Notice of GVPAF’s Annual General Meeting 2024

The Annual General Meeting of the Greater Victoria Performing Arts Festival Association will be held at 6:00 pm on November 20th, 2024 via Zoom. 

Paying your membership ensures eligibility to vote at the AGM. The Membership fee of $5.00 may be paid by cheque (made out to GVPAFA and posted to 1538 Cedar Hill Cross Rd, Victoria BC V8P 2P1) or by electronic transfer to festival@gvpaf.org. All Membership fees must be paid by 4PM on Wednesday November 6th, 2024.  

If you have paid your membership (between November 1, 2023 and November 6, 2024) Please contact us and we will send you the AGM package which will include the Zoom link, Agenda, President’s Report, Financial Statements, the biographies of the Directors standing for election and Director appointments requiring ratification.

Notice of Special Resolution: To amend the board membership from 15 to 11, in order to conform to the Societies Act. The amended Part 4 item 4.2 bylaw will read “The board shall consist of no more than eleven (11) elected directors; President, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer and up to 7 members at large”

Notice of Special Resolution: To amend notice of general meetings to specify the use of the GVPAF website. As our membership has increased to over 350 members it is impractical to reach each individually. The amended bylaw Section 10.1 item 1(b) will read: “Notice of any General Meeting shall be sent to every individual member or posted prominently on the GVPAFA website.”

Registration Dates for Festival 2025

January 6 – Registration Opens

January 20 – Studio Dance Closes (including Ethnic Dance)

February 5 – Guitar, Composition, Piano, Speech, Strings, and Voice Close

February 12 – Brass, Choral, Fiddle, Woodwinds, School Bands, School Orchestra Close

February 26 – School Dance Closes

Become a GVPAF Board Member

We are 3 years out from our 100th anniversary and we are looking for 3 new board members! The time commitment is modest, but the rewards are substantial (those are emotional and spiritual rewards not financial as we are a non-profit ). This year is the year to say thank you to the performing arts community that does so much to make Greater Victoria the special place it is!

Become a GVPAF Section Head

We are currently seeking to appoint a volunteer co-section head for both the Musical Theatre and School Dance sections. If you have a passion for either discipline and would like to be involved, follow the link below for more information.

2025 Syllabus Changes

Please visit the Rules and Procedures page for a list of changes to GVPAF Rules and Procedures, as well as changes to the GVPAF, PABC, Canada West, and National Festival syllabi.

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