No student performers means no arts grants
When the government outlined what sorts of arts groups would be eligible to receive funding from provincial gaming grants this year, it was a relief to some organizations.The Ministry of Continue Reading →
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BC arts grants – update
This just in this morning. It looks at first glance that funding for arts programs for children and youth may be restored to some degree. Also it seems the grant Continue Reading →
BC Provincial Budget: impacts for arts education in BC?
So how does the March 2 budget announcement impact BC community music schools and other arts training organizations in our province? At first blush this is difficult to tell. The Continue Reading →
B.C. funding shortage sends Pite to Germany
Are you listening Gordon Campbell? Crystal Pite and her dance company are temporarily relocating from British Columbia to Germany because the choreographer was able to secure two years of steady Continue Reading →
The Tyee — Fill Your Opening Ceremony with Arts, then Cut Them
From “The Tyee” article by Mark Lieren-Young. An excellent opinion piece about the current state-of-affairs. As k.d. lang mesmerized the world with her magical rendition of “Hallelujah,” I couldn’t shake the image Continue Reading →
B.C.’s Arts and Culture division disappears
NDP MLA Spencer Herbert has told the Straight that the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and the Arts has eliminated its stand-alone arts and culture division. Herbert, who is the Opposition critic for this ministry, Continue Reading →
Liberal-arts cuts are bad for B.C.’s economy
From Business in Vancouver online magazine: It’s hard to understand what the BC Liberals were thinking when they chose arts and culture to take such a huge hit in the Continue Reading →
BC lowest province in Canada in terms of Arts Funding.
Recently released Statistics Canada data regarding government spending on culture in 2006-07 reveals some very interesting analysis. In BC Cities and municipalities are responsible for a greater share of the Continue Reading →
Restore cuts in arts, education, Liberals told
VICTORIA — The provincial government should restore funding cuts in arts and education, says a committee of government and Opposition MLAs providing advice for the 2010 provincial budget.The 10-member committee Continue Reading →
Jeremy Long retires from BC Arts Council
BC Arts Council Executive Director Jeremy Long will retire from the BC Public Service early in the New Year, Council Chair Jane Danzo announced Monday.. “Jeremy Long has served the Continue Reading →