It's hard to believe that one government can single-handedly destroy what takes years to create - a vibrant arts community. The government didn't create it, we created it. Through a lot of hard work and passion, our little community has 33 arts groups representing about 4000 artists of all genres. But the government can tear it down through this brutal set of cuts to funding on all levels. What do we have in our arsenal to fight back? Lobby groups, no. Big corporate interest, no. Big money? Certainly not. Here's what we do have - art. Yes, we can leverage our art.
Want a life without art? Let's see what that looks like: Art Black-Out from February 12 - 28, 2010. Art galleries take the work off the walls. Theatres close your doors. Musicians don't play. Dancers don't dance. Artists don't exhibit. Poets don't read.
Show the world what the provincial government is doing to the arts in BC. Fight back.
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