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Alliance for Arts and Culture |
In 1986, Greater Vancouver’s cultural community created the Alliance for Arts and Culture to provide a strong voice for the sector and an avenue to work together. This coalition now numbers more than 320 arts groups and individuals.
We are an alliance of arts and culture organizations and individuals drawn from all artistic disciplines.
We lead Greater Vancouver’s arts and culture community by advocating for our sector, facilitating connections within the arts and with other sectors, and providing information to and about our community.
We strive towards an environment that recognizes, respects, and responds to the contribution our sector makes to society’s well-being.
The following points explain what we believe and value, as well as how we conduct our business.
Arts and culture in society
1. Arts and culture are woven into our society’s fabric, contributing vitally to our health and well-being. This fact gives rise to the following principles:
- Any act to support or recognize arts and culture's essential nature enhances our society's energy and productivity;
- Any act to reduce support for arts and culture depletes our society's energy and productivity;
- Arts education helps people to understand and function in the world. Students should receive an education in the arts as early as possible, and they should be given the resources to continue studying the arts throughout their lives;
- Professional and nonprofessional art production has value to our society;
- All members of society should have access to and respect for the diversity of art making, as we live in a varied, multicultural society.
2. A society that promotes free public debate is responsible, flexible, and just. All levels of government should permit and support artistic production that questions the status quo.
3. Artists have specific needs and working conditions necessary to pursue their art practice. Government legislation should recognize and reflect artists' special needs, as these individuals contribute greatly to our society.
4. Artistic excellence requires innovation, risk taking, and experimentation.
5. Arts and culture activities help people participate in community. These services also encourage a mutual responsibility to preserve, sustain, and promote art.
Operations and governance
1. We operate in a fiscally responsible manner.
2. Our advocacy efforts serve the best interests of our membership. When different points of view exist within the arts and culture community, we share research and encourage dialogue on the issues, so our members may make more informed decisions and comments.
3. We support the independence of arts and culture organizations when asked to represent this community to all levels of government.
4. We welcome diverse arts and culture groups and individuals as members.
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