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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"BC Sans"">Just a reminder that the
<b>BC Arts Council’s Project Assistance grant for eligible Museums, Indigenous Cultural Centres and Visual Arts Organizations</b> closes on May 23.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"BC Sans""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"BC Sans"">Consult the specific Program Guidelines on the website to learn about:
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<span style="font-size:13.5pt;mso-ligatures:none">How to apply<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#494949;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3;background:white">
<span style="font-size:13.5pt;mso-ligatures:none">Who can apply<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#494949;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3;background:white">
<span style="font-size:13.5pt;mso-ligatures:none">Eligible projects and expenses<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#494949;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3;background:white">
<span style="font-size:13.5pt;mso-ligatures:none">Exclusions<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#494949;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3;background:white">
<span style="font-size:13.5pt;mso-ligatures:none">Grant amounts<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#494949;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3;background:white">
<span style="font-size:13.5pt;mso-ligatures:none">What is needed for the application, including support material<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#494949;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3;background:white">
<span style="font-size:13.5pt;mso-ligatures:none">How applications will be assessed<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<em><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#494949;background:white">Please review the Program Guidelines before contacting the Program Advisor.</span></em><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:#494949;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:#494949;mso-ligatures:none">Applications are currently being accepted until May 23, 2023.
</span></b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:#494949;mso-ligatures:none">There will be a second intake for these programs in the Fall.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;font-weight:normal"><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><strong><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#494949;background:white">Project Assistance: Museums and Indigenous Cultural Centres<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:#494949;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="https://www.bcartscouncil.ca/program/museums-indigenous-cultural-centres/">https://www.bcartscouncil.ca/program/museums-indigenous-cultural-centres/</a></span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Program Advisor: Anissa Paulsen -
</span><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"BC Sans";color:#404040;mso-ligatures:none">236.478.2560 |
</span><u><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"BC Sans";color:#0563C1;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="mailto:Anissa.Paulsen@gov.bc.ca">Anissa.Paulsen@gov.bc.ca</a></span></u><span style="font-size:13.5pt;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><strong><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#494949;background:white">Project Assistance: Visual Arts Organizations</span></strong><span style="font-size:13.5pt;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="https://www.bcartscouncil.ca/program/project-assistance-visual-arts-organizations/">https://www.bcartscouncil.ca/program/project-assistance-visual-arts-organizations/</a></span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:#494949;mso-ligatures:none">Program Advisor: Sheryl Jones – 778-698-3522 |
</span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:#494949"><a href="mailto:Sheryl.Jones@gov.bc.ca">Sheryl.Jones@gov.bc.ca</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:#494949;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"BC Sans"">All the best,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"BC Sans"">Anissa<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"BC Sans""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"BC Sans";color:#1F4E79;mso-ligatures:none">Anissa J. Paulsen
</span></b><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"BC Sans";color:#404040;mso-ligatures:none">(she/her)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"BC Sans";color:#404040;mso-ligatures:none">Program Advisor - Indigenous Cultural Centres | Museums | Scholarship Awards | Arts Impact<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"BC Sans";color:#404040;mso-ligatures:none">BC Arts Council<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"BC Sans";color:#404040;mso-ligatures:none">Phone: 236.478.2560 | Email:
<u><a href="mailto:Anissa.Paulsen@gov.bc.ca">Anissa.Paulsen@gov.bc.ca</a></u> | <u>
<a href="http://www.bcartscouncil.ca/"><span style="color:#404040">www.bcartscouncil.ca</span></a></u><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"BC Sans";color:#404040;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"BC Sans";color:#7F7F7F;mso-ligatures:none">Ministry of Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"BC Sans";color:#7F7F7F;mso-ligatures:none">800 Johnson Street | PO Box 9819 STN PROV GOVT | Victoria | BC | V8W 9W3<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"BC Sans";color:#7F7F7F;mso-ligatures:none">Main office: (250) 356-1718 or reach us toll-free through Enquiry BC: 1-800-663-7867<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"BC Sans";color:#404040;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"BC Sans";color:#404040;mso-ligatures:none">The BC Arts Council acknowledges it carries out its work on the traditional territories of Indigenous nations throughout British Columbia.</span></b><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"BC Sans";color:#404040;mso-ligatures:none">
We pay our respects to the Elders, past and present, descendants and custodians of these lands. We honour the knowledge keepers and the continuing relationships with Indigenous peoples in BC that develop through our work together. The BC Arts Council is grateful
to the </span><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"BC Sans";mso-ligatures:none">lək̓ʷəŋən<span style="color:#404040"> (Songhees) and Xwsepsum (Esquimalt) ancestors and families, on whose traditional lands we operate our main offices.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"BC Sans";color:#404040;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p>
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