Chris Gilpin 🇨🇦
@chrisgilpin.bsky.social
Policy wonk, arts, cultural infrastructure, urban planning 🏀 ☕
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Victoria has once again captured global attention, earning the title of World's Best Small City in Condé Nast Traveler's 2025 Readers' Choice Awards.
‘An honour’: Victoria named world’s best small city for third consecutive year
Victoria has once again captured global attention, earning the title of World's Best Small City in Condé Nast Traveler's 2025 Readers' Choice Awards.
cheknews.ca
October 7, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Victoria has once again captured global attention, earning the title of World's Best Small City in Condé Nast Traveler's 2025 Readers' Choice Awards.
$600,000 in arts grants available to B.C. artists (although the webpage is very light on details). Deadline Nov 15, 2025. www.pne.ca/arts-culture...
Arts & Culture Grant Program
www.pne.ca
August 19, 2025 at 4:41 PM
$600,000 in arts grants available to B.C. artists (although the webpage is very light on details). Deadline Nov 15, 2025. www.pne.ca/arts-culture...
Telling me "Art MUST be an agent for change" mainly tells me that you want to instrumentalize artists for your own agenda.
August 18, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Telling me "Art MUST be an agent for change" mainly tells me that you want to instrumentalize artists for your own agenda.
This requirement is an over reaction to the Lapulapu tragedy. Making community festivals pays thousands in policing costs won't increase safety in a meaningful way. It could, however, force community festivals to fold.
So in the absence of any official policy, a community festival was told they’d need to pay two cops $437/hour each, with no justification or oversight from the city
Vancouver community centre wants policy for policing costs after expensive bill
August 6, 2025 at 3:54 PM
This requirement is an over reaction to the Lapulapu tragedy. Making community festivals pays thousands in policing costs won't increase safety in a meaningful way. It could, however, force community festivals to fold.
The Capital Regional District has endorsed a plan to scale up support for regional theatres. www.timescolonist.com/local-news/c...
CRD takes steps toward regional funding of public theatres
More local taxpayers would share the costs of running the McPherson and Royal theatres, as well as the Charlie White Theatre at Sidney’s Mary Winspear Centre under the new model.
www.timescolonist.com
July 15, 2025 at 5:48 PM
The Capital Regional District has endorsed a plan to scale up support for regional theatres. www.timescolonist.com/local-news/c...
Important PSA
June 18, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Important PSA
Fantastic news!
Rogers is touting the completion of a new undersea fibre cable that connects the B.C. mainland with three Southern Gulf Islands, offering high-speed internet to thousands of homes.
Rogers completes underwater high-speed internet cable along three B.C. Southern Gulf Islands
Rogers is touting the completion of a new undersea fibre cable that connects the B.C. mainland with three Southern Gulf Islands, offering high-speed internet to thousands of homes.
cheknews.ca
June 11, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Fantastic news!
Impressive fundraising by the Shaw Festival to renovate this WW1 heritage theatre www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/theatre...
Shaw Festival raises $110-million for facility renovations, Royal George Theatre revamp
The Niagara-on-the-Lake festival’s $150-million campaign aims to increase sustainability and accessibility
www.theglobeandmail.com
May 26, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Impressive fundraising by the Shaw Festival to renovate this WW1 heritage theatre www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/theatre...
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"How can a profession born out of a mission to root out hazard and disorder now reorient itself to welcome back risk, spontaneity, and serendipity as positive forces that can once again help shape our cities and neighbourhoods?" — @jasonthorne.bsky.social.
Planning for an Unplanned City
In an excerpt from the book Messy Cities, Jason Thorne reflects on the balance between needed regulations and spontaneous urban vitality.
www.azuremagazine.com
May 21, 2025 at 6:22 PM
"How can a profession born out of a mission to root out hazard and disorder now reorient itself to welcome back risk, spontaneity, and serendipity as positive forces that can once again help shape our cities and neighbourhoods?" — @jasonthorne.bsky.social.
Alberta Foundation for the Arts lifts its arts granting budget for operating and project programs by 10%. That's a big increase.
Alberta continues to lead all other provinces in terms of new public investment in the arts.
affta.ab.ca/news/afa-202...
Alberta continues to lead all other provinces in terms of new public investment in the arts.
affta.ab.ca/news/afa-202...
AFA 2025-26 Spending Plan | Alberta Foundation for the Arts
affta.ab.ca
May 14, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Alberta Foundation for the Arts lifts its arts granting budget for operating and project programs by 10%. That's a big increase.
Alberta continues to lead all other provinces in terms of new public investment in the arts.
affta.ab.ca/news/afa-202...
Alberta continues to lead all other provinces in terms of new public investment in the arts.
affta.ab.ca/news/afa-202...
At last night's Yo-Yo Ma concert, Vic Symphony announced that the 2024-25 season saw a 44% increase in attendance and 18 sold out shows. This indicates robust and growing demand for arts events in Greater Victoria.
May 5, 2025 at 5:54 PM
At last night's Yo-Yo Ma concert, Vic Symphony announced that the 2024-25 season saw a 44% increase in attendance and 18 sold out shows. This indicates robust and growing demand for arts events in Greater Victoria.
Federal Liberal costed platform includes a proposed $70M lift for "Supporting artists and creators". No mention of artists/creators in the NDP costed platform.
April 21, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Federal Liberal costed platform includes a proposed $70M lift for "Supporting artists and creators". No mention of artists/creators in the NDP costed platform.
The top story on Stir Vancouver is a rave review of a play produced and performed by Victoria artists (SNAFU Theatre). Victoria performing arts scene continues to shine bright!
www.createastir.ca/articles/epi...
www.createastir.ca/articles/epi...
Epidermis Circus’s wonderfully warped world grew out of hands-on play — Stir
Victoria’s Britt Small and Ingrid Hansen improvised with a box full of found objects and crafts to create hit puppet-vaudeville hybrid that’s coming to Kay Meek Arts Centre
www.createastir.ca
April 8, 2025 at 5:34 PM
The top story on Stir Vancouver is a rave review of a play produced and performed by Victoria artists (SNAFU Theatre). Victoria performing arts scene continues to shine bright!
www.createastir.ca/articles/epi...
www.createastir.ca/articles/epi...
Rollergirl has gone the extra mile, all across Vancouver. She deserves this one.
April 6, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Rollergirl has gone the extra mile, all across Vancouver. She deserves this one.
Last night, View Royal council reaffirmed its commitment to the CRD Arts Service, voting against a reduction in its contribution level. This is great news for arts in the capital region.
April 2, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Last night, View Royal council reaffirmed its commitment to the CRD Arts Service, voting against a reduction in its contribution level. This is great news for arts in the capital region.
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Wanting my city council to obsess more over value per dollar instead of total budget size.
March 28, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Wanting my city council to obsess more over value per dollar instead of total budget size.
Discover more amazing art by women.
Art UK's
A-Z resource highlights 1,000 women artists to discover.....
Here's B 👉 artuk.org/discover/cur...
'Red Painting' by Wilhelmina Barns-Graham (1912–2004)👇 © @WBGTrust
A-Z resource highlights 1,000 women artists to discover.....
Here's B 👉 artuk.org/discover/cur...
'Red Painting' by Wilhelmina Barns-Graham (1912–2004)👇 © @WBGTrust
March 8, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Discover more amazing art by women.
“It’s coming from the feel that it ain’t exactly real,
or it’s real, but ain’t exactly there.”
youtu.be/rUIuAT97c4w
or it’s real, but ain’t exactly there.”
youtu.be/rUIuAT97c4w
Leonard Cohen - Democracy (Spoken Word)
YouTube video by tomskc
youtu.be
February 28, 2025 at 6:15 AM
“It’s coming from the feel that it ain’t exactly real,
or it’s real, but ain’t exactly there.”
youtu.be/rUIuAT97c4w
or it’s real, but ain’t exactly there.”
youtu.be/rUIuAT97c4w
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"People can do their fact-checking online after the program" is NOT HOW FACT CHECKING WORKS
February 23, 2025 at 10:55 PM
"People can do their fact-checking online after the program" is NOT HOW FACT CHECKING WORKS
The directorial debut of new Artistic Director, Brenna Corner, has sold out its entire run. Saw the show tonight, so charming and profound in its own way. Proof that modern opera can have wide appeal.
www.timescolonist.com/entertainmen...
www.timescolonist.com/entertainmen...
Pacific Opera Victoria taps into childhood with The Little Prince
“This is a whole different world, and that’s one of the reasons it’s so fun,” Brenna Corner, artistic director of Pacific Opera Victoria, says of The Little Prince production.
www.timescolonist.com
February 22, 2025 at 7:17 AM
The directorial debut of new Artistic Director, Brenna Corner, has sold out its entire run. Saw the show tonight, so charming and profound in its own way. Proof that modern opera can have wide appeal.
www.timescolonist.com/entertainmen...
www.timescolonist.com/entertainmen...
Just saw Shamel Pitts and their dance interpretation of Afro Futurism at the McPherson Playhouse. This is experimental performance art at its best.
February 21, 2025 at 4:47 AM
Just saw Shamel Pitts and their dance interpretation of Afro Futurism at the McPherson Playhouse. This is experimental performance art at its best.
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White Lotus is a prize an actor wins. If you do enough good character parts that highbrow critics like you but regular tv watchers don’t know who you are, Mike White takes you on vacation
February 17, 2025 at 2:49 AM
White Lotus is a prize an actor wins. If you do enough good character parts that highbrow critics like you but regular tv watchers don’t know who you are, Mike White takes you on vacation
"for every struggling company, there are stories of record-breaking seasons and sold-out runs"
This is also the case in Greater Victoria. Audience numbers are breaking previous records.
macleans.ca/culture/put-...
This is also the case in Greater Victoria. Audience numbers are breaking previous records.
macleans.ca/culture/put-...
Put Down Your Phone and Head to The Theatre - Macleans.ca
The art form is an antidote to our polarized, distracted culture
macleans.ca
February 12, 2025 at 4:32 AM
"for every struggling company, there are stories of record-breaking seasons and sold-out runs"
This is also the case in Greater Victoria. Audience numbers are breaking previous records.
macleans.ca/culture/put-...
This is also the case in Greater Victoria. Audience numbers are breaking previous records.
macleans.ca/culture/put-...
Crystal Pool referendum today with results in a few hours. Regardless of the result, it's great to see direct democracy in action. These referenda raise awareness of civic issues and get people talking about how to make their communities better.
February 9, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Crystal Pool referendum today with results in a few hours. Regardless of the result, it's great to see direct democracy in action. These referenda raise awareness of civic issues and get people talking about how to make their communities better.
🚨 New cute café alert 🚨
February 8, 2025 at 10:48 PM
🚨 New cute café alert 🚨