Marcus Youssef Wins the 2017 Siminovitch Prize
/Youssef, the artistic director of Neworld Theatre, wins a $100,000 prize. Christine Quintana, whom he has chosen as his protégée, will receive $25,000.
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Vancouver Fringe Festival Announces Laura Efron as New Executive Director
/Efron will officially commence her role as the Vancouver Fringe Theatre Society’s executive director on December 11, 2017.
Read MoreFederal Government Announces New Creative Canada Strategy and $500M Netflix Deal
/Heritage Minister Mélanie Joly announced the federal government's new Creative Canada strategy September 28. She also announced a five-year, $500 million agreement with Netflix to produce Canadian content.
Read MoreHoward Jang to Take New Role at Banff Centre
/Vancouver arts leader Howard Jang has been named the vice-president of arts and leadership at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity in Alberta. He starts in the position January 2018.
Read MoreFirehall Arts Centre Announces New General Manager
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Vancouver's Firehall Arts Centre welcomes Susan Shank as its new general manager
Read MoreWhat's Up in Alberta: artsVest Goes Provincial; Creative Calgary Asks for Arts Funding Boost
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The BC Alliance takes a look at some recent items of interest from the province next door.
Read MoreCity of Vancouver Book Award Finalists Announced
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The award, which honours Vancouver authors, will be presented alongside the City of Vancouver Mayor’s Arts Awards on October 11.
Read MoreMetro Vancouver Issues Regional Project Grants to 31 Arts & Culture Organizations
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Metro Vancouver has awarded $110,000 in Regional Project Grants this year to 31 arts and culture organizations across the region, including several BC Alliance members.
Read MoreGabriola Arts Council Pursues Regional District Funding
/The Gabriola Arts Council is pursuing an annual Regional District tax contribution of $50,000. GAC hopes that by securing the funding, they will be able to bring their funding in line with other arts councils in BC and continue operating successfully. A petition will circulate in late August.
Read MoreMichelle Stilwell and Doug Clovechok Appointed Official Opposition for Tourism, Arts and Culture
/Stilwell (MLA, Parksville-Qualicum) and Clovechok (MLA, Columbia River-Revelstoke) were named to their positions on August 3 as part of the BC Liberal Party's official announcement of their shadow cabinet.
Read MoreAndrew Wilhelm-Boyles Dies at 74
/Wilhelm-Boyles, who died August 1, was a national figure in music and dance, and a former executive director of the BC Alliance for Arts + Culture.
Read MoreVancouver Writers Fest Names Leslie Hurtig as New Artistic Director
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Hurtig was appointed by a select hiring committee following a nation-wide search and will replace Hal Wake, current artistic director, in December.
Read MoreMandate Letter Outlines Responsibilities for BC's Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture
/The Premier’s mandate letter to The Honourable Lisa Beare, issued July 24, sets eight priorities for tourism, arts and culture.
Read MoreA Message from Our Executive Director
/Last week, NDP MLA Spencer Chandra Herbert told Brenda Leadlay that the NDP plans to keep its election platform promises, including doubling the budget for BC Arts Council.
Read MoreLisa Beare Named New Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture
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Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows MLA Beare was named to the newly created position when the new Executive Council of British Columbia was sworn in on July 18.
Read MoreVancouver Writer Jim Wong-Chu Dies
/Wong-Chu, a Vancouver-based author and a leader in the Asian-Canadian community, founded the Asian Canadian Writers Workshop and Ricepaper.
Read MoreDavid Jordan Steps Down as Vancouver Fringe Festival Executive Director
/Jordan, who has headed the theatre festival for twelve years, leaves his position at the end of this year's festival in September.
Read MoreCity of Vancouver Announces "Places for People Downtown" Strategy
/The program seeks to establish a clear vision, values, and principles for downtown public space, and create a strategic framework that will shape the development of exceptional public spaces.
Read MoreBC Artists and Cultural Advocates Among Recipients of Order of Canada
/Those appointed on June 30 include Indigenous cultural advocate Gloria Cranmer Webster, theatre practitioner Margo Kane and musicologist Sylvia L'Ecuyer.
Read MoreBC Alliance Celebrates Doubling of BC Arts Council Investment
/As our Premier resigns and a new government takes power, it's time to redouble our advocacy efforts to make sure arts, culture and heritage get the support they deserve.
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