BC Arts Council Announces $16M in New Resilience Funding

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On March 24, the BC Arts Council announced it is administering $14 million through additional resilience supplements to arts and culture organizations across the province, plus $2 million to help 47 organizations improve their existing spaces.

The funding comes through StrongerBC: BC’s Economic Recovery Plan and is in addition to the $21 million in support that was announced by the B.C. Government in September 2020. The funding is being distributed to 588 organizations. Funding for arts and culture under StrongerBC now totals $35M in 2020/21.

The additional $14 million in funding recognizes that the arts and culture sector in B.C. has continued to face high unemployment and reduced revenue generating opportunities. This new funding provides special consideration for performing arts organizations, regional organizations, and those that operate facilities. The funds will support organizations to:

• Mitigate risk of insolvencies;

• Retain cultural workforce and generate job opportunities; and

• Develop capacity to prepare for reopening and welcoming back artists and audiences.

Organizations will not need to apply for the supplement and will receive direct notification about the funding.

You can read more about the funding announcement, including details of the second round of Arts Infrastructure Program funding, at BC Gov News.