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NEWS: City Cultural Services Closed for Olympics

Posted on: Feb 8th, 2010

The City of Vancouver's Cultural Services Department (with the exception of the Civic Theatres) will be closed during the 2010 Olympic Winter Games from February 12 - February 28, 2010. During this time period, if you have an urgent matter or need to have a message conveyed to a staff member, please leave a voicemail message at (604) 873-7104. The voicemail box will be checked daily and someone will get back to you if your question or issue is of a time sensitive nature....

NEWS: A Time To Heal / A Fundraising Opportunity

Posted on: Feb 8th, 2010

Arts organizations have been offered a unique opportunity to support First United's well-known work on behalf of Vancouver's homeless, raise funds for their own strapped coffers, and support the Alliance for Arts and Culture at the same time. For every arts organization that generates 30 or more purchases of the DVD A Time To Heal: Moving Beyond Homelessness, 60 cents will be donated to the Alliance and $7.50 will be rebated to the arts organization. A remarkable collection of inspiring ...

NEWS: Nominations Called For Mallory Gilbert Award

Posted on: Feb 4th, 2010

The Professional Association of Canadian Theatres (PACT) has announced a call for nominations for the 2010 Mallory Gilbert Leadership Award. The deadline for nominations is Friday, March 26, 2010. This $5000 Award was initiated in celebration of PACT’s 30th anniversary in 2006-2007 and named in honour of Mallory Gilbert, who was Tarragon Theatre’s General Manager for 34 years and one of the founders and Past President of PACT. Supported by the PACT Communications Centre (PCC...

NEWS: Artists' Legal Outreach 2009 in Review

Posted on: Feb 3rd, 2010

Announcing the new Artists Legal Outreach website – we are excited to use this forum to talk about where art and law meet provide a forum for a conversation about copyright. Give the blog a name - suggestions welcome. March brought me to Boston and the National Association of Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts. For the first time in my professional life I sat around a table with lawyers and administrators from across the US who work to make legal information and advice...

Views: It’s Showtime!

Posted on: Jan 25th, 2010

by Amir Ali Alibhai, Executive Director, Alliance for Arts and Culture The Cultural Olympiad, which began in 2008, culminates over the next few weeks, showcasing the work of an almost overwhelming number of artists from around the world. As a significant aspect of the 2010 Winter Games, the program of public art, exhibitions, installations, live performances and cultural programming is rich, diverse and deep. Congratulations to the organizers for presenting a balanced...

NEWS: CBC Offers Free Space

Posted on: Jan 27th, 2010

CBC Vancouver, as part of its redevelopment process and with the support of the City of Vancouver’s Cultural Services, has created two community spaces for Vancouver based registered charities, societies and other non-profit organizations, with a cultural or artistic mandate. Studio 700 and the Outdoor Stage are available to rent, free of charge, five days per month. These spaces can be booked either together or separately for a maximum of five days per month per space. Our goal is...

NEWS: HST & Non-Profits Workshops

Posted on: Jan 27th, 2010

HST & NON PROFITS WORKSHOPS -- FEBRUARY 4 & 9, 2010 The Harmonized Sales Tax and Non-Profit Organizations Due to high demand, a second date has been added for the Alliance’s workshop on HST and Non-Profit Organizations. The workshops will be held on Thursday, February 4 (FULL) 9:30 am to 12:30 pm Tuesday, February 9 (SEATS AVAILABLE) 2 pm to 5 pm Both workshops will be held at ArtStarts In Schools, at 808 Richards Street (at Robson). Presented by Darren...

NEWS: Interns Available from UBC

Posted on: Jan 29th, 2010

Are you looking to bring new talent and energy into your organization? The Faculty of Arts at UBC has just launched the Arts Internship Program and is actively recruiting host organizations for unpaid, part-time (8 - 12 hours a week) May - August 2010 volunteer placements. If your organization wants an eager and skilled undergraduate intern from UBC please contact Phoenix Lam, Arts Internship Coordinator, at 604-822-9433 or phoenix.lam@ubc.ca. UBC offers you many ways to...

News: City of Vancouver announces Celebration Grants Program

Posted on: Jan 22nd, 2010

Celebration Grants Program Celebration Grants are for community-based festivals, cultural celebrations and large-scale parades, in recognition of the entertainment they offer and their contribution to a sense of community among Vancouver residents of diverse cultures, ages, and interests. This program differs from the regular cultural grants programs. Its mandate includes the participation of non-arts organizations such as neighbourhood houses, residents associations, and community...

News: The Faces of BC Arts Cuts from the Wrecking Ball

Posted on: Dec 28th, 2009

These photos were taken by The Social Utilities in response to the BC Arts Cuts. The Social Utilities are: Caroline Liffman, Tanya Podlozniuk, Gina Readman, Aliya Griffin, Caroline Sniatynski and Adrienne Wong. The photos were taken on November 23 at the Wrecking Ball. Take a look at the whole series in this slideshow. The Face of the Arts idea began in Golden, BC this fall, and has been seen there, on Gabriola Island, and at the Wrecking Ball in Vancouver. Here is a call...

Creativity Counts - Restore Arts Funding Now

Posted on: Nov 24th, 2009

Vancouver artists and arts supporters took a metaphorical Wrecking Ball to the BC government’s devastating cuts to arts funding at a full-house event at the Vogue Theatre, and the Alliance took the opportunity to introduce a province-wide campaign, Creativity Counts: Restore Arts Funding Now, as our contribution to the groundswell of arts community protests against the devastating cuts in provincial arts funding this past fall. Now we have six action item requests to make of our...

Alliance Arts Advocacy Toolkit Now Available

Posted on: Oct 14th, 2009

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. PLEASE NOTE: Several earlier versions of the Advocacy Toolkit were circulated during the creation process....

Kicking Horse Culture launches new "put a face to the arts" campaign

Posted on: Oct 14th, 2009

A new initiative launched by Kicking Horse Culture in Golden, BC has caught our attention and we thought you should see it. Take a look at this slideshow of their "put a face to the arts" campaign. Here's their press release: Provincial Funding Cuts to Nonprofit Volunteer Organizations As you have heard on the news, non-profit volunteer organizations have had their provincial funding support cut to drastic levels. What's often stated in these discussions is that "...

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NEWS: THEATRE CARES SUPPORTS ACTORS’ FUND OF CANADA

VANCOUVER – Theatre Cares Vancouver, an organization that raises funds and awareness for HIV/AIDS issues has announced a $5,000 contribution to the Actors’ Fund of Canada for 2009. “Supporting the Actors’ Fund is a natural choice for us” says Louis-Marie Bournival, of Theatre Cares. “While the Fund isn’t specifically an AIDS charity the...

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Join The Alliance on Facebook Visit the Alliance's new Facebook page. You'll also connect through Facebook to our new presence on YouTube and Flickr, and find links to current newspaper and online articles of interest. It's all part of the Alliance for Arts and Culture's commitment to becoming a hub of cultural community news, networking and information sharing. Join us!

"I encourage anyone who cares about the arts to speak up" - Karen Kain

Canada's long time support of its artists has helped them to achieve incredible heights both nationally and internationally in a variety of disciplines. For me personally, and for The National Ballet of Canada, government funding has allowed us to tour internationally and to keep our dancers and productions in the top tier of dance companies worldwide. Gaining this kind of acclaim on a worldwide...

An Open Letter to Gordon Campbell from Alma Lee

Founder, Vancouver Writers & Readers Festival Dear Premier Campbell, What are you thinking? You are a cultured man who is an avid reader and supporter of cultural events. What happened to your vision of BC becoming the most literate province in the country? What sort of Philistines are working with you in cabinet? Obviously they have no idea of what arts and culture bring to our lives and...

Finance Committee recommends restoration of Arts Funding

A significant first step was taken today when the Select Finance Committee recommended that arts funding be restored to 2008-09 levels in British Columbia. Now is the time to continue the pressure on the government to adopt the recommendations. The following excerpt is from page 24 of the Finance Committee Report on the Budget 2010 Consultations: Arts Funding ...

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