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

Public engagement begins for new South Asian Canadian museum

Public engagement begins for new South Asian Canadian museum

A new website will provide British Columbians with opportunities to share their vision for a new museum to highlight the history, culture and contributions to B.C. from Canadians of diverse South Asian heritages.

The public engagement process will provide multiple and different opportunities for participation informed by Simon Fraser University’s Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue and the ministerial advisory committee. The committee is made up of appointed members who identify as South Asian selected for their experience in community engagement, lived experience and cultural knowledge. Their role is to inform the development of the engagement plan, share opportunities within their communities and support community-based conversations.

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CARFAC National: Indigenous Protocols for the Visual Arts Workshop Series 2023

CARFAC National: Indigenous Protocols for the Visual Arts Workshop Series 2023

CARFAC is excited to announce the release of INDIGENOUS PROTOCOLS dot ART – an essential resource for navigating Indigenous Protocols for visual artists and the artistic community. It is part of an ongoing initiative to strengthen respect for First Nations, Inuit, and Métis visual art and artists, and legal and moral rights in the lands commonly known as Canada.

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BC Museums Week, May 14- 20

BC Museums Week, May 14- 20

For this year's BC Museums Week, join the BCMA in Sharing Stories of How Museums, Galleries, and Heritage Institutions Change Lives

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Open Call for the Museum of Vancouver exhibit Reclaim + Repair

Local designers and makers are invited to submit design concepts for the upcoming Reclaim + Repair: the Mahogany Project exhibition at the Museum of Vancouver.

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Attend Diálogo: A conversation about Latin American Art in North America

Attend Diálogo: A conversation about Latin American Art in North America

For this conversation, Latin Expressions brings together artists and curators from two distinct and exciting exhibitions.

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New, more accessible supports coming to B.C.’s arts, culture sector

New, more accessible supports coming to B.C.’s arts, culture sector

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.

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Recovery Fund for Heritage Organizations — Museums Assistance Program

Recovery Fund for Heritage Organizations — Museums Assistance Program

Applications for the Museums Assistance Program (MAP) are due August 2, 2022, at 5 pm (ET).

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Pride in Chinatown presents Don Kwan: Beyond Exclusion

Pride in Chinatown presents Don Kwan: Beyond Exclusion

Beyond Exclusion is Don Kwan’s first solo exhibition in Vancouver.

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Gachet 2023 call for submissions

Gachet 2023 call for submissions

Gallery Gachet is currently welcoming proposals for exhibitions and projects that engage their mandate in interesting and challenging ways.

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Artist Salon with Edward Fu-Chen Juan

Artist Salon with Edward Fu-Chen Juan

Artist Edward Fu-Chen Juan will share his artistic journey from working as a successful commercial illustrator and paper and textile designer, into the realm of fine art printmaking at artist residencies, community art projects, gallery exhibitions, and public artworks.

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Artists In Prison Share Art, Exhibit Opens in DTES

Artists In Prison Share Art, Exhibit Opens in DTES

This month, the impact of a project that distributed 756 “art and reciprocity kits” to several prisons across B.C. and the Yukon will be showcased as an art exhibit in the Downtown Eastside.

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Kariton Gallery Seeks Exhibition Proposals for 2023 Calendar

Kariton Gallery Seeks Exhibition Proposals for 2023 Calendar

The Kariton Gallery is seeking exhibition proposals for the upcoming 2023 calendar season.

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Last chance to register for Speaker Series: Strategies for re-engaging and reconnecting in the arts

Last chance to register for Speaker Series: Strategies for re-engaging and reconnecting in the arts

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.

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Three 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.

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Two Day Workshop on Emergency Response and Collections Salvage in Prince George

An Emergency Response and Salvage for Cultural Institutions workshop is available in Prince George,

Culture sector workers, museum professionals and volunteers in Canada with little to no training in responding to emergencies related to collections are especially encouraged to apply.

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BCMA and Heritage BC Seek COVID-19 Data From Heritage and GLAM Sector

Complete this survey to help give a comprehensive idea of COVID-19’s impacts on the heritage and museum sectors.

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Museums Assistance Program Open for Applications

Museums Assistance Program Open for Applications

Canadian Heritage’s Museums Assistance Program is now accepting applications for assistance with ongoing operating costs through the Reopening Fund for Heritage Organizations. The deadline is October 20, but funds are limited, so apply early.

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Women: Yoko Ono Wants Your Story

Women: Yoko Ono Wants Your Story

Yoko Ono invites self-identified women to send a testament of harm inflicted on them, along with a photograph of their eyes, to be displayed at the Vancouver Art Gallery as part of the exhibition GROWING FREEDOM: The instructions of Yoko Ono, which starts in October.

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New Partnership Supports GLAM Organizations in Digitizing Their Collections

The BC ELN-BCHDP Support Service is a three-year pilot program that provides small galleries, libraries, archives and museums to help them prepare and apply for BC History Digitization Program grant funding.

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Budget 2021 Commits $1.9B to Arts, Culture, Heritage, Sports

Budget 2021 Commits $1.9B to Arts, Culture, Heritage, Sports

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.

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