Vancouver.

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BC Artists Honoured With Awards for Applied Art and Design

A ceramic artist, sculptor, and shoemaker have been named the recipients of the 2015 Carter Wosk BC Creative Achievement Awards for Applied Art and Design. 

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Hill Strategies Research on the Situation of Artists

Four reports examining different aspects of the working lives of artists, including a Canadian study on the education of artists, reports from the UK on the situation of visual artists, a report on Quebec song, and American reports on the earnings of musicians and composers.

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Norman Armour Receives National Arts Centre Award

Norman Armour has been awarded the 2015 National Arts Centre Award for Distinguished Contribution to Touring in the Performing Arts,

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Inaugural Cedric Literary Award Winners Announced

Four unpublished writers of a certain age were each presented with a $3,000 prize at the inaugural Cedric Awards.

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Bramwell Tovey Honoured with Oskar Morawetz Award

Bramwell Tovey, music director of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, is the recipient of the 2015 Oskar Morawetz Award for Excellence in Music Performance.

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Lieutenant Governor's "Sing Me A Song" Initiative Open For Entries

Entries are now open for the third season of "Sing Me A Song," a music program under the aegis of The Honourable Judith Guichon, Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia.

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Video Contest to Support BC Charities and Nonprofits

Filmmakers and organizations are invited to a meet-and-­greet event on Sunday, December 6 at the Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre to discuss the opportunity to win a subsidized video short.

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New Draft Research Findings on Arts and Culture in BC

Hill Strategies Research has released draft findings from a series of research projects aimed at creating significant new information and insights regarding the status of arts and culture in British Columbia. 

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More Than 17,000 Artworks Now Available Through Canada Council's Art Bank

The Canada Council for the Arts has re-launched its Art Bank website, featuring the largest and most exciting collection of Canadian art online. 

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Gabriola Arts Council Announces The Haven's Next Artist In Residence

Gabriola Arts Council and The Haven have announced that Justin Kautz has been named their Artist in Residence for 2016.

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New Resource Showcases More Than 8,500 BC Books

BC Books Online, a comprehensive database featuring more than 8,500 books and ebooks from BC publishers, launches today. 

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Watch "BC's Cultural Ecology" Research Findings Presentation Online

Tune in online on Wednesday, November 18 from 3-5 p.m to watch a free presentation by Hill Strategies Research, and help shape the final reporting for an important research project into the province’s arts and culture sector. 

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Arts and Culture Recommendations for 2016 Provincial Budget

The Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services' report on its Budget 2016 consultations, released earlier this week, includes significant recommendations pertaining to the arts and culture sector which mirror the requests made to the Committee by the Alliance for Arts + Culture.  

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Reducing Red Tape for British Columbians

The provincial government is inviting your feedback and ideas about how they can make improvements to deliver services that are faster, easier to access and simpler to use.

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Wayde Compton Wins 2015 City of Vancouver Book Award

Writer Wayde Compton was presented the prize for The Outer Harbour (Arsenal Pulp Press) on Thursday, November 12 at the 2015 Mayor's Arts Awards.

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Central Cariboo Arts and Culture Project Grants Available

Annual Project Grants of between $300 and $3,000 are available for non-profit organizations or community groups in Williams Lake and the Central Cariboo to support and develop arts and culture within the region. 

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Apply Now to the CASV Emerging Artist’s Prize

Emerging artists in the Lower Mainland will be able to submit their work for consideration for the third biennial Emerging Artist’s Prize. This prize comes with a cash award of $3,000 to encourage and support artists within the first five years of their careers.

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More Than 1,000 BC Artists Join Provincial Registry

More than one thousand artists signed up for a new BC Artist Registry within a week of its launch last Wednesday by the Alliance for Arts + Culture. Have you added your name yet?

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