arts councils
Exploring Whistler’s artistic underworld
The traditional art galleries in the village may be the obvious places for inspiration, but Whistler’s industrial park, Function Junction, offers up an unexpected wealth of hidden artistic treasures: it’s home to the Blind Mute crew, Chili Thom’s art studios, Orkidz arts and crafts workshops, the newly-reopened Art Junction Gallery, Justin Ormiston’s tattoo studio and [...]
BC Spirit Festivals News Release, guidelines and application forms available
The Province is providing $3 million this year to support arts and cultural festivals in more than 150 communities across British Columbia through the 2010 Sports and Arts Legacy, announced Minister of Tourism, Culture and the Arts Kevin Krueger. “We created the Legacy to celebrate and renew the pride and excitement British Columbians experienced during [...]
Festivals set for 2011
The B.C. government plans to fund arts-centric festivals, dubbed “spirit festivals,” throughout B.C. in February but what’s unclear is what, if any, role professional arts groups will have in the festivals. Kevin Krueger, minister of Tourism, Culture and the Arts, said the festivals will build on the success of the Cultural Olympiad, associated with the [...]
Olympic party stays alive with annual ‘spirit festivals’: B.C. government to fund local music, arts and theatre events in communities across the province in February
In a bid to keep the Olympic spirit flowing, the provincial government plans to fund arts-centric festivals, dubbed “spirit festivals,” throughout B.C. in February. Building on the success of the Cultural Olympiad, the festivals will showcase local music, art and theatre in individual communities across the province, said Kevin Krueger, minister of tourism, culture and [...]
Burnaby: Festivals find favour
Last week the Burnaby city council approved the executive committee’s Festivals Burnaby pilot project, which would see $670,000 per year from the gaming reserves fund put towards festivals and special events for the next three years. This is great news for Burnaby, and for the Burnaby Arts Council (BAC), our member groups and many other [...]
Final Exit show a reflection of the plight faced by Cowichan Valley Arts Council
Themes of life, death and dying — reflecting the arts council’s dire financial condition — are explored in the current Final Exit show downtown. About 20 artists of various media are displaying an array of pieces symbolizing the dilemma of reality and the potential of the hereafter in the Cowichan Valley Arts Council’s bold exhibit. [...]
Parksville: Art leaders need art policy
At their latest meeting, Parksville city council decided to postpone appointing the Oceanside Community Arts Council as the committee organizer and head of the city’s public art policy … until they have a public art policy. The city has some policies or reports that refer to art relating to downtown revitalization, but have not yet [...]
Campbell River: Regional art highlighted
The Campbell River Art Gallery and CR Arts Council’s Annual Members’ Exhibition celebrates the regional visual arts scene. The juried show continues until Friday so visit and cast your vote for your favourite piece in the coveted People’s Choice Award. The exhibition of 64 works represents a wide range of styles, medium, artistic discipline and [...]
Maple Ridge: 11 groups get arts council grants
Eleven arts organization got grants and four students received scholarships from the Maple Ridge Pitt Meadows Arts Council this year, despite deep cuts to its own funding. “It is vital for the health of the community in this region that the arts council continue to support our grassroots community arts organizations to the best of [...]
New Westminster: Arts Council brings art and business together
The Arts Council of New Westminster hosted an event called CHANGE IT UP! on June 2 the arts council gallery at Centennial Lodge in Queen’s Park. The event was designed to introduce both artists and businesses in New Westminster to each other. The objective of the arts council is to have these businesses think of [...]
Whistler: 2010 Art Workshops at the Lake fill up
Whistler Arts Council’s annual Art Workshops at the Lake are proving to be a popular event again this year. As of late last week, before the series had even begun, three of the workshops were already sold out: Suzanne Northcott’s four-day Life Drawing and Painting and Acrylics courses are booked solid, and David Langevin’s session [...]
Duncan: Museum-quality Native art featured downtown
The arts council’s first exhibit of all-Native work opens Thursday in downtown Duncan. “Part of our mandate is inclusive of Native art,” said Jeffrey Birkin of the Cowichan Valley Arts Council. He’s tanked up about some three-dozen multi-media pieces being displayed under heavy security in CVAC’s storefront gallery on Station Street. The exhibit dubbed Aboriginal [...]
Arts Celebration June 5 in Kelowna
The Arts Council of the Central Okanagan and the ArtzZone Studio invites you to join an Arts Celebration on June 5. The open house will showcase their unique programs to the public. The ArtzZone Studio is at at 140-1735 Dolphin Ave., in Kelowna, and exists to provide high quality visual arts instruction to people of [...]
Whistler: Niedermayer recognized for dedication to the arts: Head of WAC presented with Arts Champions award
Doti Niedermayer’s face went a little red when she realized she was about to be presented with an Arts Champions award earlier this month. Sitting at the annual gala that’s part of the Assembly of B.C. Arts Councils conference on May 1 in Richmond, Niedermayer was listening to the description of one award recipient when [...]
Salmon Arm: Gallery forced to cut back
Popular newsletter no longer to appear in print. The Umbrella will be folded up and put online. This is just one of the program changes Shuswap And District Arts Council officials are making following cuts to arts funding. “As you know, this past year has been a difficult one for arts and culture in general [...]
