12-Month Lobbying Summary - Organization

Vancouver Art Gallery Association / Sirish Rao, Interim CO-CEO

Registration Summary

Currently active - Last Updated: 2025-11-05

Who is lobbying?

Vancouver Art Gallery Association (Address & business activities)

Sirish Rao, Interim CO-CEO

Government Funding

Did Vancouver Art Gallery Association receive government funding within the last 12 months? Yes

Other Entities (working together for the purposes of lobbying) Information

Vancouver Art Gallery Association is not working together with any other entity for the purpose of lobbying.

Direct Interests of the Lobbying Activity

Affiliates

Vancouver Art Gallery Association does not have any affiliates that could have a direct interest in the outcome of the lobbying activities

Other Affiliates

The activities of Vancouver Art Gallery Association are not controlled or directed by another person or organization with a direct interest in the outcome of this undertaking

Contributors with a Direct Interest in the Outcome

No person or organization contributed over $1000CDN, within the preceding 12 months, toward the lobbying activity on behalf of Vancouver Art Gallery Association:

What is being lobbied?

Subject Matter of the Lobbying Activities

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

Will any of the lobbyists listed within this registration arrange a meeting between a public office holder and any other individual for the purpose of attempting to influence any of the matters listed below:

Yes

Specific Topics of Lobbying Communications	Intended Outcomes	Associated Subject Matters
Support for access to art and culture for British Columbians at the Vancouver Art Gallery - present and new premises.	Awarding, amendment or termination of any contract, grant or financial benefit by or on behalf of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Arts and Culture, Education, Mental Health and Addictions, Tourism
The Vancouver Art Gallery Association seeks infrastructure funding from the Province of BC to support the construction of a new gallery in Vancouver.	Awarding, amendment or termination of any contract, grant or financial benefit by or on behalf of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Arts and Culture, Non-Profit Organization, Tourism

Gifts or benefits provided by the organization

Gifts or Benefits Provided to Public Officer Holders
Name	Gift or Benefit Description	Circumstance	Date Promised	Value Promised	Date Given	Value Given
No Records

Who is being lobbied?

Ministries/Provincial Entities

Finance
Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation
Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
Office of the Premier
Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport

Who are the lobbyists?

In-house Lobbyists

Lobbyist

Contributions

Sirish Rao
Subscribes to a Code of Conduct: No
Former Public Office Holder in BC: No

Lobbied or plans to lobby a member of the Legislative Assembly, including a Minister or Premier, on behalf of this organization, on or after 2024-09-21: No

Lobbyists in previous versions

In-house Lobbyists
Lobbyist	BC Former Public Office Holder Positions	Contributions
Sirish Rao	Former Public Office Holder in BC: No	Contributions: No

Registration number: 11200-3702
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Lobbying Activity Reports

What lobbying activities have taken place in the last 12 months?

What lobbying activities have taken place in the last 12 months?
Date	Arranging a Meeting	Lobbyists	Senior Public Office Holder, Position Title \| Ministry/Provincial Entity	Subject Matters
2026-04-29	No	Sirish Rao	Claire Avison, Assistant Deputy Minister \| Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport Silas Brownsey, Deputy Minister \| Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport	View
2026-04-07	No	Sirish Rao	David Eby, MLA for Vancouver-Point Grey \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly	View
2026-04-06	Yes	Sirish Rao	Claire Avison, Assistant Deputy Minister \| Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport Silas Brownsey, Deputy Minister \| Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport	View
2025-12-19	No	Sirish Rao	Claire Avison, Assistant Deputy Minister \| Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport	View
2025-12-04	No	Sirish Rao	Claire Avison, Assistant Deputy Minister \| Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport	View
2025-11-05	No	Sirish Rao	Brenda Bailey, MLA for Vancouver-False Creek \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Anne Kang, MLA for Burnaby Centre \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Terry Yung, MLA for Vancouver-Yaletown \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly	View
2025-10-15	No	Sirish Rao	Brenda Bailey, MLA for Vancouver-False Creek \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Christine Boyle, MLA for Vancouver-Little Mountain \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly Spencer Chandra Hebert, Minister \| Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation Terry Yung, MLA for Vancouver-Yaletown \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly	View
2025-10-15	No	Sirish Rao	Anne Kang, Minister of Tourism, Arts, Culture, and Sport \| Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly	View
2025-10-15	No	Sirish Rao	David Eby, Premier \| Office of the Premier	View
2025-09-26	No	Sirish Rao	Claire Avison, Assistant Deputy Minister \| Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport	View
2025-09-26	No	Sirish Rao	Shruti Joshi, Director of Outreach \| Premier's Office, Office of the Premier	View
2025-09-22	No	Sirish Rao	Claire Avison, Assistant Deputy Minister \| Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport	View
2025-09-22	No	Sirish Rao	Ellora Sundhu, Ministerial Advisor \| Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport	View
2025-09-02	Yes	Sirish Rao	Claire Avison, Assistant Deputy Minister \| Arts & Culture Division, Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport	View

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Received Government Funding

The Received Government Funding table below is not intended to be additive. Adding all of the entries together does not necessarily provide an accurate sum of all government funding received. There may be redundancy (reporting of the same funding more than once) caused by overlap in the "Date/Period Received" between 2 or more entries.

Source of Government Funding	Funding Received	Date/Period Received
BC Games Society	$220,600.00	2025-07-30
City of Vancouver	$530,670.00	2025-04-05
City of Vancouver - Operating Grant	$530,670.00	2025-07-04
The City of Vancouver - Capital	$8,000.00	2025-07-04
Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport	$662,400.00	2025-04-17

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Date Modified:: 2026-05-08

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12-Month Lobbying Summary - Organization

Vancouver Art Gallery Association / Sirish Rao, Interim CO-CEO

Who is lobbying?

Vancouver Art Gallery Association (Address & business activities)

Government Funding

Other Entities (working together for the purposes of lobbying) Information

Direct Interests of the Lobbying Activity

Affiliates

Other Affiliates

Contributors with a Direct Interest in the Outcome

What is being lobbied?

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

Gifts or benefits provided by the organization

Who is being lobbied?

Ministries/Provincial Entities

Who are the lobbyists?

What lobbying activities have taken place in the last 12 months?

12-Month Lobbying Summary - Organization

Vancouver Art Gallery Association / Sirish Rao, Interim CO-CEO

Vancouver Art Gallery Association (Address & business activities)

Government Funding

Other Entities (working together for the purposes of lobbying) Information

Direct Interests of the Lobbying Activity

Affiliates

Other Affiliates

Contributors with a Direct Interest in the Outcome

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

Gifts or benefits provided by the organization

Ministries/Provincial Entities

Vancouver Art Gallery Association - Address & business activities

Vancouver Art Gallery Association / Sirish Rao, Interim CO-CEO

Received Government Funding