arts centres
New art studio opens with a splatter in South Surrey
The apple doesn’t fall far from the apple tree – or, in Anna Kajda-Minett’s case, the artistic apple tree. Kajda-Minett, who just opened the doors to a new franchise of 4Cats Arts Studio for Kids in South Surrey last week, was hit by the art bug early in her life. “My godfather was Witold Palka, [...]
Burns Lake: Artisans prepare to relocate
The interpretive centre building on Hwy. 16 will again have a tenant as of September. During a recent council meeting mayor and councillors agreed to a proposal submitted by the local artists operating the Lakes Artisan Centre. The building, previously intended to be an interpretive centre with First Nations involvement and partly paid for with [...]
Vancouver: SFU arts centre gets $4m boost
North Vancouver businessman and philanthropist Djavad Mowafaghian has donated $4 million to Simon Fraser University’s new contemporary arts campus at the former Woodward’s site in the Downtown Estside. When the campus opens next month it will have the 350-seat Djavad Mowafaghian Cinema and the Djavad Mowafaghian World Art Centre. Mowafaghian made his fortune as a [...]
WV’s Klee Wyck faces closure, Arts programs may be forced out
One of West Vancouver’s historic estates used by a number of arts and cultural groups may close its doors to the community next year due to safety concerns. The main building at Klee Wyck – a property on Keith Road once owned by renowned doctor, cancer researcher and humanitarian Ethlyn Trapp — is no longer [...]
Squamish: SAC questions arts centre proposal, Location and length of use leads arts council to debate arts incubator’s merit
The Squamish Oceanfront Development Corporation (SODC) has just received $231,250 in provincial contributions to transform a former groundwater processing plant into an arts centre. But as the SODC board awaits public comment before approving much-needed matching funds, the Squamish Arts Council’s opinion (SAC) may become a barrier. SAC president Krisztina Egyed questioned the logic of [...]
Chilliwack: Newest members of cultural centre team announced More on the way before the fall
While final paint coats are meticulously applied, 10 new staff members have moved into the Chilliwack Cultural Centre, ready to make reality the community’s arts and culture vision, which began a decade ago. The will be led by executive director Michael Cade who brings extensive experience in theatre production and management to his role. Both [...]
Christina Lake: Christina Art Centre opens in August
The grand opening of the Christina Living Arts Centre will be at 10:30 a.m. on August 6. The Centre is located in the Christina Lake Community Park on Hwy. 3, just east of the Christina Creek Bridge. This official ceremony will be opening the region’s first LEED (Leadership in Energy and Ecological Design) building which [...]
