<div dir="ltr"><div>Hello,<font size="2"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">
</span></font><p class="gmail-mb-3">The BC Museums Association (BCMA) is seeking a BC-based
Indigenous artist to create a new or use an existing work that evokes
the spirit of repatriation and acts as a symbol of institutional
participation in a nationwide Call to Action that will be released this
Spring.</p>
<p class="gmail-mb-3"><strong>About the Work to be Created: </strong></p>
<p class="gmail-mb-3">The BCMA will circulate a variety of display options
that institutions who sign on to the Call to Action can use at their
locations to publicly announce their support. The work should be small
enough to be used in a letterhead, as stickers, and on other printed
materials.</p>
<p class="gmail-mb-3">The work should be clearly identifiable in both colour
and greyscale. The image should be scalable for the above and additional
considered uses so that it is recognizable at all sizes. Style, colours used, and content will be at the artists’ discretion. <br></p><p class="gmail-mb-3">
</p><p class="gmail-mb-3"><strong>Compensation: </strong>$4,000</p>
<p class="gmail-mb-3"><strong>About the Scope:</strong></p>
<p class="gmail-mb-3">The BCMA will share this Call to Action with a network
of museum and cultural heritage professionals across the country and
expects national attention. The Call will be distributed among BCMA
members, a total of roughly 400 cultural organizations in British
Columbia, and shared nationally with partner organizations across
Canada.</p>
<p class="gmail-mb-3">This Call to Action will also be launched on the BCMA
website, added to newsletters, and released to the media in association
with our project launch, creating additional reach for the artwork.</p>
<p class="gmail-mb-3">Recognition of the artist will be included in all press
releases, member communications, and on the Call to Action website when
it is launched.</p>
<p class="gmail-mb-3"><strong>How to Apply:</strong></p>
<p class="gmail-mb-3">We are seeking proposals by April 21, 2021 at midnight and require completed works from the contracted artist by April 30, 2021.</p>
<p class="gmail-mb-3">Please send a maximum of three example works to Leia Patterson at <a href="mailto:bcma@museum.bc.ca">bcma@museum.bc.ca</a>.</p>
<p class="gmail-mb-3">Please include your full name and preferred contact details within the email.</p>
<p class="gmail-mb-3"><strong>Review & Selection Process:</strong></p>
<p class="gmail-mb-3">The BCMA’s <a href="https://indigenous.museum.bc.ca/about-us">Indigenous Advisory Committee</a> and Indigenous Engagement team will review, select, and contact the contracted artist.</p>
<p class="gmail-mb-3">Any questions about the process can be sent to Leia Patterson at <a href="mailto:bcma@museum.bc.ca">bcma@museum.bc.ca</a></p>
<p class="gmail-mb-3">C<font size="2">lick <a href="https://museum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/BCMA-Request-for-Art-Proposals-Spring-2021.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a> for a downloadable PDF of the Call for Proposals.</font></p><font size="2">
<span style="font-family:sans-serif" dir="ltr"><b>About the BC Museums Association</b>: </span><span style="font-family:sans-serif" dir="ltr"><br></span></font></div><div><font size="2"><span style="font-family:sans-serif" dir="ltr"><br></span></font></div><div><font size="2"><span style="font-family:sans-serif" dir="ltr">Since 1957 the BCMA has supported British Columbia’s museum </span><span style="font-family:sans-serif" dir="ltr">sector through professional training, </span><span style="font-family:sans-serif" dir="ltr">advocacy, funding, and networking. In 2017</span><span style="font-family:sans-serif" dir="ltr">, </span><span style="font-family:sans-serif" dir="ltr">the </span><span style="font-family:sans-serif" dir="ltr">BCMA Council </span><span style="font-family:sans-serif" dir="ltr">unanimously endorsed the </span><span style="font-family:sans-serif" dir="ltr">Rod Naknakim Declaration</span><span style="font-family:sans-serif" dir="ltr">, named after Rod Naknakim of the We Wai Kai </span><span style="font-family:sans-serif" dir="ltr">Nation. The Declaration encourages cultural </span><span style="font-family:sans-serif" dir="ltr">institutions to work in partnership with Indigenous peoples </span><span style="font-family:sans-serif" dir="ltr">to decolonize museums, archives, and cultural spaces, creating new opportunities for collaboration, </span><span style="font-family:sans-serif" dir="ltr">increased respect, and repatriation. Shortly after</span><span style="font-family:sans-serif" dir="ltr">, the BCMA established the Indigenous Advi</span><span style="font-family:sans-serif" dir="ltr">sory </span><span style="font-family:sans-serif" dir="ltr">Committee to provide guidance to the organization and enhance the relationship between the heritage </span><span style="font-family:sans-serif" dir="ltr">sector and Indigenous </span><span style="font-family:sans-serif" dir="ltr">c</span><span style="font-family:sans-serif" dir="ltr">ommunities</span><span style="font-family:sans-serif" dir="ltr">.</span> <br></font></div><div><font size="2"><br></font></div><div><font size="2">--</font></div><div><font size="2"><br></font></div><div><font size="2"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Please feel free to circulate this call for proposals within your networks. We have attached the call for proposals PDF to this email in addition to the link in the text above, or interested individuals can visit the<a href="https://museum.bc.ca/call-for-artist-proposals/" target="_blank"> website</a>. </span></font></div><div><br><font size="2"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span></font></div><div><font size="2">Thank you!</font></div><div><font size="2"><br></font></div><div><font size="2">Leia</font></div><div><font size="2"></font><br></div><div><font size="2"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span></font>
</div><div><div><div><div dir="ltr" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(102,102,102)">Leia Patterson</span></font></div><div dir="ltr"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><font color="#666666">Learning Resources Coordinator<br></font></font><div><div><span style="color:rgb(102,102,102)"><font size="1" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="https://equity.ubc.ca/resources/gender-diversity/pronouns/" target="_blank">Pronouns</a>: She/Her</font></span><br><br><font color="#888888"><div><span style="color:rgb(102,102,102);font-family:arial,sans-serif"><font color="#888888">The BC Museums Association office is located on the traditional, unceded lands of the <a href="https://vimeo.com/275788251" target="_blank">Lekwungen</a>
peoples (Songhees and Xwsepsum Nations). We respect past, present, and
future Indigenous stewards and recognize that we are uninvited guests on
this territory.</font></span><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><p style="margin:0in 0in 1pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><span style="color:rgb(237,125,49);font-family:Arial,sans-serif">BC Museums Association || 675 Belleville Street || Victoria, BC || V8W 9W2</span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 1pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><span style="color:rgb(237,125,49);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14.66px"><a href="http://www.museum.bc.ca/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">www.museum.bc.ca</a></span><font color="#888888"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></font><br><font color="#888888"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">We have launched our new online learning portal and you can now find the BCMA at <span style="color:rgb(68,68,68)"><i><a href="http://museum.bc.ca" target="_blank">museum.bc.ca</a></i></span>. Please note that this email address has changed accordingly.</font></font></p></div></font></div><div style="color:rgb(136,136,136)"><p style="margin:0in 0in 1pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><br><span style="color:rgb(237,125,49);font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>