The latest news on BC's arts, culture and heritage sector.

Emily Carr University Ranked 9th in the World by Red Dot Design Award

Emily Carr University of Art + Design has received a 2015 Red Dot Design Award, placing it within the top ten Design Universities in the Americas and Europe. 

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2015 Canada Council Prizes Announced

Each year the Canada Council for the Arts awards five prizes, one each in music, dance, theatre, architecture, and visual arts.

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Call for Candidates for the Interesting Vancouver Prize

Interesting Vancouver, the annual community gathering showcasing the region’s most fascinating people and the way they express their creativity, invites submissions for the first IV Prize by the September 15 deadline. 

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Submissions Open for 2015 Fred Cogswell Award For Excellence In Poetry

The Royal City Literary Arts Society is inviting poetry submissions for this year's Fred Cogswell Award by the October 1 deadline. 

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Word Vancouver and Pandora's Collective Announce Award Recipients

Word Vancouver has partnered with Pandora’s Collective to co-produce a revival of the Pandora’s Collective Literary Awards, recognizing authors whose work fosters and contributes to the Vancouver literary scene.

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Christina Ricucci Wins 2015 Cultural Architect Award

Held annually in Vancouver, the Cultural Architect Awards, presented by B. Brand Apparel Inc., were founded to honor, recognize, and reward young intellectual creative thinkers for their creativity and humane efforts.

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Vancouverite one of 10 Design Contest Winners

Local graphic designer Jeff Kulak is one of ten talented Canadian designers to win the Playwrights Guild of Canada's limited edition t-shirt contest.

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Margo Kane Awarded Honorary Doctor of Letters from the University of the Fraser Valley

Margo Kane, founder and Artistic Managing Director of Full Circle: First Nations Performance, has been awarded an honorary Doctor of Letters from the University of the Fraser Valley.

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Salt Spring National Art Prize Announces Finalists

Twenty-three British Columbians are among the 52 Canadian artists selected as finalists for Canada’s newest national art prize.

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Final Call for Mayor's Arts Awards Nominations!

Submit a nomination for Vancouver's Mayor's Arts Awards! Community nominations close Friday, July 17. 

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Nominations Deadline Extended for 2015 BC Creative Achievement Awards

The Carter Wosk BC Creative Achievement Awards for Applied Art and Design celebrate those who, through their creativity, contribute to the cultural and economic fabric of British Columbia. The deadline for nominations for the 2015 Awards has been extended to July 13, 2015.

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Deadline Extended for Mayor's Arts Awards Nominations!

Celebrate those who have made exceptional contributions to the arts in Vancouver by submitting a nomination for the 2015 Mayor's Arts Awards! The deadline has been extended to Friday, July 17, 2015.

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Stella Harvey Named 2015 Whistler Champion of Arts & Culture

Stella Harvey, founder and organizer of the Whistler Writers Festival, has been named the 2015 Whistler Champion of Arts & Culture. 

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Théâtre la Seiziéme sweeps Jessie Richardson Theatre Awards

The 33rd annual Jessie Richardson Theatre Awards were held Monday, June 22 at the Commodore Ballroom.

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One More Week to Submit a Nomination for the Mayor's Arts Awards!

Celebrate those who have made exceptional contributions to the arts in Vancouver by submitting a nomination for the 2015 Mayor's Arts Awards. Deadline for nominations is noon on July 3, 2015.

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Vancouver's Year of Reconciliation Public Art Series Receives International Recognition

The Americans for the Arts' Public Art Network recognized the City of Vancouver's Year of Reconciliation Public Art series as one of 31 outstanding projects created in 2014. 

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$10,000 Awards for Emerging Ceramic and Glass Artists

The Canadian Clay & Glass Gallery is calling for submissions to the 2015 RBC Award for Glass and Winifred Shantz Award for Ceramics.

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Nine BC First Nations Artists Recognized for Creative Excellence

The YVR Art Foundation (YVRAF) has announced the nine BC First Nations artists who will each be awarded $5,000 for their creative excellence and commitment to further develop their art practice. 

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2015 Spotlight Award Winners Announced

Established in 1999, the Spotlight Awards™ are presented by Women In Film and Television. The awards bring together the BC Film community to celebrate the outstanding achievements of BC women in screen-based media.

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Musqueam Cultural Exhibition Wins Canadian Public History Prize

c̓əsnaʔәm: the city before the city has won the 5th annual Public History Prize from The Canadian Committee on Public History.

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