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

Alliance Partners with Artspoints to Create Arts Market Development Program

The Alliance for Arts and Culture is pleased to announce a strategic partnership with Artspoints Rewards.

Artspoints Rewards International Inc.'s mission is to develop and establish an international loyalty program that provides for sustainability of the arts, greater access to the arts by interested consumers, and a positive return for stakeholders. 

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"SPAM I Am?" Alliance Spring Workshop

SPAM I Am? 
A workshop on email best practices in advance of the Canadian Anti-Spam Legislation 

The Canadian Anti-Spam Legislation is coming into full effect in July, 2014 and its introduction has left many arts groups with questions about how they can use their email lists for marketing, outreach and donor development. Register now for this Alliance workshop to ensure you're fully prepared!

Date & Time: Tuesday, May 13, 2014 / 9:30 - 11:00 a.m.

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Alliance Introduces New Member Advantage Program Partners

Alliance members are eligible for discounted rates on products and services via a range of participating partners through the Member Advantage Program (MAP)

For more information about Alliance membership benefits, click here

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Tune Up Your Skills at Our Winter Workshops

The Workshops & Facilitators: The Winter Workshop Series addresses three topics of importance to all arts and culture organizations, presented by some of the top experts in their fields. These include:

Arts Organizations and Employment Law

Date & Time: Tuesday, December 3, 2013 / 9:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

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VIEWPOINT: Dear Premier Campbell

An open letter to Premier Gordon Campbell by Graham Scholes:

Dear Premier Gordon Campbell,

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Alliance Arts Advocacy Toolkit Now Available

Your Alliance has spent the past few weeks creating an Advocacy Toolkit for organizations and individuals across the cultural sector to use in responding to the recent cuts in arts funding. This Toolkit is now available on our website, under "Advocacy" in our navigation bar. This continues to be a work-in-progress, and we look forward to your suggestions for improvements. 

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Annual General Meeting

 

Notice is hereby given of the  23rd Annual General Meeting  to members and friends of the   Alliance for Arts and Culture  

Thursday, June 25, 2009  4:00 pm to 5:00 pm 

at the Vancouver Public Library -  Alice Mackay Room  350 West Georgia Street, Vancouver

The following business will be considered by the membership: 

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Group RSP Available to Alliance Members

Now is a great time to consider signing up for a group RSP savings plan through the Alliance and NEI Investments. We're looking to the future, and we hope you’ll look with us! 

We strongly encourage employers to consider a group RSP for your staff. So often cultural workers earn relatively modest wages, leaving little or no room for savings, and although the future and retirement may seem far off, RSPs become critical for those without a pension plan.

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Save the Dates for Arts Summit 2013

Pencil us in for Friday and Saturday, June 21 and 22 and plan to attend Arts Summit 2013 at the Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre.  

The theme for this year's Summit will be "Towards A Cultural Policy Framework" as we explore the ways and means for developing a comprehensive cultural policy for BC and launch a one-year initiative with the goal of returning to Arts Summit 2014 with a final document for discussion and ratification. 

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car2go Vancouver Joins Alliance Member Advantage Program

Alliance members are eligible for discounted rates on products and services via several participating partners through the Member Advantage Program (MAP)

The Alliance is pleased to introduce another new MAP partner: car2go Vancouver

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Finance Committee Brief

Alliance executive director Amir Ali Alibhai presented a brief to the BC Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services on October 16, addressing the cultural community’s concerns about this year’s drastic cutbacks in cultural sector funding.

Read the full text here.

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Submission to Vancouver City Council, September 24, 2009

The Alliance for Arts and Culture represents over 350 arts and cultural organizations and artists in Metro Vancouver and beyond.  We offer the following known facts and observations regarding our own sector and the latest iteration of the provincial budget.  Although this submission focuses on the arts and cultural sector, we stand in solidarity with all the sports, environmental, and other community organizations, which have also suffered drastic cuts.  Our social capital is threatened if current trends in provincial f

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Alliance Winter Workshop: Arts Organizations and Employment Law

Date & Time: Tuesday, December 3, 2013 / 9:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Venue: Alliance Board Room, 100-938 Howe Street, Vancouver

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Alliance for Arts and Culture Advocacy Initiatives

Here is a roundup of the advocacy work we've been doing in the last few weeks.

Last Wednesday, our Executive Director, Amir Ali Alibhai, made a presentation to the BCACG (British Columbia Association for Charitable Gaming).

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Alliance Winter Workshop: Leveraging Facebook as an Arts Marketing Tool

Date & Time: Thursday, December 5, 2013 / 9:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Venue: All workshops take place in the Alliance board room at 100-938 Howe Street, Vancouver.

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The Butler Did It Catering Co. and Deserres Join Alliance Member Advantage Program

The Alliance is pleased to introduce The Butler Did It Catering Co. and DeSerres as our newest Member Advantage Program (MAP) partners.

Look for more new partner announcements in the near future. We're committed to growing this program and helping you save! 

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An open letter to Kevin Krueger

As you know, during the cabinet shuffle the Honourable Bill Bennett was supplanted by the Honourable Kevin Krueger, MLA for Kamloops-South Thompson, as Minister of Tourism, Culture and the Arts. We have written the following letter to Mr. Krueger, whose Ministry is facing a forty percent cut in the service plans for the next two years.

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