Morna Edmundson, one of Canada’s best-known choral conductors with a strong reputation for excellence, has received a 2011 YWCA Women of Distinction Award in the arts, culture and design category in recognitioin of her work with Elektra Women's Choir.
Read MoreVancouver choreographer Crystal Pite has won the Jacob's Pillow Dance Award, a $25,000 US honour celebrating visionary dance artists.
Pite, a former Ballet British Columbia and Frankfurt Ballet dancer turned choreographer, will receive the award on June 18 as part of the season opening gala of the Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival in Becket, Mass.
"Crystal is one of the most talented, intelligent and original dancemakers to come along in recent years," festival artistic director Ella Baff said in a statement.
Read MoreAt the recent ArtsBC/Assembly of BC Arts Councils conference in Richmond, BC., Lindy Sisson, Executive Director of the ACT Arts Centre & Theatre and the Maple Ridge Pitt Meadows Arts Council and Coquitlam resident, received an 2011 Community Arts Champions Award as an outstanding champion for the arts in British Columbia schools and communities.
Read More29th ANNUAL JESSIE RICHARDSON AWARDS
Vancouver, BC – The Jessie Richardson Theatre Awards Society will be announcing the nominees for the upcoming theatre awards honouring Vancouver’s vibrant artistic community at the 2011 Nominations Party on Tuesday, May 24th at the Improv Centre, 1502 Duranleau Street on Granville Island. The doors open at 4:00pm and the announcement of the nominees will be at 4:30pm sharp, followed by a reception.
Read More(MAY 2011, VANCOUVER, CANADA) - The Vancouver Chamber Choir and Artistic Director Jon Washburn have drawn their 40th concert season to a close with the performance of YOUTH AND MUSIC and winner announcements of the 2011 Young Composers Competition.
Read MoreThe University of British Columbia’s iconic Museum of Anthropology, designed by the renowned late architect Arthur Erickson, has received one of Canada’s most prestigious architectural awards.
The museum is one of four buildings to receive the 2011 Prix du XXe Siècle Award for enduring excellence in Canadian architecture from Architecture Canada | RAIC, the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada. Robson Square, whose occupants include UBC, is also one of the honoured buildings.
Read MoreVancouver, BC – The West Coast Book Prize Society is pleased to announce the names of the winners of the 27th annual BC Book Prizes:
ETHEL WILSON FICTION PRIZE Supported by Friesens and Webcom
Gurjinder Basran, Everything Was Good-Bye (Mother Tongue Publishing)
DOROTHY LIVESAY POETRY PRIZE Supported by the BC Teachers’ Federation
Stephen Collis, On the Material (Talonbooks)
HUBERT EVANS NON-FICTION PRIZE Supported by AbeBooks
Read MorePaul Gravett named Executive Director of Vancouver Recital Society
Stephen Fitterman, President of the Vancouver Recital Society (VRS) Board of Directors, today announced the appointment of Paul Gravett as Executive Director of the Vancouver Recital Society, effective July 4, 2011.
Read MoreArtspeak is pleased to announce the appointment of Kim Nguyen as Director and Curator. Kim continues our long history of promoting critical conversations between visual art and writing while supporting emerging curators and practices. She will add a distinctive voice to Artspeak’s tradition of developing contemporary visual art practices, publications, talks, and events that encourage a unique dialogue between artists, writers, and critics.
Read MoreCanada’s LGBT human rights Q Hall of Fame has announced its 2011 inductees, including Alliance for Arts and Culture communications and special events director Kevin Dale McKeown.
The twelve inductees will be recognized for their contributions to human rights and equality in Canada on July 30 at Q Ball, a gala induction ceremony at the Wall Centre Grand Ballroom.
Former inductees include such notables as former Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau and Olympian Mark Tewksbury.
Read MoreThe Association of Book Publishers of BC and the Office of Vancouver's Poet Laureate Brad Cran recently announced the reemergence of ten classic Vancouver books to be republished as part of the Vancouver 125 celebrations.
BC’s publishers in partnership with the City of Vancouver, which has provided a subsidy to help bring these lost gems back into print, will reissue 4 non-fiction, 4 fiction and 2 poetry titles to celebrate Vancouver’s 125th anniversary.
Read MoreCity Opera Vancouver’s Board of Directors is delighted to announce the company has been awarded a commissioning grant of $250,000 US from the Annenberg Foundation, in connection with the philanthropic multimedia organization Explore. This extraordinary sum is believed to be the largest single commissioning grant in Canadian history.
Read MoreBetty Hasker, whose career includes a roster of companies such as Roots, the Gap, Joel Berman Glass, and spud.ca, has joined BC’s Circle Craft Co-operative Association as its Executive Director.
In making the announcement Caetllonn Seadjwyc, president of Circle Craft Co-operative Association’s Board of Directors, said: “Betty's expertise in both retail sales and e-commerce, coupled with her enthusiasm for fine craft, will be a tremendous asset as we strive to seek out exciting and innovative opportunities for our members.
Read MoreThe Board of Directors at ArtStarts is pleased to announce the appointment of Navida Nuraney as its new Executive Director, as of January 10, 2011. Ms. Nuraney succeeds Wendy Newman, the organization's founder, who has served for the last 15 years.
Read MoreThe Contemporary Art Gallery is excited to announce the appointment of Nigel Prince as its new Executive Director.
Nigel Prince will leave his position as Curator at Ikon Gallery in Birmingham, UK to lead the CAG, directing all its programming and reframing the Gallery’s local, national and international profile. The Gallery’s Board of Directors has sought a candidate with a strong creative vision and one who can continue to propel the CAG onto a global platform.
Read MoreWith an eye to building on the spirit generated during the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, Vancouver's 125th anniversary celebrations will include expertise from key players behind the success of the 2010 Winter Games.
Read MoreVANCOUVER, B.C. —Following the opening of its 82nd premiere last week, The Patron Saint of Stanley Park, the Arts Club Theatre Company announces the next two recipients of its Silver Commissions Project: Nicola Cavendish and Marcus Youssef.
Read MoreDECEMBER 03, 2010: The Greater Vancouver Society To Bridge Arts And Community yesterday named Public Dreams Society board member Martina Lee the recipient of the fourth annual Arts Board Member of The Year Award.
The award recognizes the outstanding contributions and achievements of a Metro Vancouver arts organization's board volunteer.
The announcement was made at the annual Arts Fete, co-presented by the Bridge Society and the Alliance for Arts and Culture, which this year took place in Scotiabank Dance Centre's Faris Family Studio.
Read MoreVancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson presented the 2010 Mayor's Arts Awards at an invitation-only reception Wednesday, November 24 at the nightclub Five Sixty. Photos here.
The Mayor’s Arts Awards are presented in 13 categories and recognize Vancouver artists or community members who make a significant contribution to the creative life of our city. Recipients are nominated by a jury of peers convened by the Alliance for Arts and Culture.
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After 14 years as Director of Marketing and Publicity with Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival, and more than 20 years working in marketing and communications in the Arts community, Diana King has announced her retirement. Building on a corporate career in fashion, textiles and business administration, Diana launched her involvement with the Arts in 1989 after a hiatus to raise her children to school age. She has enjoyed a diverse and rewarding two decades working with such industry leaders as Women in View Festival, Vancouver Writers Festival, Vancouver Playhouse Theatre Company, Vancouver Civic Theatres, and of course Bard on the Beach which she joined in 1996. During her tenure, Vancouver’s celebrated Shakespeare Festival has grown from one performance tent to two, from 2 productions annually to 4, and has seen attendance increase from 40,000 in 1997 to more than 91,000 in the peak year 2009. Diana will step down as Director of Marketing on October 31, but will assist as needed with the upcoming capital campaign as Bard sets out to raise $2.5 million for new theatre tents and a re-visioning of their Festival site.
“Being part of the team that has seen Bard grow to its current level of artistic production and audience support has been a career path that most marketers can only dream of,” says Diana. “I have been so blessed to have worked in an industry that I love, communicating the brilliance of the artistry that goes into creating a theatre production. Thank you to all the artists and administrators who have been part of this amazing two decades of my life.”
Replacing Diana in the role of Director of Marketing for Bard on the Beach will be seasoned marketing and communications manager Heather Kennedy. Heather brings to the job over 20 years experience in developing and implementing marketing and communications strategies and managing projects and teams in a variety of demanding and creative environments. For the past 5 years, she has been a lead player in the MusicFest Vancouver management team as their Communications and Marketing Manager, as well as serving other Arts organizations through her consulting company Kennedy Communications. Prior to that, Heather worked with CBC Radio as executive producer for such programs as The Roundup, Richardson’s Roundup, and Gabereau. After 2005 she continued to work with CBC as a Learning and Development Department Instructor.
Heather will join the Bard on the Beach team on November 1, 2010. Diana will facilitate Heather’s transition through November 12th.
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