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Cultural Crawl
It’s British Columbia’s year to party. With BC’s Spirit Festival kicking off in a few short weeks, Parks Canada’s 100th anniversary and the City of Vancouver’s 125th birthday, 2011 not only marks one year since we welcomed the world to the Winter Olympics but also commemorates the 10th annual BC Cultural Crawl. Presented by the [...]
Arts and Culture Jobs, Calls, Auditions and Contests
Request for Qualifications – Sculptors: Jewish War Veterans of Canada Memorial Design Competition Deadline: February 14, 2011 Online Magazine, Triple Canopy, Call for Proposals: 2011 commissions program Deadline: February 14, 2011 100 Mile: Calling on all artists for the Parkside shows 100 Mile: Eclectica Choir calls for singers Call for Submissions: Ten scholarships for international [...]
Grant for Change Call for Applications
The 2011 call for applications for the Grant for Change is now out. This grant is in support of our Non-profit Technology Development Initiative. The purpose of this grant is to help organizations in Canada develop online communications. As part of the grant, our company will match dollar-for-dollar, up to a maximum of $10,000 per [...]
Call for Art Submissions – Higher Aspirations: A meeting of Art and Science
News Release, The Centre for Molecular Medicine and Therapeutics (CMMT), January 26, 2011 We are celebrating our 15th year anniversary in 2011. As part of CMMT 15 celebrations, on May 18, 2011, we will host Higher Aspirations: A meeting of Art and Science. The exhibit will be highlighted by the work of Sohan Qadri and [...]
Victoria: Pianist overcomes challenges to win competition
Victoria News, January 30, 2011 His talent flows through his fingers. He literally rocks to the rhythm of the music he plays with an expert’s touch on the grand piano. Yet Sky Mundell is blind, profoundly deaf, is autistic and has cerebral palsy. The 19-year-old pianist wowed the judges and audience alike at the finale [...]
Canadian government buys fine art vase showcasing the East Kootenay
By Sally MacDonald, The Townsman, January 31, 2011 A $650,000 vase purchased by the National Gallery of Canada last week was forged in the East Kootenay. New York City jewellery designer George Paulding Farnham created the vase between 1900 and 1905 to celebrate his acquisition of the Ptarmigan Mine, a silver mine in the Purcell [...]
Actsafe Fills Gap with New ‘Live Performance Electrical Certificate’
January 31, 2011 For immediate release Vancouver, BC – Actsafe today announced the implementation of the “Live Performance Electrical Certificate (LPEC)’. The LPEC will cover electrical work performed during the setup, run and strike of live events, to cable and maintain a lighting rig or set up audio visual or public address systems for live [...]
Vancouver: The Magnificent Madrigal Canzonas for Choir
By The Canadian Music Centre of British Columbia, www.bccreativehub.com, January 31, 2011 VANCOUVER, CANADA – Celebrating their 40th anniversary season, the Vancouver Chamber Choir and Artistic Director Jon Washburn are pleased to present the 31st annual National Conductors’ Symposium concert. THE MAGNIFICENT MADRIGAL Canzonas for Choir will be at 8pm Saturday, February 12 at Ryerson [...]
Parksville: Art in the Olympix spirit
By Lissa Alexander, Parksville Qualicum Beach News, January 31, 2011 B.C. Spirit Festivals will kick off around the province this month celebrating the first anniversary of the 2010 Olympic Games in Vancouver, and locally that will come in the form of the Mail Art Olympix. The McMillan Arts Centre in Parksville was given a $16,000 [...]
Canada Council for the Arts: Artists & Community Collaboration Program in the Visual Arts (ACCP)
DEADLINE: APRIL 15 ANNUALLY This program awards project assistance grants to Canadian, non-profit organizations and collectives with a primary mandate in the contemporary visual arts. Grants provide a contribution toward projects that bring together professional artists and the broader community for the purpose of giving the visual arts a stronger presence in everyday life. Artists [...]
Tiger tale takes richest non-fiction prize
By Marsha Lederman, The Globe and Mail, Monday, January 31, 2011 John Vaillant’s real-life thriller about a man-eating Siberian tiger has won Canada’s richest prize for non-fiction. The Tiger: A True Story of Vengeance and Survival was named the winner of British Columbia’s National Award for Canadian Non-Fiction on Monday. The prize is worth $40,000. [...]
BC People is now online at www.bcpeople.ca!
BC People, a unique storytelling project showcasing multiculturalism in B.C., is now online at www.bcpeople.ca Created to raise awareness and understanding about cultural diversity, BC People features 50 real people who live in all reaches of the province. New and long-term immigrants, Aboriginal people and pioneers – people from all walks of life and every region of B.C. – you [...]
Vancouver: Public Dreams Society Wins $50,000 Brand Makeover to Bring Vancouverʼs Art World to Life
Vancouver, B.C. – (January 26, 2011) – Public Dreams Society, a not-for-profit dedicated to bringing interactive and accessible public art to life in Vancouver, has been awarded a $50,000 brand makeover to further its vision of bringing communities together in a shared creative experience. The generous donation is part of an annual charity initiative, Karo [...]
Denman Island: The Secret Tree Festival of Art & Sustainability
Arts Denman invites you to examine the concept of sustainability using various art forms as a language at the Secret Tree Festival of Art & Sustainability. The festival takes place Thursday, February 17 through Sunday the 20th and will explore what is going on in our world and how these events can be effectively discussed [...]
