The call for nominations for the Greater Victoria Regional Arts Awards 2020 has been extended until Wednesday, August 26, 11pm. (Note: Deadline extended from August 24 to August 26) This year, the awards have expanded to include an additional nine awards and many cash prizes to honour the work of artists across the region. Nominations […]

The call for nominations for the Greater Victoria Regional Arts Awards 2020 are now open. This year, the awards have expanded to include an additional nine awards and many cash prizes to honour the work of artists across the region. Nominations for the PARC Retirement Living Mid-Career Artist Award, the CRD Arts Commission Regional Impact […]

POSTPONED: Research & Response – Hill Strategies and Primary Colours – March 20, 7pm To respect the current public precautions and suggestion of social distance in regards to the spread of Covid-19, and specifically in consideration of the health and welfare of the participants and audience, ProArt has postponed the Research & Response event that […]

https://proartalliance.wordpress.com/2019-proart-regional-arts-awards/ Victoria, Canada (May 9, 2019)—The Professional Arts Alliance of Greater Victoria (ProArt) announces the winners of the 2019 ProArt Regional Arts Awards. At the awards reception on May 9, 2019, held at the Pacific Opera Victoria – Baumann Centre, members of the Greater Victoria arts community gathered to acknowledge and honour artists working in […]

ProArt Regional Arts Awards – 2019 Call for Nominations The second annual ProArt Regional Arts Award will be awarded on Thursday, May 9, 2019, 5-7pm, at the Pacific Opera Victoria’s Baumann Centre, at a gathering to celebrate the regional arts community. Nominations are now being accepted for candidates for The PARC Retirement Living Mid-Career Artist […]

ProArt has partnered with Primary Colours/Couleurs primaires, the Indigenous Arts Collective, and Open Space Arts Society, to present Sche’chulth: Decolonizing the Arts in Victoria is a series of curated events occurring throughout the month of March 2019, that will address the centering of Indigenous artists and artists of colour in the local arts community. We are honouring the […]

The ProArt Alliance of Greater Victoria will host a Victoria Mayoral Candidate Forum on the Arts on Friday, October 12, 2018, 3pm, at the Baumann Centre.   Arts and culture are an important part of the health and welfare of a city, and Victoria, BC is home to many of the arts organizations that operate […]

It is election time again in the Capital Region. ProArt is anxious to hear from all of the candidates running for Mayor and Council in the municipalities that make up the CRD. We have sent the following questions to all of the candidates and will be posting their replies on the ProArt website survey page […]

ProArt announces Carey Newman, winner of 2018 Regional Arts Award Victoria, Canada (May 4, 2018)—The Professional Arts Alliance of Greater Victoria (ProArt) announces Carey Newman the winner of the 2018 Regional Arts Award, sponsored by PARC Retirement Living. At the awards reception on May 3, 2018, held at the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, a […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Through May 3, 2018 ProArt announces Regional Arts Award Victoria, Canada (February 15, 2018)—The Professional Arts Alliance of Greater Victoria (ProArt) announces the launch of the first Regional Arts Award. ProArt President David MacPherson says, “Arts awards happen in many communities across Canada and are an excellent means of recognizing the achievement […]