British Columbia Arts Council

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British Columbia Arts Council

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  • BC Arts Council

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1995-

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The BC Arts Council was established by the Province in 1995 under the Arts Council Act (SBC 1995, c. 18). Between 2005 and 2010, it was within the Cultural Services Branch of the Ministry of Small Business and Economic Development, and its successors, the Ministry of Tourism, Sport and the Arts, and the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and the Arts. The Council is the successor body to the British Columbia Arts Board (1974-1995), which was originally established to replace a government-appointed advisory committee that administered the British Columbia Cultural Fund. The Council’s purpose is to provide support for arts and culture in British Columbia, provide persons and organizations with the opportunity to participate in the arts and culture in BC, and to provide an open, accountable, and neutrally administered process for managing funds for British Columbia arts and culture.

The Arts Council Act mandated that the BC Arts Council must consult and collaborate with arts and cultural organizations, artists and artists’ organizations, government ministries, local government and other communities. Furthermore, the Council is directed to support arts and culture in BC through public education, research, and advocacy, by awarding grants to any person or organization, and by the production and distribution of information about the council and arts and culture in British Columbia. In the 2015-2016 year, the Council received 2,902 grant applications, of which 1,455 – worth some $24 million - were funded.

Under the Arts Council Act, the BC Arts Council was to be composed of no more than 15 members who were broadly representative of the regions and artistic communities of British Columbia appointed by the Lieutenant Governor in Council.

The mission of the BC Arts Council is to engage all British Columbians in a health arts and cultural community that is recognized for excellence. Its core values include artistic excellence, recognition of the work of British Columbia’s artists, access to the arts for all British Columbians, consultation with artist and cultural communities, and Aboriginal engagement.

As of 2016, the BC Arts Council was located within the Ministry of Community, Sport, and Cultural Development.

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ARIS
BC Arts Council. “About : what we do.” Accessed 21 December 2016 from http://www.bcartscouncil.ca/about/whatwedo.htm.
Canadian Encyclopedia. “British Columbia Cultural Services Branch.” Accessed 21 December 2016 from http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/british-columbia-cultural-services-branch-emc/

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