In this issue: Four recent reports examining various aspects of the music business, including policy options for music and economic development, the effects of music and music education on technology hubs, and two reports on the independent music industry in Canada.
The Next Big Bang: A New Direction for Music in Canada
Music Canada, 2013
http://musiccanada.com/TheNextBigBang.aspx
Canada Council for the Arts announced today the launch (October 23) of a new grant program to support organizational development, Leadership for Change. In fall, 2012, the Canada Council suspended and carried out an extensive review of its Flying Squad program. Leadership for Change will now replace the Flying Squad.
Read MoreCulture Days was a grand success according to those who participated in over 7,500 free activities in 825 cities and towns across Canada this past September 27-29, 2013. Independent national surveys were conducted by The Strategic Counsel for Culture Days, and preliminary results of Canadians who participated in Culture Days activities provided these insights:
Read MoreConsistent with its mandate of supporting arts and culture within communities, TELUS has announced the development of a comprehensive art program for TELUS Garden, its new corporate headquarters in downtown Vancouver. They have issued a request for proposals from artists across the country to create original works to be permanently displayed in the new 22-storey office tower.
Read MoreThe Gordon and Marion Smith Foundation for Young Artists this month welcomed Astrid Heyerdahl as its new executive director.
Read MoreVancouver’s Social Purpose Real Estate Collaborative invites you to meet their guests from the Nonprofit Centers Network and enjoy a presentation on Creating Nonprofit Centres.
Tuesday, October 29 5:30 - 8 p.m.
Dodson House (25 East Hastings St, Vancouver)
Here is your chance to recognize and showcase outstanding initiatives taken to engage communities in arts and culture during Culture Days 2013.
Check out the details of this new national Awards program and submit your nomination before November 15.
Read MorePremier Christy Clark and British Columbia Achievement Foundation Chair Keith Mitchell today announced the recipients of the Annual Carter Wosk BC Creative Achievement Awards for Art and Design and the BC Creative Achievement Award of Distinction.
“This year’s award recipients demonstrate remarkable creativity, originality and energetic entrepreneurship," said Premier Clark. “Their applied art and design skills help to make British Columbia’s creative industries among the best in North America.”
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After 16 days of fantastic films, the Vancouver International Film Festival closed their 2013 festival with a feeling of great achievement. They reached new audiences, survived the shut-down of their main theatre and thrived in new locations, and built a platform for growth and renewal of their well-established organization. While the big winners this year were enthusiastic audience members, the closing ceremony, held at the Vancouver Playhouse, saw directors and writers taking home big honours for their work. BEST CANADIAN FIRST FEATURE AWARD THE MOST PROMISING DIRECTOR OF A CANADIAN SHORT FILM AWARD WOMEN IN FILM + TELEVISION ARTISTIC MERIT AWARD AUDIENCE AWARD WINNERS Rogers People’s Choice Award VIFF Most Popular Canadian Documentary Award VIFF Most Popular Canadian Environmental Documentary Award VIFF Most Popular Canadian Feature Film Award VIFF Most Popular International Documentary VIFF Most Popular First Feature In the wake of the celebrations festival director Alan Franey announced that he would be leaving on a high note, though his resignation is more of a stepping sideways than a stepping down. "I hope to remain very much involved with VIFF but to focus on programming. I also hope to live a more balanced life and to have more time for other pursuits. Don’t we all?! For me that day has come," says Franey. Franey has been with the festival for 32 years, 26 of which he has spent as director. He helped make VIFF one of the most successful events of its kind in the world, and he will continue to bring that expertise to bear looking at submissions, travelling to festivals, and choosing films. Not ready to say goodbye to VIFF? Keep an eye out for further screenings of VIFF13 films, including Camille Claudel, 1915 (beginning Oct. 18) and A Touch of Sin (beginning Nov. 1).
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Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival announced on Tuesday (October 15) the appointment of Claire Sakaki as Bard’s new managing director.
Sakaki replaces John McCulloch, who stepped into the role from his position as Chair of the Board in an interim capacity one year ago.
Read MoreFollowing a very successful 2012/13 performance season in Vancouver and highly acclaimed tours to a number of preeminent national and international festivals, Ballet BC announces an operating surplus of $150,000 for the 2013 fiscal year. This is Ballet BC’s third consecutive annual operating surplus, and continues the consistent consolidation of its financial stability.
Read MoreJoin City of Vancouver managing director Richard Newirth and Cultural Services staff for an overview on improvements to the Operating and Project Grants program for the December 9, 2013 deadline.
There will be a brief presentation followed by discussion.
Thursday, October 24, 2013 from 3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Orpheum Annex
823 Seymour St, 2nd floor (between Robson and Smithe)
Vancouver BC V6B 3L4
Simon Fraser University archaeologist George Nicholas is surprised to hear that a federal research-funding agency has awarded a global group that he leads $50,000. Its large-scale use of a methodology that puts indigenous community partners in the drivers’ seat of the research process is unprecedented.
Read MoreOne application. One desk. One licence. And one reduced fee!
Vancouver's arts event licence pilot program makes it easy to host pop-up performances in studios, warehouses, factories, shops and wholesale spaces.
Highlights from the Arts Event Licence Pilot Program:
Read MoreCanadian Aboriginal writers / filmmakers are invited to apply to the Whistler Film Festival’s Aboriginal Filmmaker Fellowship, in a creative and business immersion experience to be held in Whistler from December 6 to 7, 2013.
Designed to advance Canadian Aboriginal creative talent, this program focuses on strengthening short script projects by facilitating feedback by a group of mentors who are successful, well-respected Aboriginal members of the Canadian film community.
Read MoreDo you know of someone who has achieved provincial, national or international recognition in the field of culture, or has made a significant contribution or commitment to the District of North Vancouver?
The District of North Vancouver seeks nominees for the following Civic Recognition Awards: Award of Honour, Achievement Award and Certificate of Appreciation.
Read MoreOn October 2, 2013 at the National Gallery in Ottawa, Vancouver artist Colleen Heslin was chosen as the national winner of the 15th annual RBC Canadian Painting Competition.
Read MoreThe 2013 Scotiabank Giller Prize jury announced its shortlist this morning (October 8) at a press event in downtown Toronto.
The five finalists were chosen by the award-winning, three-member jury: Canadian writers Margaret Atwood and Esi Edugyan; and American author Jonathan Lethem.
This is the 20th year of the prize.
The shortlist was selected from a longlist of 13 books. 147 titles were submitted by 61 publishing houses from across the country.
The finalists are:
Read MoreThe 2013 Western Canadian Music Award winners were announced at a gala awards show on Sunday, October 6 in Calgary, AB at Flames Central as part of the BreakOut West weekend.
BC had a solid representation from a diverse array of artists and industry professionals including the following artists who took home awards honouring the best in Western Canada:
Read MoreEach fall, the all-party Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services seeks the public’s input on the next year’s provincial budget through public hearings, written submissions and an online survey.
It is important that the Committee hears from BC-based arts and cultural workers as part of this process – presenters, venues, arts councils, community groups, service organizations, artists, educators and businesses.
The Alliance for Arts and Culture encourages all members of the arts and culture community to participate in the consultations by:
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