| It’s grant time! Plus, start thinking about the Culture Tour. |
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| January 2025Artist credit: Kelsey Van RaayNEWSAPPLY NOW FOR A GRANTThe application period for grants from the Columbia Kootenay Cultural Alliance is now open, with deadlines on February 21 or March 7, 2025, depending on the program. Learn more and attend a Q&A session. READ MORE |
| CULTURE TOUR It’s time to start thinking about a warm summer weekend: the 2025 Culture Tour. Check out what’s new this year and read our questions and tips to consider what your venue might be like. READ MORE THE DEADLINE TO DONATE HAS BEEN EXTENDEDIn light of the postal strike, the deadline to donate to charity for 2024 taxes is now the end of February. Contribute to Articulate magazine and you’ll help maximize coverage of the best in arts, culture and heritage. DONATE TODAY LAST CHANCE! WHAT DO YOU THINK OF OUR EVENTS CALENDAR? Whether you use it tons or never use it at all, we want your opinion of our online events calendar. You could win a $50 gift card to Cowan’s office and art supply store! READ MOREREAD MORE NEWS STORIES HERE BEHIND THE SCENESQ&A WITH MICHELE DUPAS, CKCA STEERING COMMITTEE MEMBERTo help arts, culture and heritage in the Columbia Basin thrive, we rely on a dedicated team of board and steering committee members. Here, meet Michele Dupas, CKCA Steering Committee Member. READ MORE FEATURE STORYHOT OFF THE PRESS! The newest issue of Articulate has hit the stands and been distributed to subscribers’ mailboxes and public locations around the Columbia Basin. READ MOREREAD MORE STORIES HERE SELECT EVENTS IN THE REGIONBE THE WORLD: ALBUM RELEASE CONCERTSteve Marc is an upbeat and uplifting world/reggae fusion band with hints of funk and grooves you can’t help but move to. (Castlegar) READ MORE ZAYNAB MOHAMMEDA journey of sound, sight and story about how one woman loses her innocence at a young age due to cultural inequity, whilst navigating a terrain foreign to her ancestors. (Nelson) READ MORE LEARN TO CARVE AN EATING SPOONCover all the skills you’ll need to go out into the woods to identify, cut, cleave, axe, carve and finish a beautiful and ergonomic piece of functional wooden ware. (Blewett) READ MORE SECHILE SEDARE: LEELA GILDAY AND JAY GILDAYThese sibling songwriters hit notes of nostalgia, hope and humour in songs about their family history, connection to the land and water, and the twists and turns of fate. (Trail) READ MORE SUBMIT A LISTINGDo you have an arts, culture or heritage event you’d like to tell everyone in the Columbia Basin about? Submit your item now! READ MORESEE ALL EVENT LISTINGS HERE Thank you to our funders:FacebookInstagramWebsite |
