Join your Alliance for Arts and Culture friends and colleagues for a casual gathering to celebrate the work of our community this year!

Everyone is welcome to attend, whether you're a current or past member of the Alliance, considering becoming a member, or just want to join in the fun! 

Mingle with members of the arts community while enjoying entertainment courtesy of the Vancouver Academy of Music String Quartet.

You are invited to attend 

Culture + Community
Visioning Social Practice

Friday, November 30th, 2012
9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. 

Emily Carr University of Art + Design
1399 Johnston Street, Vancouver, BC

Community arts organizations come in all shapes and sizes. Some are small one-person operations. Others may be larger and have boards and advisory committees. Some have staff while others are volunteer run. Some have been around a long time. Others are just getting started…

Wherever your organization is on this spectrum, some basic questions about survival and sustainability come up.

Statistics Canada’s 2010 Performing Arts figures, summarized by Hill Strategies Research, tell us that private donations represent the third major source of revenues for Canadian not-for-profit organizations after box office and grants. If you are part of charity organization looking at ways to make the most of private, foundation and corporate donations, this webinar series may be just what you need!

The Canadian Artists and Producers Professional Relations Tribunal’s annual report for the period April 1, 2011 to March 31, 2012, was tabled in Parliament on October 3, 2012. The report gives a comprehensive overview of the Tribunal’s activities and financial performance. Here are some of the highlights: