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The latest news on BC's arts, culture and heritage sector.

Hill Strategies Reports on Cultural Volunteers and Donors in Canada

Report funded by the Department of Canadian Heritage, the Canada Council for the Arts and the Ontario Arts Council

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What’s Your Cultural Policy Wish List?

Tell us what you want!  Visit the Arts Summit 2013 Facebook Group and take part in building a Cultural Policy Wish List.

June 21 and 22 we will gather at the Roundhouse for Arts Summit 2013, with four goals for the two days of activities. 

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Nominations Are Now Open For The 2013 Mayor's Arts Awards

The City of Vancouver's Mayor’s Arts Awards recognizes established and emerging artists in a wide array of disciplines that make up our creative sector – from literary to culinary arts, and visual to performing arts, as well as four unique awards for support of the arts by individuals and businesses and a special award for Lifetime Achievement.

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RBC Emerging Artist Music Mentorship Prize

Canada’s Walk of Fame and National Premier Partner RBC launch the inaugural RBC Emerging Artist Music Mentorship Prize, as part of the Canada’s Walk of Fame Emerging Artists Programs. This new initiative aims to inspire and support the next generation of gifted Canadian superstars, giving them the opportunities to showcase their talent and be inspired along the way.

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Canadian Aboriginal Writing & Arts Challenge

The Historica-Dominion Institute invites youth (ages 14 to 29) of Aboriginal descent (Status, Non-Status, Inuit and Métis) to create a short piece of writing or two-dimensional piece of art for a chance to win up to a $2,000 and a trip to a major Canadian city to be honoured at the Awards Reception & Exhibition. Group entries are eligible for additional prizes!

Submissions are assessed by a group of esteemed Aboriginal authors and artists, including Joseph Boyden, Drew Hayden Taylor, Maxine Noel and Kent Monkman.

Showcase your creativity and explore your heritage! 

For more information or to register for the Challenge, please visit www.our-story.ca

The deadline is March 31, 2013.

The Historica-Dominion Institute's mandate is to build active and informed citizens through a greater knowledge and appreciation of the history, heritage and stories of Canada.

 

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Local Communities Benefit From BC Arts Council Grants

Artists and cultural organizations, including community arts councils, will share $8.36 million in the latest round of BC Arts Council grants, Community, Sport and Cultural Development Minister Bill Bennett announced today.

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ArtsBC Issues Call For Nominations to the Board of Directors / President

Do you believe that arts councils and arts organizations are critical for community cultural development? Are you interested in connecting with like-minded people, developing networks, sharing information with artists, arts administrators, volunteers, and the public? Would you enjoy serving on a board, working with specialists in arts administration and participating in the development of ArtsBC? If this sounds like you, or someone in your organization, please consider nominations for ArtsBC's Board of Directors!

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Langara Launches Production Design Program

Langara's new 12-week Production Design Certificate is an exciting, hands-on program that trains students from an arts or similar background to work in the art department of a film or television production. The program teaches the aesthetics and process of production design, the roles and responsibilities of the art department crew, the necessary computer software programs, and the skills required to gain an entry-level position in the art department of a professional film or television production.

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Public Dreams Welcomes New Artistic Director

Public Dreams recently welcomed the talented and accomplished Matthew Bissett as its new artistic director.

Matthew brings over two decades of deep involvement with the BC artistic community, recently completing his 10-year tenure as artistic director of Burnaby Lyric Opera at the Shadbolt Centre. His experiences as a stage director, production designer and playwright are combining to help us develop a fantastic vision for the projects ahead. 

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Call for Nominations for the 2013 Mallory Gilbert Leadership Award

The annual Mallory Gilbert Leadership Award celebrates and recognizes an individual who has demonstrated outstanding leadership within the Canadian theatre community. 

The $5000 award includes a $1000 portion presented to a protégé chosen by the Award winner, underlining the importance of skills and knowledge transmission in leadership building. The recipient is encouraged to use this Award for personal or professional development purposes.

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Call For Applications: 2013 Jules Léger Prize For New Chamber Music

This annual prize for Canadian composers, valued at $7,500, is designed to encourage the creation of new chamber music and to foster its performance by Canadian chamber groups.

The prize is open to professional Canadian composers. To be considered for the prize, you must be a Canadian citizen or have permanent resident status, as defined by Citizenship and Immigration Canada. You do not need to be living in Canada when you apply.

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Union of BC Performers Concludes Negotiations For BC Master Production Agreement

Negotiations between the UBCP / ACTRA and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) and Canadian Media Production Association (CMPA) formally concluded on March 12, 2013.

After nearly a year and a half of bargaining, the Union of BC Performers / ACTRA has reached a tentative agreement for a new British Columbia Master Production Agreement to be placed before the Membership for ratification.

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2013 BC Book Prizes Finalists Announced

The West Coast Book Prize Society announced on March 14 the names of the finalists vying for recognition in seven categories at the 29th Annual BC Book Prizes.

Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize awarded to the author of the best work of fiction:
Supported by Friesens and Webcom

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Vancouver City Council Approves Pilot Program For Indoor Arts and Culture Events

Vancouver City Council has taken another step towards streamlining regulations for artists and making it easier to hold arts and culture events. 

The two-year pilot program, approved unanimously by Council on March 12, will:

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Requests for Proposals: Vancouver Music Centre

The Vancouver Independent Music Centre Society, along with a coalition of presenting organizations, musicians, composers and managers, has started plans to develop a designated music centre in Vancouver and have issued three Requests for Proposals for related studies.

The Society envisions a purpose-built Vancouver Music Centre with excellent acoustics dedicated to world, jazz, folk, traditional and chamber music. This would be a Music Centre that:

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Governor General’s Awards in Visual and Media Arts

The Governor General’s Awards in Visual and Media Arts were created in 1999 by the Canada Council for the Arts and the Governor General of Canada. The awards celebrate Canada’s vibrant arts community and recognize remarkable careers in the visual and media arts.

Artistic achievements and outstanding contribution

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Ironclad Art: Manhole Cover Design Challenge

Ironclad Art is your opportunity to showcase your creative contribution to Vancouver and have your artwork immortalized in iron on city streets for up to 100 years. The City of Vancouver invites everyone who lives, works or studies in Vancouver to submit designs for new manhole covers. 

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Canadian Museum for Human Rights Seeks Photos

Same-sex couples gaining the right to marry in Canada is one of many topics that will be included in the inaugural exhibits of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights, being built in Winnipeg. 

To present the topic of same-sex marriage to future museum visitors, the museum is inviting same-sex couples from across Canada to share their photos and stories.

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Kickstart Welcomes New Staff

Kickstart Disability Arts & Culture recently welcomed a new artistic director, Emma Kivisild, and operations director, Nisse Gustafson, to their staff. 

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PEAK Performance Project Applications

Approaching its 5th year, Canada’s most exciting artist development program, the PEAK Performance Project, is preparing to accept applications. Don’t miss this opportunity to earn development funding, experience an amazing week long bootcamp, and take your career to the next level by being chosen as a top 20 artist.

Applications will open online at peakperformanceproject.com on Monday, March 18.

Here’s a sneak peek at what you will need to prepare for your application:

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