Season's Greetings!

Happy holidays to you and yours this festive season. We’ve enjoyed working with you and look forward to seeing and working with you in the new year.

BALLET DAY, REGISTER TODAY!

Vancliffen Arts Foundation in collaboration with the Brampton Arts Council would like to announce, BALLET DAY with Mr. Nigel Burgoine, former Principal dancer with London Festival Ballet (now English National Ballet) and Artistic Director of Ballet Theatre of Toledo (USA) on January 12, 2014, 9:30 AM – 4:30 PM.

The ballet classes are open to male and female students and are divided into three levels from Intermediate to Semi-Professional ages 12 -19. Girls should bring Pointe shoes.

At the request of the participants, these 1 1/2 hrs classes may be considered an audition class for the summer intensive program of English National Ballet School in the USA that will run from July 21-26, 2014 in Toledo. Students auditioning should bring a head shot.

The Ballet Workshops will be hosted at 'THE STUDIO" 250 Clarence St. Unit 5-6, Brampton. Ballet Day is made possible through a Brampton Arts Council grant. For more info and to register, please call (905) 458 0753 or email: vancliffenartsfoundation@gmail.com.

Classes are as follows:

Ages 12-13     Intermediate                                     10-11:30 AM

Ages 14-15     Advanced Intermediate                    11:45 AM-1:15 PM

Ages 16-19     Advanced and Semi-professional     2:45-4:15 PM

2014 BAC Events!

We’re all ready for 2014! Check out BAC’s events and put them in your calendar! Don’t forget to reload/refresh if you see a former year! http://www.artsbrampton.ca/pdf/BACEvents.pdf

Thank you!

THANK YOU TO ALL OUR ATTENDEES AND SPEAKERS FOR THIS YEAR’S HACE™ BUSINESS OF THE ARTS WEEKEND (BOA)

This weekend was beautiful and we couldn’t have done it without each and every one of you. Thanks for coming and we hope to see you next year.

Have you signed up yet?

Less than a week to sign up for Business of the Arts Weekend. With speakers like international hitmaker Dan Hill, dance superstar Robert Desrosiers and other professionals from various disciplines, it's a great time to come to this FREE to Bramptonians event. Check out the schedule below OR get more details at http://www.artsbrampton.ca/workshops.asp

Register by calling 905-874-2919 or emailing info@artsbrampton.ca

Mayor's Luncheon and Art in the Open

More photos have been released of this year's BAC events and the ensuing excitement they evoked.


More Art in the Open 2013 images from talented buskers, beautiful art work, friendly people and city officials visiting our artists and city.

http://picasaweb.google.com/113253991346504907378/MoreArtInTheOpen2013

Mayor's Luncheon for the Arts 2013 images are also up. Thank you to our sponsors and prize donors that contributed to your local arts community. Congrats to award recipients: Joan Doane for the Harry Dale Literary Grant, Katrina Ostapchuk for the Leon Argamasilla Bacardi Award of Excellent, and Chuck Scott for Arts Person of the Year.

http://picasaweb.google.com/113253991346504907378/MayorSLuncheonForTheArts201302

Kala Inniss (1945 - 2013)

We regret to inform you that BAC Board member Kala Inniss past away on October 11, 2013 after a long battle with cancer. We offer our deepest condolences to her loved ones. Her light will be missed. Service details can be found here: http://bit.ly/GZQQ1F