Members of North Vancouver City Council voted unanimously on Monday, July 15 to authorize a new waterfront location for the North Vancouver Museum and Archives and committed to matching each dollar raised to a maximum of $5 million in capital funding.
If the project goes ahead, the museum will be located in the Pipe Shop, a reconstructed shipyard building on the central waterfront in North Vancouver. The new site will nearly double the museum's current space.
The Bright Spots Schedule is a highly valued online tool that can be used to create a customized schedule of activities happening over the Culture Days weekend September 27, 28 & 29, 2013.
The vision of the TD Then and Now Series is to connect Canadians to Black history and culture through a showcase of artistic and cultural excellence. Since 2009, TD Then and Now has grown into an important annual cultural event that has been honoured with the prestigious Globe and Mail Business for the Arts Award in the category of “Most Innovative Marketing Sponsorship” in 2010.
The British Columbia Drama Association / Theatre BC ended their Destination Mainstage 2013 festival with the announcement of award winners in a number of categories.
The gala awards night took place at the Kamloops Convention Centre on July 13, 2013. Awards were adjudicated by actor and director Dean Paul Gibson.
The Alliance for Arts and Culture is pleased to announce a strategic partnership with Artspoints Rewards.
Artspoints Rewards International Inc.'s mission is to develop and establish an international loyalty program that provides for sustainability of the arts, greater access to the arts by interested consumers, and a positive return for stakeholders.
Over 20 artists have been selected to participate in the latest round of Vancouver Park Board artist studio residencies.
Four new artist groups will be provided with free studio space in parks and other facilities to develop their work, engage the community and increase participation in the arts.
As part of the residencies, artist groups will offer community arts-based engagement at Aberthau Mansion and West Point Grey Community Centre, Moberly Park, and Queen Elizabeth Park.
On June 25, 2013 Vancouver-born poet, editor, critic, and children's author William Herbert New was presented with the 20th recipient of the George Woodcock Lifetime Achievement Award for his outstanding literary career in British Columbia.
New has written and edited more than 50 books, including the Encyclopedia of Literature in Canada. In 1966 he became assistant editor of Canadian Literature, working with George Woodcock and Donald Stephens. He subsequently edited the review publication from 1977 to 1995.
The Canada Industrial Relations Board is holding a consultation session in Vancouverregarding proposed amendments to the Canadian Artists and Producers Professional Relations Tribunal Procedural Regulations (the Regulations).
The Key Events List (pdf), compiled by your Alliance for Arts and Culture, lists upcoming events in and around Metro Vancouver through the next 12 months. The list is designed to be a helpful guide to event planners, who will find the roster helpful in avoiding scheduling conflicts. The list includes major cultural dates, opening nights, festivals, gala fundraisers and significant community events and activities.
Chinese-Canadian choreographer Wen Wei Wang, artistic director of Vancouver dance company Wen Wei Dance, has been voted one of 2013's Top 25 Canadian Immigrants via an annual people’s choice award sponsored by RBC Royal Bank and Canadian Immigrant magazine. The award recognizes the significant contributions of Canadians born outside this country who now call it home.
The fourth annual Culture Days weekend will take place September 27, 28 and 29, 2013, and will feature thousands of free, hands-on, interactive activities that invite the public to participate “behind-the-scenes,” to discover the world of artists, creators, historians, architects, curators, designers and other creative people in their communities.
Emily Carr University of Art + Design's campus redevelopment project reached a critical milestone this week. Three proponents have been shortlisted following a Request for Qualifications to design, build, finance and maintain the new state-of-the-art campus at Great Northern Way.
Eight national and international proponent teams responded to the RFQ, and the list was narrowed down to the following three:
On June 28, 2013, His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada announced 74 new appointments to the Order of Canada. The new appointees include 34 Officers (OC) and 40 Members (CM). These appointments were made on the recommendation of the Advisory Council for the Order of Canada.
Vancouver playwright C.E. Gatchalian has won the seventh annual Dayne Ogilvie Prize for LGBT Emerging Writers.
Presented by the Writers Trust of Canada, the $4,000 prize is given to an emerging Canadian writer from the LGBT community who demonstrates literary promise.
