Christina Cameron Appointed as President of the Canadian Commission for UNESCO
The Canada Council for the Arts announced last week the appointment of Christina Cameron as President of the The Canadian Commission for UNESCO. Her term began at the Commission's Annual General...
View ArticleBill Reid Gallery Welcomes New CEO
The Bill Reid Foundation announced this week the appointment of Alexandra Montgomery as CEO of the Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art, effective October 1, 2014. For 14 years Montgomery was...
View ArticleCRTC Issues Updated CASL Guidance for Charities
On Friday, July 4 the CRTC issued FAQs for registered charities and a statement regarding the general approach to enforcement of Canada's Anti-Spam Legislation. The new guidance aligns with Imagine...
View ArticleUBC Centre for Cultural Planning & Development Launches New Workshop Series
The international UBC Centre for Cultural Planning and Development has launched a new series of professional development workshops delivered 100% online. These online workshops are taught by...
View ArticleImprovements to Vancouver's Arts Event Licence Pilot Program
The Arts Event Licence is a City of Vancouver pilot program for occasional performances in studios, warehouses, and other unconventional event spaces without full building upgrades. Thanks to valuable...
View ArticleCanada Post Celebrates Work of Artist Fred Herzog
Bogner's Grocery, a 1960 photograph by Vancouver artist Fred Herzog is among works by seven master photographers in a stamp series issued by Canada Post. This second issue of a five-year series...
View ArticleGabrielle Prendergast Named VPL's New Writer in Residence
Acclaimed screenwriter, poet and young adult fiction author Gabrielle Prendergast has been named Vancouver Public Library's tenth writer in residence. During her four-month tenure, Prendergast will...
View ArticleNew Generation of Leadership at urban ink
Vancouver’s leading producer of indigenous and inter-cultural performance works, urban ink Productions, has announced the appointment of Corey Payette as artistic director, completing a leadership...
View ArticleDance Victoria Appoints New GM
Dance Victoria’s Executive Producer, Stephen White announced the appointment of Vancouver’s Bernard Sauvé to the new position of General Manager effective November 1, 2014. “I’m very happy that...
View ArticleChris McGregor to Take Helm at Axis Theatre Company
Axis Theatre Company, currently in its 39th season of creating and touring physical theatre plays for audiences of all ages, is pleased to announce that Mr. Chris McGregor will become the new Artistic...
View ArticleVSO's Jeff Alexander Appointed President of Chicago Symphony
Following a flurry of unofficial reports in the Chicago press, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association (CSOA) announced Wednesday that Jeff Alexander, president and CEO of the Vancouver Symphony...
View ArticleAlliance Adopts Province-Wide Mandate
It’s official! The Greater Vancouver Alliance for Arts and Culture Society is now the British Columbia Alliance for Arts and Culture Society. We will continue to operate simply as your “Alliance for...
View Article2014 Mayor's Arts Awards Recipients Announced
Twenty-six individuals and one business are the recipients of the 2014 Mayor’s Arts Awards for having made significant contributions to creative life in the city of Vancouver. On Tuesday, October 7,...
View ArticleArts Club Theatre Appoints New Executive Director
Following a five-month, nation-wide search, the Arts Club Theatre Company has appointed Peter Cathie White as its new executive director. Cathie White is no newcomer to the Arts Club - he has spent 12...
View ArticleCity Council Approves New Tenants for Woodward's Cultural Space
Last week Vancouver City Council unanimously approved four not-for-profit arts organizations as tenants in the city-owned cultural amenity space in the Woodward's heritage building. Kokoro Dance has...
View ArticleStaffing News from the GVPTA
A new core team are onboard at the Greater Vancouver Professional Theatre Alliance (GVPTA), with Dawn Brennan as director, Rohit Chokhani as producer, and Mallory Gallant in communications. From the...
View ArticleVancouver Art Gallery Launches Institute of Asian Art
The Vancouver Art Gallery has launched a new initiative committed to advancing scholarship and public appreciation of Asian art. The Institute of Asian Art will expand and further develop the Gallery’s...
View ArticleWhite Rock Concerts Appoints New Associate Artistic Directors
Elizabeth and Marcel Bergmann, internationally renowned duo-pianists and currently co-artistic directors of the Rose Gellert Hall Concert series at the Langley Community Music School, have been named...
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