NEXT GENERAL MEETING

Tuesday |  September 12th, 2017 | 7:15pm | Newton Cultural Centre
@13530 – 72 Avenue, Surrey, BC V3W 2P1
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Please note there are no General Meetings scheduled for the months of June, July, August and December. The ACS AGM takes place in March.

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Supporting The Arts In Surrey For 50 Years

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Feature

September Funding Deadlines Loom:
Grants, Scholarships & Funding

One mainstay complaint in the ‘arts’ community is the lack of funding. So it is a nice surprise to see that both the City of Surrey and local arts organizations are stepping up to the plate and assisting artist develop professionally with their funding programs.

Here is a list of current funding opportunities available to Surrey artists from dance to literature and all points in between.

  • Arts Council of Surrey: Grant available for registered Member groups, deadline Sept 15, 2017. Contact info@artscouncilofsurrey.ca for more information
  • City of Surrey Cultural Grant : Expression of interest submission due date September 25, 2017. Grant application due November 13, 2017. [Sep 29-Application sent to eligible applicants | Oct 4-App Info Session | Oct 25 & 28-1on1 Mentoring] City ofSurrey Cultural Grants
  • Peninsula Arts Foundation: Facilitating and advancing cultural education and performance in White Rock & South Surrey for over 30 years by providing direct financial support Grant Application Deadline Sept 30, 2017 for ages 16 to 25 years. | peninsulaartsfoundation.org
  • Surrey Festival of Dance: Future Achievement Scholarship Program 2018 – Scholarship available for Dancers between the ages of 15 and 21. Check out www.surreyfestival.com for more details.
  • Surrey International Writer’s Conference: Tan Seagull Scholarship available for young writer’s deadline is Sept 15, 2017. Check out siwc.ca for application and information.

    • Feature

    SURREY NOW-Leader & ACS Partner To Create Special Fall Arts Features:

    To help celebrate our 50th anniversary, the ACS is thrilled to be partnering with the SURREY NOW-LEADER this Fall, to produce three one-page special features designed to highlight the vibrant Arts communities that exist in our great city of Surrey. We are inviting artists from the PERFORMANCE, LITERARY and VISUAL Arts disciplines to share with us your brief stories with future artists. We want to encourage a new generation of artists to join our great community of artist and patrons on the arts.

    What Tips or Adivce would you give to an emerging artist in Surrey today? Send them for info@artscouncilofsurrey.ca /SUBJECT: NOW-Leader Editorials. Please note that due to space constraints, the ACS reserves the right to determine content use and to edit.

    PUBLICATION DATE:
    Performance: September 29th | INFO DUE @ ACS: SEPTEMBER 11
    Literary: October 20th | INFO DUE @ ACS: OCTOBER 2
    Visual: December 1st | INFO DUE @ACS: NOV 13

    To celebrate 50 years, the Surrey NOW-Leader and the ACS have partnered to create this unique community outreach program to encourage new artists to participate in any of the three art disciplines. With your help, we can reach new artists, entice them into our Art communities and increase awareness for the arts in Surrey.

     
     

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