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NEW PARTNERSHIP TO INVEST $6.5M IN B.C. ARTS PROJECTS

Vancouver, B.C. (March 5, 2007): A new contribution program called Arts Partners in Creative Development will enable B.C. arts and cultural organizations to create artistic works that achieve a high level of excellence. The announcement was made jointly today by representatives from the Province of B.C., City of Vancouver, Canada Council for the Arts, Vancouver Foundation, Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC) and 2010 Legacies Now.

With an initial investment of $6.5 million over three years, successful applicants will develop, create or commission original works in the performing, visual, media and literary arts. Eligible arts and cultural organizations may apply for up to 90 per cent of their development and/or commissioning costs, to a maximum of $300,000. The first round of applications will be adjudicated in the summer, with a second round by the end of the year.

The funding partners made the announcement at the Waterfront Theatre in Vancouver, in front of the set for Axis Theatre Company’s production of The Number 14.

“The Number 14 was supported by grants from the B.C. Arts Council and the Vancouver Foundation, and it was their contribution that allowed us to bring our dream to fruition,” said Axis Theatre Company Artistic director Wayne Specht. “Our play is the kind of work that can be developed with the support of a program like Arts Partners in Creative Development. It will give arts and cultural organizations the ability to focus on creating instead of fundraising.”

For more information on Arts Partners in Creative Development, and to view the program guidelines, please visit www.ArtsPartners.ca.

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