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$1.7M TO DEVELOP ORIGINAL ARTISTIC WORKS AS CULTURAL LEGACIES FOR BRITISH COLUMBIA
Vancouver, B.C. (January 10, 2008): Twenty-four arts and cultural organizations from across British Columbia will receive a total of $1.7 million in the second round of funding from Arts Partners in Creative Development (APCD).
APCD was formed in March last year to support organizations in the creation and development of original works - in the performing, visual, media and literary arts - which represent artistic excellence and the diverse cultures of British Columbia. These arts and cultural organizations will display their work to audiences throughout the province, with some projects reaching audiences across the country and around the world.
The 24 organizations receiving funding in this round are from the following B.C. communities:
- Kamloops
- Kelowna
- Madeira Park
- Mission
- Prince George
- Surrey
- Vancouver
- Victoria
- Whistler
APCD is a strategic partnership of 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 and 2010 Legacies Now.
With an initial investment of $6.5 million over three years, Arts Partners in Creative Development was established to contribute to the creation and development of original artistic works that will create extraordinary legacies for B.C. arts and cultural communities nationally and internationally. Eligible arts and cultural organizations can apply for up to 90 per cent of a proposed project’s development and/or commissioning costs, to a maximum of $300,000. The next deadline for applications is March 3, 2008.
For more information on Arts Partners in Creative Development, including details on the funded projects, a list of advisory panel members and program guidelines, please visit www.ArtsPartners.ca.
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Media Contacts:
Don McDonald
Director, Communications
Ministry of Tourism, Sport and the Arts
Ph: 250 213-1667
Jennifer Young
Assistant Director, Corporate Communications
City of Vancouver
Ph: 604 873-7394
Donna Balkan
Senior Communications Manager
Canada Council for the Arts/Conseil des Arts
du Canada
Ph: 613 566-4414, ext. 4134
Cell: 613 795-3669
Catherine Clement
Vice-President, Communications
Vancouver Foundation
Ph: 604 629-5184
Karen McDonald
Director, Communications
2010 Legacies Now
Ph: 778 327-5180
Cell: 778 840-8779
Suzanne Walters
VANOC Communications
Ph: 778 328-6386
Arts Partners in Creative Development- Partner organizations
Province of B.C.
The Province of British Columbia supports arts and culture through the funding of a variety of programs and organizations, including the British Columbia Arts Council, the Spirit of British Columbia Arts Fund and 2010 Legacies Now. Through the British Columbia Arts Council, the Province has provided over $70 million in funding to assist artists and arts and cultural organizations throughout British Columbia. For more information, please visit www.gov.bc.ca.
City of Vancouver
The City works to ensure Vancouver’s future as a creative city, open and accessible to artists, to the broadest range of artistic expression, and to the widest participation. The City of Vancouver’s cultural goals include promoting a high level of creativity, diversity and excellence in the cultural life of Vancouver. For more information, please visit www.vancouver.ca/creativecity.
Canada Council for the Arts/Conseil des Arts du Canada
The Canada Council for the Arts is a national arm's-length agency created by an Act of Parliament in 1957. According to the Canada Council Act, the role of the council is “to foster and promote the study and enjoyment of, and the production of works in, the arts.” The Council offers a broad range of grants and services to professional Canadian artists and arts organizations in dance, interdisciplinary and performance art, media arts, music, theatre, visual arts, and writing and publishing. It also promotes public awareness of the arts through its communications, research and arts promotion activities. 2007 marks the Canada Council’s 50th anniversary.
Vancouver Foundation
As Canada’s largest community foundation, Vancouver Foundation links donors to projects and organizations that are addressing important needs and building legacies in B.C. communities. The Foundation has two roles: it serves as a type of savings institution, where donors can set up endowment funds dedicated to philanthropy. The other part of the Foundation’s work is to help donors give grants from their endowment funds to innovative projects and organizations that are working to improve life in communities throughout the province. Today, Vancouver Foundation manages over 1,000 endowment funds worth almost $800 million, and each year distributes about $40 million to hundreds of non-profit organizations across the province. For more information, please visit www.vancouverfoundation.ca.
VANOC
VANOC is responsible for the planning, organizing, financing and staging of the XXI Olympic Winter Games and the X Paralympic Winter Games in 2010. The 2010 Olympic Winter Games will be staged in Vancouver and Whistler from February 12 to 28, 2010. Vancouver and Whistler will host the Paralympic Winter Games from March 12 to 21, 2010.
2010 Legacies Now
2010 Legacies Now is a not-for-profit society that works in partnership with community organizations, non-government organizations, the private sector and all levels of government to develop sustainable legacies in sport and recreation, arts, literacy and volunteerism. 2010 Legacies Now actively assists communities to discover and create unique and inclusive social and economic opportunities leading up to and beyond the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. For more information, please visit www.2010LegaciesNow.com.
