June 18, 2020 - City of North Vancouver Mayor and Council will recognize the contributions of artists and developers at a special Public Art Awards ceremony to take place in Council Chambers at City Hall on Monday June 24th, 2013 at 6 pm.
May 9, 2021 - The City of North Vancouver is pleased to announce the return of its highly successful music series, Concerts in the Square, as well as opportunities for local performers. This year's Concerts in the Square summer series will present free contemporary concerts on Saturdays in August. A Children's Festival will debut on Saturday August 24th and the popular Seniors Strawberry Tea will return on Sunday August 25th.
North Shore Culture Days happens on September 27, 28, 29, 2013 in creative places and spaces from Deep Cove to Horseshoe Bay with FREE activities from a wide range of disciplines including: visual arts, music, dance, theatre, heritage, and literature.
October 15, 2012, North Vancouver - Popular North Shore musician Adam Woodall and visual artist Anne Gudrun will accept this year’s Don S. Williams Grants at the FANS Tribute to the Arts taking place on October 25, 2012. Established in 1995, the purpose of FANS (the Fund for the Arts on the North Shore) is to bring awareness to the wealth of artistic talent that exists on the North Shore.
October 11, 2012, North Vancouver - Canadian novelist, visual artist and designer Douglas Coupland will accept the 2012 Distinguished Artist Award at this year’s FANS Tribute to the Arts event taking place at the Gordon Smith Gallery of Canadian Art in North Vancouver on Thursday, October 25, 2012.
January 11, 2021 - The Province announced that it would be implementing a number of changes to the allocation of community gaming grants. In July 2011, Premier Christy Clark asked Skip Triplett to conduct an independent review of the Province’s Community Gaming Grant system. In response to Mr. Triplett's report on the review, which provides 16 options for consideration, the Province will reinstate funding eligibility for adult arts and sports organizations, environmental groups and animal welfare agencies.
September 15, 2011, North Vancouver - The Presentation House Theatre Board of Directors is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Kim Selody to the position of Artistic Director, Presentation House Theatre. Kim Selody brings extensive experience in the Canadian and international theatre industry to this role.
August 11, 2011, Vancouver - UBC Continuing Studies announces the launch of a new international centre focusing on cultural planning and development with a founding investment from 2010 Legacies Now and the Province of British Columbia. Cultural planning is a holistic approach to the identification and strategic development of creative and cultural resources to enhance livability and strengthen both community and economic development.
June 2011, Vancouver – The Creative City Network of Canada/Réseau des villes créatives du Canada would like to announce that Ian Forsyth, Director of the Arts Office at the City/District of North Vancouver, British Columbia was elected President of the Board of Directors of the Creative City Network of Canada, at the meeting of the Board of Directors on May 12, 2011.
January 27, 2011, North Vancouver - Effective January 31, 2011, The Arts Office can be found in its new office on the 3rd floor of the North Vancouver District Public Library.
NEW ADDRESS:
The Arts Office,
Suite 315 - 1277 Lynn Valley Road,
North Vancouver, B.C. V7J 0A2.
October 7, 2010, NORTH VANCOUVER - With the generous support of the Michael O'Brian Family Foundation, North Vancouver's Presentation House Gallery joins three major institutions to launch Satellite Gallery. Located in the heart of downtown Vancouver, this shared project space is devoted to exploring the boundaries of artistic and institutional practice.
September 23, 2010, VANCOUVER - Under the Creative Communities program, 2010 Legacies Now and the Province of British Columbia are providing $15,000 to the Arts Office to develop an arts and cultural plan that will impact the District of North Vancouver and the City of North Vancouver.
April 28, 2010, NORTH VANCOUVER - The North Vancouver Office of Cultural Affairs (NVOCA) changes its name to The Arts Office; introduces on!, a snazzy new cultural events calendar; and launches a dynamic new website with enhanced functionality and social networking capabilities for both creators and consumers of culture on Vancouver’s North Shore.
North Shore Culture Days happens on September 27, 28, 29, 2013 in creative places and spaces from Deep Cove to Horseshoe Bay with FREE activities from a wide range of disciplines including: visual arts, music, dance, theatre, heritage, and literature.
October 15, 2012, North Vancouver - Popular North Shore musician Adam Woodall and visual artist Anne Gudrun will accept this year’s Don S. Williams Grants at the FANS Tribute to the Arts taking place on October 25, 2012. Established in 1995, the purpose of FANS (the Fund for the Arts on the North Shore) is to bring awareness to the wealth of artistic talent that exists on the North Shore.
October 11, 2012, North Vancouver - Canadian novelist, visual artist and designer Douglas Coupland will accept the 2012 Distinguished Artist Award at this year’s FANS Tribute to the Arts event taking place at the Gordon Smith Gallery of Canadian Art in North Vancouver on Thursday, October 25, 2012.
January 11, 2021 - The Province announced that it would be implementing a number of changes to the allocation of community gaming grants. In July 2011, Premier Christy Clark asked Skip Triplett to conduct an independent review of the Province’s Community Gaming Grant system. In response to Mr. Triplett's report on the review, which provides 16 options for consideration, the Province will reinstate funding eligibility for adult arts and sports organizations, environmental groups and animal welfare agencies.
September 15, 2011, North Vancouver - The Presentation House Theatre Board of Directors is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Kim Selody to the position of Artistic Director, Presentation House Theatre. Kim Selody brings extensive experience in the Canadian and international theatre industry to this role.
August 11, 2011, Vancouver - UBC Continuing Studies announces the launch of a new international centre focusing on cultural planning and development with a founding investment from 2010 Legacies Now and the Province of British Columbia. Cultural planning is a holistic approach to the identification and strategic development of creative and cultural resources to enhance livability and strengthen both community and economic development.
June 2011, Vancouver – The Creative City Network of Canada/Réseau des villes créatives du Canada would like to announce that Ian Forsyth, Director of the Arts Office at the City/District of North Vancouver, British Columbia was elected President of the Board of Directors of the Creative City Network of Canada, at the meeting of the Board of Directors on May 12, 2011.
January 27, 2011, North Vancouver - Effective January 31, 2011, The Arts Office can be found in its new office on the 3rd floor of the North Vancouver District Public Library. NEW ADDRESS: The Arts Office, Suite 315 - 1277 Lynn Valley Road, North Vancouver, B.C. V7J 0A2.
October 7, 2010, NORTH VANCOUVER - With the generous support of the Michael O'Brian Family Foundation, North Vancouver's Presentation House Gallery joins three major institutions to launch Satellite Gallery. Located in the heart of downtown Vancouver, this shared project space is devoted to exploring the boundaries of artistic and institutional practice.
September 23, 2010, VANCOUVER - Under the Creative Communities program, 2010 Legacies Now and the Province of British Columbia are providing $15,000 to the Arts Office to develop an arts and cultural plan that will impact the District of North Vancouver and the City of North Vancouver.
April 28, 2010, NORTH VANCOUVER - The North Vancouver Office of Cultural Affairs (NVOCA) changes its name to The Arts Office; introduces on!, a snazzy new cultural events calendar; and launches a dynamic new website with enhanced functionality and social networking capabilities for both creators and consumers of culture on Vancouver’s North Shore.