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Corporate body
Authorized form of name
Community Arts Council of Vancouver
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- CACV
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Dates of existence
1946-
History
The Community Arts Council of Vancouver was the first arts council in North America. CACV was instrumental in creating the Queen Elizabeth Theatre, the Vancouver Museum and Planetarium, the UBC School of Music, the first Vancouver Film Festival, and many other Vancouver’s cultural institutions and events.
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Authority record identifier
UBCA-ARC-AUTH-157