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Arts, Culture & Heritage

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Arts, Culture & Heritage

The Arts Council of the South Shuswap (ACSS) was formed in 2015 by a group of six committed individuals dedicated to the arts. Two of the area’s arts-based organizations were merged and renamed the Arts Council for the South Shuswap.

Over the years, the council’s initiatives have grown to offer and include a number of arts-based experiential and learning-based programs:

  • FACES Performing Arts Programs in Dance, Music & Art
  • Music by the Bay Summer Music Series
  • South Shuswap Children’s Theatre Troupe
  • Small Hall Music Crawl Winter Music Series
  • Art on the Green Summer Art Show/Sale
  • Shuswap Artisans Market
  • Dothe Shu Community Events Calendar

VISION: The Arts Council for the South Shuswap is committed to creating a vibrant and welcoming community where people are inspired by a rich palette of arts and cultural experiences.

MISSION: To engage South Shuswap residents and visitors in creative collaborations that enrich and transform lives through arts and culture creation, celebration and participation.

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Arts Council for the South Shuswap Ballet Dancers
Arts Council for the South Shuswap Dance Studio
Arts Council for the South Shuswap Musician
Arts Council for the South Shuswap Logo
Arts Council for the South Shuswap Ballet Dancers

The Arts Council of the South Shuswap (ACSS) was formed in 2015 by a group of six committed individuals dedicated to the arts. Two of the area’s arts-based organizations were merged and renamed the Arts Council for the South Shuswap.

Over the years, the council’s initiatives have grown to offer and include a number of arts-based experiential and learning-based programs:

  • FACES Performing Arts Programs in Dance, Music & Art
  • Music by the Bay Summer Music Series
  • South Shuswap Children’s Theatre Troupe
  • Small Hall Music Crawl Winter Music Series
  • Art on the Green Summer Art Show/Sale
  • Shuswap Artisans Market
  • Dothe Shu Community Events Calendar

VISION: The Arts Council for the South Shuswap is committed to creating a vibrant and welcoming community where people are inspired by a rich palette of arts and cultural experiences.

MISSION: To engage South Shuswap residents and visitors in creative collaborations that enrich and transform lives through arts and culture creation, celebration and participation.

Arts Council for the South Shuswap Dance Studio
Arts Council for the South Shuswap Musician

Donate to this fund

Donations to this fund can be made by e-transfer (preferred), by cheque, donated securities, in person at any SASCU branch, through a gift of securities, or online through CanadaHelps.

The simplest way to donate to this fund is by sending e-transfer to:

Recipient: info@shuswapfoundation.ca
Memo: Albert and Muriel Spencley Memorial Endowment

Include your address and full name for a tax receipt. A security question is not required (funds will be auto-deposited).

Send a cheque to:

Shuswap Community Foundation
102 – 160 Harbourfront Drive NE
Salmon Arm, BC, V1E 3M3
Canada

Cheques should be payable to “Shuswap Community Foundation“ and include “Albert and Muriel Spencley Memorial Endowment” in the memo field.

You can make a donation to this fund through Salmon Arm Savings and Credit Union (SASCU). Simply visit any branch and ask to donate to Shuswap Community Foundation, Albert and Muriel Spencley Memorial Endowment.


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Receipts for taxation purposes can be provided by emailing a copy of your deposit receipt to info@shuswapfoundation.ca.

A gift of publicly traded securities can be an attractive option. The Income Tax Act provides that capital gains on securities donated to a charity are exempt from tax, but the donor will receive a tax receipt for the full appreciated value. You will receive a tax receipt for the value of the stock at the time of transfer, and may carry forward for up to five years any unused portions of the gift.

Please talk to your professional adviser or broker to make stock transfers easily. You may download the Share Transfers Form for when you meet with your broker.

Learn more about the Benefits of Donating Securities or contact us by email at info@shuswapfoundation.ca or phone 250-832-5428 for more information.

Donations to this fund can be made securely and conveniently through the CanadaHelps online platform.

Be sure to select Albert and Muriel Spencley Memorial Endowment from the “Fund” field (near the top of the form).


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