Two Indigenous authors took home Governor General’s Literary Awards for 2020: Kim Senklip Harvey won the Drama category for her book Kamloopa: An Indigenous Matriarch Story, and Michelle Good won the fiction category for Five Little Indians.
Read MoreBC Culture Days has announced the ten emerging artists selected to be this year’s ambassadors. The ambassadors will present activities for Culture Days as part of a featured RE:CONNECT series.
Read MoreOn November 25, the BC Alliance hosted a workshop on Search Engine Optimization (SEO) for artists and arts organizations, with a focus on reaching artists and audiences with disabilities. Presenter Barb Taylor has shared an in-depth guide on SEO, accessibility best practices, and other rapidly growing technologies like artificial intelligence and the Internet of Things (IoT).
Read MoreThe Province of British Columbia has released the 2020 Program Guidelines for Community Gaming Grants. With the updated guidelines come some changes in the way applications are evaluated.
Read MoreAs part of the Linked Digital Future initiative, CAPACOA will host three workshops on Preparing for the Digital Shift to build collective digital capacity for the performing arts. The Vancouver workshop takes place on Monday, November 18.
Read MoreTen artists have been selected to represent BC Culture Days in 2019. Each ambassador will be awarded $1,000, work with professional mentors, present a free Culture Days activity, and act as a spokesperson for BC Culture Days–which takes place on September 27, 28, and 29.
Read MoreBallet BC announced yesterday that Artistic Director Emily Molnar has accepted the role of Artistic Director of Nederlands Dans Theater (NDT). Emily will remain with Ballet BC until June 2020 and will be a part of the search committee for the new Artistic Director, which is to begin as soon as possible.
Read MoreAffordable 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.
Read MoreVancouver voters: Want to know which candidates support arts, culture and creativity? Attend our All Candidates Meeting for Arts and Culture, Monday, October 15, 5-7 pm, at Museum of Vancouver. Moderator Dani Fecko will ensure a lively conversation about cultural issues that matter most.
Read MoreMayoral candidates held forth on arts and culture at the October 2 Mayors’ Candidate Forum in Vancouver, hosted by the DVBIA.
Read MoreEvery person in BC has the opportunity to ask the government to make arts, culture and heritage a priority in its next budget. Here’s the link.
Read MoreUp to $25,000 in funding from City of Vancouver is available for space-related projects including mentorships, planning and research for capital projects and capacity building.
Read MoreThe BC Alliance has been asked to host a Mass Culture gathering in Vancouver in October. What is Mass Culture?
Read MoreThe Cultural Human Resource Council is calling for 20 participants for its Talent to Lead program, which prepares Canadian cultural managers for positions of greater responsibility and leadership.
Read MoreCreative BC has announced the opening of the Respectful Workplace, Diversity and Gender Parity Fund. The new $175,000 fund will support projects that create and maintain fair, inclusive and safe work environments in the creative industries.
Read MoreOn June 25, CBC and Creative BC announced the launch of a new $300,000 Digital Production Fund. The joint fund will support the creation of short-form digital content from emerging BC producers and creators.
Read MoreThe BC Interior Community Foundation and Vancouver Foundation will host a granting information workshop on Tuesday, March 13.
Read MoreThe Festival and Event Management Masterclass is a 2 day program designed for anyone involved in creating, supporting or managing festivals and events. The class, which has been run in 20 countries worldwide, will take place in Vancouver at the BMO Theatre Centre on April 5 and 6.
Read MoreThe deadline to register an event for Culture Days 2017, a a cross-Canada celebration of the arts, is September 18 at 11:59 pm EDT.
Read MoreThe second Actsafe Event Safety Conference will take place February 21-23, 2018, in Burnaby.
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