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I'm writing to invite you and your colleagues to the following information session from the BC Arts Council being held on June 1, 2021 at 1:00pm PT. (And yes! Museums and cultural organizations are eligible for this funding.)<br>
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<div>Info Session on BC Arts Council's Early Career Development Program </div>
<div>& Other Programs Supporting Artists & Cultural Workers</div>
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<div>The BC Arts Council supports artists and cultural workers throughout their careers with funding programs ranging from Scholarship Awards and Co-op Placements through to the Early Career Development Program and Project Assistance grants to artists across
disciplines.</div>
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<div><a href="https://uvic.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUudeGvrj0jHtcDeMJG1FM3358sqVX5qcyyfor%E2%80%8B" target="_blank">Register</a> today an information session on June 1, 2021 at 1:00pm PT where BC Arts Council Program Officers Erin Macklem and Michelle Benjamin
will share information about these programs, with a focus on the <a href="https://www.bcartscouncil.ca/program/early-career-development/" target="_blank">Early Career Development Program</a> (which is accepting applications now through June 30, 2021). They
will offer guidance on how to apply and answer questions about the process.</div>
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<div>If you are an organization looking to apply, a post-secondary institution looking for information on how the BC Arts Council can support your students now and after graduation, or a student wondering what supports are available for early career development
in the arts, this info session is for you.</div>
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<div>This webinar is brought to you by the <a href="https://acewilbc.ca/talent-match/" target="_blank">Talent MATCH Program</a>, a partnership between the <a href="https://www.allianceforarts.com/" target="_blank">BC Alliance for Arts + Culture</a>, the <a href="https://museum.bc.ca/" target="_blank">BC
Museums Association</a>, <a href="https://www.go2hr.ca/" target="_blank">go2HR</a>, and <a href="https://acewilbc.ca/" target="_blank">ACE-WIL</a>, the Association for Co-operative Education and Work-Integrated Learning. Join us at 1:00pm PT on June 1. This
webinar is free, but <a href="https://uvic.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUudeGvrj0jHtcDeMJG1FM3358sqVX5qcyy" target="_blank">registration is required</a>. Please note that this webinar will be recorded. To avoid being recorded, please turn your cameras off
while attending.</div>
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Please forward this invitation to your colleagues, especially those in touch with students studying fine arts, performing arts, museum studies, archeology, and other disciplines relating to working in museums, arts, or cultural organizations.<br>
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Thanks for your time and I hope to see you at the webinar!<br>
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