From JHarding@MuseumsAssn.bc.ca Mon Jan 5 17:26:31 2009 From: JHarding@MuseumsAssn.bc.ca (Jim Harding) Date: Mon, 05 Jan 2009 09:26:31 -0800 Subject: [BCMA MBEN] (Fwd) UPDATE: BC150-HERITAGE LEGACY FUND Message-ID: <4961D247.7656.8B4FE76A@JHarding.MuseumsAssn.bc.ca> ------- Forwarded message follows ------- From: "Jan Thomas" To: "Jan Thomas" Subject: UPDATE: BC150-HERITAGE LEGACY FUND Date sent: Fri, 2 Jan 2009 09:18:29 -0800 UPDATE: BC150-HERITAGE LEGACY FUND In the few weeks since the new $1 million BC150-Heritage Legacy Fund program was announced on December 3 we have received an overwhelming response. As of yesterday, December 30, all available funds have been fully committed. Reviewed on a first come, first served basis, in the past week nearly 60 worthwhile projects have been approved for financial support. Thirty-seven communities in all regions of the province will benefit, from Cranbrook to Port Edward, from Hudson's Hope to Mill Bay. Projects include historic research, site interpretation, school programs, upgrades for museums and archives, exhibitions, digitization of records, websites, publications, oral history, minor improvements to heritage buildings, and special events and celebrations. All projects will be completed by March 31. We stopped providing application forms as soon as it was clear that demand would quickly outstrip available funds, to avoid unnecessary disappointment. Still, we have received many deserving applications that regrettably we will not be able to support. Beyond these, we are keeping a log of enquiries which will be very helpful when we report back to our provincial government partners on the current level of interest and potential activity in B.C., and the need for additional funding support. On behalf of the Heritage Legacy Fund of BC Society, thank you to everyone who responded to our program. We are absolutely delighted to provide new funding to so many worthwhile heritage projects right at the start of the New Year, and only regret that we cannot say "yes" to many more. We will be following closely the progress of these many projects as they are completed over the next few months, sparking new interest in heritage in so many B.C. communities. Best Regards, Rick Goodacre Executive Officer Heritage Legacy Fund of British Columbia Society ------- End of forwarded message ------- _______________________________ Jim Harding, ED BC Museums Association (250) 356-5694 From JHarding@MuseumsAssn.bc.ca Tue Jan 6 17:33:59 2009 From: JHarding@MuseumsAssn.bc.ca (Jim Harding) Date: Tue, 06 Jan 2009 09:33:59 -0800 Subject: [BCMA MBEN] (Fwd) Session Proposals for 2009 Technology in the Arts Conference Message-ID: <49632587.28645.907D1E7B@JHarding.MuseumsAssn.bc.ca>

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From: Technology in the Arts <techinthearts@camt.pmailus.com>

Subject: Session Proposals for the 2009 Technology in the Arts: Canada

Conference due Jan 19th

Center for Arts Management and Technology

Contact:

http://camt.pmailus.com/pmailweb/f?cide=AdDSjQyPKCiNHLGNdQ

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2009 TECHNOLOGY IN THE ARTS: CANADA

Stratford & Waterloo, Ontario

May 10 - 12

CALL FOR SESSION PROPOSALS

Deadline: January 19, 2009

Proposals for sessions and workshops are currently being accepted for the 2009 Technology in the Arts: Canada Conference, a partnership between the Centre for Cultural Management at the University of Waterloo and the Center for Arts Management and Technology at Carnegie Mellon University. This year's TitA.ca Conference will be held in conjunction with the Canada 3.0: Defining Canada's Digital Future Conference.

CLICK HERE TO SUBMIT YOUR PROPOSAL ONLINE

(Copy-and-paste the following URLs into your browser): http://camt.pmailus.com/pmailweb/ct?d=G3ZLnwAWAAEAAAJUAAJ1Kw

http://apply.technologyinthearts.ca

The deadline for submitting your proposal is Monday, January 19, 2009.

The conference has two primary types of programming - Hands-On Training Workshops and Breakout Sessions.

* Hands-On Training Workshops: Sunday, May 10th: Held in a computer lab environment on the University of Waterloo campus in Waterloo, Ontario, these workshops will provide "nuts & bolts" instruction to guide participants through technical processes toward concrete solutions to work-place challenges. Each hands-on workshop will last 2 hours and 30 minutes. Workshop leaders should anticipate using 25% of the time for informational lecture and the remaining 75% of the time for hands-on instruction.

* Breakout Sessions: Monday, May 11th & Tuesday, May 12th: Held in breakout rooms at the Stratford Rotary Complex in Stratford, Ontario, conference sessions may use a number of possible formats

( http://camt.pmailus.com/pmailweb/ct?d=G3ZLnwAWAAEAAAfzAAJ1Kw ) to cover relevant issues relating to the use (or potential use) of technology in arts, heritage or cultural management and/or production. Breakout sessions will last 1 hour and 15 minutes.

Proposal Criteria:

A panel of arts and technology practitioners will review all submitted proposals to select the final program in late January. Sessions will be selected based on the following criteria:

* Exploration of new or compelling ideas, technologies or practices

* Speakers' expertise and/or experience with the topic

* Session's relevance to the conference

In addition to the above criteria, the panel will be charged with selecting workshops and sessions with an eye toward providing a well-rounded program of topics and ideas for conference attendees that will include managers, staff and artistic/curatorial personnel from the arts, heritage and cultural sector, as well as individual artists.

Benefits for Presenters:

Presenters will receive complimentary access to the conference for the day on which they present, and discounted registration for other days they wish to attend.. All session participants will be responsible for their own travel and hotel expenses.

Proposal Components:

To be considered, proposals must include the following information:

* Session title

* Session type - Hands-On Training Workshop or Breakout Session

* Session format - For Breakout Session proposals only

* Description of the proposed session

* Explanation of relevance to the conference

* Contact information and bio paragraph for session leader

* Other potential presenters and what expertise they would add to the session

CLICK HERE TO SUBMIT YOUR PROPOSAL ONLINE

(Copy-and-paste the following URLs into your browser):

http://camt.pmailus.com/pmailweb/ct?d=G3ZLnwAWAAEAAA-OAAJ1Kw

Questions? Contact us ( mailto: daviddom@cmu.edu ) .

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Jim Harding, ED

BC Museums Association

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From JHarding@MuseumsAssn.bc.ca Tue Jan 27 23:30:09 2009 From: JHarding@MuseumsAssn.bc.ca (Jim Harding) Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2009 15:30:09 -0800 Subject: [BCMA MBEN] Federal Investment in Arts & Culture Message-ID: <497F2881.21124.621CA544@JHarding.MuseumsAssn.bc.ca> =

[The following article was supplied by the CMA's clipping service regardin= g today's federal budget announcement...]

Where the arts money will flow

James Bradshaw, The Globe and Mail, Tuesday, January 27, 2009

The cash infusion for arts and culture expected in today's announcement of= the federal budget will be placed squarely on infrastructure, festivals and tr= aining.

On the weekend, Canadian Heritage Minister James Moore said $160-million w= ill be designated to the sector over the next two years, and did not rule out the= possibility that there could be more in store in today's announcement. Deirdra McCrack= en, Moore's communications director, confirmed that the entire $160-million wo= uld be over and above existing funding, and is not a re-announcement of any money= already pledged.

Several arts executives said yesterday that such a windfall shows that the= Conservatives are becoming more aware of the economic clout the sector hol= ds, after $44.8-million in cuts to arts funding last year cost the party votes come = election time. Alain Pineau, the executive director of the Canadian Conference of the Art= s, said he is still concerned about the effect of cutting programs such as PromArt, b= ut if arts and culture do indeed receive $160-million in additional funds today, &quo= t;we can only rejoice."

Here's how the $160-million is expected to break down:

$100-million

The amount, over two years, to be funnelled into the Arts Presentation Can= ada program and the Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage program, wh= ich support arts festivals across the country.

What existed before: A $30-million annual budget instituted by previous he= ritage minister Josée Verner in 2007, with no sunset date.

Who could benefit: Large entities such as Luminato, Just for Laughs, the C= ultural Olympiad, the Montreal and Ottawa Jazz Festivals, Magnetic North Theatre F= estival, as well as a host of smaller outfits across the country.

$60-million

The amount to be added to the Cultural Spaces Canada program, over two yea= rs. Cultural Spaces supports construction, renovation and improved accessibili= ty for arts and heritage structures.

What existed before: An annual budget of about $27-million, which currentl= y exists in tandem with the cultural component of the $8.8-billion Building Canada = Fund for new infrastructure projects.

Who could benefit: The Royal Conservatory of Music, the Art Gallery of Alb= erta, Saskatoon's Mendel Art Gallery, the Banff Centre, the Mont-real Museum of = Fine Arts and The Toronto International Film Festival Group all have projection= the go.

More to come?

Moore hinted this weekend at a possible increase in funding for the Nation= al Arts Training Contribution Program, which funds the training "of artists w= ith high potential through institutions that offer training of the highest calibre.= "

What existed before: A $16-million annual budget.

Who could benefit: The National Ballet School, the National Theatre School= of Canada, the Royal Conservatory of Music and the Banff Centre. Those progra= ms that lost money when the Conservatives cancelled the National Training Program = in the Film and Video Sector could also see some relief.

So far, there has been no mention of money for international touring or pr= omotions despite slews of submissions from arts organizations calling for programs = to fill the void left by the cancellation of the PromArt and Trade Routes programs.

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Jim Harding, ED

BC Museums Association

(250) 356-5694

From JHarding@MuseumsAssn.bc.ca Wed Jan 28 00:17:44 2009 From: JHarding@MuseumsAssn.bc.ca (Jim Harding) Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2009 16:17:44 -0800 Subject: [BCMA MBEN] (Fwd) [Fwd: COTA MEMBER UPDATE - FEDERAL BUDGET 2009] Message-ID: <497F33A8.15752.624835CB@JHarding.MuseumsAssn.bc.ca> On behalf of the Heritage Tourism Alliance, the BC Museums Association has recently joined the Council Of Tourism Associations (COTA) as part of our work with the History & Heritage Sector Marketing Strategy under Tourism BC's Exeperiences BC program. The following represents COTA's reaction to today's federal budget announcement... ------- Forwarded message follows ------- Date sent: Tue, 27 Jan 2009 16:01:08 -0800 From: BCMA To: Jim Harding Subject: [Fwd: COTA MEMBER UPDATE - FEDERAL BUDGET 2009] *COTA MEMBER UPDATE - FEDERAL BUDGET 2009* *Federal Budget Includes $800 Million in New Tourism Spending * The federal budget that was released at 1:00 PM (PST) included a number of key items to support the tourism industry across Canada, with a number of these items having a direct impact on tourism development in B.C. The budget included the following tourism-related expenditures: * $40 million over two years to the Canadian Tourism Commission ($20 million for domestic marketing and $20 million for emerging markets) * $100 million for marquee festivals and events over two years * $150 million for Canada�s national parks system over two years ($75 million for visitor facilities and $75 million for national historic sites) * $25 million to create new hiking trails across the country * $407 million for improvements to passenger rail service in the Montreal to Toronto corridor operated by VIA Rail * Additional funding of projects which will assist in the development of vital tourism infrastructure * $24 million over two years for cruise ship tourism * $60 million over two years for local and community cultural and heritage institutions (i.e. theatres and museums) * $140 million over five years for Northern Economic Development, a substantial portion of which will be directed towards tourism projects Senior B.C. tourism industry leaders will discuss ways that our province can capitalize on these announced expenditure areas at the pre-Tourism Industry Conference session to be held on the morning of February 11, 2009. Sent on behalf of Stephen Regan, COTA President and CEO. *Margaret Ross* Administrative and Communications Coordinator *COUNCIL OF TOURISM ASSOCIATIONS* *tel: 604.678 6453 | fax: 604.685.5915* ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /Confidentiality Statement//: //This message and any attachments are intended only for// //the use of the intended recipient(s), are confidential, and may be privileged. If you are not/ / the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any review, retransmission, conversion to hard copy, copying, circulation or other use of this message and any attachments /// /is strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender immediately by return e-mail, and delete this message and any attachments from your system.// / ------- End of forwarded message ------- _______________________________ Jim Harding, ED BC Museums Association (250) 356-5694 From JHarding@MuseumsAssn.bc.ca Wed Jan 28 00:20:56 2009 From: JHarding@MuseumsAssn.bc.ca (Jim Harding) Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2009 16:20:56 -0800 Subject: [BCMA MBEN] (Fwd) Heritage Canada's reaction to Federal Budget Message-ID: <497F3468.23115.624B2457@JHarding.MuseumsAssn.bc.ca> =

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From: = 60; = ; "Jan Thomas" <jthomas@heritagebc.ca><= /font>

Copies to: = 0; "'Rick Goodacre'"= <rgoodacre@heritagebc.ca>

Subject: = Date sent:&= #160;Tue, 27 Jan 2009 16:07:21 -0800

Please see the media release below for a heritage perspective on today’s

federal budget.

Rick Goodacre

Executive Director

Heritage BC

Heritage Canada Foundation Sees Positive Notes in Federal Budget

Ottawa, ON February 27, 2009 –The Heritage Canada Foundation (HCF) expressed measured satisfaction that the federal Budget tabled this afternoon by the Minister of Finance includes some recognition of the need= to invest in historic buildings.

The budget contained $75 million for the long-dormant National Historic

Sites Cost-Sharing Program which will make bricks-and-mortar matching funds available for some of Canada’s approximately 900 National Hist= oric Sites (NHS). There is also $323 million over two years for the restoration= of

federally-owned heritage buildings and $2 million to plan the future of

Quebec City’s historic drill hall, the Manège Militaire, a NHS = damaged by

fire last year.

The budget also contains a number of measures which while not specifically=

targeting heritage buildings, can be used to encourage much needed<= /font>

investment in them:

* $60 mil= lion over two years for cultural infrastructure which will

benefit local theatres, libraries, and small museums, many of which are

housed in historic buildings.

* A tempo= rary Home Renovation Tax Credit to a maximum of $1,350 per family for repair and renovation of residences. These new credits can = be

stacked with grants of up to $5,000 from the existing ecoENERGY Retrofit

grant program, beefed up with an additional $300 million over two years. <= /span>

* $2 bill= ion in low-cost loans from Canada Mortgage and Housing

Corporation for neighbourhood regeneration projects that communities can tap into.

“These amounts will help keep traditional skills alive and prolong t= he life

of iconic places which shape our identity, create jobs, and attract touris= t

dollars,” said HCF executive director Natalie Bull, speaking from Pa= rliament

Hill. “But HCF is disappointed that a broad federal incentive for th= e

rehabilitation of historic properties is absent from this budget.”

In the United States, a strong preservation industry exists because 30 yea= rs

ago, the U.S. established a 20 percent federal tax credit for rehabilitati= on

of heritage buildings and a 10 percent tax credit for the rehabilitation o= f

non-heritage, non-residential buildings built before 1936. The program has=

leveraged over $36 billion in private investment in historic buildings wit= h

a 5 to 1 ratio of private investment to federal tax credits. An average of=

45 new jobs are created by each project.

The Heritage Canada Foundation is a national, membership-based,

non-governmental organization created in 1973 as Canada’s National T= rust.

For further information

Carolyn Quinn, Director, Communications,

cquinn@heritagecanada.org

Telephone: (613) 237-1066 ext. 4; Cell: (613) 797-7206

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Jim Harding, ED

BC Museums Association

(250) 356-5694

From JHarding@MuseumsAssn.bc.ca Wed Jan 28 21:15:20 2009 From: JHarding@MuseumsAssn.bc.ca (Jim Harding) Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2009 13:15:20 -0800 Subject: [BCMA MBEN] =?ISO-8859-1?Q?=28Fwd=29_HCF_/_FHC_Communiqu=E9_:_Federal_budget_?= Message-ID: <49805A68.14766.66C794D4@JHarding.MuseumsAssn.bc.ca> =

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From: = 60; = ; "Fondation Heritage Canada Foundation" <HeritageCanadaFoundation@heritagecanada.org>

Date sent: = 0; Wed, 28 Jan 2009 14:00:46 -= 0500

Subject: = HCF / FHC C= ommuniqué : Federal budget fédéral

To: = ; &= #160; JHarding@museumsassn.bc.ca

Please share with your members and colleagues.

Heritage Canada Foundation /

La fondation Héritage Canada

Communiqué

Heritage Canada Foundation Sees Positives in Federal Budget

Ottawa, ON January 28, 2009 -The Heritage Canada Foundation (HCF) expressed measured satisfaction that the federal Budget tabled yesterday by the Minister of Finance includes some recognition of the need to invest= in historic buildings.

The budget contained $75 million for the long-dormant National Historic Sites Cost-Sharing Program which will make bricks-and-mortar matching funds available for a few of Canada's approximately 900 National His= toric Sites (NHS). There is also $323 million over two years for the restoration= of federally-owned buildings and $2 million to plan the future of Quebec City= 's historic drill hall, the Manège Militaire, a NHS damaged by fire last= year.

"These amounts will help keep traditional skills alive and prolong th= e life of a handful of iconic places which shape our identity, create jobs, and attrac= t tourist dollars," said HCF executive director Natalie Bull from Parli= ament Hill yesterday. "But HCF is disappointed that a broad federal incentive fo= r the rehabilitation of historic properties is absent from this budget."

In the United States, a strong preservation industry exists because 30 yea= rs ago, the U.S. established a 20 percent federal tax credit for rehabilitati= on of heritage buildings and a 10 percent tax credit for the rehabilitation of n= on- heritage, non-residential buildings built before 1936. The program has leveraged over $36 billion in private investment in historic buildings wit= h a 5 to 1 ratio of private investment to federal tax credits. An average of 45 = new jobs are created by each project.

The budget does contain a number of measures which while not specifically targeting heritage buildings, can be used to encourage much needed investment in them:

· $60 million over two year= s for cultural infrastructure which will benefit local theatres, libraries, and small museums, many of which are housed in historic buildings.

· A temporary Home Renovati= on Tax Credit to a maximum of $1,350 for repair and renovation of residences. These new credits can be stacked with= grants of up to $5,000 from the existing ecoENERGY Retrofit grant program,= beefed up with an additional $300 million over two years.

· $2 billion in low-cost lo= ans from Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation for neighbourhood regeneration projects that communities can tap into.

To review the entire Budget 2009, please click here:

http://www.budget.gc.ca/2009/pdf/budget-planbugetaire-eng.pdf

The Heritage Canada Foundation is a national, membership-based, non- governmental organization created in 1973 as Canada's National Trust.

For further information:

Carolyn Quinn, Director, Communications,

cquinn@heritagecanada.org

Telephone: (613) 237-1066 ext. 4; Cell: (613) 797-7206

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Jim Harding, ED

BC Museums Association

(250) 356-5694