arts media
NFB, Olympics take home new media awards
CBC News, December 2, 2010 The Canadian New Media Awards have chosen two projects by the National Film Board as the year’s best online series and best community campaign. The winner of the best online series was a massive online film project that examined the effect of the economic downturn by telling the stories of [...]
New Westminster: Homeless artists show their works
An exhibit of works by homeless artists will benefit a New Westminster program aimed at helping the city’s homeless and those with mental illnesses. The exhibit is currently being shown at the Vancity Credit Union on Sixth Street and will move to G&F Financial, also on Sixth Street, during Homelessness Action Week (Oct. 10-16). The [...]
Sad Mag goes live at The Cultch on October 9, Vancouver arts culture magazine Sad Magazine celebrates their one year anniversary.
Sad Mag, the quar terly Vancouver arts and culture magazine founded to showcase the work of local writers and artists, will be celebrating its first anniversary at The Cultch with Sad Mag Live. “Sad Mag is proud to be celebrating its first year anniversary, particularly after a tumultuous year for publishing and the arts in BC,” says [...]
Question wins Whistler Business and Arts Award
The Whistler Question has contributed significantly to Whistler’s arts community over the past 34 years they have been publishing, regularly supporting a range of local arts events and festivals. In fact, the Question’s contributions have been so great that the Whistler Arts Council and Whistler Chamber of Commerce have decided to recognize the company’s efforts [...]
New magazine focuses on First Nations issues
A new magazine is putting a fresh face on aboriginal life and culture. Face magazine’s premiere issue rolled off the presses in August and is the first high- gloss publication dealing with First Nations issues, art and culture to reach out to a national readership. The magazine has yet to find a national distributor, but [...]
Nelson: New spirit of the radio
Nelson’s newest radio station is promising to be “live, local, and community focused” while regularly including local artists in its music rotation. Friday noon saw the official launch of 103.5 The Bridge, formerly Mountain FM, at a newly renovated studio at 318 Hall Street. While Mountain FM was a classic rock station, The Bridge’s format [...]
Coquitlam: Magazine relaunch party this Friday
You can excuse Tracy Stefanucci for the difficulty she experienced in trying to encapsulate a wide-reaching mission statement in one word. The Port Moody native was in that boat four years ago when launching the first incarnation of her arts and culture magazine, which ended up being called one cool word magazine. Fast forward four [...]
