<div dir="ltr"><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0.8)">The Government of British Columbia has appointed five new members to the BC Arts Council board to strengthen arts and cultural activity in communities throughout the province, with veteran arts administrator Susan Jackson appointed as chair.</span><br></font></div><div><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0.8)"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000"><br></font></span></div><div><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 10px;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0.8)"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000">The new appointees to the board are:</font></p><ul style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:10px;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0.8)"><li style="box-sizing:border-box"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000">Chair: Susan Jackson – Vancouver</font></li><li style="box-sizing:border-box"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000">Vice-Chair: Jane Brindley – Vancouver</font></li><li style="box-sizing:border-box"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000">Ian Case – Victoria</font></li><li style="box-sizing:border-box"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000">Dean Heron – Victoria/Terrace</font></li><li style="box-sizing:border-box"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000">Corrine Hunt – Vancouver/Alert Bay</font></li><li style="box-sizing:border-box"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000">Manjot Bains – Vancouver</font></li></ul></div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000">Full release here <a href="https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2018TAC0001-000039">https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2018TAC0001-000039</a></font><div><br clear="all"><div>BCMA will be sending a congratulatory/introduction letter to new members and we encourage members to do the same, especially to individuals who are located in your community.</div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><font size="2"><b><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">Alyssa Polinsky</span></b><br></font></div><div><font size="2">Interim Executive Director<br></font></div><font size="2"></font><div><p style="margin:0in 0in 1pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><font size="2"><span style="color:rgb(237,125,49);font-family:Arial,sans-serif">BC Museums Association <span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">|| 675 Belleville Street || Victoria, BC || V8W 9W2</span></span></font></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 1pt"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="2"><span style="color:rgb(237,125,49)">Direct: </span><span style="color:rgb(237,125,49)">250-356-5694 || </span><span style="color:rgb(237,125,49)">Office: 250-356-5700</span><span style="color:rgb(237,125,49)"> || <a href="http://www.museumsassn.bc.ca/" target="_blank">www.museumsassn.bc.ca</a></span></font></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 1pt"><br></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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