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

Province Seeks Proposals to Manage Victoria's Historic Point Ellice House

Province Seeks Proposals to Manage Victoria's Historic Point Ellice House

Organizations, including not-for-profits, are invited to submit their proposals to occupy and manage historic Point Ellice House in Victoria by October 1.

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City of Vancouver Seeks Nonprofit Operator for Newly Acquired Property

City of Vancouver Seeks Nonprofit Operator for Newly Acquired Property

The City of Vancouver has received a property at 2850 W. 3rd Ave. from the estate of Eric Manfort Pierce, and is looking for responses from mission-based, nonprofit organizations to operate the house for the purpose of community benefit.

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Cultural Human Resources Council Launches Year Three of Talent to Lead Program

Cultural Human Resources Council Launches Year Three of Talent to Lead Program

Talent to Lead (T2L) is designed for mid-career cultural managers seeking to take their careers to the next level of leadership. T2L will focus on selecting 20 cultural managers from Indigenous, culturally diverse and minority language communities across Canada to participate in the program. Applications launch in August; the deadline is September 15.

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2019 Magnetic North Theatre Festival Will Take Place in Metro Vancouver, Opens for Submissions

2019 Magnetic North Theatre Festival Will Take Place in Metro Vancouver, Opens for Submissions

The Magnetic North Theatre Festival will return after a two-year hiatus from presenting work, taking place June 6–16, 2019 in the Vancouver area. The deadline for submissions is September 1.

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Applications Open for Pacific Contact 2019

Applications Open for Pacific Contact 2019

Pacific Contact, which takes place over four days from April 4-7 in Burnaby, is the BC Touring Council’s annual showcase and booking conference for the performing arts. The deadline to apply is Saturday, June 30.

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Applications Open for John Moffat & Larry Lillo Award

Applications Open for John Moffat & Larry Lillo Award

The $1,500 award is intended to assist mature West Coast theatre artists to further their artistic development. The deadline for applications is May 16.

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BC Arts Council Scholarship Program Accepting Applications

BC Arts Council Scholarship Program Accepting Applications

BC arts students enrolled in post-secondary studies are encouraged to send in their applications by April 30 to be considered for grants of up to $6,000 through the BC Arts Council Scholarship Program.

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Vancouver Seeks Indigenous Poet Laureate

Vancouver Seeks Indigenous Poet Laureate

Vancouver is looking for its next poet laureate, and nominations for this term are open to published or performance poets from the Musqueam, Squamish or Tsleil-Waututh Nations. The deadline for applications is December 15.

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Open Call: Apply to Engineering Artist-in-Residence

Open Call: Apply to  Engineering Artist-in-Residence

The City of Vancouver seeks a mid-career or experienced artist to be in residence for an 18-month term with the City's Engineering Department, under the Green Operations Division. Applications are due November 25.

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Vancouver Civic Theatres Announces ANNEX Theatre Residency Call for Proposals

Vancouver Civic Theatres Announces ANNEX Theatre Residency Call for Proposals

The new ANNEX Theatre Residency Program will make Vancouver's ANNEX an incubation ground for creative growth, while also offering much-needed space to local theatre groups. Applications are open until December 4.

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Call for Musicians: Rogers Hometown Hockey Tour

Call for Musicians: Rogers Hometown Hockey Tour

The Rogers Hometown Hockey Tour is seeking musicians from Surrey, Williams Lake, Kamloops and the Cowichan Valley to perform at their free outdoor festivals in December and January.

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You're Invited: BC Alliance Open Session on Canada Council's Digital Strategy Fund

You're Invited: BC Alliance Open Session on Canada Council's Digital Strategy Fund

Please join us at our office September 27 for an informal brainstorming/information-sharing session about the Canada Council's Digital Strategy Fund.

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Digital Strategy Fund Now Open for Applications

Digital Strategy Fund Now Open for Applications

Canada Council for the Arts has announced that the Digital Strategy Fund guidelines are now available and the application portal is open. The Council will also host a series of Facebook Live info sessions around the Fund.

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Emerging Artists: Apply for Creative Spark Vancouver Grants

The artist's project must engage young people (ages 5-24) and focus on arts-based learning in any artistic discipline. The deadline for applications is September 15.

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Banff Centre Opens Applications for Cultural Leadership Program

The program is designed for leaders interested in honing and developing a comprehensive set of competencies to prepare them for significant leadership roles within the artistic and/or cultural sectors, including both for and not-for-profit organizations, collectives, and non-traditional partnerships.

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Nominations Open for Kamloops Mayor's Awards for the Arts

Nominations have opened for the categories of Emerging Artist, Artist of the Year: Visual Arts, and Business in Support of the Arts. The deadline for nominations is October 11.

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City of Vancouver Partnership Opportunity for 1847 Main Artist Housing and Production Space

The City of Vancouver has issued a Request for Proposals for the operation of social housing and shared production space for low-income artists. Social housing operators will partner with arts and culture groups in both the tenant selection process and the management of the space. Organizations should indicate their interest by August 18.

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Call for Applications: City of Vancouver's 2018-2021 Artist Studio Award

Applications are now open for the Artist Studio Award for the 2018-2021 term. The program offers seven subsidized artist studios for low-income emerging professional artists.

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ArtStarts in Schools Invites Indigenous Artists to Special Arts Integration Learning Lab

ArtStarts in Schools has invited Indigenous artists working in BC in all disciplines to take part in the Arts Integration Learning Lab: Indigenous Artists Edition, a learning series designed to identify the complex relationship between education and decolonization through the perspectives of Indigenous artists.

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BC Museums Association Launches Mentorship Program

The BCMA Mentorship Program pairs emerging museum professionals in the first ten years of their career with experienced museum professionals in mid- or senior-career positions for an eight-month mentorship.

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