A communication from Global Public Affairs outlines the latest in federal arts and culture news, including a pledge of $181.5 million in 2021-22 to the Department of Canadian Heritage and the Canada Council for the Arts.
Read MoreThrough the new COVID-19 Cultural Impact Critical Assistance program, 103 arts and cultural non-profit organizations will receive one-time funding and in-kind access to Vancouver Civic Theatres facilities to support their restart planning and equity initiatives.
Read MoreThe survey measures the impacts of COVID-19 on the non-profit sector. Take the survey by November 30.
Read MoreAs we approach the nine-month mark in this complex new landscape, new data is needed to inform medium- and long-term policies that will shape the Canadian cultural sector for years to come. The National Arts and Culture Impact Survey (NACIS) was designed to capture a snapshot in time. Submit your data by November 23.
Read MoreThe latest Arts Research Monitor features insights into entertainment spending expectations as well as digital and in-person arts participation during the COVID-19 pandemic, based on two Canadian and two American surveys.
Read MoreGVPTA 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 MoreActsafe’s COVID-19 Safety Course provides a general overview for workers in British Columbia’s arts and entertainment production industries on how to minimize the risk of exposure to COVID-19 on their worksites.
Read MoreThe Expanded Arts & Culture Resilience Supplement totals $16 million and is designed to support arts and culture organizations who have been financially impacted by COVID-19, while the $5 million Pivot Program supports arts and culture organizations as they adapt their programs and practices in response to the pandemic.
Read MoreLearn the findings of the latest Arts Response Tracking Survey to help inform fundraising and programming, September 22.
Read MoreGVPTA has announced initial results from B.C. Patron Insights, its decentralized data collection strategy to provide an understanding of arts and culture patron sentiment across British Columbia during our sector’s COVID-19 recovery efforts.
Read MoreThe National Collaborating Centre for Environmental Health hosts "COVID-19 Risks and Precautions for the Performing Arts", a free webinar, on September 30.
Read MoreHill Strategies Research has released the latest issue of Arts Research Monitor, focusing on insights into the potential return of audiences to cultural activities, based on recent Canadian reports.
Read MoreThe survey, open until February 28, 2021, seeks to better understand the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Canadian arts and culture industry.
Read MoreTo help improve spaces for artists and cultural activities, organizations can get support through the new $2 million Arts Infrastructure Program, targeted toward venues impacted by COVID-19 closures.
Read MoreAs pandemic-related cuts loom, the BC Alliance will reach out to the community shortly with plans for advocacy. Click through for more information.
Read MoreThe final component helps address some of the gaps that have been identified by the industry across Canada since the fund was first implemented, including funding for the publishing, music, arts and digital media sectors.
Read MoreEmphasizing the precarious state of artists and arts organizations in Canada, 85% of those recently survey by the Canadian Arts Coalition believe they will be unable to recover from the effects of the pandemic for another 18-24 months.
Read MoreThe federal government has announced $7.8 million in new emergency support for Indigenous and equity-seeking groups and organizations via the Canada Council for the Arts.
Read MoreHill Strategies Research has released its latest issue, which features insights into the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic on arts and culture, based on four Canadian and American surveys.
Read MoreThe BC Museums Association has compiled a guide to assist museums, galleries, culture centres, and heritage organizations in preparing their sites to be reopened to staff, volunteers, and the public.
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