Municipal arts
Burnaby festivals grant program almost ready to roll
A city pilot program to provide grants for community festivals and special events is readying for a January launch. The three-year pilot will fund a maximum of $250,000 annually in grants to Burnaby-based non-profit groups, said a city staff report. Applicants will have to demonstrate proof of additional funding sources as well as partnerships and [...]
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Port Coquitlam organizations wanting to take advantage of the city’s Community Cultural Development Investment Program grants should get their applications in before Nov. 30. This investment category represents a contribution towards the overall operating costs of well-established and developed arts, heritage and cultural organizations; it is intended to defray a portion of general overhead and [...]
Williams Lake: Council accepts piano to settle debt
The City of Williams Lake will accept a piano to settle an outstanding debt from the Community Arts Council. Council voted 5-1 to accept a staff recommendation to accept the piano, valued at $14,000 for insurance purposes as $37,000 as a replacement value, housed in the Gibraltar Room for at least the past nine years, [...]
Victoria: City scans art scene
Art enthusiasts, creators and organizers can now benefit from an online directory and map of cultural venues and groups. The City of Victoria compiled the database thanks to a $10,000 B.C. Legacies Now grant. The city matched the funds. “Our intent is for it to begin to evolve more deeply,” said Terri Askham, city manager [...]
Revelstoke: After 5 years of success, city looks to update culture strategy
The City of Revelstoke will be updating its cultural strategy thank to $5,000 in funding it received from the 2010 Legacies Now Creative Communities program last month. “I am really excited and gratified for the opportunity to continue to build on the legacy that is Revelstoke. Our arts community is a vibrant, active part of [...]
Pemberton: Cash flows in for second phase of cultural planning Creative Communities program chipping in another $5,000 to be matched by VOP
The Village of Pemberton is getting a grant of $5,000 from the Creative Communities program funded by 2010 Legacies Now and the Province, and will match that with $5,000 of its own money, to continue cultural planning efforts for the Pemberton area, officials said last week. The Village’s recently completed cultural scan, which outlined the [...]
Kelowna: Cultural plan workshop, performance
The City of Kelowna is developing a new strategic cultural plan and looking for public input on how to position Kelowna as a leader in arts and culture. To inspire creative thought, a unique public workshop, complete with cultural performances, will be held at the Kelowna Art Gallery on Wednesday September 22 from 4:30 to [...]
Abbotsford: Hall’s walls perfect for local art, City, schools, Reach bring culture to streets
It’s only fitting that Abbotsford Parks, Recreation and Culture is showing local artists at its new digs at City Hall. When the department moved this year to the third floor, department head Mark Taylor approached Suzanne Greening, the executive director of The Reach gallery, about installing art in the common areas. Greening checked out the [...]
North Van seeks cultural revolution, Consultant recommends new homes for Presentation House’s three tenants
Three of the North Shore’s foremost cultural institutions should be moved into new, multi-million-dollar buildings over the next two decades, according to a year-long study commissioned by the City of North Vancouver. The purpose of the study was to determine the best way to house the Presentation House Gallery, Presentation House Theatre and the North [...]
Burnaby/New Westminster: What is the value of the arts?
The power of the arts—its ability to inspire, spark change or, more simply, put a smile on someone’s face—is rarely questioned. But often, as positive as those characteristics may be, they are nebulous and the benefits to society can be difficult to quantify. That’s particularly the case in regards to the economic benefits—and this is [...]
Public art policy to keep PoCo pretty
Port Coquitlam is setting an artistic path for the city’s future by shaping its first public art policy. “The city and community had already been doing public art on an ad hoc basis for the last 10 years,” said Yvonne Chui, PoCo’s arts and culture co-ordinator. “So we felt it really was time to articulate [...]
Prince George: New Banners to be Unveiled this Morning
This summer, new street banners will beautify the Hart community and Central Street, as the City of Prince George and Hart Community Association have partnered in an art beatification program. th Avenue and Highway 16. These eight were designed by students Candice Daoust, Ashley Knight, Hailey Koshel, Angie Lundblom and Ashlee Menning. “We are grateful [...]
Burnaby: City approves new funding for festivals
Everybody loves a good party, and the City of Burnaby is no exception. 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. “Festivals, parades, tournaments, games and special events all add to the [...]
New Westminster: Civic art space open house July 6
The City of New Westminster is hosting another community workshop concerning the art spaces for the planned multi-use civic facility. Input and suggestions for the purpose built arts spaces are welcome. The workshop is July 6 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the council chambers at city hall, located at 511 Royal Ave. For more [...]
Vancouver: Art leaps from the boardroom to the streets
Savvy real estate developers are embracing mandatory municipal art programs as opportunities to add value and character to their properties. These programs vary, but all focus on having developers give back to the communities in which they do business. Although about 30 Canadian cities have public art programs in place, most are for public lands [...]
