Today the BC Arts Council, alongside Melanie Mark, Minister of Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport, and Bob D’Eith, Parliamentary Secretary for Arts and Film, announced the launch of Extending Foundations: Action Plan 2022-2024. With this announcement, we are extending our 2018-2022 strategic plan to build off our existing commitments and take new actions to support
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The BC Arts Council will distribute more than $12.4 million for artists and organizations throughout British Columbia. This year-end, one time funding from the Province will support the arts sector as it works towards recovery and renewal. The $12.4 million is divided between resilience supplements and top up for the Arts Impact Grant. The resilience
We’re pleased to announce that the Scholarship Awards program is open for intake. The Scholarship Awards program supports the development of B.C.’s rich diversity of future artists and arts and cultural practitioners. Awards are available to B.C. residents to attend full-time post-secondary arts training or to pursue high school half-day dance programs. Awards provide up
The Hon. Melanie Mark, Minister of Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport, has shared a message with the sector in response to the announcement of the lifting of many of the Public Health Orders that were in place over the past two years. Find the letter here.
We’re pleased to announce that the Community Arts Festivals program is open for intake. Community Arts Festivals invests in local, community-based arts festivals by supporting fees paid to B.C. or Canadian professional artists, technicians, Elders and Traditional Knowledge Keepers engaged in the festival. The festival must be presented by a local Indigenous or community-based arts
We’re pleased to announce the return of the Professional Development program. After a temporary suspension of the program, the BC Arts Council is again providing opportunities for arts and culture practitioners to apply for professional development activities within the constraints of all relevant public health advisories and protocols. The Professional Development grant assists professional artists,
B.C. arts organizations are invited to an additional live information session about the Arts Impact Grant program with BCAC Program staff. Live transcription (auto-captioning) available. Please note – this session covers the same content as the information session offered on December 15, 2021. DATE: Monday, January 10th, 2022 TIME: 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm PST
Attention B.C. arts organizations! Would you like to learn more about the Arts Impact grant program? Join BC Arts Council Program staff, Erin Macklem, Michelle Benjamin and Anissa Paulsen for an interactive information session. DATE: Wednesday, December 15th, 2021 TIME: 11:00 am – 12:00 pm PST / 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm MST LOCATION: Zoom
Attention B.C. arts organizations! Would you like to learn more about the Arts Infrastructure grant program? Join BC Arts Council Program Officers, Sarah Todd and Erin Macklem, for an interactive information session. DATE: Friday, December 10th, 2021 TIME: 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm PST / 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm MST LOCATION: Zoom (link will
We’re pleased to announce the Arts Impact Grant program. The Arts Impact Grant is a responsive and flexible funding program. This program allows applicants to prioritize a project that will provide the most necessary and meaningful impact to their organization, practice, and/or community during this time of recovery, renewal, and change. Maximum request amount is