When artists and creative sector groups begin to face the need to fundraise and establish a more organized and permanent structure for the projects they want to develop, the question I am most frequently asked is: "How do we form a nonprofit society?" followed closely by "Where do we get grants and how do we apply?"

Less rarely, do people ask themselves the question that is my first response: "Why do you want to do that?" and then "What else have you considered?"

Arts and the Economy - In January 2007, a collaboration between Prof. Pier Luigi Sacco of the University of Bologna, Bob Williams (Senior Research Fellow at VanCity) and Elvy Del Bianco (Research Associate) resulted in the release of "The Power of the Arts in Vancouver: Creating a Great City".