Comments for Stop BC Arts Cuts & Increase Funding to the National Average!

Comment on Fun facts and figures – Arts vs. Olympics by Hadani Ditmars: Hockey as a Brutal Ballet: A Reflection on Our National Game

Hadani Ditmars: Hockey as a Brutal Ballet: A Reflection on Our National Game — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 07:51:18 +0000

[...] that boosts both patriotism and endorphins when our team is winning, and despair when it's not? Can beleaguered arts organizations — still reeling from massive pre-Olympics cuts — somehow tap into this energy, and co-opt it for [...]

Comment on Why did Stop BC Arts Cuts join other community, charity & arts groups to oppose the Edgewater Casino expansion at BC Place? by meeshelleneal

meeshelleneal — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 01:04:34 +0000

Thank you thank you thank you for making all of this information so easy to find so that we (and others) can be informed and do something about it.
I have tweeted this link after a friend of mine posted it on my fb wall. Let’s get the word out there!!

Comment on Fun facts and figures – Arts vs. Olympics by Hadani Ditmars: Hockey as a Brutal Ballet: A Reflection on Our National Game

Hadani Ditmars: Hockey as a Brutal Ballet: A Reflection on Our National Game — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 14:15:06 +0000

[...] both patriotism and endorphins when our team is winning, and despair when it’s not? Can beleaguered arts organizations — still reeling from massive pre-Olympics cuts — somehow tap into this energy, and [...]

Comment on Recommendation from the Finance Committee to Restore Arts Funding! by Good News! » jazzgate.ca

Good News! » jazzgate.ca — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 16:53:13 +0000

[...] of arts funding. The full report can be found here (PDF): and the relevant arts-related portion is excerpted here: Thanks to everyone who wrote in to the committee and all the work done by Keith Higgins, Amir and [...]

Comment on Why did Stop BC Arts Cuts join other community, charity & arts groups to oppose the Edgewater Casino expansion at BC Place? by Morning Star Studio

Morning Star Studio — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 19:53:45 +0000

I agree with marcus. You are awesome. Keep up the good work.
Much appreciated

Comment on Letter to BC’s Finance Committee by Bill Horne of Wells, BC by shannon wedel

shannon wedel — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 00:49:20 +0000

Our family are advocates of the arts .The health of our culture, in social and economic prosperity, depends on sustaining and developing communities able to maintain an individual and cooperativly active voice in the world.We relate to one another,interculturally and ethnically, through the various mediums in the art world.We can learn much about being giving and compassionate through these gifts of culture and ethnicity.If we are unable to share these gifts and contribute to a society that has the good of mankind and the world at heart we are diminishing as a people.

Comment on Why did Stop BC Arts Cuts join other community, charity & arts groups to oppose the Edgewater Casino expansion at BC Place? by marcus

marcus — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 18:47:09 +0000

you guys are awesome. way to go arts community! way to align ourselves with the progressive forces in this city!

Comment on Gaming Branch cultural grants a vital lifeline for smaller arts groups by Okanagan Artists, River Lewis

Okanagan Artists, River Lewis — Sun, 06 Feb 2011 22:50:13 +0000

Funding cuts to the arts are outrageous! Considering the increasing revenues to the province through gambling, pardon me, gaming, are able to subsidize an increased number of gambling venues, thus exponentially increasing the revenues again, renegging on promises with regard to the movement of funds into actually valuable community avenues leaves me actually shaking my head.

Comment on BC Liberals try to mask the disgrace of BC’s $6.50 per capita spending by David

David — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 22:10:52 +0000

Great work! Hang them with their own stats and reference sources. And hang ‘em high!

Comment on Minister Rich Coleman won’t restore gaming grants to arts by SUSAN WEISS

SUSAN WEISS — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 20:28:59 +0000

With respect @stopbcartscuts – I am not talking about a ‘US-style private funding”; although I know there are some good and sustainable arms length models out there.
And there are also successful models of the arts functioning as a business too.
As to the global return of the idea of the public sphere I can only wonder about the when/if/why/how/where…I ask – will it be a cup half full or a cup half empty ?
And: For sure: “We need to ask ourselves what kind of culture we want – thoughtful and innovative, or entertainment-based and commercially viable?”
I say “YES” to everything you mention above re: “asking ourselves about what kind of culture we want”.
Like the armadillo, if one is inclined, as I am to choose such a mascot, it can only move forward.
Susan