WAC The Winnipeg Arts Council Inc. is a not-for-profit corporation with charitable status, charged by the City of Winnipeg to distribute funding to arts organizations and artists, to manage the City's Public Art Policy, and to foster development of the arts for the people of Winnipeg. As a pre-eminent city-building organization, the Winnipeg Arts Council focuses on the quality of life in the city and how arts and culture determines Winnipeg's reputation as a City of the Arts, both nationally and internationally. The Winnipeg Arts Council currently receives just under $4.1 million for this purpose along with another $500,000 designated for the Public Art Program.Grant ProgramsGrants are made available to not-for-profit arts organizations and individual artists and arts administrators working in all artistic disciplines. Applications are peer assessed, and the existence of high professional standards, community and audience support, and financial viability are key considerations in arriving at grant recommendations.Public ArtIn 2001 WAC was directed by City Council to develop a Public Art Policy for the City.
Feature Event August 18, 201412:00 pmExchange District BIZ & Manitoba MusicManitoba Music Live at the CubeTHE TREBLEWhen your band hails from Winnipeg, Manitob,a the hard-bitten Canadian prairie town that has produced some of the most iconic, legendary and important artists to ever come from The Great White North, you have some pretty big musical shoes to fill.But with... View DetailsWhat's Happening On TwitterRT @manitobamusic: Today's @scmiramira show at The Cube is rained out = boo. The show is rescheduled for tomorrow (Tuesday) at noon = yay! ... 15 hours ago @Ex_District_WpgRT @WpgWestEndGal: Our BIZ Patrol Brittany took the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge! Thanks @Ex_District_Wpg for the nomination. https://t.co/1Hvh... 4 days ago @Ex_District_Wpg
Directors Creative RightsCreative AuthorshipThe Writers Guild of Canada (WGC) and the Directors Guild of Canada (DGC) have agreed to a position of shared authorship in the cinematographic work between the credited writer(s) and the credited director.Click here to read the full briefing document.DRCCDIRECTORS RIGHTS COLLECTIVE OF CANADAAre you Getting Your Residuals? The DRCC collects and distributes secondary use royalties for audiovisual directors representing all genres from foreign broadcasts of their work. If you are a filmmaker see what membership to the DRCC can do for you. You never know, we may already have money for you.Click here for more information.DGC Health & Welfare PlanThe ReelLife Benefits program is an important and valuable part of your membership in the Directors' Guild of Canada. Learn about the plan, eligibility, contributions, benefits and making claims by clicking here .Directors Guild of Canada|National Office|111 Peter Street, Suite 600, Toronto, Ontario, Canad,a M5V 2H1Tel: (416) 925-8200|Toll-Free: 1-888-972-0098|Fax: (416) 925-8400|mail@dgc.caCopyright 2014.
The Missionary Oblate Sisters of the Sacred Heartand of Mary ImmaculateThe congregation was founded in 1904by Archbishop Louis-Philippe Adélard Langevin, o.m.i. The Missionary Oblate Sisters of the Sacred Heart and of Mary Immaculate, more commonly known as The Missionary Oblates of St. Boniface, have as motto: 'Cum Maria Matre Jesu', 'With Mary the Mother of Jesus'. We are called to give preference to the most disadvantaged. After over a hundred years we still witness to the Living Christ by our dynamism and our joie de vivre.Our IdentityArchbishop Langevin had a vision, he dreamed of establishing a humble institute in his diocese, for the greater glory of God and the salvation of souls especially the souls of the children; this congregation would be known as the Missionary Oblate Sisters of the Sacred Heart and Mary Immaculate. The aim of this institute is teaching the youth and cooperating discreetly in the Catholic works of the parishes and missions...and this will be lived out in a spirit of faith, simplicity and dignity
Synod of Alberta and the Territories : The Rev. Dr. Larry Kochendorfer, BishopSaskatchewan Synod : The Rev. Cindy Halmarson, BishopManitoba/Northwestern Ontario Synod : The Rev. Elaine Sauer, BishopEastern Synod : The Rev. Michael Pryse, BishopSchools and Seminaries Luther College, Regin,a SK.Lutheran Collegiate Bible Institute, Outlook, SK.Lutheran Theological Seminary, Saskatoon, SK.Waterloo Lutheran Seminary, Waterloo, ON.Special Interest ConferenceChinese Special Interest ConferenceFinnish Special Interest ConferenceGerman Evangelical Lutheran Conference in North AmericaAssociationsThe Lutheran World Federation (LWF)The World Council of Churches (WCC)NationalThe Canadian Council of Churches (CCC)Canadian Lutheran World Relief (CLWR)ELCIC Group Services Inc. (GSI)The Lutheran Council in Canada. (LCIC)Ecumenical Organizations Supported by the ELCICKAIROS - Canadian Ecumenical Justice InitiativesProject PloughsharesThe Church Council on Justice and Corrections (CCJC)In full communion wit
Our MissionThe Catholic Foundation of Manitoba provides the opportunity for individuals and organizations to establish permanent endowments in order to fund groups and organizations carrying out charitable and other works in the Catholic tradition.Our VisionThe Catholic Foundation of Manitoba helps Catholics fulfill their vocation from God to serve the Church and Society by enabling them to carry out acts of mercy through organizations that care for the needy, better the situation of the underprivileged, educate the young, and promote the cultural life of the Catholic community of Manitoba.2014 Annual Caritas Award DinnerThe Board of Directors of The Catholic Foundation of Manitoba is pleased to announce that the Foundation will be honouring Actionmarguerite (includes Centre Taché and Foyer Valade), St. Joseph's Residence and Holy Family Home at their 36th Annual Caritas Award Dinner on Wednesday, April 30, 2014 at RBC Convention Centre. Tickets are $95 each and may be purchased individually or for groups of ten (10).