Vancouver has a vibrant arts and culture community. Cultural workers comprise 2.7% of Vancouver’s total labour force, the highest proportion of the total labour force nationally. Between 1996 and 2001, Vancouver’s cultural labour force grew by 24%, while the general labour force grew by 5%. More than three million people attend live performances, screenings, exhibitions, festivals and special events every year in the city. Festivals in Vancouver parks and community centres present more than 1,700 performances annually. Music, dance and theatre groups present more than 750 different live productions while the City’s major museums and galleries feature more than 600 exhibitions every year.
The City of Vancouver is a major supporter of the arts and culture community. Through the Office of Cultural Affairs, the City of Vancouver will disburse about $9 million in grants in 2007 to approximately 200 non-profit arts and cultural organizations, which provide broadly accessible programs and services within the city. The City provides the most in cultural grants, on a per capita basis, of any major city in Canada.
The City of Vancouver commissioned Ference Weicker & Company, to conduct a review of the cultural grant and support programs delivered through the Office of Cultural Affairs (OCA). The purpose of the review is to assess the effectiveness and management of the current cultural grant programs, develop recommendations for improvement, and prepare an implementation plan for acting on those recommendations.
For more information, please visit the project website at http://www.OCA-review.ca.
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