Resources

Guides

Practical tools for BIPOC creatives, drawn from our workshops.

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Funding · Guide

Grant navigation

Where to find arts funding in BC and Canada, and how to write an application that gets read.

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Business · Guide + checklist

Contract basics

What to check before you sign: fees, rights, deadlines and cancellation terms.

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Business · Guide

Pricing your work

How to set rates that pay you fairly, and say your number with confidence.

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Career · Guide

Portfolio help

Build a portfolio that gets you booked: what to include, what to cut, where to share it.

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Guides

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Build a portfolio that gets you booked
Build a portfolio that gets you booked

Build a portfolio that gets you booked: what to include, what to cut, where to share it.

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Before you sign: contract basics for creatives
Before you sign: contract basics for creatives

What to check before you sign: fees, rights, deadlines and cancellation terms.

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Where to find arts funding in BC, and how to get your application read
Where to find arts funding in BC, and how to get your application read

Where to find arts funding in BC and Canada, and how to write an application that gets read.

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News & updates

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News blog
Culture Day, where it all began
Culture Day, where it all began

How a day at Trout Lake Park in 2020 became the heart of BIPOC-CA

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Why your support matters
Why your support matters

Where your donations and membership go, and why community funding keeps BIPOC-CA independent

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Meet the creatives in our directory
Meet the creatives in our directory

Musicians, dancers, designers and DJs, ready to be hired. Meet the BIPOC creatives in our new directory.

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