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Brilliance Gala auctions works by Artists for Kids founders Gordon Smith, Bill Reid, and Jack Shadbolt

Inaugural event raises $470,959 for the arts-education charity

ART & DESIGN, NEWSJanet SmithJune 18, 2023Gordon Smith, Briliiance Gala, Artists for Kids

Massey Theatre gets $20.1 million investment from City of New Westminster

Funds will go toward renovations and accessibility at the historic venue

THEATRE, NEWSGail JohnsonJune 14, 2023Summer 2023, Massey Theatre, Jessica Schneider

Laiwan and Hazel Meyer receive 2023 VIVA Awards, while Daina Augaitis wins Alvin Balkind Curator’s Prize

Visual artists recognized by Jack and Doris Shadbolt Foundation work across disciplines, while Augaitis is best-known for her long tenure as Vancouver Art Gallery chief curator

Vancouver Art Gallery reaches new collective agreement with CUPE Local 15

VAG employees to receive wage increases, provisions around remote work

NEWS, ART & DESIGNGail JohnsonJune 9, 2023Vanouver Art Gallery, VAG, Spring 2023

City Opera names Gordon Gerrard as new artistic director

Former VSO assistant and associate conductor to replace retiring founder Charles Barber

MUSIC, NEWS, OPERAJanet SmithJune 6, 2023City Opera, opera

Nominations now open for the Polygon Award in First Nations Art and the Applied Art + Design Award

Presented by BC Achievement Foundation, distinctions recognize local creative prowess

ART & DESIGN, NEWSStir VancouverJune 1, 2023Partner Content, BC Achievement Foundation

Vancouver dance artist Ralph Escamillan wins new national RBC Emerging Artist Award

The honour comes from the presenting sponsor of 2023 Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards

DANCE, NEWSGail JohnsonMay 26, 2023Ralph Escamillan, FakeKnot, Governor-General's Awards

Ballet BC hosts Grand Opening Weekend on Granville Island, May 27 and 28

Observe rehearsals, performances, and Q&As on Saturday or register for classes and special events on Sunday

DANCE, NEWSJanet SmithMay 26, 2023BALLET BC, Ballet BC, Spring 2023, Granville Island

Vancouver's Chinese Canadian Museum gets $5,179,000 from Government of Canada

Cultural centre in Chinatown’s historic Wing Sang building opens on July 1

NEWS, CULTURE, ART & DESIGNGail JohnsonMay 23, 2023Canadian Chinese Museum, Chinatown, Chinese

Performing artists share personal reflections on racism on StopAsianHate website

Vancouver’s Boca del Lupo coordinates Canada-wide project to mark Asian Heritage Month

NEWS, THEATRE, CULTUREJanet SmithMay 23, 2023Boca del Lupo, Sherry J Yoon, StopAsianHate, Asian

Progress Lab 1422 releases Backstage Spaces report calling out web of property-tax and funding struggles

Unique East Side creative home to groups including Neworld Theatre, Electric Company, and Rumble Theatre calls for action on doubling rent, “triple-net lease”, and other issues

NEWS, THEATREJanet SmithMay 19, 2023Progress Lab, Progress Lab 1422, Neworld Theatre

Ballet BC announces 2023-24 season, including an epic 50-person piece and four world premieres

Works by.Stephen Shropshire, Shahar Binyamini, Micaela Taylor, and Out Innerspace are on the roster, as well as a few new Surrey performances

Anya Saugstad wins Iris Garland Emerging Choreographer Award, while Raven Spirit Dance receives Isadora Award for choreography

Saugstad will work on her paper-airplane-filled piece Paper Mountains, while Michelle Olson and Star Muranko’s company gets nod for its Confluence

NEWS, DANCEJanet SmithMay 16, 2023DANCE CENTRE, The Dance Centre, Iris Garland Award, Anya Saugstad