More than $4.7 million is being distributed to 430 artists and arts organizations as part of the latest round of successful BC Arts Council grant adjudications.

These awards will enhance arts and culture in 57 B.C. communites. They are the result of applications examined through the BC Arts Council’s independent peer-review process between July 1 and Sept. 30, 2015, in the following program areas:

• Arts-based community projects – 17 awards
• Capacity and sustainability, performing and studio arts – 39 awards
• Early career development,  performing and studio arts – 69 awards
• Innovation, performing and studio arts – 29 awards
• Media arts awards – 23 awards
• Professional Development, performing and studio arts – 28 awards
• Professional projects, music and theatre – 62 awards
• Scholarship awards – 153 awards
• Touring initiatives, performing arts – 10 awards

The funding is part of the $24 million provided to the BC Arts Council by the Government of British Columbia to support the province’s arts and culture sector in 2015-16.

For a full list of recent recipients, visit: https://www.bcartscouncil.ca/mediaroom/recipients.htm

Quotes:

Community, Sport and Cultural Development Minister Peter Fassbender –

“Whether working as established artists or in the early stages along a career path within the creative sector, these latest recipients reflect the talent and artistic excellence found throughout British Columbia. These arts organizations and individual artists enrich our lives, contribute to our vibrant communites and foster our creative economy.”

BC Arts Council chair Merla Beckerman –

“It is immensely rewarding to see the creative excellence of our province’s artistic community be nurtured and celebrated through the important work carried out through the BC Arts Council. Thanks to funding from the Government of British Columbia and a respected peer review process provided by our juries, the council supports more than 1,300 individual artists and arts organizations throughout the province each year.”

Quick Facts:

• For the past three years, the Government of British Columbia has provided $24 million annually to  the BC Arts Council –  the highest level of funding in the council’s history. Overall, the Government of British Columbia invested $60 million annually in B.C.’s artists, arts organizations and cultural institutions.
• Last year, council approved grants benefitting more than 200 communities in every region of the province.

Learn More:

For more information, visit the BC Arts Council’s website: http://www.bcartscouncil.ca