Our Arts Council

The Slocan Valley Community Arts Council (SVCAC) is located in the beautiful Slocan Valley region of British Columbia. Our Council’s mandate is: “To increase and broaden the opportunities for residents of the Slocan Valley and area to enjoy and participate in arts and cultural activities.” Our work in the community is guided by this mandate.

 

Our ByLaws

Our non-profit society bylaws set out the rules for governing and operating the Slocan Valley Community Arts Council. 

Read Our By-Laws 

 

We Acknowledge

The SVCAC recognizes that we carry out our work on the unceded traditional territory of the Indigenous peoples of this region. We acknowledge and raise our hands with gratitude to the ancestors and keepers of the land.

 

 

Our Values

The Slocan Valley Community Arts Council values:  

  • The diversity of the Slocan Valley, we embrace and celebrate the unique characteristics of the people who live here, and the eclectic culture residents are known for. 
  • The Slocan Valley as a place of refuge, acceptance and belonging
  •  Accountability; fiscal, governance
  • Being responsive to our community’s unique needs
  • Cultural equity and equal access to a variety of arts and cultural experiences
  • All art forms including; visual, performing, literary
  • Supporting the continuum of artists, from emerging to professional
  • Paying appropriate fees to artists for services rendered
  • Collaboration and partnerships

What We Do

Grants

We provide funding to member groups and individuals through an annual grant program.

Community

We coordinate and host arts and cultural events and projects throughout the Valley.

Advisory

We make recommendations to the Columbia Kootenay Cultural Alliance (CKCA) for the yearly allocation of monies they make available for our area.

Our Board

 

Clair Berland
President 

Marina Eglis
Treasurer

Sarah Beatty
Secretary

Julia Prudhomme

Seathra Bell   

Sumi Motoki

Jess Duchart

 

 

 

 

Contact Us

 

 Administrator

Laura House
svcarts@gmail.com

 

Funding Partners

Additional funding is provided by the BC Arts Council, the Regional District of Central Kootenay and the Columbia Basin Trust.

 

Join Our Community

Slocan Valley Arts membership is open and inclusive to all residents, artists, organizations and businesses, anyone in the community who supports our mandate. Please visit our membership page.

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The Slocan Valley Community Arts Council acknowledges that we gather on the traditional territory/tum xula7xw of the Sinixt People. We honour their ongoing presence on this land and respect the importance of their connection to the environment as part of our strength as a community.