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06/01/2026

There's another exciting Many Pathways event on the horizon! Join us for "Getting Unstuck: A Conversation About Organizational Change"

What does organizational change look like? From practices and policies, to people and power, the shifts can manifest in many ways. Over the past three years, the Pathways program has supported approximately 70 organizations annually through learning and deepening their equity practices.

Join us as the panel discusses what it's like to be working directly to support organizations and leaders (within and outside Pathways) on their learning journey, unpack themes that have emerged, changes that have been witnessed, and share resources and practices that you can take back into your organization.

๐ŸŽ™๏ธModerator: Kenji Maeda
๐Ÿ‘ฅPanelists: Allison Girvan, Jenna Reid, and Kia Kadiri
๐Ÿ“… Monday, June 15
โŒš๏ธ Noon - 1:30pm
๐Ÿ’ฐ Free

โ“Who is this for? Anyone! Whether you work in arts, culture, or heritage, care about equity, accessibility, disability justice, and systems change or are curious about the Pathways program, youโ€™re welcome to attend.

Register here: https://shorturl.at/ehUZA

๐—Ÿ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜„ ๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€? ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—บ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜๐˜€? ๐—ช๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜€๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—น๐—น๐˜€?When yo...
06/01/2026

๐—Ÿ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜„ ๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€? ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—บ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜๐˜€? ๐—ช๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜€๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—น๐—น๐˜€?

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๐—–๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—น๐˜† ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ฟ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—น๐˜‚๐—ฑ๐—ฒ:
๐Ÿ“บ Funder Info Session:
๐Ÿ“บ Funder Info Session:
๐Ÿ“บ Funder Info Session:
๐Ÿ“บ Not the Usual Suspects: Alternative Funding Sources & Approaches
๐Ÿ“บ ARTS: Giving Trends & Insights
๐Ÿ“บ Understanding and Accessing Business Support Programs
๐Ÿ“บ CCA Micro-grants & Composite & Sector Support, Innovation and Development programs
๐Ÿ“บ Grants 101: An Information Session (Archival 2018)

Created exclusively for Subscribers only, the Centre includes a wide range of grant-related tools & information, including a monthly at-a-glance grant deadline calendar, grant writing tips, tutorials, videos & related resources, a list of available grant writers, detailed grant features and content, latest sector news; and much, much more.

๐—ช๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ถ๐—ป? ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ฏ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฆ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—š๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜ ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†!
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05/31/2026

โญ๏ธNEXT WEEKโญ๏ธ

Join PGC and Canada Council for the Arts | Conseil des arts du Canada staff for an informative presentation on the Councilโ€™s various funding streams.

๐Ÿ“… June 4, 2026
โฐ 3:00pm - 4:40pm ET
๐Ÿ“ ONLINE

Program Officers from Canada Council for the Arts will discuss tips and tricks for preparing strong applications and go over each componentโ€™s assessment criteria, as well as discuss the peer assessment process and the changes to the application portal.

This webinar is free and open to the public, however registration is required!

Find all of the details and RSVP here: https://playwrightsguild.ca/event/the-canada-council-grant-program-overview/

05/31/2026

Itโ€™s back! The Early Career Development program supports immersive and high-impact opportunities for Emerging and Early Arts Practitioners. Eligible organizations can apply through two components:
โ€ข Internship supports paid, learning-focused internships for an Early Arts Practitioner who is transitioning into professional practice.
โ€ข Cohort supports paid, learning-focused positions for a group of two or more Early Arts Practitioners with similar learning goals who are transitioning into professional practice.
Find out if your organization is eligible and how to apply by reviewing the program guidelines on our website: bcartscouncil.ca/program/early-career-development-organizations/

Submit your application to the Early Career Development program before July 8, 2026.

05/31/2026

Intake for our 2026 Compassion Fund is closing today. ๐Ÿซ‚

This program offers financial assistance to member playwrights who are caregivers or receive caregiving in order to assist them in their writing work.

The guidelines and application form are located in the Member Dashboard: https://playwrightsguild.ca/membership-dashboard/

05/31/2026

๐ŸŽจ Reminder: Arts Partner Grant applications close tomorrow

If your organization has an artistic project or activity that benefits the community, Arts Partner Grants can help support future initiatives in Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows.

Funding is available to registered charities with CRA charitable status and is intended for upcoming projects onlyโ€”not past work or general operating costs.

๐Ÿ“… Deadline to apply: tomorrow (May 31)
๐Ÿ”— Apply: https://arts-on.org/community-arts-partner-program

05/31/2026

Breaking into the film industry isnโ€™t always a level playing field ๐ŸŽฌ

In our latest Creative Pathwaysโ„ข feature, we explore some of the barriers marginalized communities continue to face in film and television: from financial challenges and limited industry access to workplace culture and underrepresentation, alongside the programs and organizations helping create more equitable pathways forward in B.C. and beyond.

๐Ÿ”— Read more on Creative Pathways: https://buff.ly/pzbyYy2

05/31/2026

Missed the latest Business / Arts Speaker Series webinar? The recording featuring Marc Miller is now available for viewing.

Throughout the conversation, Minister Miller emphasized the important role arts and culture play in shaping:
โ€ข Canadian identity
โ€ข National unity
โ€ข Belonging
โ€ข Civic trust
โ€ข Democracy

Watch the recording to hear insights on the value of arts and culture in strengthening communities across Canada.

https://www.businessandarts.org/blog/watch-conversation-minister-marc-miller/

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