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Gateway Theatre is among the latest recipients of B.C.’s support for the arts.
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Richmond arts groups benefit from provincial support
Published 10:56 PDT, Wed March 24, 2021
Last Updated: 2:13 PDT, Wed May 12, 2021
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Six Richmond-based arts organizations are among the latest to receive support through the province’s Stronger BC Resilience Supplement.
The Richmond Art Gallery Association, Richmond Arts Coalition, Richmond Gateway Theatre Society, Richmond Museum Society, Cinevolution Media Arts Society and the Richmond-based Vancouver International Halloween Festival Society have all received funding in March through the BC Arts Council.
The arts and culture organizations are getting an extra boost to help keep the sector resilient as B.C.'s economy works to recover from the pandemic.
"I know how difficult this past year has been for artists, without being able to connect with people in our communities," said Melanie Mark, the minister responsible for arts. "Our government is working with arts leaders and the Office of the Provincial Health Officer to plan a safe return, because we know how important art is for our mental health and well-being. In the meantime, we are stepping up and providing an additional $16 million in supports to people, arts organizations and venues."
To help arts and culture organizations stay resilient, the B.C. government is providing $14 million in new one-time supplements to 588 arts and culture organizations and an additional $2 million to help 47 organizations improve their existing spaces.
This funding for the supplements is through StrongerBC: BC's Economic Recovery Plan. Combined with the $21 million already announced in September 2020, this brings the total amount of targeted recovery funding for the arts and culture sector to $35 million. The government has also doubled arts infrastructure funding this year, with $2 million distributed to 50 arts and culture organizations in January 2021.
Organizations will start to receive their supplements in the coming weeks. This announcement is part of B.C.'s $10-billion COVID-19 response, which includes StrongerBC —a plan that protects people's health and livelihoods, while supporting businesses and communities.
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