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Survivor Osoyoos: ReThink, ReTool, ReWork!
BCMA's 2009 Provincial Workshop
October 15- 17, 2009
Nk'Mip Desert Cultural Centre, Sonora Community Centre
& Osoyoos Museum, Osoyoos, BC

REGISTER ONLINE NOW!
Register using a downloadable PDF

NEW! BCMA Adds "Food for Thought" Brown Bag Lunch
& BC Arts Council Plenary to "Survivor" Schedule
In the shadow of severe Provincial funding cuts, the BCMA has added to "Survivor Osoyoos" this prime opportunity for the BCAC to update BC's museums and art galleries on funding and agency issues, and to field questions from "Survivors" on 12:00noon - 2:00pm, Friday, October 16 at the Sonora Community Centre in Osoyoos, BC.

For Tickets, please use the Online Registration Form
Or download the Registration Form (PDF).

NEW! BCMA Confirms Special
Guest Speaker for "Survivor"
The BC Museums Association is very pleased to announce that Chief Clarence Louie has accepted an invitation to participate for the traditional Guest Speaker's Luncheon on Thursday, October 15, 2009 at "Survivor Osoyoos: ReThink, ReTool, ReWork!".

Read Chief Louie's Bio
Read the Financial Post feature article

For Luncheon tickets, please use the
Online Registration Form or
Download the Registration Form (PDF)

REMINDER!
2009 Annual General Meeting: Call for Council Nominations
President & Acting Nominations Committee Chair, Brenda Weatherston invites members to nominate candidates for the 2009-10 Council, to be elected at the 2009 AGM at "Survivor Osoyoos".

BCMA 2009 Annual General Meeting & Lions' Pancake Breakfast
8:30pm, Saturday, October 17, 2009
at the Sonora Community Centre,
8505 68th Avenue, Osoyoos, BC.

Deadline for advance Nominations is: Monday, October 12, 2009

Dowmload the Proposed AGM Agenda (PDF).
Download the 2009 Call for Nominations form (PDF) for instructions.
For AGM Breakfast Tickets, (optional), Click "How to Register" & use the online Registration Form or the downloadable Registration Form (PDF).

For Complete AGM Details use "Member Login" to gain access to "members only" pages & Click "AGM".

BCMA Rallies Members vs Direct Access
In response to media reports and member inquiries about a "freeze" on Direct Access grants, the BCMA urged Institutional Members & Direct Access program clients to write to Minister Coleman to articulate the programs affected and impact the freeze or loss of Direct Access funding will have.
Read the Call to Action (PDF)
Read the BCMA's letter to Minister Coleman (PDF)
UPDATE (Aug 24/09)
Read the latest Gaming Grants Bulletin (PDF)
Read the latest BC Arts Council Funding announcement (PDF)

Please watch HERE & on the BCMA listserv for updates.

COTA Responds to Tourism BC Dissolution
The Council of Tourism Associations in BC has issued a formal response to the August 17 announcement that Tourism BC has been dissolved and will be "brought into" the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and the Arts.
Read the official Ministry News Release (PDF)
Read COTA's "B.C. Tourism Industry Responds to Dissolution of Tourism BC"

The BCMA is an active member of COTA, on behalf of the Heritage Tourism Alliance of BC initiative, and has participated in a series of recent conference calls to assess recent Provincial announcements regarding the impact of HST and Tourism BC.

BCMA Council, Host
Committee Brand 2009
Provincial Workshop
Workshops & Wine in the Desert?
Re-Tool Your Toolkit?
Considering the South Okanagan
setting, a new workshop format,
take-away 'best practices toolkits',
new economic realities & new funding
challenges, and the heritage sector's
growing collaboration with BC's tourism

industry, BCMA's 2009 Provincial Workshop has been fittingly branded:
Survivor Osoyoos: ReThink, ReTool, ReWork!
BCMA's 2009 Provincial Workshop
October 15-17, 2009 in Osoyoos, BC
REGISTER ONLINE NOW!

Traditional provincial BCMA events will also be featured BC Reports, Guest Speaker Luncheon, annual Museums in Motion Awards Banquet & AGM Breakfast will all be included in the program, as well as the official launch of the new Heritage Tourism Alliance website.

Watch for Accommodation & Program updates here & on BCMA listserv!

UPDATE! "Survivor Osoyoos" Workshop Blogs Launched
BCMA ventures into social networking with the first of a series of workshop blogs to provide members & stakeholders the chance to directly contribute input to Council bloggers on dedicated workshop topics, professional development needs, suggested instructors & essential workshop tollkit content--from now until BCMA's Provincial Workshop 2009 in October.

Instructors will also be encouraged to participate on their workshop blogs.

To blog, Click-on the desired link below (by workshop topic) & blog on!
(Art galleries): http://bcma-galleries-workshop.blogspot.com/
(Economic sustainability): http://bcma-economicsustainability.blogspot.com/
(Small Museum Summit): http://bmca-governance-workshop.blogspot.com/
(Social Media & Small Museums): http://bcma-socialweb-workshop.blogspot.com/

Watch HERE for more Workshop Blogs to follow...

Conference 2010 Host
Winning Bid Announced

Council formally announces that the new Nanaimo Museum,
in conjunction with the Vancouver Island Conference Centre
(at left), has successfully bid to host Conference 2010 in
Nanaimo, BC on October 27-30, 2010.

A first ever bidding process, including a host survey & site
visits in June culminated in Council's selection meeting on
July 23. Although Conference 2004 was held in Nanaimo, the
VICC, including the new museum, was a mere hole in the ground, but now offers
modern conference facilities.

Please Click on the logos below to link to the corporate websites to learn more!

On behalf of Council & Members,
congratulations to Debbie Trueman, her Board & Staff
of Nanaimo Museum; and to Jim Owens, Senior Sales
Manager, Vancouver Island Conference Centre, and to
those Institutional Members who submitted bids for the BCMA's provincial Conference 2010.

Watch HERE and the BCMA listserv for Announcements & Updates...

Museums in Motion Awards,
Hardcastle & Nagel Bursaries
to be presented at 'Survivor Osoyoos'
BCMA's prestigious, provincial Museums in Motion Awards,
(at left); and the Barrie Hardcastle Bursary & the Joe Nagel
Technology Bursary, both up to $1,000 for professional or IT
development, respectively, will be presented at BCMA's
2009 Awards Banquet, Friday, October 16, 2009 as part of
Survivor Osoyoos: ReThink, ReTool, ReWork -- BCMA's
2009 Provincial Workshop in Osoyoos, BC.

Order your TICKETS NOW!

Read the REVISED Museums in Motion Awards Guidelines & Nomination (PDF).
Read the Hardcastle Bursary Guidelines & Application (PDF).
Read the Joe Nagel Technology Bursary Guidelines & Application (PDF).

Next Deadline for Nominations/Applications: June 30, 2010.

Read the complete list of 2008 Recipients.
Read a brief history & list of Past Recipients.

UPDATE! Sponsor a "Museums in Motion Award"!
The BCMA invites institutions, organizations, suppliers, individual supporters &
corporate partners to sponsor a provincial Museums in Motion Award for 2009.
A maximum of five will be presented at the 2009 Awards Banquet in October.
For sponsorship, recognition & presentation opportunities, please contact the
BCMA. DEADLINE for Sponsorships: September 30, 2009.
Call: (250) 356-5694. Email: JHarding@museumsassn.bc.ca

2009 Golden Service Awards to be
presented at 'Survivor Osoyoos'

BCMA's 2009 Golden Anniversary Service
Awards will recognize up to 5 nominees for
longtime distinguished service to BC's arts
& heritage community "with emphasis on
service to the BCMA..."
Review the Nomination Form (PDF).

Bob Broadland (C), & David Grubb (L) & Richard (Dick) Grubb, on behalf of their late parents,
Carol & Fred Grubb, received their 2007 Golden Service Awards at BCMA's Regional Open
House Reception at the Maritime Museum of BC in Victoria, BC, Jan. 25/08.

Announcement and presentation will be made at the BCMA's "Museums in Motion
Awards" Banquet, Friday, October 16, 2009 at the BCMA's 'Survivor Osoyoos' 2009
Provincial Workshop in Osoyoos, BC.

View the 25 original recipients (2007).
View the 2008 Recipients (PDF).

HTA forms steering Executive Committee

The Heritage Tourism Alliance (HTA) of BC has formed a steering executive committee for Year Two of the "History & Heritage Sector Marketing Strategy" initiative under Tourism BC's Experiences BC investment program.

Rick Goodacre (Heritage BC), Jennifer Iredale (Heritage Branch), Jan Ross (private sector heritage property managers - Emily Carr House), Heather Boyd (Tourism BC) & Jim Harding, (BCMA) will provide support & direction for HTA's Heritage Tourism Liaison, Tiffany Gyles, including contracts, budget management, & setting strategic marketing initiative priorities. First order of business will be renewal of the Heritage Tourism Liaison's contract.

Watch HERE & on BCMA listserv for launch of the HTA website this July...

Museums Roundup #243
Spring Issue
Member Profile: Westbank First Nations; Explore
the Brown God of BC; Heritage Folks: The Next
Generation; Geek Speak: Google Maps of the
Museum World; Conference 2008 Spotlight;
Whoo's News...and more!

Download the REVISED Ad Rate Sheet (PDF).
Download the Advertising Agreement (PDF).

Back issues of Museums Roundup are available at $5.00 per copy, (+ $1.92 postage).
Contact the BCMA to order, or call 250-356-5700.

75 BC150 Projects Funded, Programs Conclude

BCMA administered Provincial funding for 75 BC local history exhibits and special projects totalling $650,000 over 2007 & 2008, delivered under three programs: BC150: Local Museums Program (39 projects), and BC150 Project Exhibits for the BC150 Secretariat (Ministry of Tourism, Sport and the Arts); and the BC150: Celebrating Influential BC Women, Seniors & Elders program (36 projects) under the former Ministry of Community Development.

Of these, 24 portable BC150 community exhibits produced were funded to travel to Victoria, BC for public exhibit at the Royal BC Museum, in conjunction with the BCMA award-winning Free Spirit Project, during Conference 2008 last November.

BCMA wishes to congratulate those museums, art galleries and heritage institutions that undertook, and have successfully completed their BC150 projects, which have further demonstrated the vital storytelling role our sector plays.

Review a list of BC150: Local Museums Program projects.
Review a list of BC150: Celebrating Influential BC Women, Seniors & Elders projects.

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.
The 2010 Host will be announced in June 2009, following site visits.

"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% match from the BC Arts Renaissance Fund, administered by the Vancouver Foundation, 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!

Sign-up for Member GO Card
Benefits Program

BCMA's Member GO Cards are now in action, including the cardholder brochure outlining member benefits, privileges and how to use your
personalized BCMA Member GO Card.

Sponsor decals were presented to Tracy Calogheros, Conference 2006 hosts The Exploration Place, and to Peter Thompson(r), Two Rivers Gallery, by Executive Director Jim Harding

To become a participating Member GO Card Benefits Program sponsor: MOU
Call BCMA's Member Services Coordinator, Shelley Gauthier at: 250-356-5700
OR Email: Members@museumsassn.bc.ca