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British Columbia’s Central and Northern Interior Gets Ready to Celebrate Canada
Member of Parliament Dick Harris Announces Celebrate Canada Support for seven organizations May 29, 2015 – Prince George, British Columbia – Department of Canadian Heritage Seven organizations in the Central and Northern Interior of British Columbia got a boost today when Dick Harris, Member of Parliament (Cariboo—Prince George), announced a total of $10,766 in funding […]
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200 Participants Gather at UBC Okanagan for Cultural Safety Symposium
May 27, 2015 West Kelowna, British Columbia, Okanagan Nation Territory: Tomorrow, May 28th 2015, at the University of British Columbia over 200 health care providers and First Nation community members will gather to participate in a Cultural Safety Symposium. The Cultural Safety Symposium marks an important step forward in fostering a strong partnership between the […]
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Installation Update for 2015 Temporary Public Art
May 14, 2015 New temporary artworks have been installed in City parks Summary The City of Nanaimo is celebrating Public Art Week from May 11 to 15, 2015. Seven new pieces of temporary art were approved for 2015 and have been installed throughout the City. To date, the following pieces have been successfully installed: — […]
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Celebrating Rural Communities Through Music, Culture and Art
Parliamentary Secretary Mark Strahl announces funding for the Desert Daze Festival May 15, 2015 – Spences Bridge, British Columbia – Department of Canadian Heritage The Government of Canada has provided the Spences Bridge Community Club with $2,800 in funding through the Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage program in support of the 6th Desert Daze […]
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Indigenous Artists Abound at Aboriginal Day Live
Indigenous Artists Abound at Aboriginal Day Live May 13, 2015, Winnipeg, Manitoba – Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN) announced today the lineup and hosts for Aboriginal Day Live, a free evening concert that’s a smashing onstage display of Indigenous superstars on Saturday, June 20, 2015. APTN broadcasts the annual concert LIVE to the nation from […]
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Legacy Fund Gifts $25,000 to Residential School Memorial Sculpture
May 6, 2015 The shíshálh Nation will be erecting a monument on the original site of the old St Augustine’s Residential School, in the area behind the Raven’s Cry Theatre, to commemorate the children from the 48 First Nations who attended the school as residential and day scholars from 1904 to 1975. The monument, being […]
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Aboriginal Cultural Festival: Call for Artists
April 27, 2015 AtBC is sending out a Call for Artists for the Aboriginal Cultural Festival’s Authentic Indigenous Arts Marketplace. The application is open to traditional and contemporary, emerging and master Aboriginal artists. Preference will go to artists that are registered in the Authentic Indigenous Arts Program. The Aboriginal Cultural Festival will be taking place from June 19-21 […]
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30,000 Year Old Horse Bone Found in the Peace River Valley
FORT ST. JOHN, BRITISH COLUMBIA–(April 22, 2015) – Editors Note: There are two photos associated with this press release. The Treaty 8 Tribal Association is proud to announce the finding and confirmation of a 30,000 year old prehistoric horse bone found in the Peace River Valley. The Peace River Valley is a very important cultural […]
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Endangered Languages Project Website Redesigned to Be More Accessible and Engaging
April 21, 2015 BRENTWOOD BAY, BRITISH COLUMBIA–(April 21, 2015) – The Endangered Languages Project is launching a new website today (www.endangeredlanguages.com) to improve access to information and resources on endangered languages for a global audience of Indigenous language speakers and language experts. “Our goal is to create a collaborative online space where the world’s languages […]
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Canada’s Newest Art Museum to Open With an Exhibition of Canada’s Most Acclaimed Living Artist
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA–(April 21, 2015) – Editors Note: There is a photo associated with this Press Release. The Audain Art Museum’s construction is on schedule to open to the public in Whistler, B.C. on Saturday, November 21, 2015. The opening will feature an exhibition of work by renowned Vancouver photographer Jeff Wall. The 56,000 sq.ft. […]
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