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ArtStarts Showcase

The ArtStarts’ Showcase is a celebrated opportunity for artists to demonstrate new performances and connect with educators in BC. It is also a conference for school and community arts programmers interested in booking performances for young audiences.

We regret to announce that we won't be able to provide the 2024 Showcase event for artists and educators this spring in Vancouver. Read our announcement here.

If you are an educator or school administrator looking to bring impactful and engaging arts experiences to young audiences for the 2024/25 school year, please visit our Artist Directory.

  • Showcase is a meeting of community arts advocates, which is very important for my understanding and our district's focus on culture, creativity and education. Showcase Delegate
  • I always leave feeling inspired. I love connecting with like-minded colleagues from around the province. Showcase Delegate
  • It is wonderful to have a structure that allows the connection between artists and school district representatives to enhance arts understandings in the school. Showcase Delegate
  • Showcase helps me feel connected to the greater arts community. Showcase Delegate
  • Showcase is a perfect opportunity to discover diverse performers and allows us to cater to the individual needs of schools and community. Showcase Delegate
  • Ensuring that there are high quality performance arts groups available to provide enrichment opportunities for students is absolutely vital to the health of our education system. Showcase Delegate
  • It is incredible to have the opportunity to see and meet the performing artists. Showcase Delegate
  • Showcases were diverse, culturally represented, creative and energetic. It was a venue for rich conversations to take place. Showcase Delegate
  • I found the showcases re-energizing in that my own creative process received a kickstart and I had a million ideas racing through my mind. Showcase Delegate
  • I loved learning from others who share the same passion for championing the arts, from class to district level. Showcase Delegate
About Showcase

About Showcase

The ArtStarts’ Showcase is a celebrated opportunity for artists to demonstrate new performances and connect with educators in BC. It is also a conference for school and community arts programmers interested in booking performances for young audiences.
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Past Showcase Highlights

Revisit the inspiring performances of our past Showcases! Find highlights of past performances on our Vimeo channel.

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BC Arts Council and the Government of British Columbia are committed to ensuring that all British Columbians are able to participate in a healthy arts and cultural community recognized for its excellence. Through this provincial financial support, the arts and cultural community will continue to achieve its creative, social and economic success.
Canada Council for the Arts offers a broad range of grants and services to professional Canadian artists and arts organizations in music, theatre, writing and publishing, visual arts, dance, media arts and integrated (multidisciplinary) arts. It also seeks to raise public awareness of the arts through its communications, research and arts promotion activities.
The City of Vancouver appreciates the value that the arts brings to the lives of citizens and the life of the city. They support non-profit arts and cultural organizations through a variety of grant programs.