Central Cariboo Arts and Culture
90 Fourth Ave N V2G 2C6 Williams Lake, BC, Canada

The Central Cariboo Arts and Culture Society Board of Directors seeks a dynamic and experienced leader to serve as full-time Executive Director. Learn more at www.centralcaribooarts.com/about/opportunities

Call to Artists & Businesses! Registration deadlines have been extended until May 31st. https://downtownwilliamslake.com/things-to/events/art-walk/

Our website is functional again! Don’t forget to submit your grant applications by Saturday, May 15th at 4pm (via email is preferred). www.centralcaribooarts.com/grants

While our website issues persist, we have made our grant applications available via this link: https://drive.google.com//1c1z9N9MJH0bJ0-f1Ptu548iDWGl3k1O You will find all of the grant applications for the May 15th at 4pm deadline, program information and guidelines, a sample budget, as well as conditions of funding and reporting template.

We are experiencing some technical difficulties with our website, and apologize for this inconvenience. Grant application forms and information on the Executive Director job posting are available via email to [email protected].

Calling on community partners to contribute to this amazing series! We're not able to gather in Boitanio Park, but we're still producing some high quality arts and culture motion pictures for you this summer!

Need lots of sharing for this! Who says nothing is FREE? These art classes for kids are! ... These are Zoom classes and we will have art supply packages available for pick up at the gallery. Instructor: Miss White Spider 6-8/9 year olds are Tuesdays from 3:30 to 5 - May 18, 25 and June 1 9 + classes are Thursdays from 3:30 to 5 - May 20, 27 and June 3 We’ve put 9 year olds in both classes so you have a choice. A second session of 3 classes will begin June 8 and 10 for the same age groups and times on Tuesdays and Thursdays Give us a call at 250-392-6113 to sign up or email [email protected]

Today, we are providing more funding details regarding the $181.5 million supporting Arts and Live Events Workers in Response to COVID-19. These funds will hel...p stimulate employment of Canadian artists and cultural workers who have been greatly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Read the news release here http://ow.ly/nEMs50DNWE2 Canada Council for the Arts | Conseil des arts du Canada #SupportCdns

We're #12 on the Indigenous Music countdown this week. you can find all our music on spotify, itunes, amazon, youtube. Type "Rich n Beka" and all our material w...ill pop up. Grateful to be on the charts. Stay tuned. Click the link below and vote thanks fnf https://www.indigenousmusiccountdown.com/

Joyful Life is a curated seasonal subscription box for people who love beautifully made artisan goods, crafted by hand in small towns in British Columbia

A little lo-fi ‘Train On The Island’ to let you know we’re doing a STREAMING SHOW tonight with the @calgaryfolkclub We promise the show will be hi-fi! 7pm MST ...Tix at www.calgaryfolkclub.com (link in bio) .. #keepingmusicalive #streamingshow #calgaryfolkclub #pharisandjason #oldtimemusic #folkmusic #acousticfolk #singersongwriter #banjo #romerobanjos See more

We just want to take a second and thank the INCREDIBLE team at Cariboo ART BEAT. Tiffany Jorgensen, Sarah Sigurdson and Brittany Murphy are three amazing female... artists who chose a creative way to support our agency this Christmas. Cariboo ART BEAT auctioned off these amazing paintings, with proceeds going towards our mentoring programs here in Williams Lake. Check out some of the masterpieces below!) If you want to check them out, please visit their amazing gallery of original art, prints, commissioned art, and murals. Feeling a little cooped up? The trio event offer paint nights and art classes! Again, there are hardly truly words to describe how thankful we are to have such talented women in this community helping our youth during such a difficult time. We really are #BiggerTogether

Hello Community! Hope you're all well out there. We're here in the background building some momentum for our 2021 season. We'd love to find a few more incredible sponsors to add to our line-up!! Please share widely, it takes a village <3

The Cariboo Regional District, City of Williams Lake, and the Central Cariboo Arts and Culture Society (CCACS) are pleased to announce the recipients of the 2020 Fall intake of the CCACS Grants Program. Grants are available twice annually for non-profit organizations or community groups in Williams Lake and the Central Cariboo (CRD Areas D, E, and F) to support and develop arts and culture within the region. The Cariboo Regional District and the City of Williams Lake provid...e funding for these grants through the Central Cariboo Arts and Culture function. A total of $25,000 in funding was available for both 2020’s Spring and Fall intakes, with $14,470 being recently awarded. More information on CCACS funding programs can be found at centralcaribooarts.com. 2020 Fall intake CCACS Grant Recipients: Cariboo Gold Dance Band (Livestream concert and workshop), $3,000 Third-planet Crusade (Music Video for ‘Mother Earth’s Plea’ by Shannon Zirnhelt), $2,585 Wildwood Community & Recreation Association (Wildwood Art Series), $2,385 Community Arts Council of Williams Lake and Area (Arts-Based Reconciliation), $3,000 Gavin Lake Recordings (2021 Gavin Lake Artist Residency for Musicians), $1,500 Museum of the Cariboo Chilcotin (The Laketown: Downtown WL Past to Present), $2,000 Arts and culture are vital elements of any community, notes Cariboo Regional District chair Margo Wagner. We are delighted to support the grant recipients in their efforts to build and expand the cultural life of the Cariboo. The City of Williams Lake is proud to be a partner in the CCACS Grants Program, which has supported and celebrated arts and culture in our region for the past 10 years, said Councillor Ivan Bonnell. This funding provides valuable opportunities and enriches our communities by allowing our creativity to grow and flourish. In our current global climate of uncertainty, arts and culture have demonstrated their importance more than ever, said CCACS Executive Director Leah Selk. We are proud of our local organizations for finding creative ways to adapt and continue to provide our community with comfort and connection via the arts. For further information, please contact CCACS Executive Director Leah Selk at [email protected].

The 2021 First Nations Poetry Contest is now open for ALL K-12 students, visit our website for details https://www.sd27.bc.ca//up/2021/01/2021-poetry-contest.pdf

Love that Barkerville is putting the Cariboo Sentinel building and equipment to good use.

Due to provincial health recommendations, the Central Cariboo Arts Centre is extending its closure to bookings and public use. We will not be available in the office during this time. For emergencies, please email [email protected] Calm minds, clean hands, open hearts. Find comfort in the arts.

REMINDER: Letters of support are due in 2 DAYS! Please read the message below for more information on how to support the Williams Lake Studio Theatre. Good even...ing members, patrons, and friends of the Williams Lake Studio Theatre Society, Thank you very much to all of you who have sent in letters of support in regards to the future of our current home! If you have not already sent one in and would like to, the deadline is quickly approaching. All letters and words of support are due by FRIDAY, JANUARY 15TH. If you are wondering how to send one or what the letter should include, please read our original post below. If you are looking for other ways to support the Williams Lake Studio Theatre, here are some things you can do to help: - Become a member! To become a member of the WLSTS, go to our website (wlstudiotheatre.com), fill out the downloadable membership form, email it back to us, and e-transfer the membership fees to [email protected]. - Make a donation to the WLSTS Building Fund! You can do this by sending an e-transfer to [email protected]. Please send us a message if you would like to make a donation another way. Charitable tax receipts will be available. - Purchase a WLSTS Face Mask! Our 3-ply cotton face masks are available at The Open Book, and come in three designs and two sizes! All proceeds will go towards the WLSTS Building Fund. - Follow and Like our Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter pages, and share our posts. Thanks again for your continued support, -Williams Lake Studio Theatre Society **ORIGINAL POST** Dear members, patrons, and friends of the Williams Lake Studio Theatre Society, As many of you may know, our current home in the old Glendale Elementary School is in the process of being sold. Over the past several months, we have met with representatives from The Cariboo Regional District as well as The City of Williams Lake. They believe that our little theatre is as important as we do, and they want to help so that we can continue to bring everyone the joy of community theatre. Here is where we need your help. The CRD and the City of Williams Lake Joint Committee are having a meeting in January to discuss our potential future as well as what they are wanting and willing to do to help us as a Society. What we are asking you to do is to write letters of support. Why is The Williams Lake Studio Theatre Society important to you and our community? What does local community theatre mean to you? What has being a part of this society done for you? This can be special memories, history of the Studio Theatre, what the Studio Theatre has meant in your life, for example. A compilation of these thoughts will be presented to the CRD and City Joint Committee Meeting. Letters can be sent in any means that is most comfortable to you. Here are some examples: - email to [email protected] or an Executive Board Member - Facebook or Instagram message WL Studio Theatre - physical letters that an Executive Board Member can pick up (send us a message to let us know) - phone our President, Stacey Poirer, at 250-267-2158 Letters of support will be accepted up until January 15th. Thank you in advance for your kind words. We have an amazing community. Sincerely, Williams Lake Studio Theatre Society

Paintings from our paint nights up for auction!!! All proceeds go to Big Brothers & Big Sisters of Williams Lake, BC Please bid in the comments of the painting you’d like! Starting at ten dollars each!! Auction ends Sunday December 13th at 5pm

DEC 20th... I'm going to print bomb Williams Lake... I'm cleaning out my print stash and hiding art all over town.. FOR FREE... get out with your family and explore...I'm going to try to hit up the downtown core and a few other streets... anyone want to elf with me?DEC 20th... I'm going to print bomb Williams Lake... I'm cleaning out my print stash and hiding art all over town.. FOR FREE... get out with your family and explore...I'm going to try to hit up the downtown core and a few other streets... anyone want to elf with me?

The Central Cariboo Arts Centre's new fee schedule comes into effect January 2021. http://www.centralcaribooarts.com/arts-centre/rentals/

Barkerville LIVE! - Barkerville's Chinese History Story Join our host live for fascinating exploration of some of the earliest Chinese immigration to Canada and... one of the oldest Canadian Chinatowns. Find out more about the life of Chinese miners and merchants in Barkerville, and how their culture was maintained and adapted to the rugged land of the Cariboo. See more

Today would have been our 10th annual Earth Friendly Holiday event, but we had to cancel for this year. Instead, we made a cute (and by cute, I mean it actually... includes kittens!) instructional video on how to make the wreaths we do at our EFHE event, so you can make them at home. All you need is an old de-spoked bike rim, some wire, and some festive greenery and accents to make your wreath. CAST: Brianna van de Wijngaard (Communications Coordinator) Amber Gregg (Program Coordinator) Jenny Howell (Executive Director/Water Wise instructor) Oliver Berger (Chief Green Officer/Waste Wise instructor) HUGE thanks to Jenny's son, Sam Tudor, for putting this video together for us! Happy Holidays, everyone