Archives Association of British Columbia
The BC Archival education and advisory service offers advisory
services free of charge to archival repositories in British Columbia
and to organizations and groups interested in establishing an archives
or developing an existing archival program.
http://aabc.bc.ca/aabc/advisor.html
BC Arts Council
The British
Columbia Arts Council offers the following three grant programs
that may be of assistance to CURA projects:
Community
Arts Development
Awards are available on a project basis to assist with development
and special activities of community-based arts organizations in
British Columbia. Projects should endeavour to improve the artistic
standards of community-based artistic creation and/or increase
community participation in arts activities.
Not eligible for funding are requests for operating expenses,
start-up costs, 'seed' money, individual or group travel expenses,
capital expenditures (construction, renovation, property and/or
equipment purchase), wages for fund-raising, competitions, conferences
or projects intended to provide entertainment for a pre-existing
community event.
Application deadlines are April 15 and October
15 of each year.
Museums
and Visual Arts Organization
Awards are available on a project basis to assist the development
of public museums and professional visual arts organizations in
British Columbia. Projects should advance the applicant's organizational
development, enhance the level of professional services available
to the community or facilitate development in new areas of interest.
Project categories ineligible under this program include: capital
development projects; equipment purchase; capital renovation costs;
international travel costs of foreign artists visiting British
Columbia; travel of museums and/or visual arts organizations to
international symposia, conferences or competitions; or projects
in celebration of anniversaries.
New applicants who are single-theme or industrial heritage institutions
are not eligible to apply.
The application deadline is April 15 of each
year.
Touring
Exhibition Assistance
This program assists the circulation of contemporary and historical
exhibitions which are confirmed in at least three participating
venues in the province. Eligible expenses include exhibition fees,
artist's fees, audience development and educational activities,
promotion and transportation costs. Maximum assistance is $1,000
per venue.
Application deadlines are April 15 and October
15 of each year.
Heritage Legacy Fund of British Columbia
The Heritage Legacy Fund of British Columbia is an initiative of
the Heritage Society of BC and The Land Conservancy that will support
many local heritage projects around the province. It will provide
financial assistance and guidance to help protect, care for and
showcase British Columbia's rich cultural heritage.
The goals of the Heritage Legacy Fund are to:
• support the conservation of heritage resources in British
Columbia
• promote and increase public awareness, understanding, and
appreciation of British Columbia's heritage resources
• encourage high standards of heritage conservation and the
continuing maintenance and protection of heritage resources
• support community-based heritage projects
• increase the Heritage Legacy Fund
http://www.heritagelegacyfund.ca/
BC Museums Association
Founded in 1957 and incorporated in 1966, the British Columbia Museums Association provides a unified voice for the institutions, trustees, professional staff and volunteers of the BC museum and gallery community.
A Board elected from the membership that governs the BCMA. Councillors set policy for the Association while programs and professional staff delivers services.
The BCMA delivers a number of programs to the benefit of its members and the cultural community, including granting programs, youth work assistance, and technology support. The BCMA is the cultural information hub for British Columbia.
The British Columbia Museums Association is a provincially incorporated Society and a registered charitable organization.
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