PROVINCE FUNDS NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR B.C. ARTISTS

Twenty arts organizations have benefited from $350,000 in funding through the latest round of BC Arts Council grants.

Special Projects - Unique Opportunities program:

A total of 19 groups shared $300,000 in grants made possible by the BC150 Cultural Fund.

Coquitlam

Evergreen Cultural Centre received $10,000 to assist with the production costs of Water's Edge, a music event that will be part of the 2009 Cultural Olympiad.

Kamloops

Western Canada Theatre Company Society received $20,000 to assist with the production costs of taking The Ecstasy of Rita Joe to BC Scene in Ottawa, April 2009.

North Vancouver

BC Photography and Media Arts Society/ Presentation House Gallery received $15,000 to assist with the production costs of a publication to be launched at New York Artist Book Fair.

Vancouver

Hard Rubber New Music Society received $8,000 to support The Drum and Light Festival during the 2009 Cultural Olympiad.

I.E. Artspeak Gallery Society received $20,000 to assist with the production costs of a contemporary art forum and publication for 2009 Cultural Olympiad.

Musica Intima received $7,500 to support additional production costs for the choir's performance at the BC Scene in Ottawa, April 2009.

New Forms Media Society received $20,000 to assist with the production costs for Midforms, part of the 2009 Cultural Olympiad program.

Or Gallery Society received $20,000 to assist with production costs for an exhibition and book project as part of 2009 Cultural Olympiad.

Pacific Association Of Artist-Run Centres (Paarc) received $6,500 to assist with the production costs for SWARM, part of the 2009 Cultural Olympiad.

Radix Theatre Society received $7,500 to refine and rehearse Assembly in preparation for BC Scene in Ottawa, April 2009.

The Realwheels Society received $16,350 for production costs for Skydive as part of the 2009 Cultural Olympiad, as co-presented by PuSh and the Arts Club.

Theatre La Seizieme received $9,300 to present La Vue D'en Haut in Ottawa during the BC Scene in Ottawa, April 2009.

Turning Point Ensemble received $25,000 to support production costs for Satie: Relache as part of the 2009 Cultural Olympiad.

The Vancouver Art Gallery Association received $40,000 to assist with the production costs of an exhibition for the 2009 Cultural Olympiad.

Vancouver International Centre for Contemporary Asian Art (Centre A) received $10,850 to assist with the production costs for an exhibition at the BC Scene in Ottawa, April 2009.

Visible Arts Society/Grunt Gallery received $25,000 to assist with the production costs of Beat Nation: Hip Hop as an Indigenous Culture, at BC Scene in Ottawa, April 2009.

Western Front Society received $10,000 to assist with the production costs for a site-specific project during 2009 Cultural Olympiad.

The VDC Dance Centre Society (The Dance Centre) received $15,000 to remount and rehearse Triaspora at the BC Scene in Ottawa, April 2009.

West Vancouver

Dancers of Damelahamid received $14,000 for the We yah hani nah Coastal First Nations Dance Festival, part of the 2009 Cultural Olympiad.

Community Arts Development Projects

Art Starts in Schools Society received $50,000 in funding for the 10th anniversary of Arts & Culture Week, April 19-25, 2009.

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Media contact:	David Greer Communications Manager Ministry of Tourism, Culture and the Arts 250 387-2799

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