The latest news on BC's arts, culture and heritage sector.
Last chance to apply for Vancouver Outsider Arts Fest!
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If you identify as an outsider, and you are 19 years or older, residing in the Metro Vancouver area, you can still apply for the Vancouver Outsider Arts Festival.
Read MoreSupport the Artist Survival and Healing Fund this May 18
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Vines Art Festival is organizing their first official Fundraiser for the Artist Survival and Healing Fund. For more information about the Fund, please click here.
Artists are often under-resourced, subject to debilitating systemic barriers, and are in dire need of space and time for healing from the trauma inherent in navigating all of the above and more.
Having access to this fund can help artists whose tenuous financial stability makes it hard to bounce back from the emergencies that come up in life.
The fundraiser, held on 18 May 2022 at 6:30 pm will include a delicious meal from Tamam: Fine Palestinian Food and will showcase some of the most enchanting performances from drag artists, poets and musicians alike. There will also be a silent auction throughout the evening, generously donated by local artists, businesses and community members.
Performers will include Chelsea D.E. Johnson, Maiden China, King Fisher, Toddy, erica hiroko isomura, DJ Kota, Oliver Barnes.
You can get tickets here.
ADDITIONAL WAYS YOU CAN HELP
Become an Artist Care Community Partner. $250, $500, $1000. Vines will shoutout and thank all community partners both at the event and on social media. Support via Canada Helps
Like to personally support this cause? Donations can be made via Canada Helps or on their website.
Don’t have capacity for any of the above? Share this information via email, on social media or in your organization’s newsletter.
[copy courtesy of Vines Art Festival]
Two Weeks Left To Apply For Leon and Thea Koerner Award
/Established in 1955, The Leon and Thea Koerner Foundation has provided over ten million dollars in grants to arts and social service organizations throughout B.C. and the Yukon.
The deadline for the award is May 17, 2022.
Read MoreCanadian theatre artists are invited to pitch their tour-ready work to an audience of colleagues for Edinburgh Fringe
/If you are a Canadian independent artist, theatre company, or performance collective, Spotlight Canada: The Pitch 2021 is inviting you to apply to present your Edinburgh Fringe Festival pitch to an audience of colleagues by May 2.
Read MoreVancouver Civic Theatres (VCT) Grant Program Now Open for Applications
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Applications are now available for the 2022 intake of the Vancouver Civic Theatres (VCT) Grant Program. This in-kind granting program supports meaningful activations of Vancouver Civic Theatres’ well equipped, professional venues.
Read MoreThree Port Coquitlam events to showcase grant opportunities, benefits for emerging artists
/An invitation is out for Port Coquitlam residents looking to get a foot in the door of the local arts.
The city is welcoming interested participants Thursday night (April 21) to the Michael Wright Art Gallery in Leigh Square.
Read MoreApplications now open for ARC, a career building program for B.C. based musicians
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Applications from B.C.-based musicians are welcomed until May 15 for a new “artist intensive accelerator” multi-stage program.
Read MoreNominate a director, playwright, or designer you know to win a $100,000 theatre award
/Canada’s $100,000 theatre award celebrates the transformative and influential work of directors, playwrights, and designers, and this fall, the 2022 Siminovitch Prize spotlight will shine on directors!
Do you know an exceptional director working in English or French who deserves national recognition, $75,000, and the opportunity to support an emerging artist with mentorship and $25,000?
Read MoreNew Live Music Professional Training Program Coming to Cowichan Valley’s Laketown Ranch
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Thanks to a grant from Creative BC and the Province of British Columbia, Lake Cowichan will soon see a new program dedicated to helping more professionals enter the Live Music industry.
Read MoreOver $7,000 for Emerging Dance Artists Through Two Dance Awards
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Dance Victoria will award $7,175 for emerging dance artists wishing to study at recognized institutions outside of Canada. Applications are open for two awards from March 1, 2022 to April 15, 2022, 11:59 pm PDT.
Read MoreLieutenant Governor of BC Announces New Music + Arts Awards
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This award is open to any British Columbian or B.C.-based individual, group or organization that has shown exceptional commitment to enhancing arts and culture within their communities. Twenty individual awards valued up to $5,000 each will be awarded, and four to five organizational awards will be awarded with a value of up to $15,000.
Read MoreBC Touring Council Names Miriam Manley As New Executive Director
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Congratulations to Miriam, who starts her new role with the Nelson-based BC Touring Council on June 15.
Read MoreStatistics Canada Launches Pilot for New Culture and Well-Being App
/Statistics Canada is launching a new mobile app to understand the impact of cultural participation on well-being. The Vitali-T-Stat app asks participants in-the-moment questions about their daily activities and feelings. Download the app by March 31 to participate.
Read MoreParties Talk Arts and Culture in National Debate
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On September 12, candidates from the major national parties got down to brass tacks on arts and culture in a debate hosted on CPAC by the Coalition for the Diversity of Cultural Expressions.
Read MoreBudget 2021 Commits $1.9B to Arts, Culture, Heritage, Sports
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In 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 MoreNew BCAC Program Supports Individual Artists
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The BC Arts Council has announced a new funding program, Pivot for Individuals. Apply by February 16.
Read MoreGVPTA Launches Updated COVID-19 Impact Survey
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GVPTA has released a new version of its COVID-19 Impact Survey, asking artists, arts workers, and arts and culture organizations from all disciplines to report on how they are continuing to fare. Complete the updated survey by November 13.
Read MoreOn October 20, Join Us for "Black Artists Matter"
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On October 20 at 2:00 p.m., join artist Naomi Gracechild and four other Black arts leaders from Metro Vancouver for Black Artists Matter, an online conversation and call to action to explore commitments that organizations can make to become actively anti-racist.
Read More2020 Richmond Arts Awards Winner Announced
/The City of Richmond and Richmond Arts Coalition have announced the recipients of the 2020 Richmond Arts Awards.
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