Government of Canada Supports the Arts Club Theatre Company
VANCOUVER, October 20, 2005 -- Minister of Industry and Member of Parliament (Vancouver Kingsway) David L. Emerson, on behalf of the Minister of Canadian Heritage and Minister responsible for Status of Women Liza Frulla, today announced $37,000 in funding for the Arts Club Theatre Company. The funds will enable the organization to make repairs to its Granville Island Stage facility, which will ensure the viability of this important cultural space."As a fixture of the Vancouver arts scene, the Arts Club Theatre has been presenting important Canadian works and artists for more than forty years," said Minister Emerson. "I am very pleased that the Government of Canada will help the Arts Club Theatre Company preserve its Granville Island home, which has been their artistic headquarters for the last twenty-five years."
"Arts organizations contribute in so many ways to the vitality of our communities, right here in Vancouver and across the country," said Minister Frulla. "Maintaining the infrastructure of our cultural institutions helps to ensure that Canadians will be able to enjoy and take part in excellent cultural performances for many years to come."
The Arts Club Theatre Company is now in its 41st season of presenting professional live theatre in Vancouver. In 1979, the Company assembled the current Granville Island stage, where musicals, classics, dramas, and contemporary comedies are featured alongside a large selection of contemporary works. The company also tours provincially, presenting a three-show mini-season at venues throughout British Columbia.
Financial assistance is provided by the Department of Canadian Heritage through the Cultural Spaces Canada program. This program supports cultural infrastructure projects that increase Canadians' access to the performing, visual, and media arts or improve physical conditions for artistic creativity and innovation.
Funding announced today was provided for in the February 2005 federal budget and is therefore built into the existing fiscal framework.
Information:
Jean-François Del Torchio
Press Secretary
Office of the Minister of Canadian Heritage and Minister responsible for Status of Women
(819) 997-7788
Christiane Fox
Press Secretary
Office of the Minister of Industry
(613) 995-9001
Janet Miller
Senior Communications Officer
Canadian Heritage
(604) 666-3633
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