SPONSORS AND ART LINKS

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Sponsors

Funding for the West Shore Arts Council is received through membership fees, through solicited and unsolicited donations and through Grants received from the following Provincial and Municipal Government bodies:

• British Columbia Arts Council
• British Columbia Gaming Commission
• The City of Colwood
• The District of Highlands
• The City of Langford
• The District of Metchosin
• The Town of View Royal

The West Shore Arts Council continually seeks funding for our various programs and events. We are also able to act as the administrative body for programs initiated by organizations which are unincorporated.

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Local Arts Councils

• Capital Regional District Arts Development Office includes a Regional Arts Directory and other resources including a listing of contact information for Community Arts Councils.
• Community Arts Council of Greater Victoria (CACGV)
• Community Arts Council of the Saanich Peninsula
• Gulf Islands Community Arts Council
  (Salt Spring Island and School District #64)
• Sooke Community Arts Council - Contact
• Trincomali Community Arts Council
  (Galiano, Mayne, the Penders and Saturna Islands)
• West Shore Arts Council

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British Columbia Arts Organizations

• Alliance for Arts and Culture
• Arts Galleries of the interior of British Columbia
• Art Starts in Schools
• Assembly of British Columbia Arts Councils
• BC Arts Council
• BC Touring Council produces ArtsOnTour, a listing of artists available for touring.
• Vancouver Island Sculptors' Guild

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National Arts Organizations

• Canadian Authors Association has an extensive list of writing organizations.
• Centre for Contemporary Canadian Art: The Canadian Art Database.
• CraftCanada.com is an on-line register of Canadian crafters and craft shows.
• Federation of Canadian Artists (FCA)

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Arts Publications

• The Art Deadlines List includes juried exhibitions, competitions, calls for entries, etc.
• The Art Guide to British Columbia (by region)
• The Artist's Journal is a quarterly newsletter that provides news and events to British Columbia artists who paint or draw.
• Focus Magazine celebrates Victoria's creative and community spirit with diverse, intelligent editorial coverage.
• Preview Magazine
  (covers British Columbia, Alberta, Washington, Oregon)

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Government Resources

• Canada Council
• Canada Council Grants Programs
• CultureCanada.gc.ca includes government grant programs and services.
• Index of Municipal Governments Within British Columbia (Oultwood LG)
• National Arts Centre has produced a Roundtable on Music and Medicine (200Kb .pdf)

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Miscellaneous Resources

• Access Copyright (formerly CANCOPY). Register or request the use of copyrighted materials.
• ArtLex - art dictionary
• Open Directory Project - arts listing
• StolenFineArt.Com

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