Individual Arts Awards: Media Artists assists independent media artists with the creation of specific projects. The BC Arts Council defines media arts as works in film, video, audio/sound art and new media, including new information and communications technologies used for artistic expression.
Read MoreIndividual Arts Awards: Professional Performing Artists supports initiatives in the development, creation, production, realization, dissemination and/or live performance of classical, experimental, original, traditional and contemporary performing art forms from all world cultures. Performing Arts includes dance, music, theatre, multidisciplinary or other performing arts practices such as circus and comedy.
Read MoreAn invitation is out for Port Coquitlam residents looking to get a foot in the door of the local arts.
The city is welcoming interested participants Thursday night (April 21) to the Michael Wright Art Gallery in Leigh Square.
Read MoreOn April 8th, 2022, the BC Arts Council announced its Extending Foundations: Action Plan 2022—2024. The plan focuses on reconciliation, equity, diversity, inclusion and access. The BC Alliance for Arts + Culture team will work together to address the needs of the community arising from these recently announced changes.
Read MoreThis award is open to any British Columbian or B.C.-based individual, group or organization that has shown exceptional commitment to enhancing arts and culture within their communities. Twenty individual awards valued up to $5,000 each will be awarded, and four to five organizational awards will be awarded with a value of up to $15,000.
Read MoreAwards of up to $6,000 per year are available to B.C. residents to attend full-time post-secondary arts training or to pursue high school half-day dance programs.
Read MoreMore than $12.4 million in one-time funding to the BC Arts Council will support a strong recovery for B.C. artists and organizations as the Province continues to build back from the COVID-19 pandemic. The money will be devoted to resilience supplements and topping up the Arts Impact Grant program.
Read MoreHeritage BC is announcing the results of the 150 Time Immemorial Grant Program (150 TIGP), intended to raise cultural awareness, educate people about B.C.’s colonial past and its ongoing impacts, advance reconciliation and promote inclusivity and diversity as a foundational aspect of BC’s future.
Read MoreHill Strategies’ Arts Research Monitor gathers four recent articles that offer interesting perspectives and visions of the role of artists and the arts in a post-pandemic future where the goal is to “build back better”.
Read MoreOn February 22, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, the Hon. Selina Robinson, presented Budget 2022: Stronger Together, in which the government pledged an additional $25 million in recovery to the tourism industry.
Read MoreOn February 18, the Honourable Melanie Mark, Minister of Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport, issued a message of support to the arts and culture sector.
Read MoreOn February 15, provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry announced changes to BC’s COVID-19 restrictions, to come into effect February 16 at 11:59 p.m. These include full capacity for indoor events, while still mandating masks and vaccine cards.
Read MoreThe Board of Directors of the BC Alliance for Arts + Culture is pleased to announce the appointment of its new executive director, Rainbow Robert, effective Tuesday, February 22, 2022.
Read MoreUp to ten successful applicants from across the province will receive artist fees and a production budget totalling $2,000 to present an activity as part of "Earth Endeavours," an ambassador series of interactive, community-engaged projects to be showcased during Culture Days.
Read MoreApplications are now open for B.C. Community Gaming Grants. Not-for-profit organizations providing programs or services of direct benefit to the broader community can apply until April 30.
Read MoreAfter a temporary suspension of the program, the BC Arts Council is again providing opportunities for arts and culture practitioners to apply for professional development activities within the constraints of all relevant public health advisories and protocols, via its Professional Development program. Apply by February 7.
Read MoreBC Arts Council’s Project Assistance: Arts Infrastructure grants enable eligible organizations to develop and enhance arts and cultural spaces. Meanwhile, the 150 Time Immemorial grant program, administered by the First Peoples’ Cultural Foundation and Heritage BC, supports reconciliation, learning, diversity, inclusivity, and resiliency through cultural heritage infrastructure, awareness, and planning.
Read MoreThe Government of B.C. is providing nearly $30 million through one-time grants to eligible event organizers to support their efforts to resume safely. Grant amounts for each event are as much as 20% of the total event budget, for a maximum of $250,000.
Read MoreGVPTA has released its Fall 2021 COVID-19 B.C. Arts & Culture Sector Impact Report, based on survey responses collected from artists, arts workers, and arts, culture, and heritage organizations across British Columbia in November.
Read MoreArts and culture groups throughout B.C. can now apply for the Arts Impact Grant, for which the Province provided $3.5 million through the BC Arts Council. The deadline is January 20.
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