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Here are some of the questions we're exploring in these blog posts: what if our arts sector functioned like an ecosystem? And what could accomplish if all artists felt supported to thrive? Email us to submit guest blog topics.

10,000 Gifts doc about Q'shintul (+ Steering shoutout)

UPDATE: The April 2023 launch of 10,000 Gifts was a huge success, with over 300 people attending the Cowichan Arts Centre. While we wait...

Jan 1, 2023

Shawn Decaire's Campbell River residency (+ Steering shoutout)

UPDATE: You can learn about Shawn's residency by watching the recording of the fantastic Art+Earth Lecture mentioned at the bottom of...

Sep 14, 2022

What the heck are NFTs? [+ Steering shoutout]

By now you’ve probably heard of non-fungible tokens (NFTs), but might not have a clue about what they are or why they matter to local...

Aug 1, 2022

No artist is an island

We live in a capitalistic, patriarchal society that perpetuates the myth of the “self-made man.” Within this myth, everyone is an island...

Jul 29, 2022

Data literacy and empowerment

For close to a decade, and accelerated during the pandemic, the arts sector has been systematically building its digital capacity. Now...

Jul 12, 2022

Island Crafted brings artisans together

Qualicum Beach web developer Shawna Allen knows the power of combining art and technology to bring people together. As the founder of...

Jun 16, 2022

The arts need Radical Collaboration

Image credit: Photo by "My Life Through A Lens" on Unsplash The arts need radical collaboration to thrive in an uncertain and chaotic...

May 16, 2022

Flipping the script on funding and funders

Image credit: Future of Good If you work in the not-for-profit sector and haven’t yet encountered the humour, truth and advocacy work of...

May 1, 2022

Vancouver Island regional arts coordinator *update

We’re pleased to report that our Sectoral Innovation grant has been approved by the Canada Council for the Arts. We now have one year of...

Apr 1, 2022

Ode to the artist: from New York to Qualicum

I moved to Vancouver Island in 2019, excited to bring my art world background expertise from over 12 years in New York City to a more...

Feb 17, 2022

From equity to creativity and back again

I used to be a policy analyst for BC's Ministry of Women's Equality. Pretty dreamy job for a gal just out of university with a degree in...

Feb 14, 2022

Dreaming of an arts ecosystem

We believe that Vancouver Island’s arts sector is an arts ecosystem - with the potential for sharing services, supports, markets and...

Feb 2, 2022

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