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Western Canadian Music Award Application Deadline Approaching

Submissions for the Western Canadian Music Awards (both artistic and industry) close soon. It is highly recommended that applications be submitted well before the deadline to ...Read More

Manitoba Showcase

Apply Now to Perform at the 2024 Manitoba Showcase

The 2024 Manitoba Showcase conference will take place Oct. 24-27 in Brandon, MB, and will feature 15 – 20 performing artists. Apply by April 1 here.

Seed to Season

From Seed to Season-“A Time to Explore” Zoom Session, March 20 at 1:00 pm (ET)

Ontario Presents returns with the last in a series of online Continuing Learning Sessions about their digital document, “From Seed to Season: How to Grow as a New Young Audien...Read More

Coastal Dance Festival

Coastal Dance Festival, March 1 & 2, 2024 in New Westminster

The Coastal Dance Festival (CDF) is a celebration of the stories, songs and dances of the Indigenous peoples of the Northwest Coast with guest national and international artists. T...Read More

Folk Music Ontario

Folk Music Ontario Conference Showcase: Apply by March 13

Folk Music Ontario, happening October 3-6, in Mississauga is Canada’s largest annual conference devoted to the folk, roots, and traditional music community. The conference offers t...Read More

Hill Strategies

Survey of affordability and working conditions for artists and other cultural workers

Kelly Hill and CHRC have launched a survey that is open from Feb 14 to March 6. The goal is to investigate qualitative elements of working conditions in the arts and culture t...Read More

WCM 2024

WCM Awards: Open for Submissions, nominate by March 22

Are you a Western Canadian musical artist or industry member interested in growing your audience? Submissions are now open for the Western Canadian Music Awards, which are offered ...Read More

Festivals Fund

Festivals, Fairs & Events Fund returns, apply by February 25

B.C.-based events are receiving more government support for sustained recovery. The Province is providing $15 million in one-time grants to eligible events through the BC Fairs, Fe...Read More

Disability Awareness

Disability Awareness Workshop, February 26

This workshop challenges all to more fully address ableist notions of how we think about, and label, our bodies, minds, and senses. It is part of the Pathways Pilot program and is ...Read More

Black History Month

Celebrating Black History Month

Check out these resources for celebrating Black History Month and black arts and artists. CBC: Celebrate Black History Month Juno Awards: 10 Defining Moments in Canadian Music...Read More

BCTC Newsletter

February 15, 2024 – Newsletter

CONTENTS Pacific Contact 2024 Next Gen BCTC Awards Illuminate Town Halls In the Spotlight Member News Industry News & Events CLICK HERE TO VIEW

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Monthly Town Halls

Town Halls on Zoom featuring guest speakers from the Illuminate Series for the first part. For the second part, we’ll host our regular town hall meeting with sector updates, ...Read More

Webinar BC Coalition of Arts

BC Coalition of Arts, Culture, and Heritage Update

Interested in learning about the BC Coalition of Arts, Culture, and Heritage and its government relations efforts?  In 2023, a working group of ASOs engaged Earnscliffe, a pro...Read More

Emerging Leadership Program

Introducing the Emerging Leadership Program

As part of their 50th anniversary programming, Business / Arts presents the Emerging Leadership Program—a one-year program to empower 25 arts, culture, and heritage leaders across ...Read More

BCTC Newsletter

January 18, 2024 – Newsletter

CONTENTS – Pacific Contact 2024 – Next Gen – Illuminate Town Halls – Impact Series – Member News – Industry News & Events CLICK HERE TO VIEW

Canada Music Fund

Act Now: Increase funding for the Canada Music Fund

The Liberal government has been a strong supporter of Canada’s music sector throughout the pandemic, and it promised in the last federal election to increase the annual contributio...Read More

Community Arts Festivals

Apply now! BC Arts Council’s Community Arts Festivals program, deadline February 22

Project Assistance: Community Arts Festivals supports existing community-based arts festivals by providing up to $6,000 for fees to artists, technicians, Elders, or Knowledge Keepe...Read More

coldsnap 2024

Coldsnap Festival, February 2 to 10, Prince George

Coldsnap is a nine-night festival that presents artists in several settings with ticketed evening concerts at dancing-suitable event spaces and soft-seat theatres. Artists who play...Read More

Push 2024

PuSh International Performing Arts Festival, January 18 to February 4

Bringing 18 shows, including theatre, dance, music, circus, and performance art, the PuSh Festival has been known to feature content that stretches the boundaries of theatrical for...Read More

BC Alliance for Arts + Culture

Announcing Arts on Prescription Pilot Project

The BC Alliance for Arts + Culture is undertaking a multi-year community-engaged research project in collaboration with partners across the province. The project explores the benef...Read More