BC Alliance Seeking New Tenants/Office Mates
/The BC Alliance for Arts + Culture is looking for new office mates at 100-938 Howe St, Vancouver. We are seeking an arts-based organization to be our new tenant.
Read MoreThe latest news on BC's arts, culture and heritage sector.
Federal Government Announces Budget 2022
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On April 7, the federal government released Budget 2022, including 85+ million in new arts and culture investments. Click through for more information!
Read MoreLieutenant Governor of BC Announces New Music + Arts Awards
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This award is open to any British Columbian or B.C.-based individual, group or organization that has shown exceptional commitment to enhancing arts and culture within their communities. Twenty individual awards valued up to $5,000 each will be awarded, and four to five organizational awards will be awarded with a value of up to $15,000.
Read MoreBC Arts Council Scholarship Program Open for Applications
/Awards of up to $6,000 per year are available to B.C. residents to attend full-time post-secondary arts training or to pursue high school half-day dance programs.
Read MoreCall for Nominations for Canada’s Next Parliamentary Poet Laureate
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The Parliament of Canada has issued a call for nominations to begin the search for Canada’s tenth Parliamentary Poet Laureate. Poets whose work is primarily in French are encouraged to apply by July 10.
Read MoreProvince of BC Announces New Recovery Support for Arts + Culture Sector
/More than $12.4 million in one-time funding to the BC Arts Council will support a strong recovery for B.C. artists and organizations as the Province continues to build back from the COVID-19 pandemic. The money will be devoted to resilience supplements and topping up the Arts Impact Grant program.
Read MoreCAPACOA + Partners to Launch Cultural Venues Datathon
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Starting April 25, the Cultural Venues Datathon will bring participants together to work in a relaxed and informal environment to populate Wikidata with information about the many cultural venues we know and love.
Read MoreHeritage BC Announces 150 Time Immemorial Grant Recipients
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Heritage BC is announcing the results of the 150 Time Immemorial Grant Program (150 TIGP), intended to raise cultural awareness, educate people about B.C.’s colonial past and its ongoing impacts, advance reconciliation and promote inclusivity and diversity as a foundational aspect of BC’s future.
Read MoreCommunity Input Sought for Surrey Music Strategy
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Input will help create sustainable, actionable, and measurable recommendations that support the short and long-term development of music in Surrey.
Read MoreBC Touring Council Names Miriam Manley As New Executive Director
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Congratulations to Miriam, who starts her new role with the Nelson-based BC Touring Council on June 15.
Read MoreProvince of B.C. Celebrates 20th Francophonie Day
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In advance of B.C. Francophonie Day and International Francophonie Day, March 20, Minister Adrian Dix hosted a virtual celebration with the francophone community, and honoured the francophone arts and culture sector.
Read MoreApplications Open for ArtStarts Creative Spark Grant
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In partnership with the City of Vancouver, ArtStarts’ Creative Spark Grant provides emerging artists with financial resources ($3000 for individuals and $5000 for groups) towards small projects in schools.
Read MoreHill Strategies Arts Research Monitor Highlights Pandemic Recovery
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Hill Strategies’ Arts Research Monitor gathers four recent articles that offer interesting perspectives and visions of the role of artists and the arts in a post-pandemic future where the goal is to “build back better”.
Read MoreSubmissions Open for City of Vancouver Book Awards
/Submissions are now open for the 2022 City of Vancouver Book Awards. The winning author will receive a $3,000 prize. Apply by April 22.
Read MoreApplications Open for Two Dance Awards via Dance Victoria
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In 2022, Dance Victoria will award $7,175 for emerging dance artists wishing to study at recognized institutions outside of Canada.
Read MoreBC Budget 2022 Sees $25M in Tourism Recovery
/On February 22, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, the Hon. Selina Robinson, presented Budget 2022: Stronger Together, in which the government pledged an additional $25 million in recovery to the tourism industry.
Read MoreAn Open Letter from Minister Melanie Mark
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On February 18, the Honourable Melanie Mark, Minister of Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport, issued a message of support to the arts and culture sector.
Read MoreApplications Open for City of Vancouver CASC Grants
/Applications are open until March 2 for Communities and Artists Shifting Culture (CASC), a grant program that supports arts and culture projects happening in Vancouver.
Read MoreCARFAC Releases New Resource: Indigenous Protocols for the Visual Arts
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CARFAC has released a new resource, Indigenous Protocols for the Visual Arts, to provide practical guidelines for respectful engagement with Indigenous Peoples.
Read MoreHill Strategies on Precarity of Women in Arts
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Hill Strategies Research has released a new blog highlighting reports that women who work as artists and cultural workers encounter specific forms of precarity in the Canadian cultural sector.
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