BC NDP MLA Kahlon says arts funding helps inspire and connect people in Delta
DELTA – New Democrat MLA Ravi Kahlon says that provincial funding for local artists, arts organizations and events is helping to make Delta a more vibrant and connected community.
“Sher is a vital voice in our community, celebrating diversity and creating space for everyone to belong,” says Ravi Kahlon, MLA for Delta North. “This funding supports their amazing work to uplift the Queer South Asian community.”
The local organization Sher Vancouver received $25,000 in funding via the B.C. Arts Council in the 2024/25 year.
Across B.C., more than $37 million in grant funding was distributed to 1,303 arts organizations, events, and individual artists through the B.C. Arts Council (BCAC).
The BCAC is an agency of the provincial government that nurtures and supports arts and cultural activity in communities throughout B.C., and administers provincial funding to community arts in rural and urban centres, to individual artists, professional performing arts companies, Indigenous artists and cultural organizations, art galleries, local museums and music festivals, supporting a range of activities while engaging with artists and communities to inform policies and programs.
The BC New Democrat government has increased the BCAC budget from $24 million in 2016-17 to more than $40 million in 2025-26.
Learn More: https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2025TACS0029-000682