Arts BC

09/02/2026

A great snapshot of the impact of public arts funding across B.C. 🎨 Take a look at the BC Arts Council’s 2025–26 Annual Report to see how investment in the arts is supporting artists, organizations and communities across the province. 👇

We are proud to present the BC Arts Council’s 2025-26 annual report! This publication shares a reflection on the status of the arts in B.C. and shows a snapshot of how funding was distributed by the BC Arts Council last year. See the positive impact of arts funding, and how it supported the resilience and innovation of artists and organizations throughout the province.
Find our annual report here: https://www.bcartscouncil.ca/about/publications/

09/02/2026

September in the arts: suddenly, everything is happening. 👀

Good thing you don’t have to do it all yourself.

Arts BC Shared Services connects artists and arts organizations with affordable, arts-informed professional support, tools and resources to help lighten the load. 💖

🔗 See what we can take off your list at artsbc.org

09/01/2026

📣 Last call!

Applications for our Operations Assistant position close tonight!

Think you might be a fit? Learn more + apply at artsbc.org.

08/31/2026

What’s happening in your corner of BC? Let’s talk about it. 💬

Arts BC’s bi-weekly, province-wide Roundtables are back beginning September 1st!

Every other Tuesday, folks from across BC’s arts, culture and heritage sector meet online to talk about what’s happening in our communities, share ideas, ask questions, swap resources and learn from one another.

No travel. No registration fee. Just an hour on Zoom with people who get it.

It’s an open floor, so bring whatever’s on your mind: questions, ideas, challenges, good news, or just come and listen.

📅 September 1
⏰ 12–1 PM PT
💻 Free + online via Zoom

Join the conversation: artsbc.org

08/30/2026

Got 5–10 minutes? 💜 Help our colleagues at the BC Alliance for Arts + Culture shape their future programs and services by sharing what matters to you. 👇

🌟 Complete the BC Alliance's feedback survey for a chance to win a year-long membership! 🌟

💜 We are reviewing our initiatives and offerings to ensure alignment with our members’ needs and priorities.

🧡 Help us support the future of arts and culture in our province by completing the survey by August 31 for a chance to win a year-long membership for yourself or your organization!

⏳ Time to complete: 5-10 minutes.

🔗 Survey link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/QQNS2BY

08/28/2026

Some of the most important people in BC’s arts and culture sector are the ones who volunteer their time to keep it going. 💖

They’re welcoming visitors, hanging exhibitions, selling tickets, setting up events, serving on boards, supporting festivals, preserving local history and doing countless other things that help arts and culture thrive in communities across BC.

Know someone who deserves a little recognition?

Our colleagues at BC Alliance for Arts + Culture are accepting nominations for the 2026 Volunteerism in the Arts Award, recognizing outstanding BC-based arts volunteers and supporting their continued learning and connection in the sector.

💵 $700 cash prize
📅 Nominations close September 10

Arts organizations can nominate a volunteer with a letter of support, and volunteers can also reach out to their organization to ask to be considered.

🔗 Learn more + nominate at allianceforarts.com/volunteerism-2026

08/27/2026

Fall grant season is coming. Your 27 open tabs don’t have to come with it. 💸

Before September gets September-y, get your funding search a little more organized withSmartGrant.

Built specifically for B.C.’s arts, culture and heritage sector, SmartGrant helps you find funding opportunities that actually fit, without spending hours searching for them.

✔️ Grant matches delivered to you
✔️ Hundreds of funding opportunities in one place
✔️ Tools to help keep deadlines and applications organized

Less time searching. More time making, creating and leading great work.

✨ Arts BC members save 15% on SmartGrant and can request a partner discount code to access the savings.

Consider this your sign to get ahead of fall grant season.

🔗 Learn more: smartgrant.ca

08/26/2026

BC writers, this one’s for you! ✍️ Applications are now open for the BC Arts Council’s Individual Arts Grants for Creative Writers, supporting the creation of new literary work across a wide range of genres.

Write on! Our Individual Arts Grants for Creative Writers program is now open! Submit your application before October 7, 2026. Results expected in February 2027. These grants support BC-based writers and literary artists in the creation of new literary projects for book-length publication or public performance. Eligible genres include non-fiction, fiction, graphic novels, comic arts, fiction and non-fiction for children, poetry, spoken word, dub and sound poetry, and storytelling.

Find out if you’re eligible and how to apply by reviewing the program guidelines on our website:
https://www.bcartscouncil.ca/program/creative-writers/

08/26/2026

Come work with us! 💚

Arts BC is looking for an Operations Assistant to join our team. This new role will support programs and events, membership, communications and day-to-day operations, helping keep things moving behind the scenes as we support arts, culture and heritage communities across BC.

If you’re organized, collaborative, comfortable wearing a few different hats and excited about working in BC’s arts and culture sector, we’d love to hear from you.

And if someone immediately came to mind while reading this, send it their way!

📌 Application deadline: September 1, 2026

🔗 Learn more + apply: https://artsbc.org/work-with-us/

08/25/2026

Your province-wide arts group chat is back. 👀

Arts BC Roundtables return next week! Join arts, culture and heritage folks from across BC for our first Open Floor Session of the season.

Free. Online. Everyone around the same (virtual) table.

📅 Sept. 1 | 12–1 PM
💻 Zoom

🔗 Register at artsbc.org