Nearly 50 cultural organizations in Vancouver have been approved for some $700,000 in funding under the city's new creative strategy process.
The grants, recently approved by Vancouver's city council, include $130,000 for organizations that support Indigenous-led projects.
"Every organization receiving funding positively impacts the communities they serve, from supporting the principles of reconciliation to increasing equity and access," said Branislav Henselmann, managing director of the city's cultural services.
"The grants approved by council today will support groups and individuals underrepresented in the city’s current funding programs."
One grant recipient is the Savage Productions Society, which is producing O'wet, a new play by Musqueam artist Quelemia Sparrow, with animation work by Indigenous filmmaker Amanda Strong.
"It’s important for the city to support new, original work that reflects a strong commitment to reconciliation with an all-Indigenous creative and production team," said Sparrow.
"Specifically, this collaborative work reclaims the ways of knowing Xway Xway (Stanley Park) through the visceral experience of a spiritual canoe journey and helps restore local Indigenous visibility on the land that has been our home since time immemorial."
For the full list of grant recipients, read the report.
Source: City of Vancouver, Creative City Strategy