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NEWS RELEASE
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August 24, 2009 |
Ministry of Tourism, Culture and the Arts |
BC
ARTS COUNCIL PROVIDES $5.1 MILLION IN GRANT AWARDS
VICTORIA – Individual artists and arts
organizations across B.C. will receive $5.1 million in BC Arts Council grants,
announced Tourism, Culture and the Arts Minister Kevin Krueger and Rich
Coleman, Minister of Housing and Social Development today.
“This funding is part of the government’s continued investment
in our province’s vibrant arts and culture community,” said Krueger. “The
Province is committed to the long term health of B.C.’s arts sector and
recognizes the key social and economic roles that heritage, arts and culture
play in our society.”
The council
will award 338 grants to individual artists and arts and cultural organizations
representing a range of disciplines including music, visual arts, literature,
theatre and dance. Once the council
has notified grant recipients of their funding allocations, specific
details of each award will be available on the BC Arts Council website, at www.bcartscouncil.ca.
“One
of the BC Arts Council’s key goals is to ensure that excellence, creativity and diversity in BC’s
arts and cultural sector are recognized and encouraged” said council chair
Jane Danzo. “This funding helps us meet this goal while enriching artistic
practice in communities across B.C.”
A total
of $10.9 million in funding for the 2009/10 Arts Council budget, which includes
this round of grants, has been provided through the Ministry of Housing and
Social Development’s Community Gaming Grants program.
“Revenues from the Community Gaming Grants
program will assist the BC Arts Council in the provision of this year’s grants
to artists and arts organisations, and also reiterate the Province’s on-going
support for B.C.’s arts community.” said Coleman, whose portfolio also includes
gaming.
The BC Arts Council is an independent agency that supports a range of activities including funding for professional artists and arts organizations, community initiatives, training and scholarships. Its funding decisions reflect recommendations that come out of a careful, peer-review process. Since 2001, the BC Arts Council has provided over $124 million to assist artists and arts and cultural organizations throughout B.C.
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Contact: |
Angie Poss Communications Manager Ministry of Tourism, Culture and the Arts 250 387-2799 |
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