Interesting facts from the British Columbia Coalition for Arts, Culture and Heritage
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BC’s Coalition for Arts, Culture and Heritage shares some statistics about the impact of the sector on BC’s economy and wellbeing.
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The latest news on BC's arts, culture and heritage sector.
Announcing Arts on Prescription Pilot Project
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The BC Alliance for Arts + Culture is undertaking a multi-year community engaged research project in collaboration with partners across the province. The project explores the benefits of prescribing arts and culture experiences to enhance people’s health and wellness. This idea is also known as “social prescribing”.
Read MoreVines Art Society Introduces a Symposium on Strengthening Artist Relations
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The ecosystems Symposium is an introduction to a multi-pronged approach to strengthening artist relations. Each day of the symposium will focus on one of the three pillars of ecosystems: Artist Care, Advocacy and Repair, and Wise Practices. For three days we’ll join in learning and listening from knowledge holders with living and professional experience; we'll share meals, participate in ceremony, and witness art. On the fourth day we will be hosting a community market and show.
The City of Vancouver is looking for feedback on the proposed cultural amenity at 889 Drake St
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The City is collecting feedback on the 889 Drake St. (formerly 1290 Hornby St.) development application.
This development proposal includes a ~13,000 sq. ft. cultural amenity space. The proposed cultural amenity will be delivered to the City and includes 2 floors of dedicated arts and culture presentation (visual or media arts) and shared artist production space. At a later date, the City will seek to select a non-profit arts and culture operator for the facility.
Vancouver’s Taleeb Noormohamed named Parliamentary Secretary to Canadian Heritage Minister→
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Vancouver Granville Liberal MP Taleeb Noormohamed was named parliamentary secretary to Canadian Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge on Friday, September 23rd, 2023.
Read MoreBC Culture Days launches its 14th year throughout province
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To celebrate BC Culture Days from Sept. 22 until Oct. 15, 2023, hundreds of free activities and events are scheduled throughout British Columbia.
Read MoreAn Insightful Workshop on Equity with Jiv Parasram
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This week we had the absolute honour to attend the workshop organized by Ashley Daniel Foot, and learn from Jiv Parasram, a cultural leader and an award winning multidisciplinary artist and facilitator.
Read MoreThe Vancouver Art Gallery Launches 'Free First Friday Nights'
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This Spring, through a new partnership with BMO, the Vancouver Art Gallery will be offering free admission to the public on the first Friday of every month, from 4pm to 8pm. These Free First Friday Nights, will provide visitors with increased access to the Gallery, opening and expanding the world of art to a broader audience, including those who may otherwise not be able to afford the cost of admission.
Read MoreAttend Diálogo: A conversation about Latin American Art in North America
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For this conversation, Latin Expressions brings together artists and curators from two distinct and exciting exhibitions.
Read MoreWe want to hear from you!
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The 2022 Municipal Elections are just around the corner and the BC Alliance for Arts + Culture wants to hear your opinions about the current state of your local arts and culture community!
The 2022 Civic Election Advocacy Survey has been created in partnership with 221A, ArtsBC, BC Museums Association, Greater Vancouver Professional Theatre Alliance, Le Conseil culturel et artistique francophone de la Colombie-Britannique, and Vancouver International Film Festival. The survey aims to identify key priorities of the BC Arts and Culture sector leading up to the municipal election.
Your Participation in the Civic Election Advocacy survey will help shape the Candidate Survey, which the Alliance will conduct leading up to the first day of the campaign period of the Municipal Elections.
The survey will close on September 12. The results of the survey will be released on September 19.
Click here to fill out the survey.
Are You An Arts and Culture Space in Vancouver? Apply for the Small Grants for Cultural Spaces program!
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Small Capital Grants up to $25,000 support Vancouver based non-profits, bands or co-ops on smaller cultural space projects including for example space planning, research, building improvements and upgrades, accessibility, and mentorships between organizations or between organization and professionals to support space planning, knowledge sharing and capacity building.
Read MoreApplications Are Open for the Jack and Doris Shadbolt Fellowship in the Humanities
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The Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at Simon Fraser University (SFU) is now inviting applications for the Jack and Doris Shadbolt Fellowship in the Humanities for the 2023-24 academic year.
Read MoreNew, more accessible supports coming to B.C.’s arts, culture sector
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New arts funding will increase access and remove barriers to funding for equity-deserving arts and cultural organizations to benefit more people in B.C.’s arts sector.
Read MoreContribute to artist-in-residence Lucie Chan’s research during the month of August
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Oxygen Art Centre is thrilled to announce visual artist, Lucie Chan as artist-in-residence for the month of August. Chan was born in Guyana, and currently resides on the unceded and ancestral territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ/selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations otherwise known as Vancouver, BC where she maintains a multi-disciplinary visual art practice and teaches at Emily Carr University of Art and Design.
Read MoreSmall Grants for Cultural Spaces Program Opens August 2nd
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Does your arts & cultural organization have a space in need of a small renovation?
Does your arts & cultural organization wonder about a plan to run your own space?
Check out the Small Grants for Cultural Spaces program, supporting arts & culture spaces in Vancouver. Applications are open as of August 2nd, 2022.
Read MoreProgram Available for Artists Interested in XR Technologies
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Centering artists with an embodied practice, New Works XR encourages new voices in the development of augmented (AR), virtual (VR), and mixed reality technologies. This year’s program will support a group of dance and movement based artists interested in integrating extended reality (XR) technologies into their existing movement practices through workshops, mentorship, and residencies.
Read MoreLast chance to register for Speaker Series: Strategies for re-engaging and reconnecting in the arts
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Join the Business/Arts Speaker Series, as they turn their attention to those who remain reluctant to return to the arts, and consider meaningful strategies for engaging these audiences.
Read MoreArtists and Cultural Practitioners Can Apply Until June 30 for Project Assistance: Professional Development
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Calling all learners! The Professional Development program is open until June 30. The Professional Development program assists professional artists, cultural practitioners, production and technical personnel, and arts administrators with specific learning opportunities or activities to advance their practice or career.
Read MoreThree More Weeks to Apply for Early Career Development Grant
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Read MoreGrants to help youth in and from care take part in sport and cultural activities
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The Province is creating a new grant program to help children and youth during and after government care participate in sport, physical and cultural activities.
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