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Applications Open for Vancouver Foundation Indigenous Priorities Granting Program

Applications Open for Vancouver Foundation Indigenous Priorities Granting Program

Vancouver Foundation is committing $750,000 to the Indigenous Priorities Granting Program to provide flexible, one-time grants to First Nation, Inuit and Métis communities, and Indigenous-led organizations. Apply by November 29.

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Pablo Rodríguez Back In As Minister of Canadian Heritage

In a shuffling of the cabinet on October 26, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau named Pablo Rodríguez as the new Minister of Canadian Heritage. Rodríguez previously served as the Canadian Heritage Minister from July 2018 through to November 2019.

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Hill Strategies Releases Arts Research Monitor on Deaf and Disability Arts

Hill Strategies Releases Arts Research Monitor on Deaf and Disability Arts

Hill Strategies has released a new volume of its Arts Research Monitor, focusing on Deaf and disability arts. The issue features insights into the arts practices of Deaf and disabled peoples, their accessibility challenges, and suggestions for improvement, based on four recent reports from Canada and the United States.

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Provincial Health Officer Announces Full Capacity for Indoor Seating

Provincial Health Officer Announces Full Capacity for Indoor Seating

Restrictions placed on indoor and outdoor gatherings, including concerts, cinemas, and other cultural events, are being lifted on October 25 in British Columbia for those over 12 with two doses of COVID-19 vaccine.

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An Update on Our Policies Around Our Calls for Artists Board + BC ArtsPost

An Update on Our Policies Around Our Calls for Artists Board + BC ArtsPost

Submission and administrative fees must now be disclosed, and any opportunity with a fee for application must have the potential to recompensate the applicant. Click through to learn more.

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Hill Strategies: "On Precarity in the Arts"

Hill Strategies: "On Precarity in the Arts"

The Canadian arts sector has been one of the hardest hit industries during the COVID-19 pandemic. This has been reflected in decreased employment levels, high stress and burnout among employees, and financial uncertainty among organizations. Click through to learn more.

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221A Launches Tenant Applications for New Artist Housing

221A Launches Tenant Applications for New Artist Housing

221A Artist Housing Society has launched the application process for 30 units of rental housing located at 187 E 3rd in Mount Pleasant, Vancouver. Applications are due October 15.

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Apply for the City of Kelowna's 2022 Grants

Applications for the City of Kelowna’s 2022 General Operating and Project Cultural Grants are now open. The deadline is November 30.

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