A Two City Festival — the first in Canada! Eight years, over 120,000 happy audience Presented by: Vancouver Island Arts Festivals Society We are a non-profit, charitable organization with a volunteer board which oversees the annual Vancouver Island International Children’s Festival and other special presentations for families and young audiences. The Society was registered in 1998 and has offices in Victoria and Nanaimo.
members and two locations — Nanaimo serving the central and north
Island schools and families and Victoria serving the south! This expansion means
that even more schools, teachers and families will be within easy reach of the
Festival this year and can spend a full day enjoying all that we have to offer.
Our goal is to provide arts and cultural
education through entertainment. The international aspect of our
Festival helps teach children about life in other lands and also reflects the
multicultural makeup of Canadian society. Where children are exposed to other
cultural expressions, their understanding, tolerance and acceptance follows.
Our mission statement is to encourage young people to develop their interest and appreciation of worldwide arts and cultural influences and to offer them life-long learning experiences. We provide these experiences both through performances on stage, entertainment on our sites, and interactive workshops that provide a hands-on learning environment.
Board Of Directors
Bobbi Kurtz
Stephanie Inch
Wendy Payne
Liza Taylor
Dustin Weibelzahl
Victoria Advisory Committee
Paul Abra
Ian Case
John Kaye
Staff
Executive Producer: Colin Gorrie
Executive Director: Kim Smythe
Marketing Director: Alexandria Stuart
Audience & Volunteer Services Director: Alexandra Cherry
Technical Director: Robin Boxwell
Victoria Event Coordinator: Denise Brown
Site & Production Coordinators: Kylan Bezaire, Wes Børg
Recongition:
2006 Chamber of Commerce Sterling Award: Excellence in Arts & Culture
2007 City of Nanaimo Annual Award for Cultural Excellence
2008 Cultural Capital of Canada Partner: cre8 - the youth arts experience
Affiliations
Canadian Children’s Festivals Association: Member
Tourism Nanaimo: Member
Greater Nanaimo Chamber of Commerce: Member
Volunteer Nanaimo: Member
Volunteer Victoria: Member