Central Okanagan Music Strategy Launches Community Survey
/Lend your voice to contribute to a music strategy for the Central Okanagan region, to be delivered in late 2021.
Read MoreThe latest news on BC's arts, culture and heritage sector.
City of Vancouver Clarifies Arts and Culture Funding + Announces New Supports
/City of Vancouver Cultural Services has reached out to clarify that the recently reported “cuts” represent already-delayed capital projects. The City has also announced $3.5 million in new supports for artists and cultural workers.
Read MoreCity of Vancouver Anticipates $55 Million in Cuts to Arts and Culture Budget
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As pandemic-related cuts loom, the BC Alliance will reach out to the community shortly with plans for advocacy. Click through for more information.
Read MoreCanada Council Seeks Input for Five-Year Plan
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The Canada Council for the Arts is inviting members of the community to help shape the Council’s next five-year strategic plan. You can respond via online survey until August 21.
BC Alliance Presents to Standing Committee on Finance
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In a presentation to the Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services on June 17, BC Alliance executive director Brenda Leadlay made the case for supports for IBPOC artists, tax incentives for support of the arts, and more.
Read MoreThe ED Report, April 2020
/In April’s ED Report, BC Alliance executive director Brenda Leadlay catches you up on the Alliance’s latest advocacy efforts, our upcoming projects around digital literacy and climate action, the latest on Why Art? Why Now?, and how we’re working through the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read MoreCity of Vancouver Unanimously Passes 2020 Cultural Grants
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We want to express our gratitude to Mayor and Council, as well as to you, the arts community, for coming together as advocates.
Read MoreThe ED Report, March 2020
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BC Alliance executive director Brenda Leadlay gives updates on Gaming Grant advocacy, creativity and well-being, Digital Ladders 2, and more.
Read MoreArts Council England Releases New Ten-Year Strategic Plan
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The four guiding principles of “Let’s Create”, which ACE will use to determine which projects it invests in, include ambition and quality, dynamism, environmental responsibility, and inclusivity and relevance.
Read MoreKeep Arts and Culture in the City of Vancouver's 2020 Budget
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The City of Vancouver recently released its 2020 draft budget, which included a $925,000 increase to Cultural Services. In order to make sure the proposed increase goes through, we need everyone from the Vancouver arts, culture and heritage communities to offer their support before the budget is considered on December 3.
Read MoreWHO Releases Largest Ever Evidence Report on Arts and Health
/The World Health Organization has released the largest evidence report ever published on arts and health. Covering the findings from over 3,500 published studies, the report aims to give an overall picture of the role the arts play in supporting health globally.
Read MoreInfluence the 2020 Provincial Budget: Send an Email to Your MLA
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The BC Alliance has created an email campaign to help you influence the 2020 provincial budget by sending a letter to your MLA and other key government figures supporting arts and culture.
Read MoreReport: "The State of Heritage"
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Heritage BC has circulated its new report, The State of Heritage, which offers twelve recommendations to improve the state of the sector.
Read MoreMass Culture to Host Digital Gathering on Arts and International Relations
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Mass Culture and the North American Cultural Diplomacy Initiative invite artists and arts workers to the next instalment in Mass Culture's Digital Gathering series, November 7, which will focus on Canada’s use of art and culture in diplomacy and international relations.
Read MoreGet Out the Vote for Arts and Culture with ArtsVote BC
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Want to know how you can get out the vote for arts, culture and heritage for the 2019 federal election? Check out ArtsVote BC, our newly relaunched arts and culture advocacy initiative.
Read MoreArts Orgs and BIAs to Premier Horgan: Help Us Survive Tax Increases
/A coalition of business associations and arts organizations, including the BC Alliance, have sent Premier John Horgan and the Government of BC a letter in support of the motion to create a commercial property ‘subclass’ for municipalities.
Read MoreKelowna’s 2020-2025 Cultural Plan Endorsed by Council
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Kelowna City Council has approved a new strategic direction for the development of cultural services in Kelowna, in the form of a new 2020-2025 Cultural Plan.
Read MoreVancouver City Council Passes Culture|Shift Cultural Plan
/Vancouver City Council has approved Culture|Shift, the new 10-year cultural plan prioritizes affordable and accessible spaces, cultural equity, accessibility, reconciliation and decolonization.
Read MoreStanding Committee on Finance Releases Report on Budget 2020 Consultation
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Recommendations around arts and culture include increased funding through the BC Arts Council and a review of the purpose and methodology of the Gaming Grants program.
Read MoreNew Arts Research Monitor Gauges Situation of Artists
/The latest Hill Strategies communication focuses on the situation of artists in Canada and abroad, including statistical profiles of artists in Canada and the United States, an international literature review on research methods used to study artists’ careers, and an English survey of visual artists.
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