Become a member
Who are we?
The Community Arts Council of Greater Victoria is a membership based advocacy organization that works to promote awareness of the arts, and to ensure that the arts remain a priority in municipal and provincial government planning and budgets. We encourage, develop and coordinate artistic and cultural activities in Greater Victoria. We have 11 members on the Board of Directors, a full-time Executive Director, a full-time administrator as well as part-time staff. Our membership is made up of approximately 1,000 people, with 800 individuals and over 80 groups and societies. We also have regular volunteers. Our members, both group and individual, represent people from all disciplines of the arts in Greater Victoria.
Our Mandate
The objective of the Community Arts Council of Greater Victoria is to provide advocacy through leadership, partnership and community involvement, and to increase and broaden public awareness and opportunities in artistic and cultural activities
Our Mission Statement
"The arts are the vehicle for the preservation, enhancement and development of our culture."
1. To ensure our community may enjoy cultural, visual, literary, and performing arts, through either participation as an artist or appreciation as a spectator.
2. To raise awareness and appreciation of the value and meaning of the arts and foster broad community support so that they remain an important priority in municipal and provincial government budgets.
3. The role of the Arts Council is to be a:
- proponent of arts advocacy;
- support network of communication, promotion and encouragement for local community (amateur and professional) artists and arts associations;
- granting body to administer monetary awards, provide space for and sponsor events, and recognize excellence in achievements and potential in the arts;
- key developer of a positive environment for the arts within our community through education, civic advocacy, projects and programs that reach artists, consumers of art, business people, educators, citizens and politicians;
- source of information as an active partner in the cultural development of our community providing a resource library regarding programs, funding and artist groups in the local community;
- advocate of Arts in Education programs.
4. To promote awareness of the arts and improve the quality of life in the community.
5. To encourage, develop and coordinate artistic/cultural activities in Greater Victoria.
6. To interpret, promote and publicize artistic/cultural activities in Greater Victoria.
7. The Community Arts Council of Greater Victoria exists to provide leadership, and to promote greater involvement by the local community in the arts.  This includes raising community awareness, disseminating knowledge, sponsoring events, and providing other appropriate services.
8. To develop a positive environment for the arts within our community through education, civic advocacy, projects and programs that reach artists, consumers of art, business people, educators and politicians.
9. The Community Arts Council of Greater Victoria is an active link that seeks to foster the optimum growth and development of arts in Victoria by creating a nurturing atmosphere and providing a resource centre that will enable the arts in the community to develop to their full potential.
10. The Community Arts Council of Greater Victoria seeks to be an active partner in the cultural development of our community by promoting and coordinating cultural events rich and vital to any community.  By providing a resource centre this will only stimulate a climate for support and growth for the arts which will carry us into the future.
11. To provide a focal point and coordinating body for the promotion and development of a viable and vital arts community.  Within this, the precepts of artistic exploration, public access, and coordination of individual artists and arts groups with other facets of the community, including creative liaisons with the business community, will guide the direction and activities of the Community Arts Council of Greater Victoria.
12. To encourage the development of the arts in Greater Victoria by providing support for the developing and professional artists and arts organizations through effective marketing, grant writing and public events.
13. "The arts are the vehicle for the preservation, enhancement and development of our culture."  Our mission is to assist in the development and delivery of initiatives that will broaden the base of understanding of, involvement in, and support for the arts in Greater Victoria.
14. To promote awareness of the arts and improve the quality of life in the community.

Become a member
Membership benefits include the weekly emailed Arts Calendar with events listings, artists services and call for entry; the opportunity to exhibit or perform in the Arts Centre Gallery; showing in the Artists Corner and in the Phantom Galleries; the opportunity to purchase a listing (and web-link) in the Arts Resource Guide and Directory; mailed ArtsTalk newsletters; participation in the many CACGV events and regional shows.

To become a member of the CACGV please mail fees & completed to:
Community Arts Council of Greater Victoria
G6-1001 Douglas Street
Victoria, B.C.
V8W 2C5

Membership Benefits:

ArtsTalk Newsletter
We publish ArtsTalk three times a year in the fall, winter and spring. The May-Aug 08 ArtsTalk is now available at the CACGV office.
Arts Centre Gallery
*We have gallery space available for the use of our members. Members can show their work, have meetings or workshops, or use it as a rehearsal space. The arts exhibits in this space change once every week or two.
Artists Corner
We also run the Artist Corner exhibition space at the main public library near the talking books section. The exhibitions at this space change every two weeks.
Victoria International Airport Gallery
We have two exhibition spaces at the Victoria International Airport: upstairs in Arrivals and on the main floor near the Tim Horton's coffee bar.
Gallery at the Mac
We display our CACGV member artists in the upper and lower levels of the MacPherson Theatre.
Phantom Gallery
In the fall of 2005, we added the Phantom Gallery Project to our Curatorial Programming. New locations are being added all the time to this exciting project!
Resource Centre
Our Resource Centre is located in the CACGV office at G6-1001 Douglas Street. We've recently re-organized our resources. We have information about grants, art classes, arts events, performance events, as well as newsletters from many arts councils, arts societies and organizations. Come on in and have a look for yourself, Monday to Friday, 10-5. Visit our online arts resources, calls for entry and grants pages for more information.
Grants and Awards
Our members are eligible for arts awards:
    • Annual Micheal Blake Watercolour Award
    • Annual Erika Kurth Scholarship Award
    • LOOK Victoria annual regional juried show awards
Arts Resource Guide and Directory
Every July we publish an Arts Resource Guide and Directory. This guide is an invaluable tool for anyone seeking information on local artists, performers, musicians, arts resources and venues. The full directory is posted on our website. Each listing includes membership for one year.
Visit our Online Directory.
Arts Calendar
Our Community Arts Calendar is sent out in bi-weekly emails to our members. If you are a member and would like to advertise you arts event in both of these calendars, fill out the online Arts Calendar form.
Become a member
Membership benefits include the bi-weekly emailed Arts Calendar with events listings, artists services and calls for entry; the opportunity to exhibit, perform or read in the Arts Centre Gallery; showing in the Artists Corner and in the Phantom Galleries; a listing (and web-link) in the Arts Resource Guide and Directory; mailed ArtsTalk newsletters; participation in the many CACGV events and regional shows.

To become a member of the CACGV please mail fees & completed form to: