Members and supporters of the arts community gathered today (September 9) at the grounds of the Vancouver Art Gallery to protest cuts made to arts funding by the B.C. Liberal government.
Alliance for Arts and Culture’s Amir Ali Alibhai leads a protest against Campbell’s arts cuts at the Vancouver Art Gallery on September 9, 2009.
“Culture matters!” [...]

Boca del Lupo Artistic Producer and Belfry Playwright in Residence, Jay Dodge reflects on the development of An Imaginary Look at the Uncompromising Life of Thomas Smith:
Renowned war photographer James Nachtwey describes his monastic mission to bear witness to the horrors of war as an act of love.  When we last came [...]

Meet Paul Larocque
by Sandra Chamberlain
Paul created a career that combined both the professional and the personal in the Vancouver arts community. Originally from Toronto, Paul was recruited by Arts Umbrella, a visual and performing arts school for children, in 1996 where he filled a number of roles until he settled in as senior director of [...]

At this year’s PACT conference, Jay Dodge and Sherry J Yoon step up and take leadership in two important areas within the membership and activities of the organization:

Sherry J Yoon,
Chair of the Affiliates Caucus
Jay Dodge
Committee Chair, Freedom of Practice Committee

Jay Dodge works with World Press Photo award winner, Tim Hetherington
“groundbreaking Sleeping Soldiers triptych multimedia presentation on the war in Afghanistan was a highlight of the 2009 New York Photo Festival.” – New York Times
This interactive installation was one important piece of the puzzle that will feed into Boca del Lupo’s production of An Imaginary [...]

After a decade without a production facility Boca del Lupo finally has a proper home once more.  Along with Neworld, Electric Company and Rumble, Boca del Lupo will get the keys for this 5000 square foot warehouse on July 1st, 2009.  The doors are far from open however–we have several months of renovations ahead of [...]