GRANT BURNYEAT STUDENT SERIES

The 2024–2025 Grant Burnyeat Student Series is back and open for all VSB secondary schools!

The Grant Burnyeat Student Series is an initiative developed by the Arts Club’s Education Department in collaboration with longtime theatre supporter and former Arts Club board member Justice Grant Burnyeat. The intention of this program is twofold: to provide meaningful opportunities for youth to participate in the arts on a more frequent basis, and to strengthen relationships between the Arts Club and public Vancouver secondary schools.

Program Details:

• The Grant Burnyeat Student Series is open to all VSB secondary schools.
• Each school is eligible for 30 complimentary tickets to an Arts Club show.
• Schools can book a free theatre workshop and a behind-the-scenes tour.
• Free transportation is available on a first-come-first-serve basis.
• VSB secondary school students can participate in the Grant Burnyeat Creative Essays Exhibition for a chance to earn $500 prizes!

For more information or to book your complimentary tickets, contact Mikenzie Page, Education & Community Engagement Coordinator, at mpage@artsclub.com.

Submissions are now open for the 2025 Grant Burnyeat Creative Exhibition. Apply by June 2, 2025!
The Grant Burnyeat Creative Exhibition is a celebration of student perspectives on the impact of theatre, expressed through multiple creative mediums. Student work that is selected for the exhibition will be displayed in the BMO Theatre Centre lobby. Two students will also receive a $500 scholarship and be featured on the Arts Club’s social media as ambassadors of the program.

SUBMISSIONS
Reflect on what theatre has inspired in your life. What has it changed in you? Create one of the following artifacts:

1. Theatrical scene (1–4 pages, or 3–10 minutes)
2. Song (2–4 minutes long)
3. Poem
4. Monologue
5. Essay (2–5 pages)
6. Short story (2–5 pages)
7. Graphic novel/comic (2–5 pages)
8. Short film (3–5 minutes)

Provide the following information:

1. Your full name
2. Grade and school
3. Short bio (250 words max.)

DEADLINE
Mon, June 2, 2025
Email your submission and any inquiries to Mikenzie Page, Education & Community Engagement Coordinator, mpage@artsclub.com

Congratulations to our 2023–2024 scholarship recipients!
Thank you to everyone who submitted for the 2023–2024 Grant Burnyeat Creative Exhibition. We are delighted to share three creative essay excerpts that stood out to the Arts Club adjudication team. Click here to see their pieces, from three students: Emma Clinton, Shirleen Chan, and Taylor DeWitt. The exhibition is part of the Grant Burnyeat Student Series, supported by longtime theatre supporter and former Arts Club board member Justice Grant Burnyeat.

“What an amazing day, the tour, workshop, and show were amazing. My students loved the show, me too, so funny and amazing writing. Lots to talk about in class. Susan Bertoia was dynamite and the kids want her to come to our school to do more workshops. Great! And Ace’s tour was an eye opener, it so opened their eyes to ‘behind the curtain’, and that whole world.”
–Matthew Thiessen, Lord Byng Secondary

“I wanted to offer a heartfelt thank you, on behalf of myself and our students, for organizing an amazing day. The tour and workshops were informative and inspiring and they really gave the students an insight into all of the hard work that goes into creating theatre. Please extend a thank you to the Hon. Grant Burnyeat. It truly was an a generous gift and we sincerely thank him for facilitating a love a theatre in future generations.”
—Maria Dimas, Winston Churchill Secondary

“Thank you SO MUCH for the tickets. I was so proud of my students yesterday. They were in awe of the sets and staging, they were on the edge of their seats during the whole show, and a couple of times they gasped and yelled at what was happening. During the intermission they were a buzz talking about every detail. Thank you, thank you, thank you.”
—Brendan Sangster, Brittania Secondary

“In name of the Gladstone students and myself I wanted to thank Arts Club Theatre Company for providing us with a wonderful day! The pick-up by bus, the tour, the workshop, and the performance were great! I sincerely hope we can do this again.”
—Ineke Lievens, Gladstone Secondary