January 11, 2012 - The Province announced that it would be implementing a number of changes to the allocation of community gaming grants. In July 2011, Premier Christy Clark asked Skip Triplett to conduct an independent review of the Province’s Community Gaming Grant system. In response to Mr. Triplett's report on the review, which provides 16 options for consideration, the Province will reinstate funding eligibility for adult arts and sports organizations, environmental groups and animal welfare agencies.
September 28, 2011, North and West Vancouver - The Board of Directors of FANS (Fund for the Arts on the North Shore) proudly announces that internationally recognized dance choreographer Anna Wyman has been chosen to receive this year’s FANS Distinguished Artist Recognition Award. Ms. Wyman will be honoured at the “Mayors’ Tribute to the Arts” on Wednesday, October 26, 2011, 7pm at Bistro Chez Michel, 224 Esplanade Ave, North Vancouver.
September 15, 2011, North Vancouver - The Presentation House Theatre Board of Directors is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Kim Selody to the position of Artistic Director, Presentation House Theatre. Kim Selody brings extensive experience in the Canadian and international theatre industry to this role.
August 11, 2011, Vancouver - UBC Continuing Studies announces the launch of a new international centre focusing on cultural planning and development with a founding investment from 2010 Legacies Now and the Province of British Columbia. Cultural planning is a holistic approach to the identification and strategic development of creative and cultural resources to enhance livability and strengthen both community and economic development.
June 27, 2011, North Vancouver - The City of North Vancouver is pleased to announce a summer concert series entitled ‘Concerts in the Square’ which will take place at the popular Shipbuilders’ Square located in the Shipyards area at the foot of Lonsdale, at the City’s waterfront. This new series, presented by the City of North Vancouver, will offer the community free concerts at Shipbuilders’ Square featuring cultural performances, contemporary recording artists, as well as a display of original art and various works produced by local artisans.
June 2011, Vancouver – The Creative City Network of Canada/Réseau des villes créatives du Canada would like to announce that Ian Forsyth, Director of the Arts Office at the City/District of North Vancouver, British Columbia was elected President of the Board of Directors of the Creative City Network of Canada, at the meeting of the Board of Directors on May 12, 2011.
January 27, 2011, North Vancouver - Effective January 31, 2011, The Arts Office can be found in its new office on the 3rd floor of the North Vancouver District Public Library.
NEW ADDRESS:
The Arts Office,
Suite 315 - 1277 Lynn Valley Road,
North Vancouver, B.C. V7J 0A2.
December 9, 2010, By Michelle da Silva, Georgia Straight.
On Monday evening (December 6, 2010), both the City of North Vancouver and the District of North Vancouver approved arts-project grants recommended by the Arts Office. The recommendations total $63,000 to support nine projects and events from January 1 to June 30, 2011.
November 18, 2010, NORTH VANCOUVER – Forty-nine communities will share more than $1 million from the Province to commemorate B.C.’s 2010 Olympic success by enlisting local arts and cultural organizations to lead BC Spirit Festivals next February,
October 7, 2010, NORTH VANCOUVER - With the generous support of the Michael O'Brian Family Foundation, North Vancouver's Presentation House Gallery joins three major institutions to launch Satellite Gallery. Located in the heart of downtown Vancouver, this shared project space is devoted to exploring the boundaries of artistic and institutional practice.
October 6, 2010, NORTH VANCOUVER - Presentation House Gallery receives a commitment of $25,000 per year over ten years from Dr. Yosef Wosk to support and expand its programming activities.
September 23, 2010, VANCOUVER - Under the Creative Communities program, 2010 Legacies Now and the Province of British Columbia are providing $15,000 to the Arts Office to develop an arts and cultural plan that will impact the District of North Vancouver and the City of North Vancouver.
April 28, 2010, NORTH VANCOUVER - The North Vancouver Office of Cultural Affairs (NVOCA) changes its name to The Arts Office; introduces on!, a snazzy new cultural events calendar; and launches a dynamic new website with enhanced functionality and social networking capabilities for both creators and consumers of culture on Vancouver’s North Shore.
January 11, 2012 - The Province announced that it would be implementing a number of changes to the allocation of community gaming grants. In July 2011, Premier Christy Clark asked Skip Triplett to conduct an independent review of the Province’s Community Gaming Grant system. In response to Mr. Triplett's report on the review, which provides 16 options for consideration, the Province will reinstate funding eligibility for adult arts and sports organizations, environmental groups and animal welfare agencies.
September 28, 2011, North and West Vancouver - The Board of Directors of FANS (Fund for the Arts on the North Shore) proudly announces that internationally recognized dance choreographer Anna Wyman has been chosen to receive this year’s FANS Distinguished Artist Recognition Award. Ms. Wyman will be honoured at the “Mayors’ Tribute to the Arts” on Wednesday, October 26, 2011, 7pm at Bistro Chez Michel, 224 Esplanade Ave, North Vancouver.
September 15, 2011, North Vancouver - The Presentation House Theatre Board of Directors is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Kim Selody to the position of Artistic Director, Presentation House Theatre. Kim Selody brings extensive experience in the Canadian and international theatre industry to this role.
August 11, 2011, Vancouver - UBC Continuing Studies announces the launch of a new international centre focusing on cultural planning and development with a founding investment from 2010 Legacies Now and the Province of British Columbia. Cultural planning is a holistic approach to the identification and strategic development of creative and cultural resources to enhance livability and strengthen both community and economic development.
June 27, 2011, North Vancouver - The City of North Vancouver is pleased to announce a summer concert series entitled ‘Concerts in the Square’ which will take place at the popular Shipbuilders’ Square located in the Shipyards area at the foot of Lonsdale, at the City’s waterfront. This new series, presented by the City of North Vancouver, will offer the community free concerts at Shipbuilders’ Square featuring cultural performances, contemporary recording artists, as well as a display of original art and various works produced by local artisans.
June 2011, Vancouver – The Creative City Network of Canada/Réseau des villes créatives du Canada would like to announce that Ian Forsyth, Director of the Arts Office at the City/District of North Vancouver, British Columbia was elected President of the Board of Directors of the Creative City Network of Canada, at the meeting of the Board of Directors on May 12, 2011.
January 27, 2011, North Vancouver - Effective January 31, 2011, The Arts Office can be found in its new office on the 3rd floor of the North Vancouver District Public Library. NEW ADDRESS: The Arts Office, Suite 315 - 1277 Lynn Valley Road, North Vancouver, B.C. V7J 0A2.
December 9, 2010, By Michelle da Silva, Georgia Straight. On Monday evening (December 6, 2010), both the City of North Vancouver and the District of North Vancouver approved arts-project grants recommended by the Arts Office. The recommendations total $63,000 to support nine projects and events from January 1 to June 30, 2011.
November 18, 2010, NORTH VANCOUVER – Forty-nine communities will share more than $1 million from the Province to commemorate B.C.’s 2010 Olympic success by enlisting local arts and cultural organizations to lead BC Spirit Festivals next February,
October 7, 2010, NORTH VANCOUVER - With the generous support of the Michael O'Brian Family Foundation, North Vancouver's Presentation House Gallery joins three major institutions to launch Satellite Gallery. Located in the heart of downtown Vancouver, this shared project space is devoted to exploring the boundaries of artistic and institutional practice.
October 6, 2010, NORTH VANCOUVER - Presentation House Gallery receives a commitment of $25,000 per year over ten years from Dr. Yosef Wosk to support and expand its programming activities.
September 23, 2010, VANCOUVER - Under the Creative Communities program, 2010 Legacies Now and the Province of British Columbia are providing $15,000 to the Arts Office to develop an arts and cultural plan that will impact the District of North Vancouver and the City of North Vancouver.
April 28, 2010, NORTH VANCOUVER - The North Vancouver Office of Cultural Affairs (NVOCA) changes its name to The Arts Office; introduces on!, a snazzy new cultural events calendar; and launches a dynamic new website with enhanced functionality and social networking capabilities for both creators and consumers of culture on Vancouver’s North Shore.