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British Columbia Museums Association
JOIN US for:
Conference 2010
October 27- 30, 2010
Nanaimo Museum & Vancouver Island Convention Centre
Nanaimo, BC
NEW! Province announces $30 million for arts and culture over three years as half of '2010 Sports and Arts Legacy'
Finance Minister Colin Hansen announced today that "Over the next three years, government is allocating $60million for a 2010 Sports and Arts Legacy. Half the funding is to increase youth participation in sport and improved athlete and coach development. The other $30million will enhance existing provincial arts [sic] investments in arts and culture."
Read the Budget Speech and Budget Highlights (in PDF)
Read the 2010 Sports and Arts Legacy backgrounder (in PDF)
Read the Ministry of Tourism Culture and the Arts Service Plan (in PDF)
Care to Comment? Post your view to the BCMA listserv: bcma@lists.vvv.com
Further Budget 2010 analysis to follow...
HTA & Ministry develop market-ready standards for heritage tourism products - seek feedback by Feb 26
The Heritage Tourism Alliance of BC (HTA), in partnership with the BC Ministry of Tourism, Culture and the Arts, has developed market ready standards for heritage tourism products.
Read the invitation "Dear Heritage Tourism Stakeholders"
Review the proposed standards Backgrounder, then
Complete the short online survey to provide your feedback.
"As the backgrounder explains, ...the idea of standards for heritage tourism products is necessary for the continued health and sustainability of heritage
stewardship and conservation in BC...We look forward to your input."
Review the HTA Backgrounder
UPDATE! RSVP Now for AQHI
Project's face to face workshop
BC cultural institutions with past or current exhibits, special projects or public programming concerning health issues; or having collaborated with a public health organization are invited to participate in a face to face workshop at the Royal BC Museum in Victoria, BC on March 9 & 10, 2010.
RSVP Now to receive participation instructions.
Read the Project Backgrounder (PDF)
Read the WorldView Consulting's AQHI & Museums Report (PDF)
Project partners:
Watch HERE and on BCMA Listserv for Project updates...
MR Issue #244 - Winter 2010
The first Museums Roundup produced solely
as a downloadable & interactive PDF file!
Click the cover image (left).
Featuring: BCMA's Response; 2009 MiM Awards;
The Kettle Valley Museum: Getting Locals through
the Doors; THEN/HiER; Locavores; Hudson's Hope
Cowboys; Geek Speak - Getting Past the Tweets;
...and more!
To view your MR, Click to Download 
Published MR back issues: $5.00 per copy, (+ $1.92 postage).
Contact the BCMA to order, or call 250-356-5700.
BC Arts Council releases new Strategic Plan
Read the BCAC's 2009-2013 Strategic Plan (PDF)
Watch BCMA listserv for future BCAC updates...
Advocacy Updates:
BCMA has been very active in response to Provincial cuts to arts and culture funding. See "BCMA Responds" in MR Issue #244.
Below are select bulletins, letters, reports and meeting summaries regarding advocacy efforts surrounding sector funding, gaming, the HST, Tourism BC and BC's tourism industry, and recent Ministry appointments:
NEW!
Sign the online (4/02) Petition to Reinstate All Charitable Gaming Grants in BC
Read DM Lori Wanamaker's (12/4) Ministry Appointments memo
Read the Province's (18/11) Finance Committee Recommendations (PDF)
Read Chair Stuart McLaughlin's (11/1) Minister's Council on Tourism memo
Read COTA's (29/10) letter to Minister Krueger (PDF)
Read the BCMA's (23/10) Finance Committee submission (PDF)
Read COTA's (20/10) letter to Minister Hansen (PDF)
Read Alliance for Arts (9/10) HST meeting summary (PDF)
Read Ministry's (2/9) Three Year Gaming Funding Restored (PDF) announcement
Read BCAC (25/8) Funding Announcement (PDF)
Read COTA's (19/8) Tourism BC Dissolution Response (PDF)
Read Ministry's (18/8) Tourism BC Announcement (PDF)
Download the Alliance for Arts & Culture Advocacy Toolkit
Download ProArt's Culture Matters Advocacy Toolkit
Watch BCMA listserv for Advocacy Alerts & Updates...
2009 AGM: Member Advocacy Working Group formed
In response to Provincial funding cuts and concerns for the sector's sustainability, members brought forward a motion to form a member-based working group to expand the BCMA's response to key issues, help articulate sector positions, and sector advocacy strategies. Founding working group members include: Scott Marsden, The Reach Gallery Museum Abbotsford; Paul Crawford, Penticton Art Gallery; Lynn Beavis, Richmond Art Gallery; Julie Fowler, Island Mountain Arts, Wells, BC; and Sue Morhun, Individual Member, Oliver, BC.
Read the AGM Motion
2009 AGM: New Council Members Acclaimed
Mark Sakai, Executive Director of Delta Museum & Archives, assumed
the role of President; Kris Andersen, Individual Member, became Vice-
President; and two new members joined Council at the AGM in Osoyoos,
BC on October 17: Kate Kerr, Exhibit Arts Technician, the Royal BC
Museum; and Chris Mathieson, Executive Director, Vancouver Police
Museum.
140 "Survivors" at Provincial Workshop!
BCMA wishes to thank Chair, Gayle Cornish, and members of the Host Committee for a very successful Provincial Workshop, which drew 140 participants from all over BC, Alberta and Washington State.
Museums in Motion Awards,
Hardcastle & Nagel Bursaries
presented at 'Survivor Osoyoos'
BCMA's prestigious, provincial Museums in Motion Awards,
(at left); the $1,000 Barrie Hardcastle Bursary; and the five
2009 Golden Service Awards of were presented at the
Awards Banquet, part of BCMA's 2009 Provincial Workshop,
Survivor Osoyoos: ReThink, ReTool, ReWork!
in Osoyoos, BC.
Read the Museums Roundup Issue #244 feature.
Nominate worthy 2010 recipients
View the Museums in Motion Awards Guidelines & Nomination (PDF).
View the Hardcastle Bursary Guidelines & Application (PDF).
View the Joe Nagel Technology Bursary Guidelines & Application (PDF).
Read the complete list of 2008 Recipients.
Read a brief history & list of Past Recipients.
Sponsor a "Museums in Motion Award"!
For sponsorship, recognition & presentation opportunities, please contact the
BCMA. DEADLINE for Sponsorships: September 30, 2010.
Call: 250-356-5694. Email: JHarding@museumsassn.bc.ca
Golden Anniversary Service Awards
View the 25 original recipients (PDF)
View the 2008 Recipients (PDF)
Next Deadline for Nominations/Applications: June 30, 2010.
HTA Launches TimeTravelBC.com
The Heritage Tourism Alliance (HTA) of BC launched its exciting new website at
BCMA's "Survivor Osoyoos" this fall.
Read the HTA Backgrounder (PDF)
Watch HERE & on BCMA listserv for HTA updates...
Conference Hosts for 2010-2012 Named
(Feb. '09) - Council announced Host institutions and
locations for BCMA's annual provincial Conference for
the years 2010 through 2012:
2010: Nanaimo Museum & Vancouver Island Convention Centre, Nanaimo, BC;
2011: Canadian Museum of Rail Travel, Cranbrook, BC (joint Conference with the
Alberta Museums Association (AMA);
2012: Kamloops Museum, Kamloops, BC (200th anniversary of the founding of
the fur trade fort & part of year-long celebrations).
Actual Conference weeks will be confirmed with hosts & announced.
"Expressions of Interest” (EOI) Invited for Conference 2013 & beyond...
Institutional Members wanting to bring BCMA’s annual provincial Conference to their region in 2013, or over the years following, are invited to submit their EOI as soon as possible…
Download the Conference Host EOI form.
BCMA Endowment Fund Climbs to over $75,000
BCMA has increased its Endowment Fund by $18,566 in 2008-09 with $10,341 raised this Fall and at Conference 2008; and an 82% final match from the BC Arts Renaissance Fund, increasing the BCMA Endowment Fund to $76,360.94, held in trust by the Vancouver Foundation. BCMA's Development Committee's initial campaign goal is $100,000 for the Campaign's first two years.
Council's Development Committee wishes to thank all donors and sponsors who have contributed to the BCMA Endowment Fund to date. A third and final application to the BC Arts Renaissance Fund has been subject to re-investment in the BC Arts Renaissance Fund by the Province, which has not been forthcoming, to date. BCMA will continue efforts to build the endowment fund as a long term sustainability initiative.
To contribute, please click: Making a Donation to the BCMA.
Thank you for your Support!
