THE PENTICTON AND DISTRICT COMMUNITY ARTS COUNCIL

THE PENTICTON & DISTRICT COMMUNITY ARTS COUNCIL’S (PDCAC) MISSION IS TO STIMULATE FOSTER AND CELEBRATE ARTS AND CULTURE BY CREATING A VIBRANT FLOURISHING AND SUSTAINABLE ARTS COMMUNITY FOR THE INCLUSION AND BENEFIT OF ALL. WE BELIEVE THAT A HEALTHY COMMUNITY IS A CREATIVE AND CONNECTED COMMUNITY. WE BELIEVE IN THE POWER OF PARTNERSHIPS AND USING OUR CONNECTIONS AND ACCESS TO BOLSTER ARTS ACCESS.SITUATED IN THE SOUTH OKANAGAN ON THE UNCEDED AND UNSURRENDERED SYILX OKANAGAN TERRITORY AND FORMED IN 1960 THE PDCAC’S GEOGRAPHIC AREA ENCOMPASSES PENTICTON AND REGIONAL DISTRICT AREAS D E & I WITH A POPULATION OF 51 600 THAT DOUBLES DURING TOURIST SEASON. WE DO THIS THROUGH: MANAGING THE LEIR HOUSE CULTURAL CENTRE;PROMOTING LOCAL ARTS AND CULTURAL EVENTS. PROMOTING LOCAL ARTISTS AND THEIR PRACTICES; EFFECTING COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS THROUGH CREATIVITY FOR SENIORS THROUGH AGING WELL PENTICTON;INCREASING OPPORTUNITIES FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO INTERACT WITH ARTISTS AND ART PRACTICES; CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR ARTISTS AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO WORK AND VOLUNTEER WITH THE PDCAC; PROVIDING SUBSIDIZED SPACES FOR ARTS AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES AT THE LEIR HOUSE INCLUDING THE ARTISTS IN RESIDENCE COMMUNITY ART GROUPS (PENTICTON POTTERS’ GUILD) AND ORGANIZATIONS (PENTICTON ACADEMY OF MUSIC; WORKING COLLABORATIVELY WITH LOCAL SERVICE PROVIDERS ARTISTS GALLERIES BUSINESSES AND ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT TO PROVIDE AND SUPPORT QUALITY ARTS AND CULTURAL PROGRAMMING