As part of its commitment to advancing reconciliation, BC Live is offering a $2,500 grant to host cultural events during the week of National Indigenous People’s Day in June 2025 (June 15 - 22). BC Live presenters and festival members are eligible for funding to...
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The new BC Arts Council Accelerate Program will increase access and remove barriers to funding for equity-deserving arts and cultural organizations to benefit more people working in B.C.’s arts sector.
The two-year pilot program will offer multi-year, flexible funding of up to $30,000 to eligible equity-deserving arts and culture organizations and collectives for expenses related to artistic growth, development, production or exhibition as well as for costs related to organizational capacity building, expansion and operations.
Accelerate will open for intake on September 21, 2022.
The Accelerate program builds on the priorities of the BC Arts Council’s Extending Foundations: Action Plan 2022-2024 to improve access, reduce barriers and provide flexible support for capacity building.
Guidelines, application previews and details about the program will be available on the BC Arts Council’s website in the coming weeks.
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