Established non-profit art organizations in Greater Victoria will get help with annual operating expenses thanks to the Capital Regional District Arts Commission.

The commission approved $621,150 through the Arts & Culture Support Service for 23 local organizations, including Atomic Vaudeville, Greater Victoria Performing Arts Festival, the Victoria Conservatory of Music and more.

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Two new recipients made the cut this year: Ptarmigan Arts, a Pender Island art gallery, and SNAFU Theatre, a live, puppet and dance theatre based in Victoria.

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According to the CRD, requests exceeded available resources by 28 per cent. The Arts & Culture Support Service is supported by Saanich, Victoria, Oak Bay, Esquimalt, View Royal, Highlands, Metchosin, Sooke and the Southern Gulf Islands.

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