Opening in October 2012, Emily Carr University of Art + Design will have a studio space available for rent monthly (and starting January 2012 available to rent by 3 month term). This studio space will be available for rent by the general public and artistic community in Vancouver. The space will be resourced with a variety of tools such as light tables, easels, photo documentation station and will be supported by technicians who will be available to help within the studio space.

MP Joyce Murray On Friday, September 28 MP Joyce Murray will be joined by speaker Rob Gloor, Executive Director for the Alliance for Arts and Culture, for the latest in a series of MP Breakfast Connections, State of the Arts: National Policy – Local Impact.

The third annual Culture Days weekend kicks off this Friday, September 28 and runs through Saturday, September 29th and Sunday, September 30th with some 7,000 FREE activities happening in nearly 800 Canadian cities and towns from coast to coast to coast. Are you ready to create, participate and celebrate in the largest ever arts and culture event in Canadian history?

VICTORIA - The all-party Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services announced on September 7 its plans for conducting provincewide budget consultations. The consultations will begin once the Budget 2013 Consultation Paper is released by the Ministry of Finance.

"The consultation process provides an important opportunity for British Columbians to provide input on next year's provincial budget," said Committee Chair Douglas Horne. "We invite any interested individuals and organizations to participate," added Committee Member Mable Elmore.

The winner of this month’s Alliance Cultural Passport package of arts and culture treats is Mindy Abramowitz. Mindy is an accountant and controller for a range of arts nonprofits and other small businesses in the Vancouver area.

Mindy's Cultural Passport package includes:

Venue: Pyatt Hall of the VSO School of Music / 843 Seymour Street

Time: 7 a.m. to 9 a.m.

Guest Speakers: Vancouver actor and musician, and Spirit of the West frontman, John Mann will speak on the exciting growth of Culture Days as a national and local celebration, and TELUS Community Fund chair Nini Baird will talk about the importance of community engagement with the arts.

Vancouver, BC, September 25, 2012 – The Vancouver International Wine Festival is pleased to announce that its board of directors has selected Bard on the Beach Theatre Society as its new charitable beneficiary. Long a supporter of arts and culture, the Festival is thrilled to enter into this partnership as it celebrates its 35th year as one of North Americaʼs largest wine festivals.

The Mayor’s Arts Awards recognize established and emerging artists in a wide array of disciplines that make up our creative community—from literary to culinary arts, and visual to performing arts—as well as five unique awards for contributions to our community for volunteerism, business support, philanthropy, lifetime achievement, and arts board member of the year.

Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival will launch a leadership transition process this fall, following the resignation of the Festival’s Managing Director, Robert Barr. Barr, who has been the Festival’s administrative leader for eight years, announced his resignation today and said he will be officially ending his tenure in November.
 

On August 23rd grunt gallery welcomed Karlene Harvey to the newly formed position of Communications Director. Karlene is a First Nations (Tsilhqot'in, Carrier and Okanagan) artist and communications professional based out of Vancouver, BC. She holds a Bachelor of Visual Arts from Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design.

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Vancouver, BC, (September 12, 2012) – Culture is all around us. From street art to high art, pop culture to traditional culture, CBC British Columbia and Culture Days invite British Columbians to show us what culture means to them and give a glimpse into their cultural secrets at the CBC I ♥ CULTURE online gallery – cbc.ca/bc/culturedays. All photos will be entered into a draw to win culture-themed prizes!

The Artist Live/Work Studio program is a critical part of the City's efforts to enhance spaces conducive to artists and their work.

The City of Vancouver awards studios where artists can live and work, supporting them for an extended term of concentrated artistic activity.

All four live/work studios are awarded through a peer review process:

As part of the Statistical Insights on the Arts series, Kelly Hill will conduct four presentations in 2012-13 for no speaking / preparation fee. The speaking fee (covering preparation time) is funded by the Department of Canadian Heritage, the Canada Council for the Arts and the Ontario Arts Council in conjunction with their funding of the Statistical Insights on the Arts series.
 
Presenting organizations must pay for Kelly’s travel and accommodation expenses related to attending the event.
 

Factors in Canadians’ Arts Attendance in 2010, the 38th report in the Statistical Insights on the Arts series from Hill Strategies Research, examines the dynamics of attendance at five arts activities: art galleries, theatres, classical music performances, popular music performances, and cultural festivals. In addition to an analysis of demographic factors, the report provides substantial information about cultural crossovers. The analysis of “cultural crossovers” examines whether participants in one cultural activity are more or less likely to attend other arts activities.

This Key Event Calendar, compiled by your Alliance for Arts and Culture, lists upcoming events in Vancouver through 2012. The list is designed to be a helpful guide to event planners, who will find the roster useful in avoiding scheduling conflicts.

The list includes major cultural dates, opening nights, festivals, gala fundraisers and significant MetroVancouver community events and activities.

If you know of an event that you think should be included in this list, email intern@allianceforarts.com.

A volunteer is suspected of stealing more than $12,000 from two summer festivals.

The suspect, described as a heavy-set woman in her thirties with dark, wavy hair, volunteered during the Pride Parade and had access to the funds of the Vancouver Pride Society. Over $9,000 went missing on August 3, the day after the parade.

The same woman is believed to have volunteered for the Vancouver Taiwanese Festival on Sept. 3, when $3,000 went missing from a volunteer tent.

Vancouver’s renowned pride of singing lions, Chor Leoni Men’s Choir, is pleased to announce the appointment of Erick Lichte as artistic director effective September 2013, at which point founder and current artistic director, Diane Loomer, C.M. will step into her new active role as the choir’s conductor emerita.

This Friday's Vancouver AM Tourism Association breakfast celebration of Culture Days will include a piano recital, juggling, an electric cello performance, and brief talks about Culture Days by Vancouver actor / musician (and Spirit of the West frontman) John Mann and TELUS Community Board and Knowledge Network Chair Nini Baird.

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For Immediate Release
2012EDUC0089-001379
Sept. 20, 2012

Ministry of Education