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Courtenay: Music and business blend well at conference
The third annual Vancouver Island Music Business Conference (VIMBC) was bigger and better than ever. With about 200 people in attendance, including over 40 panelists, there were four days of workshops, and live music each night. Workshops about radio, songwriting, producing, touring, music laws, and everything in between, were filled with aspiring artists, young and [...]
Alliance for Arts and Culture Arts Summit 2010 panel tackles arts infrastructure
B.C. lacks the infrastructure needed to support the many activities of artists and arts groups, says a prominent developer and Vancouver Art Gallery Foundation chair. “The appreciation for culture seems to have increased a lot faster than the infrastructure has,” said Michael Audain, chair of Polygon Homes. Audain made the comments on June 26 during [...]
Arts minds meet at Arts Summit 2010 conference
The recent Arts Summit 2010 conference provided a forum for debate on a range of pressing issues, says Amir Ali Alibhai, executive director of the Alliance for Arts and Culture. “It’s a healthy gathering because we don’t have everyone just nodding their heads. We’re being challenged on some of our assumptions that we might have,” [...]
Vancouver: Arts Summit takes on urban planning
Part two of the Alliance for Arts’ annual Arts Summit took place Friday (June 25) at Surrey’s swanky new Chuck Bailey Recreation Centre. Front and centre in the minds of Summit participants, who represented various disciplines of Metro Vancouver’s cultural community, was the lack of venues for arts activity. A morning panel discussion, Cultural Assets and [...]
Courtenay: In the business of making music
So where will Dan Hill, Sue Medley and Chilliwack’s Bill Henderson be humming and strumming this weekend? Why, the Comox Valley, where the annual Vancouver Island Music Business Conference is taking place. Featuring a host of high-powered panels boasting such heavyweights as Shania Twain and Ozzy Osbourne producer Kevin Churko and Music B.C.’s Bob D’Eith [...]
Panel tackles B.C.’s cultural plan at the Alliance for Arts and Culture’s Arts Summit 2010
Provincial legislation is needed to improve “cultural policy” in B.C., says an SFU professor. “It’s what kind of a sustainable cultural future do we want in B.C.? What are our B.C. residents’ right to culture?” Catherine Murray, codirector of SFU’s Centre for Policy Studies on Culture and Communities, told the Straight. “I think we need [...]
Courtenay: Music meets business during conference
For those who want to know more about the music industry or get tips from industry professionals on how to better produce their own music, distribute and promote it, the third annual Vancouver Island Music Business Conference (VIMBC) is a four-day event June 24 to 27. A diverse group of regional, national and international music [...]
Nanaimo: Fibre art conference coming
Fibre artists from Vancouver Island and vicinity are invited to participate in a textile “wonder world” Sept. 10-11 at Nanaimo’s Conference Centre. Fibre artists will be given the opportunity to promote and encourage the lively fibre arts of Vancouver Island, home to a thriving community of creative artists who work with yarn, fibre, textiles and [...]
Entries being accepted for City of Vancouver Book Award
The City of Vancouver is inviting publishers and authors to submit entries for the annual City of Vancouver Book Award. Books of any genre that demonstrate excellence and contribute to an appreciation and understanding of Vancouver’s residents, history, or unique character are eligible to apply for the $2,000 award. The winning book must also exhibit excellence in content, illustration, design and/or [...]
VIMBC Announces Music Business Conference for Emerging West Coast Artists
For those who want to know more about the music industry or get tips from industry professionals on how to better produce their own music, distribute and promote it, the 3rd annual Vancouver Island Music Business Conference (VIMBC) is a four day event being held June 24th to June 27th in the Comox Valley on [...]
Save the date: National Conference for Visual Arts
May 14th & 15th, 2010Banff, Alberta National Conference for Visual Artists & CARFAC AGM Come meet your fellow artists in the mountains and discuss the issues that are important to you such as marketing, artists’ fees and public funding. Networking, panels, workshops, and more! A full schedule will be posted soon. Reserve your spot today.
ArtStarts Postpones Annual Showcase until February 2011
For many years, ArtStarts has brought together artists and school district delegates from around BC for an exciting Spring Showcase. The event helps arts programmers select from a diverse range of professional arts groups when booking performances for young audiences in their communities. However, after careful consideration, ArtStarts has decided to postpone the April 2010 [...]
Showcases Selected for Pacific Contact 2010
Selection for 2010 showcases at Pacific Contact is now complete and can be found on the BCTC website. Check out the great line-up of music, dance, theatre, variety and family showcases scheduled for Pacific Contact 2010, March 26 -28 in Burnaby, BC. http://www.bctouring.org/pacific-contact/index.html
The Greater Vancouver Professional Theatre Alliance (GVPTA) presents Theatre Matters
The 10th annual Making a Scene conferenceOct. 29-Nov. 1Granville Island, Vancouver, BC Keynote is Carey Perloff, Artistic Director of San Francisco’s American Conservatory Theatre (ACT). Workshops with John Wright and Susan HoganPanels and sessions with Max Reimer, Howard Jang, Heather Redfern, Margo Kane, Wayne Specht, Kim Collier, Donna Spencer; and Jerry Wasserman Interview with local [...]
Creative City Network of Canada: Call for Presentations
The Creative City Network of Canada is pleased to be putting out a Call for Presentations for its upcoming conference in Fredericton, NB, September 9-11, 2009. Researchers, academics and practitioners are invited to submit an abstract detailing a research paper, case study or recent planning initiative on a topic relevant to CCNC conference delegates. Submission [...]
