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Arts council facing deficit due to cuts
The provincial government restored $7 million to the B.C. Arts Council last Wednesday, but whether any of that money will get to the cash-strapped arts council in Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows remains to be seen.
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City groups to pick up $869,000 in gaming grants
Burnaby non-profits and community organizations are receiving $869,000 in gaming grants dispensed by the provincial government.
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Spirit of Olympic insanity
Members of the arts community in B.C. must wonder if they live in a fascist regime. Not only has there been massive cuts to arts funding--B.C. ranks last in Canada in per capita funding of the arts at about $4.50; Yukon has the highest funding at $268 per capita--now the provincial government has "found" $30 million and is happy to give it to arts groups on the condition they meet the needs of Spirit Festivals to be held in February for the next three years as a tribute to the 2010 Winter Olympics.
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Venue for local artists closes
Forty local artists and artisans will soon have no place to show and sell their art.
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New sponsorship deal has Theatre Under the Stars covered
Four years after Theatre Under the Stars looked like it might wind up underground, the Stanley Park summer attraction has secured corporate funding for the first time in its 64-year history.
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Arts Council doles out funds despite cuts
The Maple Ridge Pitt Meadows Arts Council announced Tuesday the recipients of the 2010 grant and scholarship programs, this despite cutbacks that have hurt arts organizations.
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MAP van restarted, arts faced cuts
Yaletown parents kicked off the new year to line up outside Elsie Roy elementary to get their kids registered for kindergarten in September.
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Council blasts cuts
New Westminster city council is calling on the provincial government to restore funding to arts and cultural organizations.
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Arts council future full of uncertainty
The future of the Delta Arts Council is uncertain as it struggles with a cut in provincial funding.
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Arts councils look to communities
Local arts councils will be looking to their communities for support, particularly financial support, in the coming year after the province denied their access to gaming grants last week.
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Gaming funding back on for some arts groups
In a dramatic turn of events Wednesday afternoon, the provincial government announced it would restore Gaming grants to organizations that already have three-year grant commitments.
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Arts groups in limbo as grant information on hold
The provincial government's announcement Monday that a freeze on gaming funds has been lifted still has many in the arts sector wondering about their future.
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Arts face huge B.C. funding cuts
The feathers of local arts organizations are more than just a little ruffled after what British Columbia's Minister of Tourism, Culture and the Arts, Kevin Krueger said last week. And now, they are taking up arms with their mightiest weapon: the pen.
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Let there be light
Processions of people hold brightly coloured tissue paper lanterns and wander around Trout Lake, their path lit by flickering candles in jars. Twenty-five thousand artists, neighbours and visitors stroll past eerily glowing sculptures hanging from the trees. Fire dancers whirl and leap in flaming circles while drums pound rhythmically through the night. There are luminescent Mad Hatters and giant dragonflies and anything you might have imagined the dark could contain when you were a child.
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Treat yourself to the festival
Music, like food and other necessary indulgences in life, should be savoured on occasion. Taking the time to listen and see real people making real music is a balm for the soul.
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Jazz takes centre stage next week
Fans of jazz music have plenty to look forward to next week.
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Magazines turn page to post-Internet era
New Vancouver-based magazines are popping up like baby goats in springtime but there's no guarantee they'll survive beyond the thaw.
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Arts in the Park gets help
The Arts in the Park planning committee requested $3,000 from the City of New Westminster to cover the cost of sponsoring Charlotte Diamond at this year's event, which takes place on Saturday, May 30 in Moody Park.
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Courier congrats
As one Courier writer wins a fellowship to enhance her new media reporting skills, another has been recognized for his literary prowess.
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