Cultural Heritage Festival - "Fishing The West Coast"

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

Fishing for Legends
Tell us your most exciting fishing story, family tradition, folklore, poem, video or song about fishing that you know and submit them to the Cultural Heritage Festival to be presented during the festival! We are looking for stories no longer than 1000 words, and songs/video no longer than 2-3 minutes. Prize for the top winning entry kindly donated by the Royal BC Museum: 2 Adult Passes to the Museum and their new publication by John K Ford "Marine Mammals" More publications at: https://royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/shop/

"Women in Fishing" Calendar: A Celebration of West Coast Women in Fishing! We hope to find the prominent and local women who have made fishing their life and photograph them, or have photographs submitted of them with their proudest catch. These calendars would be printed and sold locally with proceeds going back to the support PRAS Programming and the festival. With your photo submissions, please also add your name, contact information and up to 50 words about why you love fishing!

** Please submit your inquiries and submissions to [email protected]

What makes this Festival so special?

Founded in 1970, the Pacific Rim Arts Society (PRAS) is a well-established arts organization and a leader in the arts community who is committed to artistic excellence and has been delivering year-round professional arts programming to the local west coast communities for 43 years. 

Our vision is to provide a lively, diverse and self-sustaining arts and culture program that is an integral part of healthy and viable communities. Since our inception, PRAS has worked diligently to offer a relevant arts program on the west coast. It is part of PRAS’ mandate to increase the profile of arts and culture in the region, with the goal of having the arts and cultural sector play a significant social and economic role in this region. 

The Cultural Heritage Festival is beneficial to both the participants and the audience. The transfer of knowledge from story telling, workshops and art exhibits to local residents is a major benefit of this festival. It will also teach people of all ages on the importance of fishing in the west coast culture. From an artistic point of view, these exhibitions explore the traditional and contemporary art of  the west coast through exhibitions, demonstrations, school programs, forums, films and tours and will acknowledge the various artists who create works of art that depict the history and culture of the area. The Festival aims to include participants of all ages and culture.