Arts BC

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.

🎙️Moderator: Kenji Maeda
👥Panelists: Allison Girvan, Jenna Reid, and Kia Kadiri
📅 Monday, June 15
⌚️ Noon - 1:30pm
💰 Free

❓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, you’re welcome to attend.

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

06/01/2026

Looking for opportunities to connect, learn, and stay informed this June?

From Pathways conversations and Arts BC Roundtables to our 2026 Annual General Meeting, we've got a full month of virtual events designed to support arts, culture, and heritage organizations across BC.

Whether you're exploring organizational change, curious about the Pathways program, looking to connect with peers, or wanting to help shape the future of Arts BC, there's a place for you in these conversations.

Swipe through to see what's coming up and mark your calendar.

Which event are you planning to attend?

🔗 Registration and event details: artsbc.org

05/29/2026

Building a career in the arts takes time, support, and community. This funding program from BC Arts Council creates space for emerging practitioners to learn, connect, and take the next step in their creative journey. 💫

Calling Emerging and Early Arts Practitioners! Submit your application to the Early Career Development program before July 8, 2026. Through mentorships and learning residencies, this program supports immersive and high-impact opportunities to:
• develop your artistic, technical, or administrative practice
• participate in learning opportunities and knowledge transfer
• expand your career experience.
Find out if you’re eligible and how to apply by reviewing the program guidelines on our website: bcartscouncil.ca/program/early-career-development/

05/29/2026

𝗔𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗕𝗖 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀, 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻??

Shows, workshops, festivals, exhibitions… we want to hear about it! Send us your events and we may feature them in our member spotlights on socials.

📲 You can also discover Arts BC members on the Arts BC app, making it easy to explore what’s happening across B.C.’s arts community.

📩 Submit your event:
https://bit.ly/3IpTiPb

05/28/2026

📣 Big opportunity alert for arts leaders, cultural organizers, festival producers, and community builders!

Eastside Arts Society is hiring an Executive & Artistic Director to help lead the organization into a major new chapter, including the 30th anniversary of the Eastside Culture Crawl, expansion of the Eastside Arts District initiatives, and the launch of a new artist studio and gallery space at 716 East Hastings.

This role sits at the intersection of artistic vision, community building, cultural leadership, fundraising, operations, and advocacy within one of Vancouver’s most dynamic arts ecosystems.

📍 Application deadline: June 4, 2026
📍 Salary range: $80,000–$90,000

More information available: eastsideartssociety.ca

📸 𝘈𝘭𝘭 𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘵𝘰𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘴𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘌𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘈𝘳𝘵𝘴 𝘚𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘵𝘺 & 𝘌𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘊𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘊𝘳𝘢𝘸𝘭

05/27/2026

Many Pathways is looking forward to hosting "State of Museums: People, Time, and Money" soon! This panel brings together leaders from small museums across BC to reflect on the current state of the sector through three connected pressures: time, people, and money.

Museums are being asked to respond to urgent and expanding pressures, including climate change, AI, reconciliation, and repatriation, infrastructure needs, community engagement, and financial sustainability. Many small and rural museums are doing this work with limited staff, flat operating funding, and growing expectations from communities, funders, boards, and the public.

Panelists will share practical examples from their own organizations, including revenue diversification, AI and working with a mixed priority board, and confronting denialism in community-facing work.

Together, this conversation will explore what it means to do meaningful, relational museum work when capacity is stretched, and what kinds of support, advocacy, and structural change are needed for museums to thrive.

🎙️Moderator: Lorenda Calvert
👥Panelists: Chris Mathieson, Petra Höller, and Robin Folvik
📅 Wednesday, June 3rd
⌚️ 10:00am - 11:30am
💰 Free

❓Who is this for? Anyone! Whether you work in arts or heritage, care about equity, accessibility, disability justice, and systems change or are curious about the Pathways program, you’re welcome to attend.

Register here: https://bit.ly/4e1Tkg3

05/27/2026

M E M B E R S P O L I G H T: 𝗢𝗰𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗹 ✍️🎨

Oceanside Community Arts Council is looking for volunteer contributors for 𝐎𝐜𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐌𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐳𝐢𝐧𝐞, an online publication exploring everything from visual arts and music to artist profiles, creative process, design, dance, photography, and arts commentary.

Whether you love interviewing artists, reflecting on creative practice, or writing about the role of the arts in our communities, this could be a great space to share your voice and perspective.

To learn more or get involved:
[email protected]

Featured images: artists from the May issue of Oceanside Arts Magazine.

🖼️ 1: Allan Thomas, Looking For, 40 x 40 Oils on wood panel. allanthomasartist.com

🖼️ 2: Erica Beyea, A River Ain’t Too Much, oil on canvas, 40x30.
www.ericabeyea.com

🖼️ 3: Oceanside Art Magazine, May cover featuring Allan Thomas, Happy Together, 30 X24, oil on birch panel.

🖼️ 4: Dominique Walker, Arbutus Island, 60x48.
dominiquewalker.com

05/26/2026

📣 Applications for Pathways are now open!

Many Pathways is a free program for arts, culture and heritage organizations in BC who are interested in working out what implementing equity, accessibility, disability justice, inclusion, and systems change looks like in their specific and unique situations.

⏰Applications are open until July 15, 2026
🔗Learn more and apply at: https://manypathways.ca/

❗️Please note: Pathways is shifting our program model to one annual intake. The next intake after this one closes will start in September 2027.

05/22/2026

Your arts organization was not founded to spend 6 hours hunting for receipts, untangling spreadsheets, or stress-crying over grant reporting. 🫠

Arts BC Shared Services connects arts and culture organizations with affordable professional support in bookkeeping, communications, administration, and more so your team can spend more time focused on programming, community, and the work that actually matters.

Less admin chaos. More capacity.
Learn more at artsbc.org/shared-services

Image: Graphic of a clean office desk with a laptop displaying the Arts BC Shared Services logo beside a plant. Text bubbles list common nonprofit struggles including '17 open spreadsheets,' 'bookkeeping anxiety,' 'grant reporting panic,' and 'DIY burnout.'