The Union of BC Performers, a local branch of the Alliance of Canadian Cinema Television and Radio Artists, honoured five actors at the inaugural UBCP/ACTRA Awards at the CBC Studios in Vancouver on November 24, 2012.
UBCP/ACTRA award winners were as follows:
Read MoreAt the finale concert at the Commodore Ballroom on November 22, 2012, 102.7 The PEAK FM and Music BC crowned the top three artists in the fourth year of the PEAK Performance Project.
Taking home top honours and $102,700 in the music competition was husband-wife electro-pop duo Dear Rouge. In second place, with $75,000 prize money to spend towards his musical career, was indie-folk phenomenon Jordan Klassen, and rounding out the ranks in third place was pop crooner Dominique Fricot, who walked away with $50,000.
Read MoreThe Rio Tinto Alcan Performing Arts Award is a $60,000 production fund open to performing arts companies resident in British Columbia.
Administered by The Cultch, The Rio Tinto Alcan Performing Arts Award was conceived to recognize the achievements of British Columbia performing arts companies and to foster the creation of new work by providing a significant financial investment in a new production by the chosen company.
Read MoreIn this issue: A focus on Canadian studies that explore the effects of digital technologies on the cultural sector, including two reports examining the sector as a whole, a study of theatre, and a series of articles and reports on e-books.
Culture 3.0: Impact of Emerging Digital Technologies on the Cultural Sector in Canada
Cultural Human Resources Council, October 2011 http://www.culturalhrc.ca/research/digitalimpact/index-e.asp
Read MoreThe show ain't over, but it's intermission time at MusicFest Vancouver as they assess their current financial situation.
MusicFest Vancouver's news release, issued November 20, 2012, states:
Read MoreThe CAPACOA awards celebrate the best and brightest of the Presenting and Touring sector. Handed out at the Saturday night gala awards dinner during the annual conference, recipients are chosen by their fellow CAPACOA members.
Who inspires you?
Who makes you sit up and take note?
Who makes you proud of your community?
Read MoreThere is just one week left until the Alliance's Annual Arts Fête!
We have some great door prizes up for grabs, and invite our members to contribute a prize or two from their organization. Individual tickets or season's passes, artwork, books, subscriptions, discounts on services - any of these would be greatly appreciated! If you'd like to donate an item to the prize pool please contact us at 604.681.3535.
Read MoreAlliance executive director Rob Gloor raises concerns over the absence of arts and culture in the report released yesterday by the Province's Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services:
Read MoreCo-operative City Conference
Presented by: British Columbia Co-operative Assocation
Date and Time: Friday, November 23, 2012 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Location: SFU Woodward's Goldcorp Centre for the Arts
149 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, BC
Concurrent Sessions: Arts & Culture, Local Food, Affordable Housing, Green Industry, and Community Energy.
The Alliance’s Winter Workshop Series includes a “bootcamp” on law and governance, and workshops on Strategic Planning, Gaming Grant writing, and the transition from the HST. Register now!
The Workshops & Facilitators: The Winter Workshop Series addresses four topics of importance to all arts and culture organizations, presented by some of the top experts in their fields. These include:
Read MoreDate & Time: Thursday, February 28, 2013 / 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Venue: Alliance Board Room
Read MoreDates & Times: February 6 / 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. & February 13 / 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Venue: Alliance Board Room
Workshop: On April 1 British Columbia will scrap the HST and return to the PST / GST. Darren Taylor, of Grant Thornton, provided workshops for our community on adapting to the HST and is now available to guide us through the return to the PST.
Read MoreUPDATE (December 14): Registration now closed!
Date & Time: January 8, 2013 / 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Venue: Alliance Board Room
Read More- Theresa McManus, Royal City Record, November 14, 2012
Royal City residents will be able to attend conferences, visit museums and enjoy theatre productions when the new Anvil Centre opens in 2014.
On Monday, New Westminster city council announced that the new civic centre that's under construction on Columbia Street would be named Anvil Centre.
Read MoreVANCOUVER/COAST SALISH TERRITORY, BC – The Squamish Lil’wat Cultural Centre and the Xat’sull Heritage Village both received the Cultural Authenticity Award at the Host 2012 BC Tourism & Hospitality Awards on November 6, 2012.
Read MoreThe Canada Council funds and administers the GGs, the most significant literary award program in Canada, providing close to $450,000 in prize money. They are awarded in both English and French in seven categories: fiction, poetry, drama, non fiction, children‚s literature (text and illustration) and translation.
Read MoreBusiness for the Arts, Canada’s national association of business leaders who support the arts, has announced the pre-approved artsVest™ participants in Vancouver. artsVest is a sponsorship training and matching incentive program of Business for the Arts and delivered in Vancouver with funding support from Canadian Heritage and the BC Ministry of Community, Sport and Cultural Development. The program’s goal is to assist small- to medium-sized arts and culture organizations in the development of new and mutually beneficial partnerships with local businesses.
Read MoreWhat does it take to be on the leading edge of play development in Canada?
Ask Heidi Taylor, the incoming Artistic and Executive Director at Vancouver’s Playwrights Theatre Centre. In her role as dramaturg at PTC for the last seven years, Heidi has worked with dozens of playwrights, developed over 40 plays and created new playwright-focused programs, all the while absorbing the wisdom and advice of her mentor and predecessor, Martin Kinch.
Read MoreBy Stephen Thomson, The Georgia Straight, November 2, 2012
The City of New Westminster has drafted a new plan to formally guide how it acquires and pays for major public works of art like sculptures, murals, and monuments.
Under the proposed policy, the city would set aside funds from its annual operating budget and establish a special reserve fund to cover the costs of new installations.
Read MoreWhat is Pacific Contact?
Now in its 37th year, Pacific Contact is the BC Touring Council’s annual tradeshow and booking conference for the performing arts.
It includes artist showcases, a contact room (tradeshow booths of artists and agent/managers) workshops, networking and a hospitality suite for late night fun.
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