Register now for the 34th Annual ArtsBC Conference & AGM from May 3 to 4 at the Vernon Community Arts Centre in Vernon, BC. The conference, hosted by the Arts Council of the North Okanagan is the place to get connected and find ideas and solutions to ensure the vitality of your organization and the arts in your community.
Read MoreIn the first four years of this program, $3.6 million in grants to 92 projects has leveraged ~$20 million cultural space improvements, helping Vancouver-based non-profit cultural organizations with their space needs.
The Cultural Infrastructure Grant can assist with:
Read MoreThe City of Richmond and the Board of Directors for the Richmond Art Gallery Association welcomed Rachel Rosenfield Lafo as the new director of the Richmond Art Gallery, effective February 12, 2013.
Lafo's many years of experience as a museum administrator and curator include a position as director of curatorial affairs at the DeCordova Sculpture Park + Museum in Lincoln, Massachusetts, and as associate curator at the Portland Art Museum in Portland, Oregon.
Read MoreIn a ceremony yesterday (February 26) at Vancouver City Hall, Mayor Gregor Robertson presented Vancouver's Civic Merit Award to Fred Mah, founding member of the Chinatown Society Heritage Buildings Association.
Mr. Mah's work assisted with the rehabilitation of historic buildings in Chinatown and led to its designation as a national heritage site. As part of the Chinese Benevolent Association, Mr. Mah played a key role in the installation of Shanghai Alley and the memorial statue at Keefer Plaza.
Read MorePuSh Festival co-founder Norman Armour has been tapped to direct “Pauline”, the first opera to feature a libretto by Canadian literary star Margaret Atwood, City Opera Vancouver president Nora Kelly announced today.
“Pauline” is a first foray into opera by Armour as well as Atwood, while the score is by Tobin Stokes, whose operatic credits include “Rattenbury”, “Fallujah” and “The Vinedressers”.
Read MoreThe Vancouver International Dance Festival is awarding Michelle Olson, artistic director of Vancouver’s Raven Spirit Dance, the inaugural VIDF Choreographic Award. With this biennial award, the VIDF recognizes the work of Ms. Olson for her outstanding artistic achievement and artistry in choreography through her notable creations inspired by the land and the culture of the Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in people of the Yukon.
Read MoreThe Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation is launching a residency program that will provide studio space for artists and / or artist collectives at no charge in exchange for community arts based engagement.
Eligibility: This call is open to artists, artist collectives and arts organizations working in the artistic disciplines of environmental and performing arts.
Submission Deadline: March 27, 2013 - 4:00 p.m. PST
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