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

The BC Alliance is Excited to Offer An Exclusive Grant-Writing Workshop on the City of Vancouver's Project Grants

The BC Alliance is Excited to Offer An Exclusive Grant-Writing Workshop on the City of Vancouver's Project Grants

The City of Vancouver has just launched its 2019 Cultural Project Grants (more info inside). The BC Alliance and grant-writing expert Mary Ann Anderson can help you get a leg up in the application process with our exclusive hands-on workshop, November 21.

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Hill Strategies Circulates Research on Arts and Culture Tourism

Hill Strategies Circulates Research on Arts and Culture Tourism

Hill Strategies Research has unveiled its latest issue, “Trade and tourism in the arts and culture,” featuring four new reports.

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Canadian Heritage Announces Key Changes to Canada Cultural Investment Fund

Canadian Heritage Announces Key Changes to Canada Cultural Investment Fund

Among the changes to the Endowment Incentives component: the lifetime maximum amount payable of $15M per beneficiary arts organization has been eliminated. A new section on workplace well-being has also been added.

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Special GVPTA Theatre Evening Edition of CreativeMornings/Vancouver

Special GVPTA Theatre Evening Edition of CreativeMornings/Vancouver

Our friends at the Greater Vancouver Professional Theatre Alliance are collaborating on a special evening edition of CreativeMornings/Vancouver, to take place November 27.

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Voters Approve Vernon Cultural Centre Funding in Referendum

While candidates across the province were elected to office on October 20, Vernon saw another development: the passing of a referendum to borrow $25 million for a new cultural facility in downtown Vernon.

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Vancouver Foundation and BC Arts Council to Launch Arts and Social Innovation Program

Running from March to May of 2019, the Program will support a cohort of 12 teams to develop projects specifically examining barriers to equity, diversity, and access.

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Canadian Arts Coalition Seeks New Members for Research and Policy Committee

Canadian Arts Coalition Seeks New Members for Research and Policy Committee

Want to help advocate for the arts at a national level? The Canadian Arts Coalition is recruiting new members to the six working groups of its Research and Policy Committee.

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Upcoming Panel: Promoting Mental Health in the Music Industry

Upcoming Panel: Promoting Mental Health in the Music Industry

Music BC is hosting a free panel on mental health in the music industry, to take place in downtown Vancouver on November 17.

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BC Museums Association Announces Winners of 2018 Outstanding Achievement Awards

BC Museums Association Announces Winners of 2018 Outstanding Achievement Awards

The BCMA handed out its Awards for Outstanding Achievement October 24 in Kelowna. The awards recognize institutions and individuals who exemplify excellence in the province’s museums, galleries and history community.

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Registration Opens for Actsafe Crowd Safety Workshop

Registration Opens for Actsafe Crowd Safety Workshop

The workshop will be presented to coincide with Actsafe’s annual conference in Burnaby in March 2019.

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PACT to Host Community Consultations About CTA

PACT to Host Community Consultations About CTA

PACT is conducting a series of community consultations about the future of the Canadian Theatre Agreement, with a session in Vancouver on November 20.

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City of Vancouver to Launch Activation of Underutilized Spaces Grant November 1

City of Vancouver to Launch Activation of Underutilized Spaces Grant November 1

The Activation of Underutilized Vancouver Civic Theatres Spaces Grant seeks to address the need for space by arts and culture groups, increase the use of Vancouver’s civic theatre spaces, and enhance Vancouver's status as a liveable city. Applications open November 1.

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Packed Vancouver All Candidates Meeting Focuses On Affordability and Accessibility

Affordable space for artists was the hot topic at the jam-packed Vancouver All Candidates Meeting for Arts and Culture. Candidates also broached accessibility, equity and ways politicians can advocate for culture.

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ArtStarts Extends Deadline for Creative Spark Grants

Emerging artists across all disciplines living in the City of Vancouver who have an interest in building their careers and working with young people in an arts-based capacity are invited to apply for Creative Spark Vancouver.

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Americans for the Arts Launches New Web Tool to Gauge Social Impact of Arts

US-based organization Americans for the Arts has released The Arts + Social Impact Explorer, an online tool that draws together more than 1,000 data points on how the arts integrate into—and impact—26 different sectors.

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Upcoming Indigenous Storytelling and Screenwriting Seminars in Thompson-Okanagan

Women in Film and Television Vancouver has announced two upcoming Indigenous Storytelling and Screenwriting Seminars to take place in Kamloops on October 27 and Enderby on October 28.

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Boca del Lupo Announces 2019/20 Intakes for Performance Works and Residencies

Granville Island’s Boca del Lupo is conducting its first-ever Performance Works and Residency Program Intakes.

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Eastside Culture Crawl Launches Artist Production Space Survey

The Eastside Culture Crawl Society is undertaking a survey to develop a comprehensive inventory of historical and existing visual arts studio space within the Eastside Culture Crawl area.

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First Peoples' Cultural Council Opens Grant Applications

First Peoples' Cultural Council Opens Grant Applications

The FPCC offers five grant categories for BC Indigenous artists and organizations with funding from $10,000-$30,000. The deadline is October 31.

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Canada Council Offers Info Sessions and Meetings to Writers in Vancouver Area

Canada Council Offers Info Sessions and Meetings to Writers in Vancouver Area

The Canada Council for the Arts is offering information sessions and one-on-one meetings to Vancouver-area writers curious about its Explore and Create program, October 17 and 18.

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