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Fabulous Fiction Comes to Fernie

There’s fiction, and then there’s fabulous fiction, and Fernie is about to learn the difference as the Fabulous Fiction tour arrives in town.

Acclaimed authors Valerie Compton and Rosemary Nixon are trekking through the west with their Fabulous Fiction tour, and their stop in Fernie (to be emceed by Angie Abdou) is sure to bring some welcome heat to the wintry slopes.

Valerie Compton’s novel Tide Road, a splendidly nuanced chronicle of how abdicating one’s life leaves unexpected legacies, has been praised as “a stark and beautiful book” by Quill & Quire. A devastating portrait of a woman struggling to reconcile an abusive past with her present existence, Tide Road is resplendent in atmosphere and subtle in characterization, resulting in a novel rich in haunting truths.

Kalila, by Rosemary Nixon, is a sensitive, nuanced portrait of a strange horror we all fear to face. Lauded as “exquisitely written” by the Globe and Mail, Kalila follows the diverging tangents of two young parents whose child has been diagnosed with a variety of bewildering medical issues. Switching perspectives and voices highlight this poetic account of grief, resulting in a sensitive novel told with grace, honesty, and ultimately uplifting humour.

Valerie and Rosemary are excited to bring their fabulous fiction to new audiences, and hope to make some new friends along the way.

TOUR INFORMATION

Valerie and Rosemary will be reading at the following events:

6 Feb 2012 – 7 pm

Fernie Heritage Library

492 3rd Ave

Fernie, BC

Hosted by Angie Abdou

7 Feb 2012 – 7 pm

Audreys Books

10702 Jasper Ave

Edmonton, AB

8 Feb 2012 – 7:30 pm

Red Deer College Library

100 College Blvd

Red Deer, AB

9 Feb 2012 – 7 pm

Shelf Life Books

100, 1302 – 4th St SW
Calgary, AB

All events are free and open to the public. Books will be available for purchase, and Valerie and Rosemary will be pleased to sign your copies.

ARTS, CULTURE AND HERITAGE GRANT APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE

CKCA and CBT announce 2012/13 programs

Columbia Basin – Artists in all disciplines—as well as arts, culture and heritage organizations—are invited to apply for funding through the Columbia Kootenay Cultural Alliance (CKCA), which delivers the Arts, Culture and Heritage Program of Columbia Basin Trust (CBT).

For 2012/13, funding has increased by $55,000, to $706,000. This will help CKCA better meet demand in sought-after programs like minor capital for arts and heritage facilities, support for touring and major project funding.

“We’re very happy CBT has increased the funding made available to arts, heritage and culture through our programs,” said Jacquie Hamilton, CKCA Chair. “The works of these organizations and individuals touch upon the lives of people throughout the Basin, and CKCA appreciates the opportunity to provide support.”

Funding is available for:

individual and group projects;

minor capital projects;

touring;

arts and heritage mentoring/master classes;

organizational development;

major projects;

artists in education;

major exhibits;

major heritage capital projects; and

heritage projects.

“This is support for our neighbours, our museums, our local theatre troupes—for the many ways arts, culture and heritage weave through our lives,” said Gary Ockenden, CBT Director of Community Engagement. “We’re proud CBT can strengthen this sector in order to benefit the whole community.”

Find out more and get the application form by visiting www.basinculture.com, contacting your local community arts council or phoning CKCA at 250.505.5505 or 1.877.505.7355.

Applications must be received by March 9 or March 23, 2012, depending on the program.

CBT delivers economic, social and environmental benefits to the residents of the Columbia Basin. To learn more about CBT programs and initiatives, visit www.cbt.org or call 1.800.505.8998.

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ARTS BC

SUSTAINABILITY SEMESTERS

Not Just Another Workshop

April 14 & 15, 2012, Nelson BC

Registration is FREE! A limited number of travel/accommodation subsidies are available.

For further Information or to register, visit: http://kootenaysemester.eventbrite.ca/

ArtsBC, with support from Canadian Heritage/Patrimoine canadien and the BC Arts Council present the BC Arts Sustainability Semesters, a goal-oriented program designed to increase the capacity of BC’s non-profit arts and cultural organizations. The purpose is to help organizations make progress toward increasing their economic sustainability and viability.

Project advisors include the BC Touring Council and the Centre for Sustainability. ArtsBC is also working with arts organizations in host communities around the province to present this project.

WHAT ARE THE SUSTAINABILITY SEMESTERS?

The Sustainability Semesters involves six face-to-face regional sessions that will be presented starting in September 2011 to April 2012. Each Semester includes a one and half day face-to-face learning event led by a team of experts with specialized knowledge in the field of non-profit arts and culture. As well, local experts will be invited to participate as part of the content team. The content of each session will be customized based on the challenges and issues identified by participants in each region.

In addition to being a learning event, participants will establish new goals and begin to develop plans that will contribute to their organization’s sustainability.

As part of the Sustainability Semester, participants will:

• Consider what a sustainable non-profit arts or cultural organization looks like;

• Explore why good governance, solid planning and skillful management are important to the sustainability of any organization;

• Learn how to identify where they are at in terms of their lifecycle;

• Improve practices in the areas of financial management, reporting, planning and proposal writing;

• Learn how to effectively communicate goals;

• Learn about what ‘unwritten’ relevant resources or partners may exist in their local communities and/or regions;

Following the face-to-face opportunities, the content team will provide ongoing support through one-on-one coaching, an on-line forum and follow-up conference calls. Through this process, organizations will begin to address their challenges, and improve their planning to meet their new goals.

Throughout the Semester, participants will have exclusive access to training and resource materials including toolkits, templates, case studies, and a current list of relevant funding opportunities.

WHO SHOULD PARTICIPATE –NO REGISTRATION FEE!

Registration is on a first-come, first-serve basis and is free for representatives from BC’s not-for-profit arts and cultural organizations. Please note we currently accept on-line registrations only(www.artsbc.org). Seating is limited.

We highly encourage arts and cultural organizations to register a minimum of two representatives, preferably three people per organization. The Semesters are more likely to have a positive impact if more than one person from the organization attends.

The Sustainability Semesters are suitable for staff, board and volunteers from both professional and non-professional, not-for-profit arts and cultural organizations including but not limited to representatives from:

• Artist cooperatives

• Arts centres

• Arts councils including regional arts councils

• Arts presenters including festivals and concert societies

• Arts facility managers

• Arts service organizations

• First Nations arts and heritage organizations

• Francophone arts organizations

• Museum and galleries

• Heritage and literary organizations

• Performing arts groups

WHY ATTEND?

• To refresh what you learned long ago

• To learn something new

• To connect with your colleagues

• To build and strengthen your network

For more information or to register visit: www.artsbc.org/resources/professional-development/sustainability-semesters

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ARTiculate magazine, the first word in arts, culture and heritage in the Columbia Basin, is looking for story ideas for our spring/summer 2012 issue, which will be published in mid-April. The deadline for sending in your story suggestions is Friday, February 3.

We are interested in hearing about the stories behind the people, events and organizations in your community that are making a contribution to the arts and heritage scene. What's new, what's hot, what's happening in the world of books, music, the visual and performing arts, local history or arts- and heritage-related projects where you live?

We are not accepting any completed stories at this time, please--just your ideas.

Tell us briefly:

The who, what , why, where & when of the story;

Why is story of interest?

Is it time sensitive?

Who is the contact person?

You can browse through your back issues of ARTiculate to see what we have published in the past, or check out ARTiculate online for more ideas: www.wkartscouncil.com/articulate.html.

Please feel free to forward this email to others. I look forward to hearing from you soon!

Margaret Tessman, editor ARTiculate magazine. articulate@columbiawireless.ca

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KHAOS, at Nelson's Capitol Theatre on March 8, 9 and 10.

NCO will be presenting the world premiere production of the Amy Ferguson Institute's newly commissioned opera, KHAOS, at Nelson's Capitol Theatre on March 8, 9 and 10.

Composed by Nelson resident, Don Macdonald, to a libretto written by local playwright, Nicola Harwood, KHAOS is a re-imagining of the ancient Greek myth of Demeter and Persephone set in a contemporary world of climate change and looming global catastrophe. KHAOS asks "what would happen if our greed and ambition prevented Persephone from leaving Hades to return to her mother, Demeter, Goddess of Fertility? Would Demeter's grief and rage end life on earth as we know it?"

Mr. Macdonald's score is extremely compelling and highly atmospheric. While it is challenging for the singers, they have enjoyed mastering Don's music and look forward to bringing it to life for you on the stage of the Capitol. Everyone who had the opportunity to hear the same soloists in last June's workshop performance of Mr. Macdonald's first draft of KHAOS was bowled over by the power of the work and the skill of the performers. With full staging, a live orchestra, a 20 member chorus, brilliantly designed sets and lighting plus a solo dancer, the premiere performances of the final version of Mr. Macdonald's work can't help but be that much more powerful. Truly, you will not want to miss seeing the birth on West Kootenay's very own new opera.

NCO has assembled the finest cast, chorus, orchestra and production crew available to us and we are thrilled they have agreed to contribute their time and talents to this production. In addition to Musical Director, Don Macdonald and Stage Director, Nicola Harwood, the designers of the show include achictect, Thomas Loh, as the Set Designer, former New York-based Lighting Designer, Sharon Huizinga and Costume Designer, Lara Blackman.

Soloists for KHAOS include:

Allison Girvan, soprano, as Persephone

Audrey Bissett, mezzo sopraono, as Demeter

Roger Ley, tenor, as Hades

Kevin Armstrong, baritone, as Cerebrus

Kathleen Neudorf, soprano, as Adrianna

Bessie Wapp, alto, as Hekata

Christoph Martens, tenor, as Helios

Hirohito Ida, solo dancer

The production also includes a 20 member chorus and a 16 member orchestra to complete the full ensemble Mr. Macdonald's score demands.

Tickets go on sale at the Capitol Theatre Box Office starting January 14th. To enable us to pull out all the stops for this world premiere production and spare no cost to maximize the production values and impact of the performance, we have had to raise ticket prices for this year's production. However, to keep KHAOS affordable for people on fixed incomes, we have also held ticket prices for the Saturday afternoon matinee performance at the usual price. Hopefully this range of prices, from $15 to $50, will offer something suited to every taste and every budget.

On behalf of all of us at Nelson Community Opera, I invite you to join us at the world premiere production and gala reception of KHAOS this coming March.

To learn more about KHAOS and to hear excerpts for the opera, visit our website at www.khaosopera.com.

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OXYGEN NEWS

tanya pixie johnson: Artist in Residence at Oxygen

A Sense of Direction
Residency: January 1 - January 31
Exhibition:   Friday, February 3 - February 11
Opening:     Friday, February 3, 7pm
Artist Talk:   Tuesday February 7, 7pm
Open Studio: Thursdays 12 - 3pm

Visual artist, tanya pixie johnson, will be the artist in residence at Oxygen for the month of January and early February. tanya will use this space and time, 4 weeks, to move through a self created art ceremony acknowledging the four directions. This will be an exploration of the notion of time, its capacity to move sideways, its elasticity, and the present moment. At the beginning of 2012 wherein ancient prophesies have forseen massive changes on this planet, and wherein many can feel the quickening of time, johnson will be interpreting spacially the 4 directions and the centre point that is suspended on the axis between them. The centre that exists even as time speeds up. She will be attempting to harness presence.

She will be drawing on her experiences of indigenous ceremonial ways, those in which she has participated in North America, especially in this Sinixt territory, and in her native South Africa and also on her practice of yoga and meditation. The work will be informed by her familial relationship with the headman and spiritual leader of the Sinixt nation, Bob Campbell. It is with his blessing and request that she include certain information and ancestral knowledge shared by him, in her process of art making. Her inspiration is drawn from this landscape, this tum-ula?x (territory). Her intention is not to represent or depict these ideas or experiences, but to make art as offering.

For four weeks, tanya pixie johnson will be moving through the space in an anti clockwise direction, the way, Campbell says, of creation. This constant movement, he says, has the potential to make time stand still. The viewer, too, will be encouraged to move in this direction.

johnson, originally from South Africa, received her honours in Fine Art from the University of Cape Town. She finds inspiration in living close to the land and forming bridges with indigenous people, ways, ceremony and history. This identity is juxtaposed with her perception of herself as a "scatterling", and the experience of growing up as an urban white girl in a segregated society. http://tanyapixiejohnson.com/

MULTI-TALENTED B.C. AUTHOR TO TEACH COURSES IN EDITING AND NONFICTION WRITING AT NELSON'S OXYGEN ART CENTRE IN FEBRUARY AND MARCH

A Kootenay writer and teacher who has published in a wide variety of genres will offer a course in editing in February and a course in writing nonfiction in March at Nelson's Oxygen Art Centre, 320 Vernon St. (alley entrance).

Luanne Armstrong, whose most recent title is Slice Me Some Truth: An Anthology of Creative Nonfiction, co-edited with Vancouver's Zoë Landale and released by Hamilton publisher Wolsak and Wynn last September, will teach "Editing for Yourself and Others" Feb. 17, 18, 19. The course, held on the Friday evening and during the day on the Saturday and Sunday, will cover types of editing, setting up an editing business, and other basics.

Armstrong, who has also published novels for adults and children, as well as poetry and journalism, will teach a course in writing nonfiction Mar. 2, 3, 4. Class sessions, again held on the Friday evening and during the day on the Saturday and Sunday, will consider memoir, literary journalism, and autobiography, as well as how to publish nonfiction.

Each course costs $140 plus HST. Registration is at the Kootenay School of the Arts, 606 Victoria St., Nelson, or by phone at 250-352-2821. Further information on the courses is available by emailing Oxygen at info@oxygenartcentre.org, or by phoning 250-352-6322.

An online teacher for the University of B.C.'s creative writing program, Armstrong lives on her family's farm in Boswell, B.C. Her books include Blue Valleys, a memoir about growing up in the Kootenays, published by Nelson's Maa Press in 2007.

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Your Invited to

Yahk Winterfest 2012!

Saturday January 28th

Yahk Kingsgate Recreation Society would like to invite you and your Family to Join us for Family Fun 11 am to 9 pm at the Yahk Community Facilities. (still FREE Admission!)
There will be Winter Games & Skating, pick up Hockey, Food, Music, Hay Rides, Face Painting, a Raffle...and Zak the Yak will be greeting you. Prizes too!
info www.yahkkingsgate.com or 250-424-5596
MUSIC:
Jonathan Ferguson & The Friendly Fire
6 pm to 9 pm
With an emphasis on storytelling, hummable melodies, and thick harmonies, Jonathan Ferguson & The Friendly Fire are quickly becoming folk-rock favourites all across the country in everything from cafés to bars to basements (and even one bathroom)! Excited to be back in BC after a successful five-stop-tour this summer, Jonathan, Simon and David are ready to heat it up at Winterfest-- don't miss out! For more information, check out http://www.jonathanferguson.ca/ or follow @jonlferguson on Twitter.
Note: other performers will play during intermission
GAMES:
11 am start
Snowman Building Contest Snow Angel Contest Snow Bocce Coffee Can Curling Sled Races Skate Races
3 pm - Pick up Hockey
RAFFLE:
1st Logging Truck of Firewood - value $1200 2nd Overwaitea Gift Certificate - value $200
3rd Quilted Wall Hanging - value $120 4th Fancy Variety Gift Basket - value $100
Ticket $2 each or 3 for $5 (lic 40385)
FOOD:
Concession opens at 11:30 am to 4 pm Dinner 5 pm
Hot Meat Pies & Salad, or Chili, or Veggie lasagna ...mmmmm (Adult Beverage Garden opens 4 pm)
Please pass this on to folks you may think would be interested in attending.

Thank you
Penny A.P. Anderson YKRS Events Chair 250-424-5596 www.yahkkingsgate.com

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The Water Closet Gallery

Presents ART EXTINCTION

4^th Annual Region Mail Art Exhibit

*bairfayst books*

Fri Jan 27^th, 2012

4-9pm

7 – 1735 Riverside Ave, Trail

Door Prizes & Refreshments

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Pilotcopilot NEWS

Now for 2012!

First up we have Randy from Creston. Everyone's favourite benevolent redneck will be at the Scout Hall (310 Cedar St) Friday, Saturday, Sunday January 20,21,22, and 27, 28, 29 for a show of truth tellin, song singin and ass kickin. Friday and Saturday’s show is at 8 PM, Sunday is a 2 PM matinee for all you parents with small children that will have an easier time getting Nana to babysit from 2:00 to 4:00 and service industry types who can't get your weekend evenings off. And who don't ski. Tickets are $10 in advance at Eddy Music and $12 at the door. We are looking for front of house volunteers to be ticket takers/bouncers/greeters so if you want to get in for free and get some mondo Fine Arts Karma, let us know which night/afternoon you are available and we'll lock you in, we're looking for two a night, no experience necessary aside from some rudimentary math skills and a relatively pleasant demeanour. And massive forearms. For the bouncer. For more info on the show visit the website pilotcopilot.com.

We are continuing our attempts at online dominance, the latest addition is a Pilotcopilot calendar that you can subscribe to and all of the Pilotcopilot events will magically appear on your Google Calendar! If someone told me five years ago I would be referring to something as a Google Calendar with a straight face I would have laughed tea out my nose. The Calendar can be found here- http://pilotcopilot.inthekoots.com/ , you can subscribe to it on the bottom left hand. Thanks to The Seed Network and In The Koots for helping us be less feeble online!

DECK is touring further afield, it will be in Fernie on February 4th and Vernon on February 18th so if you know folks in those towns let them know or if you want to take a pretty substantial road trip, come and check out the show!

Most of all I want to say thanks for your continuing support. You are making it possible for me to live my dream, have a family and do what I love to do without having to resort to getting a real job. And for that, I thank you.

Much Love,

Lucas Myers Artistic Director Pilotcopilot Theatre Theatre for These, Our Modern Times

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Royal Theatre News

We are pleased to announce that we have added 2 productions to the National Theatre LIVE performances for 2012. TRAVELLING LIGHT Feb 9 & COMEDY OF ERRORS Mar 1. Please see details below. As always, tickets are only available at the door 30min prior to showtimes.

We also still have the special $144 Mix & Match tickets available that can be used between The Met, Bolshoi Ballets or National Theatre productions. Please visit our website for more details. www.royaltheatretrail.com

Travelling Light Thurs. Feb 9 7:00pm

Synopsis:

A new play by Nicholas Wright

How had a twenty–two–year–old pretentious layabout made a discovery that would elude every other cinematic pioneer for years to come?

In a remote village in Eastern Europe, around 1900, the young Motl Mendl is entranced by the flickering silent images on his father’s cinematograph. Bankrolled by Jacob, the ebullient local timber merchant, and inspired by Anna, the girl sent to help him make moving pictures of their village, he stumbles on a revolutionary way of story-telling. Forty years on, Motl – now a famed American film director – looks back on his early life and confronts the cost of fulfilling his dreams.

Following Vincent in Brixton and The Reporter, Nicholas Wright’s new play is a funny and fascinating tribute to the Eastern European immigrants who became major players in Hollywood’s golden age. The award-winning Antony Sher – whose previous work with the National Theatre includes Primo and Stanley – returns to play Jacob.

Comedy Of Errors Thurs. Mar 1 7:00pm

Synopsis:

I in earth, in heaven, or in hell?

Sleeping or waking? mad or well advised?

Known unto these, and to myself disguised!

Two sets of twins separated at birth collide in the same city without meeting for one crazy day, as multiple mistaken identities lead to confusion on a grand scale. And for no one more so than Antipholus of Syracuse and his servant Dromio who, in search of their brothers, arrive in a land entirely foreign to their distant home. A buzzing metropolis, to the outsiders it appears a place of wonderment and terror, where baffling gifts and unexplained hostilities abound. Consistently recognized by strangers, the visitors question their very selves as the turmoil escalates. Meanwhile, Aegeon, father to the Antipholus twins, has been captured searching for his sons and, as an illegal immigrant, is sentenced to death at sunset. Shakespeare’s furiously paced comedy will be staged in a contemporary world into which walk three prohibited foreigners who see everything for the first time. Lenny Henry plays Antipholus of Syracuse.

THE COMEDY OF ERRORS
A modern adaptation of the Shakespeare classic, with UK comedian Lenny Henry, directed by Dominic Cook from the Royal Court

War Horse Jan 13-19 7pm nightly @ 2 pm Sat/Sun

Albert, the teenage son of a poor farmer, falls in love with a beautiful bay foal. When the horse, now nearly grown, is brought to auction, his father is the top bidder.

Albert is thrilled and names the colt Joey, but his mother is dismayed—her husband's purchase leaves them without enough money to pay the rent. Albert trains Joey to be a plough horse so that he can earn his keep.

But in 1914, when WWI begins, the army is looking for good horses and his father sells Joey without Albert's knowledge. Albert vows to find Joey one day and bring him home.

Joey is bought by a kind officer, but as a war horse, he experiences the horror of battles in France. Though he endures many hardships, his courage touches the soldiers around him.

Lisa Milne . Royal Theatre . 1597 Bay Ave Downtown Trail . C 250.231.5672

WWW.ROYALTHEATRETRAIL.COM

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Kicking Horse Culture News

This Saturday at the Golden Civic Centre!

Dusty Flowerpot Cabaret's

HARD TIMES HIT PARADE

7:30pm, Sat., Jan. 21

Kicking Horse Culture Board, Staff & Champions invite you to the HARD TIMES HIT PARADE performance this Saturday evening at the restored Golden Civic Centre.

PLEASE SHARE WITH FRIENDS.

N.B. "Early Bird 75" tix ARE selling FAST!

TICKETS AT THE ART GALLERY OF GOLDEN

A big serving of Commercial Drive edge...

... is on tap this Saturday night in Golden when Vancouver's east side dance cabaret group Dusty Flowerpot brings its theatrical hit HARD TIMES HIT PARADE to Golden this weekend.

This show ran to sell-out crowds for three weeks in Vancouver last spring. Now HARD TIMES HIT PARADE is on the Made in BC dance on tour circuit this January. With the vaudeville band, Maria in the Shower, and a literal clown car of dancers and characters from the Dance Marathon of the Century, the Flowerpots will be traveling to Golden in the east to Courtenay on the Island with stops in Kelowna and Maple Ridge along the way.

Hard Times Hit Parade is a theatrical event set in a dance marathon in a world reminiscent of the 1930s. Reflecting the economic hardship of our present time, this full-length theatre production is chock-a-block full with swing dance, cabaret, live music, puppetry and ... surprise.
The audience experiences 6 months of dance marathon in one night! Dancing for their livelihoods, enthusiastic couples are worn down by the tribulations of the marathon, dropping off as time progresses to leave only the most determined. Haunted by their own hallucinations, inner voices and deepest desires, the hidden worlds of the contestants come to life before our very eyes.
Hard Times Hit Parade is a story of cooperation, determination and survival in hard times with art, music, and dance and togetherness as unifying, uplifting food for our spirits.

DUSTY FLOWERPOT CABARET

The Dusty Flowerpot Cabaret was formed in 2006 as a collective of dance artists and multidisciplinary artists working in the East Vancouver community with a focus on arts for social change. The group mandate is to create original, multidisciplinary work using a collaborative group process to be performed in an immersive environment with direct audience engagement.

Made in BC - Dance on Tour connects dance artists and presenters from around British Columbia in order to increase audience reach and touring opportunities for contemporary dance. In bringing together BC presenters, dance artists and audiences, Made in BC serves the entire province by expanding networks, knowledge and support for the contemporary dance sector.

The Bugaboos – A Celebration in Story & Image
Art Gallery of Golden this Friday, January 13 through February 25, 2012
The Bugaboos – A Celebration in Story & Image to commemorate BC Parks’ centennial, and the natural and human history of Bugaboo Provincial Park.
READ MORE…

Curated by Pat Morrow - Produced by the Art Gallery of Golden
Pat will give an overview and his curatorial insight to the exhibit after 5:30pm during the reception on Friday.

Kicking Horse Culture

250 344-6186 • Box 228, Golden BC V0A 1A0 • Located in the Art Gallery of Golden

at 516 9th Ave. N., Golden, British Columbia info(at)kickinghorseculture.ca kickinghorseculture.ca

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Invitation to Soul Collage(R)

www.soulcollage.com

Relax – Reflect – Renew

To register please contact Linda Mahoney at 250.551.3243 or email art2heart2005@yahoo.ca

Soul Collage ® is a process for creating your own personal deck of cards using imagery, imagination, and intuition. Aspects of your personality, archetypal guides, animal companions and community members reveal themselves as you enter into conscious relationship, opening a portal to your inner wisdom.

This two part workshop will give you a brief overview of Soul Collage ® and immerse you in the creation of your own cards.

Friday January 20, 2012 6:00 – 8:30pm
In this class you will:

· Get a brief overview of Soul Collage ®

· Create a card from cut out images

· Learn how to speak intuitively from your cards

Saturday, January 21, 2012 9:00am – 12:00pm
In this class you will:

· Get a brief overview of the 7 chakras and learn how Soul Collage ® cards in this suit can be used to help in tune with rhythms of nature

· Find an animal companion through guided imagery

· Create a card to honour your animal companion

· Learn how to do a reading

Cost:
Friday Jan 20 = $25.00 before January 17^th ($35 after Jan 17^th ) Student Rate before Jan 17= $15.00
Saturday Jan 21 =$30.00 before January 17^th ($40.00 after Jan 17^th) Student Rate before Jan 17= $20.00

To register please contact Linda Mahoney at 250.551.3243 or email art2heart2005@yahoo.ca

All images and supplies will be provided.

191 Baker St. Second Floor

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The Nelson Storytelling Circle

meets on the first Sunday of every month 7 pm at The Back Alley Studio (formerly The Livingroom Theatre, in Nelson

behind Hipperson's and across from Oxygen)
where we listen to and tell stories - you can do either or both. It's free.

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LONGTIME WEST KOOTENAY WRITER NAMED CANADA'S POET LAUREATE

Longtime West Kootenay author, editor and teacher Fred Wah has been named Canada's next poet laureate. House of Commons Speaker Andrew Scheer and Senate Speaker Noel Kinsella jointly made the announcement Tuesday.

"Fred Wah's poetry is grounded in Canada's political and social landscapes," Scheer said in announcing the appointment. "He has done much to encourage and promote the importance of literature, culture and language within Canadian society." Wah is the fifth Canadian writer to hold the position of national poet laureate.

Wah taught for more than 20 years for Selkirk College, both at the Castlegar campus and as the founder and director of the writing program at Nelson's David Thompson University Centre, which operated between 1979 and 1984. DTUC, the prototype for B.C.'s university colleges, was a joint initiative of Selkirk and the University of Victoria. Wah, a former president of the Writers Union of Canada, subsequently taught at the University of Calgary.

Wah's many books of poetry, essays, and memoir include Diamond Grill, which describes his childhood growing up in Nelson in the 1950s as the son of the owner of a Baker St. Chinese restaurant. Wah received the 1986 Governor General's Literary Award for his book of poems, Waiting for Saskatchewan, which also chronicles family and personal history. He was the editor of Canada's first electronic literary magazine, Swift Current, in the 1980s. His most recent collection of poems is Is a Door (2009). Wah currently divides his time between his home at Riondel on the East Shore of Kootenay Lake, and a pied-à-terre in Vancouver.

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VISAC Gallery

MY INNER CHILD EXHIBIT at the VISAC Gallery in Trail

The VISAC Gallery in Trail is proud to present "My Inner Child" by quirky fibre artist Kim O'Brien. Based in Nelson, Kim is becoming well known for her imaginative and fantastical felt wool creations and the VISAC Gallery is excited to host her first solo exhibition in Trail.

Artist reception is Saturday, January 21st from 12-3pm. The VISAC Gallery is located at 1501 Cedar Ave. in downtown Trail. For more information, call 250-364-0234.
"Over the past year, I have loved making objects that brought me in touch with my earliest childhood experiences. I work with felted wool for the joy of its texture and the endless possibilities the medium presents and I use vintage material because it connects me to the past and to all the bygone stories that lie in the various scraps of fabric or accessories. By weaving my experiences into the past lives of others, past and present come together, and I adore the new meanings that are created. Showing the audience the wonder and imagination that comes with "self-indulgent crafting", I hope to encourage others into creating beautiful and creative tributes to their own "inner child".
Kim O'Brien

2012 Winter/Spring Exhibition Schedule:

January 19 - February 24

Kim O’Brien: A Nelson-based textile artist whose self-taught style is armed with a quirky sense of humour and a fantastical imagination. Her vintage material may be second-hand, but her work is number one with audiences throughout the West Kootenays.

March 3 – April 4

Ursula Albrecht: An accomplished photographer, Ursula describes her style as “photo-impressionsim”. Her attention to colour and light allows “for the abstraction of subjects to provide much more chararacter than a representational photo”.

April 11 – April 18

School District #20 Special Presentation: Clay & Wood Exhibition by Trail Middle School Students. Come see what our local youth have been creating under the guidance and tutelage of VISAC member and professional potter Mary Ann Kelley.

April 27 – May 23

Angela Duclos: Angela Duclos is a young emerging artist whose large-scale silkscreen prints take a collage-based approach to develop innovative meanings and new narratives using iconic pop culture imagery.

For more information on our artists, reception dates or membership, please call our gallery office at 250-364-1181 Tuesday-Friday 10-2pm

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Rossland Council for Arts & Culture

2012 Performance Series

Harry Manx January 21, 8pm $35 Blues/Fusion/Roots

The Breakmen February 17, 8pm $25, $22 in advance Bluegrass/Roots/Fusion

The Fugitives March 10, 8pm $23, $20 in advance Banjo/Guitar/Spoken Word

Lucas Myers with DECK April 7, 7:30pm $15, $12 in advance Theatre/Comedy

Erica Sigurdson April 29, 8pm $23, $20 in advance Comedian

Tickets for all performances are available three weeks in advance at

THE CELLAR, 2067 Columbia Avenue

$2 off for RCAC Members (except Harry Manx)

All performances are at the historic Miners’ Hall

Beer & wine at the bar

www.rosslandcac.com

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2012 Artists Call-Out

for Columbia Valley Arts Council

Call to Artists and Artisans

2012 Columbia Valley Tour of the Arts - August 5, 2012

Application deadline: JANUARY 31, 2012

The Columbia Valley Arts Council invites you to participate in the fifth annual fundraising Tour of the Arts. The event features one-of-a-kind art in unique venues in the Columbia Valley. The Tour of the Arts provides an amazing opportunity for artists to showcase their work to a new audience and at the same time support the cultural activities of Columbia Valley Arts Council.

Tour patrons will purchase Passports that include maps to the venues and photos and descriptions of the artists/art involved. At each site they may have their passports stamped and enter a draw for an exciting prize.

Columbia Valley Arts Council Tour Committee organizes, advertises and markets the event. They train volunteers, seek grants and sponsors, manage traffic at the site, guide visitors, help with the sale of art and look for unique ways to make this a memorably fun event for artists, guests and volunteers.

Call to Artists/Artisans

2012 Juried Gallery Shows for Featured Artists

The Columbia Valley Arts Council invites you to submit an application for the 2012 Juried Gallery Show Season for the Pynelogs Cultural Centre & Art Gallery

Completed applications must be delivered or mailed to Pynelogs by:

Deadline - January 13, 2012

Welcome to another upcoming Gallery Season at Pynelogs Art Gallery & Cultural Centre, the home of Columbia Valley Arts Council. Among the many Events, Concerts, Films and Workshops, 2012 will bring more innovative, creative and eclectic art to Pynelogs Art Gallery. Presently there are over 70 Artists that show and sell their art during the spring/summer season, with an additional 15 emerging artists and over 600 youth artists that display their work during our Gallery season. Whew, what a great place to be part of…thanks to our talented and

creative group of artists that believe in ART!!

CENTRE ICE ARTS CONTEST

The BC Pond Hockey series is hosting its first annual Pond Hockey tournament on Lake Windermere in Invermere BC Feb 3-5, 2012, and together with the Pynelogs Cultural

Centre are hosting a

Center Ice Art Contest and Art Show.

The winning submissions will be featured on BC Pond Hockey.com,

At the Pynelogs Art Gallery and be used as the official logo for the

2013 BC Eastern Regional Pond Hockey Championships in Invermere.

Criteria for entry

The contest is open to all residents from the Columbia Valley.

There are TWO Submission options: 2-dimensional Wall Art and Video Art

Theme: To feature outdoor winter scenes on Lake Windermere including such activities as:

skating, skiing, Pond Hockey, cycling, ice--‐fishing and general outdoor winter recreational

scenes.

CV Arts and the Visual Artists Advisory Committee are interested in hearing your thoughts and comments on how we are doing. The Gallery Manager provides an open-door opportunity for the Artists so they can utilize the Arts Council’s experience and knowledge for their growth, and continued development of their full creative potential. It is recommended that the Artist and Gallery Manager meet to discuss all opportunities, prospects and recommendations. In this way, CV Arts can grow and improve our relationships with our local artists.

If you are interested in any /or all of these Call Outs, they are available on our website: www.columbiavalleyarts.com Follow the Call-to-Artist Application link

OR CONTACT pynelogs@telus.net

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REVELSTOKE ARTS COUNCIL’S CONCERT SERIES 2011-12

Ski Bum – The Musical – Feb5/6 Revelstoke Community Centre $5

Figura Theatre – Feb 8^th Revelstoke Community Centre $5

Ballet Kelowna – March 14^th – Revelstoke Community Centre 20

Carlos Del Junco – March 25^th – Roxy Theatre $20

Denis Chang Manouche Quartet – Aplril 5^th – Roxy Theatre $20

For more Info contact Garry Pendergast: 250-814-9325 info@revelstokeartscouncil.com

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Trail & District Arts Council

Upcoming Events

· TSPA presents Guy Few & Nadina Mackie Jackson - Travel Tales

January 24, 2012 - 7:30pm

· The Rankin Family

January 25, 2012 - 7:30pm

· TSPA presents The Sultans of String

February 7, 2012 - 1:05pm

· TSPA presents Bax & Chung

March 6, 2012 - 7:30pm

· Country Legends Johnny Cash & Patsy Cline

March 17, 2012 - 7:30pm

Trail and District Arts Council
1501 Cedar Avenue, Trail, BC V1R 4C7
Box Office : 250-368-9669 Box Office - Toll-free: 1-866-368-9669 Fax: 250-368-3199 Email:trail_arts@telus.net

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Kaslo Concert Society Presents:

A unique musical ensemble in the Canadian landscape,

Pentaèdre explores and presents to the public a diversified

and original chamber music repertoire, developed in the

tradition of music for winds.

Pentaedre-Wind Quintette

Saturday, January 28, 2012

Canadian pianist Winston Choi's fresh approach to standard

repertory makes him one of today’s most dynamic young artists.

His Kaslo Concert includes Bach's magnificent "Art of Fugue.”

Winston Choi, Piano

Friday, March 16, 2012

Cellist Ariel Barnes and harpist Heidi Krutzen are two of

the West Coast’s most active and inventive chamber

musicians. Couloir, is a cello/harp duo dedicated to

collaboration with contemporary composers.

Couloir – Ariel Barnes & Heidi Krutzen

Friday, May 11, 2012

Single Tickets $22.00 available at Figments in Kaslo or at the door.

All concerts held at St. Andrew's United Church Kaslo 7:30 pm.

Information: 250-354-5368 or 250-353-7539.

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CBT News

Youth-led Projects Making a Difference

Four organizations from Cranbrook, Revelstoke and Invermere are receiving grants from CBT to support youth-led projects that directly benefit Basin youth. The next application deadline is Feb. 27, 2012...full story

New Project to Address Business Challenges

A new Business Retention and Expansion pilot project aims to help Basin communities better understand the needs of local business and the challenges they face...full story

Apply Now for Arts, Culture and Heritage Grants

Artists in all disciplines—as well as arts, culture and heritage organizations—are invited to apply for funding through the Columbia Kootenay Cultural Alliance, which delivers the Arts, Culture and Heritage Program of CBT...full story

Provincial, National & International Call to Artists, Workshops, News and Contests:

CCA News

A new site for a new departure!

It is with a touch of excitement that we present the CCA's new website and the new image. Navigate the site and tell us what you think (add hyperlink here for e-mails to go to communications). Over the course of the next few weeks, additional features will be added, further enhancing our site. Soon, members will be able to participate in on-line forums, voice their opinions and put forward issues for discussion. Subscribers and members will be treated to our new monthly electronic magazine. The first issue is being released by e-mail at the same time as we are launching this new site. Additionally, the CCA's Bulletins will change format to facilitate reading on smartphones.
In short, a new beginning for the CCA at the dawn of this new year.

- Happy New Year to all from the CCA Staff

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ARTS BC

Sustainability Semesters - Spring Session Registration Now Open
ArtsBC presents the Arts Sustainability Semesters in spring 2012 in Sechelt (Sunshine Coast), Nelson (Kootenay Region) and Courtenay (Vancouver Island Region). The project, funded by Canadian Heritage and the BC Arts Council, is a goal-oriented program designed to develop and strengthen the practices and planning processes of BC's regional arts and cultural organizations to increase their economic sustainability and viability.

The Semester includes a face-to-face seminar led by a team of non-profit leaders with opportunities to connect with colleagues, one-on-one coaching, webinars, teleconference calls, as well as exclusive access to an intranet library of resources, templates and other tools. The Semesters are free to attend and a limited number of travel and accommodation subsidies are available to encourage participation. For more information, visit our website or watch a video produced by Sam Numsen (Williams Lake) to learn more: http://vimeo.com/29855913

Register for Sechelt - Saturday, March 31 & Sunday, April 1 (1.5 days)
presented in partnership with the Sunshine Coast Arts Council

Register for Nelson - Saturday, April 14 & Sunday, April 15 (1.5 days)
presented in partnership with the West Kootenay Regional Arts Council

Register Courtenay - Saturday, April 28 & Sunday, April 29 (1.5 days)
presented in partnership with the Comox Valley Community Arts Council

ArtsBC's 2012 Conference & AGM - April 20 - April 22 in New Westminster
ArtsBC's 2012 Conference will be presented in partnership with the Arts Council of New Westminster at the Inn at the Quay in New Westminster from Friday, April 20 to Sunday, April 22. More details including schedule, program, registration, and hotel information will be available on the ArtsBC website in mid-January. The ArtsBC Annual General Meeting will take place on Saturday, April 21 at the Inn at the Quay where members will elect board members and vote on issues including voting by proxy.

BC Arts & Culture Week 2012 - Dates Confirmed/Applications
Mark your calendars for BC Arts and Culture Week scheduled to take place from Sunday, April 22 to Saturday, April 28. Thanks to funding support from the BC Arts Council, ArtsBC will once again offer a limited number of grants to assist community and regional arts council with their BC Arts and Culture Week initiatives. Applications will be available in January on the ArtsBC website with a deadline of Friday, February 24.

Community Gaming Grants Update
January 12, 2012
ArtsBC attended the media conference yesterday at the Port Moody Arts Centre where Ida Chong, Minister of Community, Sport and Cultural Development and Premier Christy Clark announced the Province will reinstate funding eligibility for community gaming grants for adult arts organizations. The announcement was made after the government released the results of a review of community gaming grants system conducted by Skip Triplett in 2011.
A copy of Mr. Triplett's final report may be found here.
The Province said it will also increase support for other organizations that have experienced funding reductions in the past three years, including those responsible for fairs, festivals, youth arts and culture. They said they will continue to work on streamlining the application process, including exploring options for introducing multi-year funding in the coming years.
Premier Clark also announced a special intake for arts organizations that were previously ineligible (deadline is Feb. 13, 2012) . See information here.
"This is welcome news for arts organizations in communities around BC. While we recognize the amount of funding is not at the same level as it was in 2009, the special intake and reinstatement of eligibilty for adult arts organizations will have a positive impact. We will continue to advocate for the allocation of more gaming revenue to BC's arts organizations," said executive director Sheryl McGraw in responding to yesterday’s announcement.
Links
News Release - January 11, 2012
Community Gaming Grants Information
In addition to stories posted on BC Arts News, see also:
BC increases gaming grants funding by $15 million
Provincial government increases Community Gaming grants funding by $15 million
Gaming grant funding increased to $135M
Christy Clark extends boost to gaming grants
No increase in gaming revenue for arts and charities
Contact
ArtsBC/Assembly of BC Arts Councils Mailing address: PO Box 92, Station A, Nanaimo, BC V9R 5K4
DIRECT (Burnaby): 778-861-5499 OFFICE: 1-250-754-3388 FAX: 604-648-9454
ed@artsbc.org | http://www.artsbc.org/ Facebook: http://tinyurl.com/3vbmj9b Twitter: http://twitter.com/artsbcdotorg
BC Arts News: http://news.artsbc.org/

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Non-profit arts, sports groups in B.C. to get more money

ian bailey AND marsha lederman

PORT MOODY, B.C. AND VANCOUVER— From Thursday's Globe and Mail

Published Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2012 9:42PM EST

Despite tough fiscal straits for the province, Premier Christy Clark says non-profit arts, sports and other organizations can count on $135-million in gaming grants beginning with this fiscal year.

Ms. Clark announced Wednesday her government was adding $15-million to the grants budget generated from government-controlled gambling revenue for about 2,000 organizations. There are plans to increase support for other organizations that have lost funding in the past three years, she added.

More related to this story

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· Cards now appear to be stacked against Vancouver casino expansion

“The work that community groups do and the services they deliver are important enough that they deserve that certainty that it has to be built into the budget,” she said during a news conference at the Port Moody Arts Centre.

Given the drive to balance the provincial budget, “the fact that we have been able to find this money and bake it right into the budget I hope will tell people this is a really high priority for me and for my government,” the Premier said.

Without naming Gordon Campbell specifically, she said her predecessor erred in cutting the grants, part of a deficit-cutting measure in the 2009-2010 budget. “The mistake was not adequately recognizing the value we get for every tax dollar we invest in community organizations,” she said.

Ms. Clark’s announcement came after Skip Triplett, former president of Kwantlen Polytechnic University, tabled a government-ordered review of the issue. Mr. Triplett, attending the news conference, said he was pleased with the government’s decision.

Rob Gloor, the new executive director of Vancouver’s Alliance for Arts and Culture, said he was “very encouraged” by the announcement, in particular the reinstatement of eligibility for groups focusing on the arts for adults. “That is very significant news for those who have suffered most from the cuts,” he said.

But Spencer Chandra Herbert, NDP critic for Tourism, Culture and the Arts, said the restoration of funding to $135-million is inadequate, falling far short of the 2008-09 level of $156-million.

“What I would like to see is a real acknowledgement that the Liberals made a terrible mistake in cutting charities so drastically,” Mr. Chandra Herbert said, adding that the $15-million increase in gaming funding had already been announced last year.

Victoria-based Intrepid Theatre, which also runs the Victoria Fringe Festival and the Uno Festival, lost $61,000 in gaming grants – more than 10 per cent of its annual budget – forcing it to slash programming, reduce staff hours and replace all front-of-house staff with volunteers.

That is a common story, particularly for smaller organizations, said Intrepid’s general manager Ian Case. “My big problem is that damage has been done,” he said Wednesday. “The possibility of actually reinstating everything that’s been lost has been hard to do and is going to take a lot of time and a lot of effort.”

He said he couldn’t help but be cynical about the timing of the announcement, a little over a year before the next provincial election. “That said,” Mr. Case added, “any kind of restoration is a good start.”

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Island Mountain Arts News

Wells' Artist Caroline Anders to Exhibit at the Penticton Art Gallery - Opening, Friday, January 20th

Each year, thanks to a special partnership between Island Mountain Arts and the Penticton Art Gallery, one artist from the Toni Onley Artists' Project is selected by the artist mentors to have a solo exhibition at the Penticton Art Gallery. This past summer, mentors Harold Klunder from Montreal and Libby Hague from Toronto, selected Wells' artist, Caroline Anders from the 23 participating artists. Island Mountain Arts would like to congratulate Caroline and thank Director/Curator Paul Crawford and the Penticton Art Gallery for providing this incredible opportunity!

Caroline Anders' exhibition - "Chelmsford" opens Friday, January 20th at 7pm and runs until March 18th. Caroline will do an artist talk at the gallery at 1pm on Saturday, January 21.

Dave Bidini to Come Back to Teach Songwriting this Summer

Dave Bidini will be back in Wells from Tuesday, July 31 - Friday, August 3 to put songwriters to the test once again. He will also be performing at the ArtsWells Festival.

Ross Douglas who participated in the program last summer had this to say of Bidini's program: "He was a taskmaster. We essentially had to come up with a new song or a good start to one each evening based on topics that he gave us in class each day. As well, our songs were then performed for our fellow classmates with peer criticism taken and given freely. I found myself greatly taken with my fellow classmates and their various styles and perspectives. And Mr. Bidini himself was ever encouraging-all the while ready with intelligent criticism."

Dave was featured on CBC's Canada Reads recently with his book "On a Cold Road," which chronicled his legendary band, the Rheostatics' 1996 cross-Canada tour with The Tragically Hip.

More details to be announce soon!

www.imarts.com Toll free: 1.800.442.2787 | Fax: 250.994.3433 | info@imarts.com
Box 43 Wells, BC V0K 2R

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MUSIC BC

MAP TRAVEL GRANTS

Thanks to a generous donation from the Pattison Broadcasting Group's station 100.5 The PEAK, we are able to offer funding deadlines for artist and business travel. The next deadline is Friday February 3rd, 5pm. Download application forms here.

CD WEST PRIZE PACK

Music BC Members - Enter for your chance to win this exclusive Promo Prize Pack from CDwest.ca :
CDs in Eco-Sleeves, Posters, Large Format Posters, Business Card, Postcards, Stickers, Pinned Buttons.
Get all the details and enter for your chance to win at www.CDwest.ca/musicbc

INDUSTRY NEWS
Nimbus Showcase Submissions Now Open
Submissions for the April 2nd Nimbus Showcase Event are now OPEN! You and your band could win free studio time at Nimbus. Four artists will be selected to play our bi-annual Showcase Event at The Media Club on April 2nd. HALF of the bands from the previous three events won free studio time. Apply here: http://www.sonicbids.com
Band Fight Accepting Submissions
Activeminds Productions and Donnelly Group Public Houses present Band Fight, a battle of the bands featuring (up and coming) Vancouver Bands that will be held at Library Square Pub every Wednesday from February 22nd to March 14th. Bands wishing to compete in Band Fight can email bandfight@activemindsproductions.com or visit the Band Fight Facebook page for more details!

Alliance for the Arts Responds to Gaming Grant Announcement
Premier Christy Clark today released Scott Triplett’s Community Gaming Grant Review report and announced some good news for the arts community. ”We are very encouraged by Premier Clark's announcement of increases to funding and eligibility for BC Gaming Grants,” said Alliance for Arts and Culture executive director Rob Gloor in responding to today’s announcement. Read the rest of the Alliance's Report here.

Steam Whistle Unsigned Series
Steam Whistle Brewing presents its Unsigned Series, showcasing local unsigned talent while supporting local causes. 100% of the door proceeds will go to Music BC!
Featuring Treelines, the Ruffled Feathers, and Sidney York.
Thursday, Jan 26th, 8pm, $5 @ the Biltmore Cabaret

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Of interest to writers, editors, illustrators, photographers etc.

The Public Lending Right program’s registration period will be open from 15 February to 1 May 2012. Are you registered?

No. If you are an author, co-author, editor, translator, illustrator, photographer or anthology contributor, you may be eligible for a PLR payment for the service of your books held in Canadian public libraries. For further information, visit our website at www.plr-dpp.ca.

Yes. If you have moved recently, you must update your address with the PLR Commission. Send us your change of address by mail, fax, telephone or e-mail, indicated below. Please note the following important change in the PLR Program: PLR payments are now calculated using a payment scale. Titles registered with the PLR program are divided into four categories, based on the number of years they have been registered with the program. For further information on the payment scale, visit our website at www.plr-dpp.ca.