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The BC Arts Council

The BC Arts Council includes an administrative branch that works within the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and the Arts, and a 15-member Council, which represents the regions, cultural diversity, and artistic communities of British Columbia.

Council members are appointed by an order in council that also designates the Chair and the Vice-Chair. The Council’s role is to oversee the strategic direction of the Arts Council, review and approve funding awards, prepare an annual report on the status of the arts and culture in B.C., and submit an annual financial report.

The Council meets a minimum of four times a year, and has one annual meeting outside major urban centres.

Council Members

Interim Chair, Stanley Hamilton Vancouver
Russell J. Anthony Vancouver
Jackson Davies Vancouver
Christos Dikeakos Vancouver
Stephen Foster Kelowna
Elizabeth MacRitchie Prince George
Ron Smith Nanoose Bay
Marilyn Timms Courtenay
Michael Tindall Vernon
Bill Usher Golden
Connie Watts Port Alberni
Karen Young Abbotsford