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In the wake of COVID-19, SEARA aims to raise $500,000 to $1 million for BC-based BIPOC artists facing financial hardship, with $350,000 coming from arts organizations. Donate now to support equity in the arts!

On October 20, join artist Naomi Gracechild and four other Black arts leaders from Metro Vancouver for Black Artists Matter, an online conversation and call to action to explore commitments that organizations can make to become actively anti-racist. Find out more: https://www.allianceforarts.com/black-artists-matter

Hey, Kamloops! Nominations are open for the Mayor's Awards for the Arts.

Lend your voice and reach out to the candidates of the major provincial parties expressing your support for arts and culture, using our quick and easy email tool.

In a special edition of All Access Town Hall, CAPACOA will moderate a discussion about the environment on Tuesday, October 6 at 12:00 p.m. (PDT). This will be the first of a three-part series, discussing rebuilding upon more sustainable and equitable foundations.

New info on the BC Arts Council's $21 million in resilience funding! The Expanded Arts & Culture Resilience Supplement totals $16 million and is designed to support arts and culture organizations who have been financially impacted by COVID-19, while the $5 million Pivot Program supports arts and culture organizations as they adapt their programs and practices in response to the pandemic. Click here to find out more, including details and deadlines.

Music sector, breathe easy (behind your mask) -- Music BC has prepared guidelines for reopening the sector in BC.

Our condolences to the friends, family, and community of Kimberley arts fixture Twila Austin, who passed in September.

There's still time to check out "Crisis" at the Federation of Canadian Artists Gallery, which runs through this weekend. The exhibition illuminates the solace Canadians have felt through nature during our quarantines, and urges the government to commit to nature conservation as we plan for Canada’s post-emergency recovery from COVID-19. "Crisis" features 60 painters and supports our friends, the David Suzuki Foundation. https://federationgallery.com/show/crisis

Non-profit arts and culture organizations are invited to join an upcoming GVPTA - Greater Vancouver Professional Theatre Alliance webinar on the COV's Cultural Impact Critical Assistance Grants , including Q&A with City of Vancouver Cultural Services staff, on Thursday, October 8, 2020 from 10:30 a.m. 12:00 p.m.

Out of Seattle: what do more equitable arts non-profits look like?

The Community Economic Recovery Infrastructure Program provides fully-funded provincial grants to support economic resilience, tourism, heritage, and urban and rural economic development projects in communities impacted by COVID-19. Click to learn more.

Phoenix Chamber Choir is excited to announce their first concert: Gathering Together, with music from around the world, sung by singers from around the city. Come and gather to experience the Phoenix Family in a new and exciting way. The concert will feature solo performances, works sung by small groups called Phoenix Ventures, and music by the entire Phoenix Odyssey (the entire ensemble). They have programmed diverse, emotional repertoire to reflect this new chapter of c...horal singing. The live broadcast will happen at 7:30 PST but ticket holders can enjoy the show at their convenience for up to 48 hours following the broadcast. Ever dreamed of attending a Phoenix concert with a friend who lives outside Vancouver? Now you can! To purchase tickets, visit phoenixchoir.com/concerts or https://www.cya.live/event/4240 (This post brought to you by BC ArtsPost, the BC Alliance's paid publicity service.)

There are 50+ all candidates meetings taking place between now and October 24. Find one in your area! #ArtsVoteBC #NowIsTheTimeBC

Don't forget: the leaders of BC Green Party, BC Liberal Party and BC NDP will be meeting tonight in a televised debate. Here's how to watch.

COVID-19 Cultural Impact Critical Assistance (CICA) grants provide one-time funding to assist Vancouver based non-profit arts and cultural organizations negatively impacted by COVID-19. Click through to find out more.

Hey, you! You've got four more days to request your vote-by-mail package! #ArtsVoteBC #NowIsTheTimeBC

Don't forget: we've got upcoming workshops on live streaming and financial strategy! Click to find out more.

There truly is a filter for everything.

Check out this free webinar tomorrow from Surrey Civic Theatres: The Do’s and Don’ts of Creating Digital Content, Oct. 8 at 7pm. Moderated by Surrey’s Performing Arts Manager Kent Gallie, this information session will feature three artists discussing the do's and don’ts of digital content creation. Artists: Robert Wilson (Here and Now Productions) is a singer/songwriter and the Production Manager of the Vancouver International Jazz Festival. He is currently working with a nu...mber of arts presenters to support a transition to digital platforms for performance. Sophia Wolfe is a contemporary dance artist who also works in visual media including photography, film, and video art. Sophia’s deep interest in integrating movement and film has led her to organize and curate F-O-R-M (Festival Of Recorded Movement). Adrienne Wong is Artistic Director of SpiderWebShow Performance, specializing in the intersection of live performance and digital technology and producing the Festival of Live Digital Art. To attend this free online event, RSVP to [email protected].

ICYMI: here's everything you need to know about the Canada Recovery Benefit, the new program replacing CERB.

Now is the time, BC. It's election season, and that means it's ArtsVote BC season. Visit https://www.artsvotebc.ca for everything you need to make an informed decision and be an advocate for arts and culture this provincial election. Our Voting & Advocacy Toolkit will arm you with voting information and essential advocacy data. We'll also be adding the major parties' positions on the arts as soon as they're announced, as well as letting you know where the nearest all candidates meeting is taking place as they're scheduled. As we continue to struggle with the realities of the COVID-19 pandemic, arts and culture have a critical role to play in our eventual recovery and a more equitable future but only if they have the support they need. Now is the time to vote for arts and culture in British Columbia!

"You want to talk about race and inclusion? You can’t leave out the disability community," says Jillian Mercade of Black Disabled Creatives.

And since we're talking documentaries and films, check out these quarantine shorts from NFB!

In case you haven't, you can experience this year's VIFF from the comfort of your own home. Check out the lineup!

Follow the journeys of four Prince George artists in "Creative Paths: Artistic Journeys in a Northern Community", a short documentary by Prince George & District Community Arts Council.

Space for Community is a multi-year study seeking to understand the real estate challenges impacting the the arts and non-profit sectors. Take the survey to be entered in a draw for one of four iPads.

Want to learn about digital learning opportunities in your area? Check out GVPTA - Greater Vancouver Professional Theatre Alliance's online listings!

Heads up: the Heritage BC BC Heritage Awards are open for nominations!

Mitch and Murray Productions returns (COVID safety plan in place) with a production of the two character play LUNGS by Duncan Macmillan, opening November 13th and running to November 22nd at Studio 16 in Vancouver. The Story: In a time of global anxiety, erratic weather, and political unrest, one couple (played by real life couple Aaron Craven and Kate Craven) wants to have a child but are running out of time. LUNGS is a smart, funny and timely drama that follows a couple thr...ough the surprising lifecycle of their relationship, as they grapple with questions of family and change, hope, betrayal, happenstance, and the terrible pain that you can only cause the people you love. Tickets to be on sale soon at www.mitchandmurrayproductions.com . (This post is brought to you by BC ArtsPost, the BC Alliance's paid publicity service.)

One residential school survivor, Betsy Head from Opaskwayak Cree Nation, has been making orange face masks to mark #OrangeShirtDay.

Hope you're all wearing orange today: September 30 is #OrangeShirtDay, to mark the impacts of residential schools on Indigenous communities. This is a time to acknowledge trauma and mourn those lost, as well as look toward meaningful reconciliation.

We're all about digital literacy, and so are our buddies over at Arts BC - they're hosting free community cultural forums on the subject with friend of the Alliance Jai Djwa! Register online now, with sessions October 20 + 27!

Just got my voting package in the mail! Quick and easy. Want to know how you can vote by mail? Register below.