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<p class="MsoNormal">A friendly reminder that Lower Mainland Curators Group are presenting our next meeting this
<b>Thursday, April 25 from 3:00-4:30 pm. </b>Join us virtually via Zoom for presentations that discuss accessibility in GLAM organizations. The presentations will be followed by a Q&A session.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">All are welcome to attend this free session. RSVP to <a href="mailto:lowermainlandcurators@gmail.com">
lowermainlandcurators@gmail.com</a> to receive a link to the meeting.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Michelle Taylor</b>, <span style="font-size:9.0pt">MMSt<b>
</b></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt">(she/her)</span><b> </b><span style="font-size:10.0pt">|</span><b>
</b><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Curator<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt">T </span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt">604.515.3842 |<b> C
</b></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt">778.773.2615 | <b>E</b><span style="color:#365F91">
</span><a href="mailto:mtaylor@newwestcity.ca"><span style="color:#0563C1">mtaylor@newwestcity.ca</span></a><span style="color:#365F91">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">City of New Westminster | </span>
<span style="font-size:10.0pt">Community Services</span><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Anvil Centre, 777 Columbia Street New Westminster, BC V3M 1B6<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt">Join us on Social Media @NWMuseumArchive<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/NWMuseumArchive"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:blue">Facebook</span></a><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:blue"> |
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<u>X </u>| </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/NWMuseumArchive"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:blue">YouTube</span></a><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:blue">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt">Exhibitions on at the Museum:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt">Housing Values </span></i></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt">– Feature Gallery/Gallery 7<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt">Meet Lee Sing Yen</span></i></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt">
<b><i>– </i></b>Gallery 2<b><i><o:p></o:p></i></b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u>About the Presentations<o:p></o:p></u></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>VISITOR STUDIES: A TOOL TO UNDERSTAND VISITOR NEEDS<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Tara Miller, Visitor Study Consultant, TM Visitor Studies<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Do you have a hunch that your institution could be more accessible, but don’t know how? Visitor studies are an easy, flexible and practical tool to look under the hood at your institution - and they're fun! See what is working well so you
can prove your value to funders and pinpoint the barriers so you can lower them. This presentation covers the evaluation process and introduces creative and easy-to-use methods for collecting data.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>REDUCING BARRIERS FOR RACIALIZED FAMILIES IN SURREY<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Julia Olsen, Researcher<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Julia will share her research around reducing barriers in nature-based programming for racialized families. Inspired by her own experiences in the field, Julia’s research centres experiences from local IBPOC youth and programmers working
and living in the City of Surrey. Learn how the Surrey Nature Centre is striving to increase accessibility and better engage the surrounding community in Whalley.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>SENSORY FRIENDLY SUNDAYS AT MONOVA<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Carol Ballard, Program Coordinator, MONOVA: Museum and Archives of North Vancouver<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Join Carol to find out about the Sensory Friendly Sundays program, a monthly time in the Museum when neurodivergent visitors, their families, and care givers can experience a calm, relaxed, and safe atmosphere. Carol will share about the
development process of the program and lessons learned from the last two years of delivery.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>MAKING VISUAL ART ACCESSIBLE FOR BLIND AND PARTIALLY SIGHTED PEOPLE<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Steph Kirkland, Founder and Executive Director, VocalEye<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">VocalEye Descriptive Arts Society is the first dedicated descriptive service in Canada for people who are blind or partially sighted. Steph will share VocalEye’s approaches to making visual art accessible in person and online, including
partnerships with art galleries, mural festivals and the creation of a special project focused on CrowdSourced descriptions.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u>About The Lower Mainland Curators Group<o:p></o:p></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The Lower Mainland Curators Group (LMCG) was created in January 2019 for anyone with an interest in curatorial work, ideas, or themes in British Columbia.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The group is coordinated by a team of volunteer organizing members from museums around Metro Vancouver to discuss topics or themes related to curatorial work. It is for anyone with an interest in our sector including students, museum workers,
and those in professions facing similar issues.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We present quarterly virtual and in-person sessions to discuss newly launched projects, share challenges and successes, and discuss lessons learned.<o:p></o:p></p>
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