BC Arts Council
Greater Victoria arts groups grapple with uncertainty on grants
In the last 18 months, the Victoria Conservatory of Music managed to lop nearly $1.5 million off its accumulated debt of $2 million. That’s a lot of lopping. But in the midst of that big-time belt-tightening, the B.C. Arts Council cut the conservatory’s grant to $55,000 this year from $110,000 last year. Then it restored [...]
New Culture minister Stephanie Cadieux asserts arts council’s independence
Newly minted Minister for Community, Sport and Cultural Development Stephanie Cadieux has asserted her support for the B.C. Arts Council’s independence from the provincial government—a relationship that came under scrutiny in August, when former council chair Jane Danzo publicly resigned from the granting agency. Among other concerns, Danzo’s resignation letter voiced concern about the arts [...]
Krueger’s departure ‘a little sad,’ says arts manager
B.C.’s financially stretched arts industry will focus on building its relationship with the new minister of tourism, culture and the arts, Western Canada Theatre general manager Lori Marchand said Wednesday. Recently appointed to the B.C. Arts Council board, Marchand was asked to comment on the departure of MLA Kevin Krueger after a controversial 18 months [...]
B.C. restores $7 million in arts funding: Symphony, Pacific Opera, Belfry gain, easing the pain of steep cuts; Some cash earmarked for new projects, more support for artists
The provincial government has put $7 million back into the arts — restoring a major chunk of funding that was cut from groups during the past year. The Victoria Symphony will receive $155,000 back and Pacific Opera Victoria and the Belfry Theatre are among Victoria performing and literary arts groups that will also benefit, B.C. [...]
More B.C. Arts Council money to flow to arts groups
B.C. arts groups can expect to receive additional B.C. Arts Council funding as early as tomorrow (October 22), according to council chair Stan Hamilton. The money to be distributed comes from the $7 million in Legacy funds the province handed to the council in September, amid protests over previous funding cuts of about 50 percent.
Five new appointments for B.C. Arts Council
The B.C. Arts Council’s board has been given a makeover. Stanley Hamilton has been appointed as the council’s permanent chair by Tourism, Culture and the Arts Minister Kevin Krueger. Hamilton has been serving as acting chair of the B.C. Arts Council since Jane Danzo publicly resigned in August in protest over funding cuts and increasing control of [...]
B.C. Arts Council chair expects ‘fair hearing’ over 2011 budget
The new chair of the B.C. Arts Council, Stanley Hamilton, said Friday that the board will be drawing up its 2011 budget within a few weeks and expects to get a fair hearing from the provincial government. Earlier this year, the arts community was in turmoil when the government announced deep cuts to funding, reducing [...]
Marchand named to B.C. Arts Council
In life, sometimes you can hear the same thing over and over again and really not get thae message until you hear it from a different voice. Lori Marchand said she’s hoping she will be that other voice when she begins her term with the B.C. Arts Council this month. Marchand, general manager of Western [...]
Call your MLA: new arts coalition urges British Columbians ARTS CUTS / ‘BC has the least arts funding per capita in Canada, which is appalling,’ Dennis says
The Assembly of BC Arts Councils, the BC Touring Council, the Vancouver-based Alliance for Arts and Culture and the ProArt Alliance of Greater Victoria are joining forces to encourage members of BC’s legislature to push for greater government support for arts and culture. It’s an initiative that’s being welcomed by queer arts groups who’ve felt [...]
BC ART ATTACK: Interview with Stop BC Arts Cuts’ Lindsay Brown
Lindsay Brown is the founder of Stop BC Arts Cuts Q. The Chair of the BC Arts Council recently resigned. What was your reaction? Jane Danzo’s resignation broke the logjam we’ve been stuck in for a year, so I was hugely relieved. She was a government appointee and she knows the premier personally, so her public [...]
Arts minister Kevein Krueger talks up arts and culture funding
B.C.’s minister of tourism, culture, and the arts has offered a few hints about how exactly the provincial government might allocate remaining arts Legacy funding. For 2010, $3 million has been put toward B.C. Spirit Festivals to be held in February, and $7 million has been provided to the B.C. Arts Council. The B.C. government [...]
BC Arts Council announces new programs
The BC Arts Council board has approved a number of programs supporting innovation, commissioning, capacity building, sustainability and mentorship following the recent allocation of $7 million in additional funding, interim board chair Stanley Hamilton announced. The council board held a special meeting Friday September 3, 2010 to review plans for allocating an additional $7 million [...]
B.C. Arts Council reveals plan for $7 million added to budget
The B.C. Arts Council has announced plans to offer additional funding to artists and arts groups as well as run a series of programs after receiving $7 million from the provincial government. Interim chair Stanley Hamilton said some of the funds will be available to council operating clients who already applied last spring and those who [...]
The B.C. Arts Council is caught between the arts community and the government that funds it, The separation of art and state
The separation of art and state is, to many, as sacrosanct as the separation of church and state. Art can be spiritual — at its best it is insightful, individual and even critical. These qualities are not always aligned with governmental objectives. There is a moment in Bruce Beresford’s film Mao’s Last Dancer in which [...]
Triumph for BC arts community
Just two weeks following the resignation of Jane Danzo, Chair of BC Arts Council, the Government reorganized its funding to provide an additional $7 million to the BC Arts Council, increasing the council’s budget to just over $16 million for this fiscal year. Following BCs devestating series of arts cuts, Danzo felt it was necessary to [...]
