News Release
2009 News Releases
December 18 - BC ARTS COUNCIL OFFERS SUSTAINABILITY PILOT PROJECT
VICTORIA - The BC Arts Council released its 2009-2013 Strategic Plan today, outlining its vision for supporting artists and arts organizations across the province.
December 11 - ARTS COUNCIL UNVEILS STRATEGIC PLAN
VICTORIA - The BC Arts Council released its 2009-2013 Strategic Plan today, outlining its vision for supporting artists and arts organizations across the province.
November 18- PRE-BUDGET COMMITTEE CALLS FOR RENEWED ARTS FUNDING
VICTORIA -- Following a formal submission from the BC Arts Council, the Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services has unanimously recommended that the Province restore funding to the arts to 2008/09 levels.
November 17- BRITISH COLUMBIANS HONOURED AT THE GG LITERARY AWARDS
OTTAWA – Three writers with BC roots are winners of the 2009 Governor General’s Literary Awards, announced today by the Canada Council for the Arts.
November 9 - BC ARTS COUNCIL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO RETIRE
VICTORIA – BC Arts Council Executive Director Jeremy Long will retire from the BC Public Service early in the New Year, Council Chair Jane Danzo announced today.
October 29 - COUNCIL MAKES PRE-BUDGET SUBMISSION
VICTORIA - The BC Arts Council has made a formal written submission to the Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services, Council Chair Jane Danzo said today.
October 23 - BC WRITERS, PUBLISHERS RECEIVE 13 GG NOMINATIONS
OTTAWA – B.C. publishers, authors and illustrators are in the running for a range 2009 Governor General’s Literary Awards.
October 20 - COUNCIL OUTLINES NEXT STEPS
VICTORIA - A lot has happened in the six weeks since my previous communiqué, and I am able to say that the BC Arts Council has carefully reviewed the issues and taken some steps toward creating a positive future for artists and arts organizations in this province.
September 25 - ORDER OF B.C., CANADA COUNCIL PRIZES FOR B.C. ARTISTS
VICTORIA - B.C. artists Leon Bibb, Roy Akira Miki and Dolores Kirkwood have received the Order of British Columbia, while Vancouver's Judith Marcuse has won the prestigious Jacqueline Lemieux Prize.
September 21 - VANCOUVER 2010 CULTURAL OLYMPIAD ADDS OVER 70 NEW PROJECTS
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver 2010 Cultural Olympiad, presented by Bell, is adding more international flair to its impressive line up of music, theatre, visual arts, dance, and digital programming.
September 21 - CANADA COUNCIL ANNOUNCES ARTS MANAGEMENT AWARD DEADLINE
OTTAWA - The Canada Council for the Arts has announced the 2009 competition for the John Hobday Awards in Arts Management, with a deadline of September 30.
September 17 - GOVERNMENT SUPPORTS THE ARTS IN BRITISH COLUMBIA
VICTORIA - The Province is committed to the long-term health of B.C.’s arts sector and recognizes the key social and economic roles that heritage, arts and culture play in our society. Here are the facts on arts funding...
September 10 - BC ARTS COUNCIL APPOINTS NEW CHAIR
VICTORIA - A new chair and vice-chair have been appointed to the BC Arts Council, announced Tourism, Culture and the Arts Minister Kevin Krueger today.
September 2 - CHAIR JANE DANZO ON ARTS FUNDING
VICTORIA - These are challenging times for B.C.'s arts and cultural community. As Chair of the BC Arts Council, I'm writing to assure you that all the members of Council are committed to working with the arts community during this period of unprecedented uncertainty.
August 24 - BC ARTS COUNCIL PROVIDES $5.1 MILLION IN GRANT AWARDS
VICTORIA - Individual artists and arts organizations across B.C. will receive $5.1 million in BC Arts council grants, announced Tourism, Culture and the Arts Minister Kevin Krueger and Rich Coleman, Minister of Housing and Social Development today.
July 1 - B.C. ARTS COMMUNITY MEMBERS APPOINTED TO ORDER OF CANADA
OTTAWA - An influential writer and an art champion are two of B.C.’s recent Order of Canada appointments.
June 24 - B.C. ARTIST WINS PRESTIGIOUS MOLSON PRIZE
OTTAWA -- Vancouver visual artist Ian Wallace has won a Canada Council for the Arts Molson Prize. The prize, worth $50,000, is one of two Molson prizes that are awarded yearly to distinguished Canadians, one in the arts and the other in the social sciences or humanities. The prizes recognize the recipients’ outstanding lifetime achievements and ongoing contributions to the cultural and intellectual life of Canada.
June 10 - PREMIER APPOINTS KEVIN KRUEGER AS MINISTER RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ARTS
VICTORIA - On June 10, 2009, Premier Gordon Campbell appointed Kamloops-South Thompson MLA Kevin Krueger as Minister of Tourism, Culture and the Arts. “Arts and culture play a key role in making B.C. such an attractive place to live, work and visit. I believe that a strong and vibrant arts sector is essential to attracting business, industry and tourism to B.C.” said Krueger.
June 5 - AWARDS CELEBRATE B.C. FIRST NATIONS ART
VANCOUVER – Five B.C. First Nations artists were named as the recipients of the 2009 BC Creative Achievement Awards for Aboriginal Art today by Premier Gordon Campbell and Keith Mitchell, chair of the British Columbia Achievement Foundation.
June 3 - B.C. CREATIVE ARTISTS AND DESIGNERS RECOGNIZED
VANCOUVER – Three talented British Columbians were named today by Premier Gordon Campbell and Keith Mitchell, chair of the British Columbia Achievement Foundation, as the recipients of the 2009 BC Creative Achievement Awards for Applied Art and Design.
May 21 - PREMIER’S STATEMENT ON THE PASSING OF ARTHUR ERICKSON
VANCOUVER – Premier Gordon Campbell made the following statement today on the death of British Columbian architect Arthur Erickson:“Arthur Erickson will always be known as a great British Columbian architect who had a gift and a passion for sharing internationally acclaimed and award-winning architecture with the world...
April 11 - PROVINCE GRANTS ABORIGINAL ARTS AWARDS $390,000
VICTORIA – The Province of British Columbia has granted $390,000 to the latest round of the Aboriginal Arts Development Awards, a significant increase over last year’s amount, Tourism, Culture and the Arts Minister Bill Bennett announced today.
March 23 - WINNERS OF BC150 YOUTH VIDEO CONTEST ANNOUNCED
VICTORIA – Five Grade 12 students from across the province have been chosen as winners of the BC150 Youth Video Contest announced Bill Bennett, Minister of Tourism, Culture and the Arts, today.
March 10 - $5.7 MILLION FOR ARTS AND CULTURE ENDOWMENT FUNDS
VICTORIA – Across British Columbia, 64 different arts and culture organizations will share in $5.7 million through the BC Arts Renaissance Program, announced Tourism, Culture and the Arts Minister Bill Bennett.
March 9 - MOTION PICTURE PRODUCTION UP $250 MILLION IN 2008
VICTORIA – Motion picture production spending in British Columbia in 2008 was $1.2 billion, an increase of more than $250 million over 2007, Minister of Tourism, Culture and the Arts Bill Bennett announced today.
February 19 - $15.1 MILLION FOR ARTS, CULTURE AND HERITAGE
VICTORIA – The provincial government is providing an additional $15.1 million for arts, culture and heritage through supplementary estimates, Tourism, Culture and the Arts Minister Bill Bennett announced today.
January 29 - CULTURAL OLYMPIAD SHOWCASES B.C. ARTISTS’ EXCELLENCE
VICTORIA – The 2009 instalment of the Cultural Olympiad, set to launch Feb. 1, will showcase the excellence of British Columbia’s artistic scene and build excitement for the cultural components of the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, Minister of Tourism, Culture and the Arts Bill Bennett said today.