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The latest news on BC's arts, culture and heritage sector.

New Report on Understanding the Needs of Performance Creation Spaces

New Report on Understanding the Needs of Performance Creation Spaces

Determined to draw long-term solutions out of ongoing adversity, C-Space recently released a report titled BACKSTAGE SPACES: Progress Lab 1422 and the Future of Performance Creation Spaces

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CADAC Updated With New Features

CADAC has recenttly added new features to the CADAC system, including new reporting capabilities, a new open-source reporting tool and support materials including videos and guides.

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'EDI & Me: The Real Basics' is open for registration!

'EDI & Me: The Real Basics' is open for registration!

T.R.A.I.N – Training Respectful, Adaptive and Inclusive Networks in the Arts, seeks to congregate a nationwide community of arts workers and artists who wish to contribute towards an equitable and sustainable professional sector.

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Celebrating Black History Month

Celebrating Black History Month

Please join us in celebrating Black History Month, a time to acknowledge and applaud the contributions and achievements of Black Canadians throughout history. This observance is an opportunity to educate and raise awareness about the rich cultural heritage of Black Canadians and their impact on the nation’s history, economy, and society.

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Happy Latin American Heritage Month!

Happy Latin American Heritage Month!

Latin American Heritage Month is a festival organized by Latincouver to celebrate Latin American roots,

ancestors, and culture for 20 days with a series of workshops, webinars, concerts, markets, video

mapping and more.

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Recovery Fund for Heritage Organizations — Museums Assistance Program

Recovery Fund for Heritage Organizations — Museums Assistance Program

Applications for the Museums Assistance Program (MAP) are due August 2, 2022, at 5 pm (ET).

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Call for Applications: The PACT Green Award

Call for Applications: The PACT Green Award

The PACT Green Award, a new initiative of the Environmental Stewardship Committee, honours programming from companies and/or artists that inspires theatre workers and theatregoers to engage with the climate crisis and environmental stewardship in creative and exciting ways.

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Indigenous Disability & Wellness Gathering

Indigenous Disability & Wellness Gathering

The Indigenous Disability & Wellness Gathering is seeking support from local friends for their National three-day gathering in November.

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DYKE NEWS presents DYKE NEWS/DYKE FILM

DYKE NEWS presents DYKE NEWS/DYKE FILM

DYKE NEWS is excited to present DYKE NEWS/DYKE FILM, a program of 7 experimental short lesbian films from the 1990s! The films have been selected from works created across the country with a goal of connecting dykes & queers to a lineage of lesbian and queer film making.

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CADAC Replacement Initiative Information Session

CADAC Replacement Initiative Information Session

On July 14, CADAC hosted an information session about the exciting changes coming to the CADAC system.

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Free Employer Toolkit for Employers Looking to Diversify Their Workforce

Free Employer Toolkit for Employers Looking to Diversify Their Workforce

Looking to diversify your workforce? Want to be more inclusive in your hiring practices? This employer toolkit, is extremely useful for hiring students (and non-students too) using the practices of JEDI (Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion).

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Government of Canada publishes findings from the Canadian Artists and Content Creators Economic Survey (CACCES)

Government of Canada publishes findings from the Canadian Artists and Content Creators Economic Survey (CACCES)

The Government of Canada has published the findings from the Canadian Artists and Content Creators Economic Survey (CACCES).

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AFC Reactivation Program To Provide Direct Financial Support to Performance Workers

AFC Reactivation Program To Provide Direct Financial Support to Performance Workers

The AFC Reactivation Program is direct financial support to help restore and reactivate your work. Apply today!

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Arts and Culture Networking Opportunities at 2022 Western Arts Alliance Annual Conference

Arts and Culture Networking Opportunities at 2022 Western Arts Alliance Annual Conference

The Western Arts Alliance’s annual conference provides a prime environment for connection, discovery, and insight: a space for presenters, artists, agents, and practitioners to connect, to discover, and to pursue their shared goal of programming live performances.

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Grant Program Available for Music Venues and Concert Promoters

Grant Program Available for Music Venues and Concert Promoters

Offered as part of the Canada Arts and Culture Recovery Program (CACRP), this grant program at FACTOR aims to keep Canadian-owned music venues and concert promoters operating during this period of continued recovery for the sector.

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Invitation to Artists to participate in a survey about the Concentration of Artists in Urban Centres

  Invitation to Artists to participate in a survey about the Concentration of Artists in Urban Centres

The City of Vancouver/Cultural Services is collaborating with municipal funders in Calgary, Toronto and Montreal in an effort to understand better the factors that impact where artists live and work.

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2022 CMA Award Winners Announced

2022 CMA Award Winners Announced

The Canadian Museums Association (CMA) has announced the winners of the 2022 CMA Awards. We wanted to shoutout two local award winners.

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Deadline Extended for RISING TIDES, a Mentorship Initiative for IBPOC Arts Administrators

Deadline Extended for RISING TIDES, a Mentorship Initiative for IBPOC Arts Administrators

Calling all emerging and mid-career IBPOC Performing Arts Administrators & Managers - apply to the RISING TIDES Mentorship Initiative by July 10th!

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Call for Submissions: National Queer & Trans Playwriting Unit

Call for Submissions: National Queer & Trans Playwriting Unit

Zee Zee Theatre is leading a consortium of ten national producing companies searching for five playwrights working towards their best and most ambitious work to date for this first ever, entirely 2SLGBTQQIA+, virtual playwriting unit resulting in a canon of new Canadian intersectional plays being developed for production.

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Last chance to register for Speaker Series: Strategies for re-engaging and reconnecting in the arts

Last chance to register for Speaker Series: Strategies for re-engaging and reconnecting in the arts

Join the Business/Arts Speaker Series, as they turn their attention to those who remain reluctant to return to the arts, and consider meaningful strategies for engaging these audiences.

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