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Six Richmondites are receiving BC Arts Council grants of $6,000.
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Richmond artists benefitting from provincial grants
Published 1:55 PST, Fri December 16, 2022
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People in Richmond will continue to enjoy a diverse and inclusive local arts scene as BC Arts Council grants are awarded to individual artists in the community.
"During challenging times, we look to artists for creativity and inspiration," says Richmond South Centre MLA Henry Yao. "Our provincial government is providing these grants and scholarships to help our local artists thrive and make Richmond an even better place to live. Congratulations to all the recipients, and special congratulations to Spencer Tsai who lives here in Richmond South Centre."
Six Richmondites are receiving BC Arts Council grants of $6,000 this year: Britney Do, Ruth Lee, Blaze Richert, Honoka Shoji, Jada Tang, and Spencer Tsai.
"Local artists play an essential role in making our communities welcoming places," says Richmond–Queensborough MLA Aman Singh. "Our government supports the work of people and organizations in our local arts scene and this funding will allow for them to grow within the community and beyond."
The BC Arts Council is working to build a more diverse and equitable funding structure to support the arts and culture community. Priority was given to equity-deserving organizations and artists as well as to communities outside of the capital region and Greater Vancouver.
"Richmond is a diverse and growing community, due in part to our vibrant local arts scene," says Richmond–Steveston MLA Kelly Greene. "This funding will support local artists in continuing their work, and I know that they'll attract support from near and far."
This funding includes scholarships, project assistance for performing artists and professional organizations, and arts-based community development. This year, more than 250 individual artists and arts organizations throughout B.C. are benefitting from over $2.7 million in BC Arts Council grant funding.
"These grants are an important part of increasing access to arts funding for a broader range of organizations and individual artists," said Lana Popham, Minister of Tourism, Arts, Culture, and Sport. "These grants are being provided at a critical time when B.C. artists and arts organizations are rebounding from the pandemic to increase opportunities and benefit a greater diversity of artists and arts organizations working in B.C.'s vibrant arts and culture sector."
The province provided $35.8 million in base funding to the BC Arts Council in 2022–23. Since 2016–17, the BC Arts Council base budget has increased by $15 million.
The full list of BC Arts Council grant recipients is available at bcartscouncil.ca/funding/recipients/.
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