fundraisers
North Shore artists pull out their paint brushes for Pakistan fundraiser
Growing up, Sarah Ella Bastien lived her life in halves. Six months of the year, the young girl spent her days running through rolling fields of sunflowers and poppies in the picturesque countryside of Central France. The other six months she was on the rugged North Shore, studying, painting, and sailing the waters of Howe [...]
Lions Bay: Art to help with search for missing hiker
An art gallery in Lions Bay will be donating proceeds from the sale of its paintings, jewelry and carvings to the search for a missing hiker. Tyler Wright, who grew up locally, was last seen on Aug. 10, when he set off on a solo hike through the Bose Creek Trail area near Squamish. He [...]
Nanaimo: Play raises money for theatre
Western Edge Theatre, which is unable to stage a season this year because of provincial government gaming cuts, is hoping to raise money by staging a play. Local actors Lorna McLellan, Mort Paul and Vincent Wells are donating their time to perform at the Gabriola Theatre Festival in Light Sensitive. “I think we may be [...]
Courtenay: Muir Gallery raising funds
The Muir Gallery has been giving Comox Valley artists a place to display their work for at least 15 years, but now, its future is in jeopardy. Faced with cuts to its provincial gaming grants, the Comox Valley Community Arts Council (CVCAC) is holding a raffle to raise money to continue operating the gallery in [...]
Music icons autograph auction items for Vancouver Music Industry’s award gala
On July 28 and 29, the Vancouver Music Industry (VMI) will host its fifth annual award gala and charity golf tournament to help raise money for the Sarah McLachlan Music Outreach and Music BC. This year’s event will be the biggest in the organization’s history, and it includes an auction with some big-ticket items going [...]
Salt Spring Island: New to you items support arts centre
The annual ArtSpring Treasure Fair is an event that’s just too good to pass by. Rather like Aladdin’s cave, year after year the island seems to produce another load of jewels, both literally and figuratively. Whether you prefer the simmering and clandestine competition of the silent auction room, or you prefer to fight for choice [...]
Kelowna: Wearable Art Gala – Press Conference
The Alternator Centre for Contemporary Art is pleased to invite you to attend a press conference for the 7th Annual Wearable Art Gala and introducing the first annual G74 Music and Media Arts Festival. At 2pm on Thursday July 8, artistic, music and other creative producers will gather to provide interviews and build momentum towards [...]
Kelowna: Alternator’s WAG fundraiser critical for survival
When the AlternatorArt Gallery’s director learned that the ‘Bitch Was Back,’ she had no choice but to move her gallery’s signature event deeper into the summer. Elton John’s return to the city commands a touch of deference but more importantly, explained Jennifer Pickering, putting on the Wearable Art Gala at the same time guaranteed weak [...]
Industry honours music icons: Vancouver Music Industry recognizes its biggest contributors
If a musician can play “Louie Louie,” then they can probably golf. The Vancouver Music Industry holds its fifth golf tournament on July 27. The flailing will be at the University Golf Club, but the dinner and gala will be later that night at Villa Amato. Receiving an honour for their contributions to Vancouver music [...]
Art piece going up to raise awareness about Cystic Fibrosis ’65 Roses’ to honor of Eva Markvoort
A joint art project between the Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and the Canadian Federation of Artists called “65 Red Roses“, aims to raise awareness about cystic fibrosis. Martina Meckova is the local Director of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. “65 artists, each of them doing a single red rose that would really represent Eva Markvoort, who [...]
Summerland: Vagina Monologues controversial in B.C. town
The Vagina Monologues might be too controversial for some residents of one British Columbia town, almost 15 years after its New York premiere. The award-winning play premieres on Friday evening in Summerland, B.C., as a fundraising event for the Penticton and Area Women’s Centre. The play, composed of several frank and sometimes humorous monologues about [...]
Your face could soon be seen at a Canada Line station near you: InTransit is personalizing one trains to help out local charities
You could see your own face the next time you’re waiting for a Canada Line train. InTransit’s Pixel Train will be covered in a mosaic of photos of faces of people who make donations. Janice Fairley with InTransit says you can buy three different sizes of pixels, and all proceeds will go to a group [...]
Victoria: Fundraiser showcases city’s vibrant dance community
If you are curious about the rich diversity of dance being choreographed and performed in this city, Metro Studio is the place to be tomorrow or Saturday night when the second annual Light on Our Feet dance cabaret hits the stage. The event will showcase the talent and variety of Victoria’s dance community — 33 [...]
Vancouver: Art show & Haitian Relief Fundraiser at Science World
The work of more than sixty artists will be featured One World Art Show & Haiti Fundraiser at Science World on May 1. Although Canada has pledged over $620 million in relief to Haiti, an urgent need for on the ground delivery of emergency shelter, food and water to the over one million homeless from [...]
Young entrepreneur focuses on youth arts and Haiti fundraiser to alleviate high youth unemployment
As a former high school teacher, 27-year old Monika Blichar, founder and owner of MAB Ventures Inc., is well-positioned to focus on youth arts in order to combat the high youth unemployment rate as the Canadian economy enters a “jobless recovery”. The 2010 federal budget earmarked an additional $178 million this year to support work-sharing [...]
