GVPTA has announced a new program to provide training to underrepresented theatre artists (specifically, Indigenous, racialized, d/Deaf and disability communities) on effective communication and promotion of their digital or hybrid projects through online platforms. The deadline to apply is September 9.
Read MoreCAPACOA has issued its new report, a culmination of exploratory activities to develop a governance framework for open and shared data in the performing arts sector.
Read MoreThe BC Work-Integrated Learning Council has just released the results to its Employer and Community Partner Survey, which polled over 800 employers and community partners on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on their WIL student hiring/engaging.
Read MoreNew board members are sought to play an active role in shaping the direction of funding for arts and culture in British Columbia.
Read MoreApplications are now open for the VIFF AMP Talent Accelerator program, which provides 50 emerging creators from across Canada with exclusive mentorship and learning opportunities. Applications close August 8.
Read MoreThe Cultural Human Resources Council’s new SWP Program aims to connect students to Canadian cultural sector employers with wage subsidies for placements that offer students relevant work experience.
Read MoreYoko Ono invites self-identified women to send a testament of harm inflicted on them, along with a photograph of their eyes, to be displayed at the Vancouver Art Gallery as part of the exhibition GROWING FREEDOM: The instructions of Yoko Ono, which starts in October.
Read MoreApplications are now open for the City of Vancouver’s Artist Studio Awards Program, which leases seven studios at below-market rates to artists who are Indigenous, Black, or people of colour. Apply by August 4.
Read MoreThe First Peoples’ Cultural Council Indigenous Cultural Heritage Micro-Grants and Oral Histories Grant Program are now accepting applications for the Fall 2021 intake. Deadlines within.
Read MoreCommunity Arts Council of Vancouver has named its new Executive Director, Kristin Cheung, who took over the position from Eric Rhys Miller on July 5.
Read MoreGVPTA and Arts BC host a free webinar with Michael Monk, GST/HST Presenter for Canada Revenue Agency, taking place July 22.
Read MoreThe BC ELN-BCHDP Support Service is a three-year pilot program that provides small galleries, libraries, archives and museums to help them prepare and apply for BC History Digitization Program grant funding.
Read MoreA fire that swept through Lytton, destroying the village and killing two, has also claimed a museum with over 1,600 artefacts documenting Chinese history in the area.
Read MoreNew rules coming into effect July 1 include a relaxed mask mandate, Canada-wide recreational travel, and 50% capacity for indoor and outdoor gatherings.
Read MoreIn Budget 2021, released June 28, the Government of Canada committed $1.9 billion to help support the arts, culture, heritage and sport sectors, including a $300M Recovery Fund for Arts, Culture, Heritage and Sport Sectors, $200M Reopening Fund, and the $200M Major Festivals and Events Support Initiative.
Read MoreThe City of Vancouver, Vancouver Public Library and the Vancouver Writers Fest are accepting nominations from published and performance poets for Vancouver’s next Poet Laureate. Apply by August 11.
Read MoreThe CCRF aims to help communities across Canada build and improve community infrastructure projects so they can rebound from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Apply by July 23.
Read MoreHill Strategies is leading the research for the first phase of a new project, Cultural Resilience: Using Innovation to Stabilize in Times of Crisis, and is seeking stories of innovation (whether digital or analog) that are expected to have a lasting impact on the organization or artist.
Read MoreThe Canadian Artists and Content Creators Economic Survey is part of the Department of Canadian Heritage’s ongoing research to fill data and knowledge gaps related to the cultural sector and to the economic sustainability of Canadian artists and creators. The survey will be accessible online until July 2, 2021.
Read MoreJoyce Wan, our administrative coordinator, is leaving the BC Alliance to take on a new communications position with the Vancouver Writers Fest. Her final day with the Alliance is July 9.
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