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Cultural Crawl
It’s British Columbia’s year to party. With BC’s Spirit Festival kicking off in a few short weeks, Parks Canada’s 100th anniversary and the City of Vancouver’s 125th birthday, 2011 not only marks one year since we welcomed the world to the Winter Olympics but also commemorates the 10th annual BC Cultural Crawl. Presented by the [...]
Canadian government buys fine art vase showcasing the East Kootenay
By Sally MacDonald, The Townsman, January 31, 2011 A $650,000 vase purchased by the National Gallery of Canada last week was forged in the East Kootenay. New York City jewellery designer George Paulding Farnham created the vase between 1900 and 1905 to celebrate his acquisition of the Ptarmigan Mine, a silver mine in the Purcell [...]
BC People is now online at www.bcpeople.ca!
BC People, a unique storytelling project showcasing multiculturalism in B.C., is now online at www.bcpeople.ca Created to raise awareness and understanding about cultural diversity, BC People features 50 real people who live in all reaches of the province. New and long-term immigrants, Aboriginal people and pioneers – people from all walks of life and every region of B.C. – you [...]
Vancouver: Public Dreams Society Wins $50,000 Brand Makeover to Bring Vancouverʼs Art World to Life
Vancouver, B.C. – (January 26, 2011) – Public Dreams Society, a not-for-profit dedicated to bringing interactive and accessible public art to life in Vancouver, has been awarded a $50,000 brand makeover to further its vision of bringing communities together in a shared creative experience. The generous donation is part of an annual charity initiative, Karo [...]
Denman Island: The Secret Tree Festival of Art & Sustainability
Arts Denman invites you to examine the concept of sustainability using various art forms as a language at the Secret Tree Festival of Art & Sustainability. The festival takes place Thursday, February 17 through Sunday the 20th and will explore what is going on in our world and how these events can be effectively discussed [...]
Burnaby: ARTS CORNER: Time for A Little Lunch Music at Shadbolt Centre
By Sher Hackwell, Burnaby NewsLeader, January 21, 2011 As an arts and culture aficionado who moonlights as a foodie on the side, music and a meal is, well, “music to my ears”. A Little Lunch Music is a popular monthly event at the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts to showcase this perfect pairing. An ideal [...]
Deadline Extended: Althea Thauberger’s La Commune. The Asylum. Die Bühne, The Banff Centre Creative Residency
Program dates: May 09, 2011 – June 17, 2011 Application deadline: January 28, 2011 The Terror. The Paris Commune. The Commons. Collaboration and the use of the term. The recent past. Theory of the Young Girl. Mortification. Institutionalisms we perform within and without. Internment. National Parks. The reintroduction of various wildlife. Art world power. Redistributions. [...]
Vancouver: Audience breaks their silence at youth-designed art exhibit
The public art display may be gone but the journey of empowering girls and raising awareness in the community has just begun. The Burnaby Youth Custody Center’s Passion Project art exhibit was displayed at UBC Robson Square in downtown Vancouver from December 20 to January 15. The girls involved with the project asked that the [...]
Whistler: MILLENNIUM PLACE RAISES THE CURTAIN FOR THE ANNUAL OUT OF BOUNDS: TALES FROM THE BACKCOUNTRY PHOTO CHALLENGE AND EXHIBIT
Whistler, B.C. – Whistler Arts Council in partnership with Coast Range Heliskiing presents the 6th annual Out Of Bounds: Tales from the Backcountry Photo Challenge and Exhibit. During the month of February at Millennium Place over 20 B.C. backcountry photographers will battle to win a Heliskiing trip from Coast Range Heliskiing and bragging rights as [...]
Vancouver Foundation Generation Green Awards
Vancouver Foundation is excited to announce the launch of our Generation Green Awards, which celebrate young ideas for green neighbourhoods in the city of Vancouver. The Generation Green Awards commemorate Vancouver’s 125th birthday, as well as the city’s goal of becoming the world’s greenest metropolis by 2020. This special, one-time initiative will provide cash awards [...]
Williams Lake: Deadline coming for youth art show
Williams Lake Tribune, January 20, 2011 The deadline for children and teens to submit work for exhibition in the February show at the Station House Gallery is coming up this Tuesday, Jan. 25. The exhibition is open to children and teens ages five to 18. Selected submissions will be exhibited in the main gallery from [...]
Contest: Ghost story contest with $2000 in prizes
The Dr. Eugene Clark Library in Lockhart, Texas, seeks ghost stories for their Scare The Dickens Out of Us 2011. Open to all writers. US$1000.00 first prize, US$500 second prize Length: 5000 words max. US$20 (supports the library). Deadline: July 1, 2011. More info.
Nanaimo: Funding available for arts students
Applications for awards designed to assist emerging artists are now available. The Nanaimo Arts Council’s annual achievement awards are designed to assist individuals of any age and artistic discipline further their arts education. Last year, the arts council gave $4,000 in awards to students in visual arts, creative writing, graphic design, film, music and dance. [...]
100 Mile: Passion reborn in Cariboo artist
By Arlene Jongbloets, 100 Mile House Free Press, January 18, 2011 Between working part time, playing soccer on a ladies’ team, volunteering with the 100 Mile House & District Soccer Association and various other things that come along, Lianne Heales of 108 Mile is a busy lady. Until recently, she’s been too busy to devote [...]
