Squamish Arts Council is very pleased to announce that SAC has received $10,000.00 from the District of Squamish for the 2nd annual SACFund Arts & Culture Grant Program. 

Squamish Arts Council invites all local arts & culture organizations to apply for SACFund for the purpose of promoting and expanding the arts in our community with arts and culture projects comparable to the goals and mandate of SAC.

Please find the SACFund grant application form attached, or visit www.squamishartscouncil.ca to download application.

Applicants are encouraged to bring forward projects that might not happen without SACFund support. 

Please be sure your SAC membership is current prior to submitting the grant application.  Applications must be postmarked by January 31, 2012. 

 

All 7 applicants of the SACFund 2010/2011 grant intake received funding, and  6 of those 7 groups received the full amount that they applied for. 

Recipients of the SACFund 2010/2011 grants include:  Howe Sound Performing Arts Association, Squamish International Folk Dancers, Between Shifts Theatre, Squamish Writers Group, Visuals, Squamish Days Loggers Sports Assoc., SERF.  

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Pique newsmagazine Whistler, Aug. 17, 2011

"The Rise of Squamish Culture"

http://www.piquenewsmagazine.com/pique/index.php?cat=Features&content=Squamish+arts+and+culture+1833

 

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OPENING PARTY

Squamish Arts Council & Squamish Days Loggers Sports Festival invite you to INTO THE WOODS Thurs. July 28, 7-9pm, Squamish Arts Council Building 37950 Cleveland in the park

This event is participating in the United Nations International Year of Forests and is listed on the federal government website Natural Resources Canada  www.internationalyearforests.nrcan.gc.ca

          

Art Liestman                             Art Liestman                        Martin Thorne 

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July 1, 2011 

Squamish Arts Council's amazing "Alice of Wonderlands Magical Mystery Tour" celebrating 100th Anniversary of BC Parks is featured on the front page of today's Squamish Chief newspaper with a fabulous photo.   Check it out!

 

For last week's Chief story http://www.squamishchief.com/article/20110624/SQUAMISH0501/306249935/sac-event-combines-fantasy-art-nature 

Huge Thank You to all our exceptional partners & volunteers who helped make this event happen!! 

Partial list:   District of Squamish,  Arts BC,  BC Parks,  Amber Butler, Squamish Arts Council volunteer Directors, 

 

Event Photos, Art Video and extended credits will be posted soon at www.squamishartscouncil.ca  

 

Our next event is Thurs. July 28, 7-9 pm SAC Building Into the Woods with Red Riding Hood.  Hope you can join us!

 

 

Happy Canada Day!

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 Congratulations to Squamish's extended Between Shifts Theatre Group and Kathy Daniels! 

 

NORTH SHORE ZONE OF THEATRE:   Festival of Plays

 Adjudicator John Cooper was presented with many high-calibre productions and fine performances during the week of theatre May 2-7 at Presentation House Theatre.  However, one production stood out above all others. Biloxi Blues by Neil Simon, presented by Deep Cove Stage Society, will now go forward to represent the North Shore Zone at Theatre BC’s MAINSTAGE, the drama festival which encompasses winning groups from throughout British Columbia, to be held this year in Kamloops, July 1-9, 2011 and will perform at the Sagebrush Theatre on Friday, July 8.

 

Main Awards presented by Adjudicator John Cooper:

Best Overall Production (and Zone Festival Winner): Sponsored by Whitby & Tower Moving & Storage  

Biloxi Blues (Deep Cove Stage Society)

Best Achievement by a Director: Sponsored by North Shore News

Michael Coleman, Biloxi Blues (Deep Cove Stage Society)

Best Overall Achievement in Design: Sponsored by Crystalview Pool & Spa

If We Are Women:  Stephen Torrence (Set Design), Randy Poulis (Lighting Design) and

Margaret Lee (Costume Design) (North Vancouver Community Players)

Best Performance by an Actor - Female: Sponsored by SMP Dramatic Society

Kathy Daniels, If We Are Women (North Vancouver Community Players)

Best Performance by an Actor - Male: Sponsored by Deep Cove Stage Society

Jordan Weller, Biloxi Blues (Deep Cove Stage Society)

Best Performance by a Supporting Actor - Female: Sponsored by North Vancouver Community Players

Kristen Ross, If We Are Women (North Vancouver Community Players)

Honourable Mention:  Teagan Vincze, Biloxi Blues (Deep Cove Stage Society)

 Best Performance by a Supporting Actor - Male: Sponsored by Well Planned Theatre Company

Michael Adamthwaite, Biloxi Blues (Deep Cove Stage Society)

Honourable Mention:  Joe Arduini, Fawlty Towers (SMP Dramatic Society)

Best Achievement in Set Design: Sponsored by RBC Royal Bank, Dollarton Village Branch

Janice Carroll, The Outsiders (Between Shifts Theatre)

Best Achievement in Costumes: Sponsored by BooLaLa

Margaret Lee, If We Are Women (North Vancouver Community Players)

Honourable Mention:  Maureen Houston, Biloxi Blues (Deep Cove Stage Society)

Best Achievement in Lighting: Sponsored by Greg Dent, Macdonald Realty Ltd.

Michael Hewitt, The Outsiders (Between Shifts Theatre)

 

Best Achievement in Sound: Sponsored by First Impressions Theatre

Janice Carroll and Cameron Watts, The Outsiders (Between Shifts Theatre) 

Special Adjudicator’s Certificates of Merit for:

·         Excellence in Stage Management:  Camille Morgan, The Outsiders (Between Shifts Theatre 

North Shore Zone Awards (presented by Anne Marsh):

·         Don Marsh Award (for creating a spirit of harmony amongst groups on the North Shore):

David Barker

·         Unsung Hero Award in Memory of Jim Brick:  Judy Thomson (Deep Cove Stage Society)

·        Florence Goodwin Theatre Award for the Most Promising Newcomer (with a monetary value of $200 to be applied to theatre development):  Mo Lawrence, The Outsiders (Between Shifts Theatre)

People’s Choice Awards:

·         Outstanding Production: If We Are Women (North Vancouver Community Players) presented by Mike Jarvis, Festival Chair, Theatre BC North Shore Zone

·         Outstanding Performance:  Jesse Inocalla, Biloxi Blues (Deep Cove Stage Society) presented by Doug Perri, Chair, Theatre BC North Shore Zone.

·         Outstanding Achievement in Design: Set Design Fawlty Towers (SMP Dramatic Society) presented by Glen Miller, Vice-President, Theatre BC.

Backstage Co-operation Award (presented by Festival Technician Michael Methot)

·         Fawlty Towers, SMP Dramatic Society

Honourable Mentions:    Randy Poulis, If We Are Women (North Vancouver Community Players), and

                               Michael Hewitt, The Outsiders (Between Shifts Theatre)

The winning play, Biloxi Blues, will represent the North Shore Zone on Friday, July 8 at Theatre BC’s annual MAINSTAGE in Kamloops, July 1-9, 2011.

Anne Marsh, Publicist

Theatre BC North Shore Zone, 604-980-5552;  annemarsh@shaw.ca 

 

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PLEASE ATTEND this important SAC Funding meeting!  

SQUAMISH ARTS COUNCIL Receives $10,000.00 for SACFund 2011 from DISTRICT of SQUAMISH