Community Resources
CALENDAR OF FUNDRAISING EVENTS AVAILABLE ON-LINE
Over the past year Volunteer Victoria has maintained a community calendar
of fundraising events as a service for the local non profit sector. Now
there is an on-line calendar available, developed by the local chapter of
the Order of St. John. The group took on this initiative as a community
service project and VV has provided input and consultation in the development
of the calendar. This resource will allow you to view upcoming fundraising
events and to input your own event on-line. The calendar can be accessed
at:
www.sosj-victoria.ca/events.html
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CAPITAL REGIONAL DISTRICT ARTS DEVELOPMENT OFFICE
The mission of the Capital Regional Distrist (CRD) is that it will develop
and maintain policies and systems that will promote a healthy and vibrant
arts community.
CRD website links:
main page/public art http://www.crd.bc.ca/media/2009/2009-01-19-public-art.htm
arts funded programs http://www.crd.bc.ca/arts/funding.htm
regional arts strategic plan http://www.crd.bc.ca/arts/planning.htm
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CITY OF VICTORIA WEBSITE
Arts and Culture links: http://www.city.victoria.bc.ca/residents/artscl.shtml
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DOWNTOWN VICTORIA BUSINESS ASSOCIATION
Established on January 13, 2005, the Downtown Victoria Business Association
(DVBA) is Victoria's voice and advocate for a vibrant and prosperous Downtown.
Our mission is to make Downtown Victoria the destination of choice for Greater
Victoria residents and visitors - for shopping, dining, entertainment, and
other services.
The DVBA participates in collaborative initiatives to market, beautify,
and improve the Downtown business area, and to provide a clean and safe
business environment. We are a non-profit, membership-based organization,
funded by a levy assessment on properties within our boundaries. www.downtownvictoria.ca
DVBA April newsletter - Downtown
Dialogue
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VOLUNTEER VICTORIA
Mission Statement: Enriching the community by promoting and supporting a
high standard of volunteerism. Concerned citizens ran various volunteer resource centres until 1974 when the Greater Victoria Volunteer Society was formed to operate the Victoria Volunteer Bureau. Volunteer Victoria now has many wonderful resources available
to you: their website provides volunteer and employment information and many resources, there
is also a Volunteer Victoria Library with hundreds of magazines, reports,
books and videos for you to borrow.
Volunteer Victoria
Suite 306 - 620 View Street,
Victoria, B.C. V8W 1J6, Canada
Tel: (250) 386-2269
Fax: (250) 386-2279
Email: volvic@volunteervictoria.bc.ca
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Provincial
Resources
BC ARTS COUNCIL
The British Columbia Arts Council was established by the Province of British
Columbia to: provide support for arts and culture in British Columbia, provide
persons and organizations with the opportunity to participate in arts and
cultural activities, provide an open, accountable, and neutrally administered process for managing funds for British Columbia arts and culture. www.bcartscouncil.ca
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BC ARCHIVES
The BC Archives is the archives of the government of British Columbia, and
provides research accessto records of enduring value to the province for
both the provincial government and public clientele. Our archival holdings include: government documents and records; private
historical manuscripts and papers; maps, charts and architectural plans;
photographs; paintings, drawings and prints; audio and video tapes; film;
newspapers; and an extensive library of publications with a strong emphasis
on the social and political history of British Columbia and the Pacific
Northwest.
http://www.bcarchives.gov.bc.ca/index.htm
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CARFAC BC
Founded by artists, CARFAC (Canadian Artists' Representation) is a democratic,
non-profit, national artist-run organization for visual artists. It has
members in B.C. and affiliates across Canada. CARFAC BC currently receives
no operational funding. It functions on the resources of its members alone,
and is run by volunteers.
http://www.vcn.bc.ca/carfac/
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CULTURAL SERVICES BRANCH
The Cultural Services Branch develops and administers Government policies
that support a vital and sustainable arts and cultural sector. This involves
developing options to improve the competitiveness of provincial cultural
industries, as well as providing information and advice to Government and
the cultural sector, facilitating policy discussion on cultural issues and
general promotion of the arts.
http://www.cse.gov.bc.ca/csb/default.htm
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BC MINISTRY OF TOURISM, SPORTS & THE ARTS
http://www.gov.bc.ca/tsa
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National
Resources
CARFAC
Canadian Artists' Representation/Front des artistes canadiens.
CARFAC promotes: the visual arts in Canada, socio-economic climate for production
of the visual arts, and research and public education.
www.carfac.ca
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CITIZENShift
Inspired by the NFB's 60's program, Challenge for Change, CITIZENShift is
an interactive magazine, bringing social issues to the public through modern
media and online communication in order to facilitate social change. The
site is a tool for social transformation and a common space where filmmakers, creative people, thinkers, and active citizens can be creative, gather information,
share knowledge, reflect, express themselves, be entertained, or interact
with others to exchange ideas and debate relevant social issues. http://citizen.nfb.ca
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CULTURE CANADA WEBSITE
CultureCanada.gc.ca,
a service from the Canada site, is the Government of Canada's one-stop web
access to government Culture, Heritage and Recreation services. Created
as part of the Treasury Board Secretariat's Government On-Line initiative,
CultureCanada.gc.ca is based on the GOL principles of "organizing information
around the needs and expectations of Canadians", as well as "taking
a whole of government approach" in providing information. If you are
looking for government grant programs, learning resources, online services,
events, or news and publications, this is the place to start.
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CULTURE.CA
Culture.ca -
an initiative of the Department of Canadian Heritage, as part of the Canadian
Culture Online Strategy, is a public space developed in collaboration with
partners and the private and public sectors. “Culture.ca aims to engage Canadians in cultural life, to educate
and entertain Web surfers with the stories of many peoples, and to provide
access to the best of Canadian culture on-line.” The Culture.ca gateway is a gathering place and knowledge platform where
you can share and exchange high quality information on the diversity and
vitality of cultural life in Canada. You can connect to the history, art,
peoples, places, sports, and media that help define who we are as Canadians.
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CULTURAL HUMAN RESOURCES COUNCIL
Interested in working in the arts? This useful resource provides information
on careers in arts and culture, including writing and publishing, heritage,
new media, film, television the live performing arts, visial arts and crafts,
music and sound.
www.culturalhrc.ca
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CULTURESCOPE.CA – Canadian Cultural Observatory
A free online interactive hub that connects you to the issues that affect
Canada’s cultural vitality and to the data, research and analysis
that stimulate discussion. Visit
culturescope.ca to find some great resources.
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IMAGINE CANADA
The Canadian Centre for Philanthropy (CCP) and the Coalition of National
Voluntary Organizations (NVO) are pleased to announce that they have come
together to create a new organization: Imagine Canada. www.imaginecanada.ca
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Performing Arts Resources
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Musical Arts Resources
MUSIC BC (The Pacific Music Industry Association)
Music BC (PMIA) is a non-profit society that supports and promotes the spirit,
development, and growth of the BC music community provincially, nationally,
and internationally. Music BC provides education, resources, advocacy, opportunities
for funding, networking and a forum for communication.
www.musicbc.org
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MUSIC DIRECTORY CANADA
Since 1983, Music Directory Canada has been the most complete, and easy
to refer to directory of its kind available in the country. Music Directory
Canada continues to bring together information from all ends of the industry,
from equipment and recording, to management and touring, and everything
in between.
And the best part is, it's all Canadian! www.musicdirectorycanada.com
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MUSIC EDUCATION ONLINE
Music Education Online is a member-driven website for music teachers, music
directors, performers, and parents interested in music programs.
www.musiceducationonline.org
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Visual Arts Resources
LIFE DRAWING - DROP IN SESSIONS:
X-Changes Gallery ~ Wed 7-9:30, Thurs 9:30-11:30am, Sun 7-9:30pm
Drop-in Life Drawing - Drop in: $8, $30 for 5 sessions Info: www.xchangesgallery.org
Victoria College of Art and Design ~ Drop-In Figure Drawing Fridays, 10-1
Fee: $5; Self-Instructed; chairs, art horses, tables available.
Info: 598-5422 or info@ucwacademies.ca
VISA ~ Life Model Drawing with Kathleen Lane, Wed afternoons, 2–5
Info: 380-3500 or info@vancouverislandschoolart.com
2549 Quadra St
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ARCHITECTURAL INSTITUTE OF BC
The AIBC runs Architectural Walking Tours in Vancouver and Victoria.
They
have great resource links.
www.aibc.ca
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CARFAC COPYRIGHT COLLECTIVE
CARCC (Canadian Artists Representation Copyright Collective Inc), established
in 1990, is a copyright collective that licenses and administers copyright
for visual and media artists in Canada.
FMI: http://www.carcc.ca/
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CROSSGRAIN PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO AND DARKROOM
Crossgrain is a member-operated registered non-profit cooperative.
Unrestricted access 24/7. All chemistry is supplied.
Contact: Kate 250-478-4636, bwkate@shaw.ca
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DEAR EMILY – A UNIQUE RESOURCE FOR PEER ASSISTANCE
Is a visual arts advice List Serve created for visual artists to help each
other. It works like this: you register, and when you have a question (about
art materials, finding a studio, selling used equipment, marketing, copyright,
artist health, or whatever) you send your question to the List Serve. Address
your questions, once you are registered, to “dear_emily@eciad.ca”
Every artist who registers with the List Serve will receive your question
and you will receive one or more answers from your peers. All registrants
will see
your question and all the answers. The project is sponsored by
the Emily Carr Institute Alumni Society. To register, simply send an email
to majordomo@eciad.caand type
“subscribe
dear_emily <your email address>” in the body of the email. Do
not use the
“<” and “>” signs, after the “dear_emily”
leave a space then type your email address. Like this: subscribe dear_emily
info@cacgv.ca
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MASTERPIECE GALLERY WEBSITE
This website has information about Artist
Promotion, Art
& Public Domain and more.
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Film
& Video
BC FILM COMMISSION
BC Film Commission is your gateway to film production in British Columbia. They connect you with local producers, post and other services so you can
tap into BC’s professional and natural resources.
http://www.bcfilmcommission.com/
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MEDIANET WEBSITE
Bulletin board on website for crew and casting calls, job postings,
equipment for sale, etc. The bulletin is also on MediaNet website http://www.media-net.bc.ca
More videos on "edges" website! http://www.edgesfestival.com
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Literary
Arts
VICTORIA WRITERS RESOURCES & GROUPS
The Victoria Writers Society has been offering information, support and exposure to Victoria's writers since 1993. Their website has a great resources
section. While you're there,
also check out their Island Writers Magazine
online.
Resources page: http://www.victoriawriters.org/links/index.html#Groups
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Educational
Resources
UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA FACULTY OF FINE ARTS
The UVic Faculty consists of five Departments: History
in Art, School
of Music, Theatre, Visual Arts and the Writing.
Through the Dean's Office, they also offer interdisciplinary courses ranging
in topic from cultural issues to technology.
www.finearts.uvic.ca
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Arts in Education Resources
ARTSTARTS
Founded in 1996 with a professional staff and volunteer board of directors,
ArtStarts in Schools is a unique not-for-profit organization offering
educators, artists, parents and students a broad range of programs, services
and resources to promote arts and creativity among BC's young people.
ArtStarts envisions a society where the arts are regarded as an essential
part of educating young people and a catalyst for creating innovative,
engaged and contributing members of society. ArtStarts in Schools has a leadership role in transforming the way children and youth are engaged,
in and through the arts, and in promoting the value of the arts in young
lives. ArtStarts In Schools provides innovative arts programs
for young
people, practical resources for teachers and artists, and leadership in
advocacy for arts in education. http://www.artstarts.com/
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ARTISTS FOR KIDS
The Artists For Kids Trust awards scholarships to graduating students,
provides a variety of arts enrichment programs including a summer school
of art and operates the Artists For Kids Gallery.
www.artists4kids.com
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ART ROOM
A virtual art room offering young people opportunities to create, discover
and imagine. For teachers there are links, lesson plans, and "art
sparkers" focused on the visual arts. Developed by U of Florida Art
Education Professor Craig Roland.
www.arts.ufl.edu/art/rt_room/index.html
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ARTS ED NET
The Getty’s art education website contains lesson plans, curriculum
ideas and images.
www.getty.edu/artsednet/home.html
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ARTS EDUCATION IDEAS (Inventive Design for
Education and the Arts)
This is a multi-faceted organization dedicated to educational excellence
in, about and through the arts, the AE Ideas site contains numerous articles
from varied sources on the need for arts education, a parent's guide to
incorporating the arts into the life of their child, and a list of products
that are available through AE Ideas. www.aeideas.com/articles
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ARTSMARTS
The website of the Canada-wide arts initiative of the JW McConnell Family
Foundation.
www.artssmarts.ca
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ARTS USA
This US arts education advocacy body offers countless reasons to encourage
schools everywhere to integrate arts education into students’ learning.
http://www.artsusa.org
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ARTSVISION
An American arts education planning and implementation organization offering
fascinating articles on art and education. www.artsvision.com/resources.html
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ASSOCIATION FOR SUPERVISION AND CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT
This site is a reading room which contains a variety of articles on the
subject of arts education.
www.ascd.org/readingroom.html
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BRITISH COLUMBIA SCHOOLS BOOK
The Schools Book is a complete listing of K-12 Public, Independent and
Offshore Schools and Districtsin BC. The original information is obtained
from the September 30 data submission and then updated throughout the
year. Published by the BC Ministry of Education. www.bced.gov.bc.ca/schoolbook/
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COALITION FOR MUSIC EDUCATION IN BC
A non-profit society made up of parents, educators, and business people
from varying walks of life who support school music programs. Visit their
website for music advocacy resources and their helpful links page.
www.BCMusicCoalition.org
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COMMUNITY ARTS NETWORK
Community Arts Network Reading Room provides current articles and information
on Arts and Education.
www.communityarts.net/readingroom/resedu.php
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THE CRADLEBOARD TEACHING PROJECT
The Cradleboard Teaching project, associated with Buffy Sainte Marie's
personal website, turns on the lights in public education about Native
American culture: past, present, and most important for the children,
the future. www.cradleboard.org
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EDUCATION & THE ARTS
An electronic version of the US-based journal of education and the arts,
encompassing the fields of aesthetics, art theory, music education, visual
arts education, drama education, dance education, education in literature
and narrative. ijea.asu.edu
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LEAP: the London Education Arts Partnership
A British based model for sustained arts education development, LEAP occupies
a unique place in the world of arts education, acting both at a London-wide
level and playing a significant role nationally and globally. www.londonartsed.org.uk
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LEARNING THROUGH THE ARTS
Based in Ontario, this site is an international educational initiative
dedicated to changing the way the core curriculum is taught and learned
in public schools. It also contains the results of a three-year, nation-wide study on the value of arts in education of which ArtStarts in Schools
was a key participant. www.ltta.ca
(*Monterey Middle School in Oak Bay is part of the LTTA program.)
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NATIONAL CAMPAIGN FOR THE ARTS
With articles on the value of the arts for children, this advocacy group
lobbies and influences
decision-makers in the UK. www.artscampaign.org.uk/nca/index.html
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SCHOOLNET
Canada's SchoolNet is a collaborative initiative designed to promote the
effective use of information technology amongst Canadians by helping all
schools and libraries connect to the Internet.
www.schoolnet.ca/home/e
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