To help win the bid for Vancouver’s 2010 Winter Games, the government leveraged the province’s vibrant arts and culture scene as the “second pillar” of the Games. The Winter Games are expected to pump $800 million in travel-related spending into the Metro Vancouver economy next year, according to a Central 1 Credit Union forecast. It is predicted that $448 million of Games spending will be directed toward accommodation and food services, with $120 million to be spent on transportation services, $120 million on retail, and $112 million on miscellaneous services.
But late 2009, the BC government announced sudden and severe arts cuts, to the shock of Vancouver art organizations and Vancouver artists, particularly before the fast-approaching 2010 Olympics.
As we headed into 2010 with draconian arts cuts, volunteers will continue to be a key resource for survival in the arts, as well as building strategic alliances between two or more arts organizations to pursue common goals, while remaining independent. A strategic alliance is designed to share or merge databases, industry information, referrals and prospects, while jointly absorbing the marketing, sales and distribution costs for audience development.
An example of volunteerism and strategic alliances is ArtWalk Vancouver 2010, which has united the Vancouver art community to participate and thrive. In a time of severe arts funding cuts in BC, ArtWalk Vancouver 2010 provide opportunities for much-needed public exposure for local artists during the 2010 Winter Games.
Links below for Vancouver ArtWalk Openings during 2010 Winter Games are all part of ArtWalk Vancouver 2010, to showcase over 250 local artists and designers.
2010 Winter Market of ArtWalk Vancouver Opening Reception February 11, 2010
ArtWalk Vancouver Opening Night February 12 and Weekend Tour Showing Over 250 Artists
ArtWalk Vancouver Opening February 12 at grace-gallery Satellite Spaces for 2010 Winter Games
Join the first annual ArtWalk and support the hard work and passion of local artists and artisans who love creating and making art for the sake of art at www.artwalkvancouver.ca.
ENDNOTE:
In 2009, Artistrun (established in 2000) applied for grants for the Cultural Olympiad as a non-profit society called Artistrun Media Society.
In 2010, as BC arts faces almost 92% in arts cuts, Artistrun Media Society can no longer exist. The Artistrun blog is changing to a for-profit sole proprietorship model, managed and directed by Liza J. Lee.
Liza J. Lee is the Co-founder and Blogger for Artistrun ArtConverge.
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