[Bcma-l] Re: Direct Access Freeze: for any who want to abandon the field in Canada.
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Curatorial assistant:
Portland Japanese Garden
The Portland Japananese Garden is located in Portland, Oregon. The =20
Garden was founded as a nonprofit organization in 1962 and is =20
maintained through admissions, memberships, special gifts, and =20
donations. Designed in 1963 by Professor Takuma Tono, an =20
internationally renowned authority on Japanese garden landscaping, =20
the garden opened to the public in 1967. Currently the Japanese =20
Garden has over 4,000 members. The budget is $2.6 milliion, with =20
Foundation assests of $1.3 million. The Garden employs 32 full-time =20
staff members and receives over 200,000 visitors per year. Benefits =20
include employer-matched 401K, health, dental, and vision. The =20
Garden=92s programming includes celebration of five traditional =20
Japanese festivals; the Art in the Garden series which brings world-=20
class exhibitions to the city of Portland; lectures and =20
demonstrations on artistic, cultural, horticultural, and =20
environmental topics; and community collaborations that bring Ikebana =20=
shows, Tea Ceremony, Bonsai exhibits and other events to members and =20
visitors alike.
http://jobbank.artsusa.org/search/results/ for today's 87 similar =20
postings at "Americans for the Arts" for any who want to abandon the =20
field in Canada.
Yes, they have 10 times the population and more than ten times the =20
number of museums, And, (big and) a different model... one that =20
works. They no doubt can apply for and get government support if, or =20
when required. Why not us?
True, Portland isn't putting on a giant publicly funded Real Estate =20
open house gala... oops, Olympic Games I mean. Darn, did I type that =20=
out loud?
Allen
P.E.H.M.
On 29-Aug-09, at 3:02 PM, bcma-l-admin@museumsassn.bc.ca wrote:
> Thoughtful reflection is in shortest supply during a crisis but, I =20
> think it's the ingredient we need most now and have for some time.
> The fact that the spectacle is awash in stupidities is a measure =20
> of, at least in part, our failure to participate in our own culture.
>
> I have observed, like everyone else for many years, the public =20
> staying away from small museums/ heritage sites, galleries etc... =20
> in droves, regardless of adequate funding or none. They stay away =20
> I've assumed because, they don't like being there or would rather =20
> be somewhere else. Like churches that continue to spring up without =20=
> any bums in their pews, new museums come along every year despite =20
> public disinterest and long declining attendance. We remain apart, =20=
> fishing off a pier where fish won't go. I believe this condition is =20=
> the result of some design flaws in our original model. Ask yourself =20=
> this; is there really a history wall, like the Berlin wall, that =20
> the museum community must huddle behind weeping and gnashing their =20
> impoverished teeth while frantically trying to keep a broken down =20
> old machine running on fumes. If the wall exists, what is it made =20
> of? Do we actually need money to drag a dead civil servant designed =20=
> horse a few yards further down a lonely road; a horse the civil =20
> services never brought to life and are now happy to abandon to any =20
> fool dumb enough to drag it along for them. Without witnesses, does =20=
> the horse actually move anywhere?
>
> Contemporary culture also belongs to us, so, why would we not =20
> participate in it? Collaborations with contemporary arts and =20
> culture have proven to be far more beneficial than throat slitting =20
> competitions ever will. People line up for blocks all around the =20
> world to see "fringe theatre" because, it's not dead boring. For =20
> two weeks people will line up at Point Ellice House and enjoy a =20
> short house tour before the main production gets under way. It cost =20=
> us very nearly nothing; has given us some good front page press; =20
> history hasn't lost anything, An average of 55 new people a night =20
> plus some fringe volunteers, discover why Point Ellice House Museum =20=
> is so important. I tell them. They have tea. No worries. There is =20
> more cultural "buzz" on any single night here than Point Ellice =20
> House has generated in twenty years prior.
>
> I have proven very clearly in the past that quality productions =20
> (non amateur) of a more historic nature will also fill seats to =20
> standing room only, but, poorly written scripts delivered by summer =20=
> students who can't act, dressed up as dead people, won't. If we =20
> recall that only %15 of any population is interested in good =20
> theatre (%0 in bad) and that 85 percent claim to be interested in a =20=
> wide range of other arts and crafts, and some of these are =20
> historical ones, we get a clearer picture of our actual potential.
>
> As only one example of many: Museums are repositories of pre-=20
> industrial methods that were highly sustainable; is the spectacle =20
> not yammering endlessly about sustainability? Is the public =20
> interested in sustainability issues? Do museums profit from work =20
> shopping sustainability that they should know something about? If =20
> they have a popular work shop do they travel it to a hundred other =20
> venue$? Do museums offer their venue to crafts or arts =20
> organizations that otherwise pay for other venues. Intensive =20
> collaborations and quality productions are worth some thoughtful =20
> reflection.
>
> Today Whistler Museum collaborates with writers.... nothing bad =20
> will happen. If "Pearl Jam" wanted to write a song about a museum =20
> or some long dead person I doubt that would hurt anyone either.
>
> I believe hundreds of collaborations, rather than a sporadic few, =20
> will produce better results than the nunnery model has, and thus =20
> move some small museums from the margins to the middle. Call me crazy.
>
> "Culture Vibe" can't hurt you and it certainly won't make anyone, =20
> on either side of an imaginary fence, dumber.
>
> Allen
> P.E.H.
>
>
> On 28-Aug-09, at 10:46 AM, bcma-l-admin@museumsassn.bc.ca wrote:
>
>> There is a name for this sort of advocacy.
>> It's called 'dumbing down'.The general reason why museums [and =20
>> other institutions including intelligent radio & TV] are losing =20
>> audience share is that our society is raising generations of =20
>> potential spectators who have no aesthetic sense.
>> Hence the appeal to the prurient, aggression, cheap excitement not =20=
>> based on any profound reasoning or intelligence.
>> When museums have to compete to attract an audience on this level, =20=
>> it will be time for an honourable retreat.
>> Larry Ewashen
>> Doukhobor Discovery Centre
>>
>> 2009/8/27 <bcma-l-admin@museumsassn.bc.ca>
>> Well, if we solve the first part we won't be as dependent on the =20
>> second.
>>
>> It is a fact that people spend vast sums on art and culture all =20
>> around the world everyday. Even here.
>>
>> - Bars, restaurants, night clubs are full; concerts are packed; =20
>> music and movie sales never stop.
>> - Hockey arenas pull down millions in a day; then baseball, =20
>> soccer, foot ball, basket ball etc...
>> - People spend to create their personal "identities" on clothing, =20
>> fashion items, cars and gadgets etc... etc... etc... spend spend =20
>> spend.
>>
>> Culture is a living thing that people are very active in, because, =20=
>> it is the most exciting part of there lives. People don't have any =20=
>> trouble choosing a Gypsy band over a Sunday hymn sing. Are we a =20
>> Sunday hymn sing?
>>
>> Are we are boring people away maybe? Do we charge money to bore them?
>>
>> I don't believe any of us are bound to the "mausoleum model" where =20=
>> in people file dutifully past a crops to pay their respects... =20
>> only when there is nothing more interesting going on. If museums =20
>> were truly exciting, wouldn't they be bursting with people by now? =20=
>> Scalpers outside the gates? Line ups? Culture isn't boring, so =20
>> what's up with that?
>> Maybe the "culture industry" is not connected to an actual culture =20=
>> with more than a scattering of people in it. Should we be a =20
>> culture apart from the rest of culture? If so, why? If not, is =20
>> there a path from the outskirts to the centre of culture; or have =20
>> the clever gate keepers locked themselves on the outside of the gate.
>>
>> Could we be asking ourselves if the self stifling "civil servant =20
>> model" of history and culture developed through the 1970's was a =20
>> good one to start with? Was it vibrant? Exciting? Engaging? =20
>> Compelling? Did we tell the truth or was it all sterilized for =20
>> public consumption? Did the novelty ware off? Did it work out? =20
>> Wasn't it always a hard sell? Did any civil service anywhere ever =20
>> have "the vibe" that culture is? If not, do we keep holding that =20
>> model up to a disinterested public? Nothing personal; some of my =20
>> best friends are civil servants but, would anyone want to go to a =20
>> stag party organized by nuns? Bureaucracy is a kind of corporate =20
>> culture and the only vibrant thing in corporate culture is all the =20=
>> different shades of beige and grey in offices. Policy can't make =20
>> culture; only people can and do.
>>
>> Is there a rule that says we can't make a new model that isn't a =20
>> hard sell?
>>
>> Every crowd has a silver lining and maybe we need a new model with =20=
>> some bump, clatter and music; maybe a lot more colour and a lot =20
>> more people.
>>
>> A bigger pie.
>>
>> Allen
>>
>> P.s.
>> Point Ellice House
>> Fringe theatre: "Pretty Little Instincts" S.N.A.F.U. Production
>> Warnings: Partial nudity- Free tea and cookies - Dress warmly
>>
>> Poster to follow
>>
>>
>> On 25-Aug-09, at 12:09 PM, bcma-l-admin@museumsassn.bc.ca wrote:
>>
>>> I AGREE WITH Bill's STATEMENTS AND EXPLANATIONS - WE KNOW THAT.
>>> The HARD SELL PART IS HOW DO WE INTERPRET THIS TO THE GENERAL =20
>>> PUBLIC AND GOVERNMENT TO GET THE NEEDED SUPPORT to maintain our =20
>>> funding so we can continue our major contribution?
>>>
>>> 2009/8/25 <bcma-l-admin@museumsassn.bc.ca>
>>>> "The truly deserving repositories"
>>>
>>> Mr. Gallagher is proposing cultural Darwinism.
>>>
>>> Predictably, those few institutions that would score highly in =20
>>> such a system will favour accreditation and those that don't =20
>>> would and should oppose being devalued by the same system.
>>>
>>> There isn't a need to discus the idea of accreditation as =20
>>> recently put forward by Mr. Gallagher, owing to commitments set =20
>>> out in our arts and culture mandates and constitutions. None of =20
>>> us have a mandate to turn art or culture in to a "survival of the =20=
>>> fittest" contest. We all enhance community, we don't conspire to =20
>>> deprive any other community of it's necessary cultural funding.
>>>
>>> If funding shortage is an issue then increased funding is the =20
>>> competent objective.
>>>
>>> Allen Patten
>>>
>>> Collection Manager
>>> Point Ellice House Museum
>>> 2616 Pleasant St. Victoria, B.C.
>>> apatten@shaw.ca
>>>
>>> On 21-Aug-09, at 3:17 PM, bcma-l-admin@museumsassn.bc.ca wrote:
>>>
>>>> Putting a sharper point on my call for accreditation, I see =20
>>>> essentially two kinds of museums in BC - one that should have =20
>>>> high codified standards and thus be accredited accordingly, and =20
>>>> the rest be allowed to set their own markers of success.
>>>>
>>>> The point is where should limited Provincial monies go?
>>>>
>>>> Do we spread them as evenly as possible across the whole =20
>>>> spectrum with the aim of letting the weakest survive in their =20
>>>> present form, or is it better to focus upon a percentage in the =20
>>>> aim of achieving some excellence?
>>>>
>>>> Depends upon what one believes is at stake, I guess.
>>>>
>>>> Dan Gallagher
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: bcma-l-admin@museumsassn.bc.ca
>>>> To: bcma-l@museumsassn.bc.ca
>>>> Sent: Thursday, August 20, 2009 6:15 PM
>>>> Subject: RE: [Bcma-l] Re: Direct Access Freeze: More Fuel...?
>>>>
>>>> August 20, 2009
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Great input from you all, at least now there is a conversation.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> The idea of accreditation as put forward by Dan Gallagher is =20
>>>> dependent upon perfect knowledge. I can honestly say that I can =20=
>>>> not agree with this type of accreditation structure, as it =20
>>>> presupposes that there is a defining element to museums, =20
>>>> collections and purposes that is shared by everyone and that =20
>>>> someone has perfect knowledge of everything. It sounds like you =20=
>>>> have been into one more museum that is exactly the same as the =20
>>>> one down the road. If I were to have carried out this type of =20
>>>> review in the 1980s, I think we would have about five museums in =20=
>>>> the whole of Canada =96 as they all looked somewhat alike and =20
>>>> presented information in somewhat similar ways. I do not think =20
>>>> that accrediting in accordance with a preconceived notion of =20
>>>> what is right is a good thing. I should note that over the last =20=
>>>> 20 years, there has been a great diversification, even at the =20
>>>> small local museum level.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I have seen too many junk piles turn into restored items by =20
>>>> knowledgeable people, so to think that I would sit in judgment =20
>>>> of junk piles as just being rubbish, is just =96 well - rubbish.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I think that things like: constitution, mandate, public =20
>>>> presence, society status, with peer reviews for groups that want =20=
>>>> to enter into the system, business plan (whether there is =20
>>>> ongoing community financial support or not) =96 which should then =20=
>>>> be balanced against needs (which could be established by peer =20
>>>> review in order to bring things up to standard). Perhaps the =20
>>>> 150 widgets can tell a story, but do you need them all? Your =20
>>>> mandate should inform you, but it should not be up to your peers =20=
>>>> to identify your mandate.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> The present system is also skewed towards areas that are urban. =20=
>>>> There are areas where there may be no one, but concerns for what =20=
>>>> was there could be generated and brought into the museum =20
>>>> community. This reminds me of one of the stories I heard about =20
>>>> a famous archivist, who, if he didn=92t like you, did not collect =20=
>>>> anything related. Peer review of the entire cultural element =20
>>>> should be undertaken not to see what is redundant, but to see =20
>>>> what is missing and to help promote and preserve the special =20
>>>> elements that form the aspects of our community.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> W. (Bill) G. Quackenbush,
>>>>
>>>> President, Wells Historical Society
>>>>
>>>> email: Bill.Quackenbush@barkerville.ca
>>>>
>>>> www.wellsmuseum.ca
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> From: bcma-l-admin@museumsassn.bc.ca [mailto:bcma-l-=20
>>>> admin@museumsassn.bc.ca]
>>>> Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2009 5:02 PM
>>>> To: bcma-l@museumsassn.bc.ca
>>>> Cc: Dan Gallagher
>>>> Subject: Re: [Bcma-l] Re: Direct Access Freeze: More Fuel...?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Again, James is getting closer to setting the stage for change.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I believe its time for the BCMA elected officials to step into =20
>>>> this issue and provide leadership in a multi-year project that =20
>>>> aims at elevating its member institutions to a higher level of =20
>>>> importance in the Public consciousness. Here's what to do:
>>>>
>>>> Create a candidate slate with specific goals and accountabilities;
>>>> Get elected;
>>>> Design a 10 year project that will use BC Gov't funds to review =20
>>>> and analyse each museum or gallery that believes it is special* =20
>>>> (not merely unique);
>>>> Publish the findings of this ongoing project, both =20
>>>> electronically and in print;
>>>> Enlist governments, foundations, and other parties to support =20
>>>> the findings, particularly those requiring long-term commitments;
>>>> Continue to elect slates that will see this project to completion.
>>>> The truly deserving repositories will thus be rewarded with =20
>>>> recognition and financial security - perhaps as libraries are.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> *special' means that either BC society or our economy would =20
>>>> significantly suffer a true loss of provincial history or at =20
>>>> least $1,000,000 in annual income.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Dan Gallagher
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --=20
>>> Larry A. Ewashen
>>> Doukhobor Discovery Centre
>>> 112 Heritage Way
>>> Castlegar BC V1N 4M5
>>> www.Doukhobor-Museum.org
>>> 250-365-5327
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --=20
>> Larry A. Ewashen
>> Doukhobor Discovery Centre
>> 112 Heritage Way
>> Castlegar BC V1N 4M5
>> www.Doukhobor-Museum.org
>> 250-365-5327
>>
>
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margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Curatorial =
assistant:</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><BR =
class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Portland =
Japanese Garden</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><BR =
class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">The Portland =
Japananese Garden is located in Portland, Oregon. The Garden was founded =
as a nonprofit organization in 1962 and is maintained through =
admissions, memberships, special gifts, and donations. Designed in 1963 =
by Professor Takuma Tono, an internationally renowned authority on =
Japanese garden landscaping, the garden opened to the public in 1967. =
Currently the Japanese Garden has over 4,000 members. The budget is $2.6 =
milliion, with Foundation assests of $1.3 million. The Garden employs 32 =
full-time staff members and receives over 200,000 visitors per year. =
Benefits include employer-matched 401K, health, dental, and vision. The =
Garden=92s programming includes celebration of=A0<B>five traditional =
Japanese festivals</B>; the Art in the Garden series which =
brings=A0<B>world-class exhibitions</B>=A0to the city of =
Portland;=A0<B>lectures and =
demonstrations</B>=A0on=A0<B>artistic</B>,=A0<B>cultura</B>l,=A0<B>horticu=
ltural</B>, and=A0<B>environmental</B>=A0topics; and=A0<B><I>community =
collaborations</I></B>=A0that bring Ikebana shows, Tea Ceremony, Bonsai =
exhibits and other events to members and visitors alike.</DIV><DIV =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; "><BR class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; "><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span"><A =
href=3D"http://jobbank.artsusa.org/search/results/">http://jobbank.artsusa=
.org/search/results/</A> <B>for today's 87 similar postings at =
"Americans for the Arts"</B> for any who want to abandon the field in =
Canada.</SPAN></DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><BR =
class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Yes, they =
have 10 times the population and more than ten times the number of =
museums, And, (big and) a different model... one that works. They no =
doubt can apply for and get government support if, or when required.=A0Why=
not us?=A0</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><BR =
class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">True, =
Portland isn't putting on a giant publicly funded Real Estate open house =
gala...=A0 oops,=A0Olympic Games I mean. Darn, did I type that out =
loud?</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><BR =
class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; =
">Allen</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">P.E.H.M.</DIV><BR><DIV><DIV>On =
29-Aug-09, at 3:02 PM, <A =
href=3D"mailto:bcma-l-admin@museumsassn.bc.ca">bcma-l-admin@museumsassn.bc=
.ca</A> wrote:</DIV><BR class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><BLOCKQUOTE =
type=3D"cite"><DIV>Thoughtful reflection is in shortest supply during a =
crisis but, I think it's the ingredient we need most now and have for =
some time.</DIV><DIV>The fact that the spectacle is awash in stupidities =
is a measure of, at least in part, our failure to=A0participate=A0in our =
own culture.</DIV><DIV><BR class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>I =
have observed, like everyone else for many years, the public staying =
away from small museums/ heritage sites, galleries etc... in droves, =
regardless of=A0adequate funding or none. They stay away I've assumed =
because, they don't like being there or would rather be somewhere else. =
Like churches that continue to spring up without any bums in their pews, =
new museums come along every year despite public disinterest and long =
declining attendance.=A0=A0We remain apart, fishing off a pier where =
fish won't go.=A0I believe this condition is the result of some design =
flaws in our=A0original=A0model. Ask yourself this; is there really a =
history wall, like the Berlin wall, that the museum community must =
huddle behind weeping and gnashing their impoverished teeth =
while=A0frantically=A0trying to keep a broken down old machine running =
on fumes. If the wall exists, what is it made of? Do we actually need =
money to drag a dead civil servant designed horse a few yards further =
down a lonely road; a horse the civil services never brought to life and =
are now happy to abandon to any fool dumb enough to drag it along for =
them. Without witnesses, does the horse actually move =
anywhere?</DIV><DIV></DIV><DIV><BR =
class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Contemporary culture also =
belongs to us, so, why would we not=A0participate in =
it?=A0Collaborations=A0with contemporary arts and culture have proven to =
be far more=A0beneficial=A0than throat slitting competitions ever =
will.=A0People line up for blocks all around the world to see "fringe =
theatre" because, it's not dead boring. For two weeks people will line =
up at Point Ellice House and enjoy a short house tour before the main =
production gets under way. It cost us very nearly nothing; has given us =
some good front page press; history hasn't lost anything, An average of =
55 new people a night plus some fringe=A0volunteers, discover why Point =
Ellice House Museum is so important. I tell them. They have tea. No =
worries.=A0There is more cultural "buzz" on any single night here than =
Point Ellice House has generated in twenty years prior.</DIV><DIV><BR =
class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>I have proven very clearly =
in the past that quality=A0productions (non=A0amateur) of a more =
historic nature will also fill seats to standing room only, but, poorly =
written=A0scripts=A0delivered by summer students who can't act, dressed =
up as dead people, won't. If we recall that only %15 of any population =
is interested in good theatre (%0 in bad) and that 85 percent claim to =
be interested in a wide range of other arts and crafts, and some of =
these are historical ones, we get a clearer picture of our actual =
potential.=A0=A0</DIV><DIV><BR =
class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>As only one example of =
many:=A0Museums are repositories of pre-industrial methods that were =
highly sustainable; is the spectacle not yammering endlessly about =
sustainability? Is the public interested in sustainability issues? Do =
museums profit from work shopping sustainability that they should know =
something about? If they have a popular work shop do they travel it to a =
hundred other venue$? Do museums offer their venue to crafts or arts =
organizations that otherwise pay for other venues. Intensive =
collaborations and quality=A0productions are worth some thoughtful =
reflection.</DIV><DIV><BR =
class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Today Whistler =
Museum=A0collaborates=A0with writers.... nothing bad will happen.=A0If =
"Pearl Jam" wanted to write a song about a museum or some long dead =
person I doubt that would hurt anyone either.</DIV><DIV><BR =
class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>I believe hundreds of =
collaborations, rather than a sporadic few, will produce better results =
than the nunnery model has, and thus move some small museums from the =
margins to the middle. Call me crazy.</DIV><DIV><BR =
class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>"Culture Vibe" can't hurt =
you and it certainly won't make anyone, on either side of an imaginary =
fence, dumber.</DIV><DIV><BR =
class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Allen</DIV><DIV>P.E.H.</DIV><=
DIV><BR class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><BR><DIV><DIV>On =
28-Aug-09, at 10:46 AM, <A =
href=3D"mailto:bcma-l-admin@museumsassn.bc.ca">bcma-l-admin@museumsassn.bc=
.ca</A> wrote:</DIV><BR class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><BLOCKQUOTE =
type=3D"cite"><DIV>There is a name for this sort of advocacy.</DIV> =
<DIV>It's called 'dumbing down'.The general reason why museums [and =
other institutions including intelligent radio & TV] are losing =
audience share is that our society is raising generations of potential =
spectators who have no aesthetic sense.</DIV> <DIV>Hence the appeal to =
the prurient, aggression, cheap excitement not based on any profound =
reasoning or intelligence.</DIV> <DIV>When museums have to compete to =
attract an audience on this level, it will be time for an honourable =
retreat.</DIV> <DIV>Larry Ewashen</DIV> <DIV>Doukhobor Discovery =
Centre<BR><BR></DIV> <DIV class=3D"gmail_quote">2009/8/27 <SPAN =
dir=3D"ltr"><<A =
href=3D"mailto:bcma-l-admin@museumsassn.bc.ca">bcma-l-admin@museumsassn.bc=
.ca</A>></SPAN><BR> <BLOCKQUOTE class=3D"gmail_quote" =
style=3D"PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc =
1px solid"> <DIV style=3D"WORD-WRAP: break-word">Well, if we solve the =
first part we won't be as dependent on the second. <DIV><BR></DIV> =
<DIV>It is a=A0fact that people spend vast sums on art and culture=A0all =
around the world=A0everyday. Even here.</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>- =
Bars,=A0restaurants, night clubs are full; concerts are packed; music =
and movie sales never stop.</DIV> <DIV>- Hockey arenas pull down =
millions in a day; then baseball, soccer, foot ball, basket ball =
etc...</DIV> <DIV>- People spend to create their personal "identities" =
on clothing, fashion items,=A0cars and gadgets=A0etc... etc... etc... =
spend spend spend.</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>Culture is a living thing =
that people are very active in, because, it is the most=A0exciting part =
of there lives. People=A0don't have any trouble=A0choosing=A0a=A0Gypsy=A0b=
and over a Sunday hymn sing. Are we a Sunday hymn sing?</DIV> =
<DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>Are we are boring people away maybe? Do we charge =
money to bore them?</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>I don't believe any of us =
are bound to the "mausoleum=A0model" where in people file=A0dutifully=A0pa=
st a crops to pay their respects... only when there is nothing more =
interesting going on.=A0If museums were truly exciting, wouldn't they be =
bursting with people by now? Scalpers outside the gates? Line ups? =
Culture isn't boring, so what's up with that?</DIV> <DIV>Maybe=A0the =
"culture industry" is not connected to an actual culture with more than =
a scattering of people in it. Should we be a culture apart from the rest =
of culture? If so, why? If not, is there a path from the outskirts to =
the centre of culture; or have the clever gate keepers locked themselves =
on the outside of the gate.</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>Could we be =
asking ourselves if the self=A0stifling=A0"civil servant model" of =
history and culture developed through the 1970's was a good one to start =
with? Was it vibrant? Exciting? Engaging? Compelling?=A0Did we tell the =
truth or was it all sterilized for public consumption?=A0Did the novelty =
ware off? Did it work out?=A0 Wasn't it always a hard sell? Did any =
civil service anywhere ever have "the vibe" that culture is?=A0If not, =
do we keep holding that model up to a disinterested public? Nothing =
personal; some of my best friends are civil servants but, would anyone =
want to go to a stag party organized by nuns?=A0Bureaucracy=A0is a kind =
of=A0corporate=A0culture and the only=A0vibrant=A0thing in corporate =
culture is all the different shades of=A0beige and=A0grey in offices. =
Policy can't make culture; only people can and do.</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> =
<DIV>Is there a rule that says we can't make a new model that isn't a =
hard sell?</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>Every crowd has a silver lining =
and maybe we need a new model with some bump, clatter and music; maybe a =
lot more colour and a lot more people.</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>A =
bigger pie.</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>Allen</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> =
<DIV>P.s.</DIV> <DIV>Point Ellice House</DIV> <DIV>Fringe theatre: =
"Pretty Little Instincts"=A0 S.N.A.F.U. Production</DIV> <DIV>Warnings: =
Partial nudity- Free tea and cookies - Dress warmly</DIV> =
<DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>Poster to follow</DIV> <DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV =
class=3D"h5"> <DIV><BR></DIV><BR> <DIV> <DIV>On 25-Aug-09, at 12:09 PM, =
<A href=3D"mailto:bcma-l-admin@museumsassn.bc.ca" =
target=3D"_blank">bcma-l-admin@museumsassn.bc.ca</A> wrote:</DIV><BR> =
<BLOCKQUOTE type=3D"cite"> <DIV>I=A0AGREE WITH Bill's STATEMENTS AND =
EXPLANATIONS - WE KNOW THAT.</DIV> <DIV>The HARD SELL PART IS HOW DO WE =
INTERPRET THIS TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND GOVERNMENT TO GET THE NEEDED =
SUPPORT to maintain our funding so we can continue our major =
contribution?<BR><BR></DIV> <DIV class=3D"gmail_quote">2009/8/25 <SPAN =
dir=3D"ltr"><<A href=3D"mailto:bcma-l-admin@museumsassn.bc.ca" =
target=3D"_blank">bcma-l-admin@museumsassn.bc.ca</A>></SPAN><BR> =
<BLOCKQUOTE class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: =
0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid"> <DIV style=3D"WORD-WRAP: =
break-word"> <BLOCKQUOTE type=3D"cite"><SPAN><FONT face=3D"Arial" =
size=3D"4"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13px">"The truly deserving =
repositories"</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></BLOCKQUOTE> <BLOCKQUOTE =
type=3D"cite"><FONT face=3D"Arial" size=3D"4"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: =
13px"></SPAN></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV><FONT =
face=3D"Arial"><BR></FONT></DIV> <DIV>Mr. Gallagher is proposing =
cultural Darwinism.</DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Arial"><BR></FONT></DIV> =
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Arial">Predictably, those few institutions that would =
score highly in such a system will favour accreditation and those that =
don't would and should oppose being devalued by the same =
system.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV>There isn't a need =
to=A0discus=A0the<FONT face=3D"Arial"> idea of accreditation as recently =
put forward by Mr. Gallagher,=A0</FONT>owing to commitments set out in =
our arts and culture mandates and constitutions.=A0<FONT face=3D"Arial"> =
None of us</FONT><FONT face=3D"Arial"> have a mandate to turn art or =
culture in to a "survival of the fittest" contest. We all enhance =
community, we don't conspire to deprive any other community of =
it's=A0</FONT><FONT face=3D"Arial">necessary</FONT><FONT =
face=3D"Arial">=A0cultural funding.</FONT> <DIV><FONT =
face=3D"Arial"><BR></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Arial">If funding =
shortage is an issue then increased=A0</FONT><FONT =
face=3D"Arial">funding</FONT><FONT face=3D"Arial"> is the=A0</FONT><FONT =
face=3D"Arial">competent</FONT><FONT face=3D"Arial"> =
objective.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Arial"><BR></FONT></DIV> <DIV =
style=3D"MARGIN: 0px">Allen Patten</DIV> <DIV style=3D"MIN-HEIGHT: 14px; =
MARGIN: 0px"><BR></DIV> <DIV style=3D"MARGIN: 0px">Collection =
Manager</DIV> <DIV style=3D"MARGIN: 0px">Point Ellice House Museum</DIV> =
<DIV style=3D"MARGIN: 0px">2616 Pleasant St. Victoria, B.C.</DIV> <DIV =
style=3D"MARGIN: 0px"><A href=3D"mailto:apatten@shaw.ca" =
target=3D"_blank">apatten@shaw.ca</A></DIV> <DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV><BR> =
<DIV> <DIV>On 21-Aug-09, at 3:17 PM, <A =
href=3D"mailto:bcma-l-admin@museumsassn.bc.ca" =
target=3D"_blank">bcma-l-admin@museumsassn.bc.ca</A> wrote:</DIV><BR> =
<BLOCKQUOTE type=3D"cite"><SPAN style=3D"WORD-SPACING: 0px; FONT: 12px =
Helvetica; TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); TEXT-INDENT: 0px; =
WHITE-SPACE: normal; LETTER-SPACING: normal; BORDER-COLLAPSE: separate; =
border-spacing: 0px 0px"> <DIV align=3D"justify"><FONT face=3D"Arial" =
size=3D"2"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10px; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; =
TEXT-ALIGN: justify">Putting a sharper point on my call for =
accreditation, I see essentially two kinds of museums in BC - one that =
should have high codified standards and thus be accredited accordingly, =
and the rest be allowed to set their own markers of =
success.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV align=3D"justify"><FONT face=3D"Arial" =
size=3D"2"></FONT><SPAN style=3D"TEXT-ALIGN: justify">=A0</SPAN></DIV> =
<DIV align=3D"justify"><FONT face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2"><SPAN =
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10px; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">The =
point is where should limited Provincial monies go?</SPAN></FONT></DIV> =
<DIV align=3D"justify"><FONT face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2"></FONT><SPAN =
style=3D"TEXT-ALIGN: justify">=A0</SPAN></DIV> <DIV =
align=3D"justify"><FONT face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2"><SPAN =
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10px; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">Do we =
spread them as evenly as possible across the whole spectrum with the aim =
of letting the weakest survive in their present form, or is it better to =
focus upon a percentage in the aim of achieving some =
excellence?</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV align=3D"justify"><FONT =
face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2"></FONT><SPAN style=3D"TEXT-ALIGN: =
justify">=A0</SPAN></DIV> <DIV align=3D"justify"><FONT face=3D"Arial" =
size=3D"2"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10px; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; =
TEXT-ALIGN: justify">Depends upon what one believes is at stake,=A0I =
guess.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV align=3D"justify"><FONT face=3D"Arial" =
size=3D"2"></FONT><SPAN style=3D"TEXT-ALIGN: justify">=A0</SPAN></DIV> =
<DIV align=3D"justify"><FONT face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2"><SPAN =
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10px; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">Dan =
Gallagher</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=3D"ltr" =
style=3D"PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; =
BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style=3D"FONT: =
13px arial"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: arial">----- =
Original Message -----</SPAN></DIV> <DIV style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; =
FONT: 13px arial"><B style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 13px; =
FONT-FAMILY: arial"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 13px; =
FONT-FAMILY: arial">From:</SPAN></B><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13px; =
FONT-FAMILY: arial"> </SPAN><A title=3D"bcma-l-admin@museumsassn.bc.ca" =
href=3D"mailto:bcma-l-admin@museumsassn.bc.ca" target=3D"_blank"><SPAN =
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13px; COLOR: rgb(0,0,255); FONT-FAMILY: =
arial">bcma-l-admin@museumsassn.bc.ca</SPAN></A><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: =
13px; FONT-FAMILY: arial"></SPAN></DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 13px =
arial"><B style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: =
arial"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: =
arial">To:</SPAN></B><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: =
arial"> </SPAN><A title=3D"bcma-l@museumsassn.bc.ca" =
href=3D"mailto:bcma-l@museumsassn.bc.ca" target=3D"_blank"><SPAN =
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13px; COLOR: rgb(0,0,255); FONT-FAMILY: =
arial">bcma-l@museumsassn.bc.ca</SPAN></A><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: =
13px; FONT-FAMILY: arial"></SPAN></DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 13px =
arial"><B style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: =
arial"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: =
arial">Sent:</SPAN></B><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: =
arial"> Thursday, August 20, 2009 6:15 PM</SPAN></DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT:=
13px arial"><B style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 13px; =
FONT-FAMILY: arial"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 13px; =
FONT-FAMILY: arial">Subject:</SPAN></B><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13px; =
FONT-FAMILY: arial"> RE: [Bcma-l] Re: Direct Access Freeze: More =
Fuel...?</SPAN></DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><P><FONT face=3D"Times New =
Roman" size=3D"3"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New =
Roman"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New =
Roman">August 20, 2009</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></P> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Times =
New Roman" size=3D"3"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times =
New Roman"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New =
Roman">=A0</SPAN></SPAN></FONT><BR></DIV><P><FONT face=3D"Times New =
Roman" size=3D"3"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New =
Roman"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New =
Roman">Great input from you all, at least now there is a =
conversation.</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></P> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New =
Roman" size=3D"3"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New =
Roman"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New =
Roman">=A0</SPAN></SPAN></FONT><BR></DIV><P><FONT face=3D"Times New =
Roman" size=3D"3"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New =
Roman"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The =
idea of accreditation as put forward by Dan Gallagher is dependent upon =
perfect knowledge.=A0 I can honestly say that I can not agree with this =
type of accreditation structure, as it presupposes that there is a =
defining element to museums, collections and purposes that is shared by =
everyone and that someone has perfect knowledge of everything.=A0 It =
sounds like you have been into one more museum that is exactly the same =
as the one down the road.=A0 If I were to have carried out this type of =
review in the 1980s, I think we would have about five museums in the =
whole of </SPAN><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New =
Roman">Canada</SPAN><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times =
New Roman"> =96 as they all looked somewhat alike and presented =
information in somewhat similar ways.=A0 I do not think that accrediting =
in accordance with a preconceived notion of what is right is a good =
thing. =A0I should note that over the last 20 years, there has been a =
great diversification, even at the small local museum =
level.</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></P> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" =
size=3D"3"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New =
Roman"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New =
Roman">=A0</SPAN></SPAN></FONT><BR></DIV><P><FONT face=3D"Times New =
Roman" size=3D"3"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New =
Roman"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">I =
have seen too many junk piles turn into restored items by knowledgeable =
people, so to think that I would sit in judgment of junk piles as just =
being rubbish, is just =96 well - rubbish.</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></P> =
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D"3"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: =
16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 16px; =
FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">=A0</SPAN></SPAN></FONT><BR></DIV><P><FONT =
face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D"3"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 16px; =
FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 16px; =
FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">I think that things like:=A0 constitution, =
mandate, public presence, society status, with peer reviews for groups =
that want to enter into the system, business plan (whether there is =
ongoing community financial support or not) =96 which should then be =
balanced against needs (which could be established by peer review in =
order to bring things up to standard).=A0 Perhaps the 150 widgets can =
tell a story, but do you need them all? =A0=A0Your mandate should inform =
you, but it should not be up to your peers to identify your =
mandate.</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></P> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" =
size=3D"3"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New =
Roman"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New =
Roman">=A0</SPAN></SPAN></FONT><BR></DIV><P><FONT face=3D"Times New =
Roman" size=3D"3"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New =
Roman"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The =
present system is also skewed towards areas that are urban.=A0 There are =
areas where there may be no one, but concerns for what was there could =
be generated and brought into the museum community.=A0 This reminds me =
of one of the stories I heard about a famous archivist, who, if he =
didn=92t like you, did not collect anything related.=A0 Peer review of =
the entire cultural element should be undertaken not to see what is =
redundant, but to see what is missing and to help promote and preserve =
the special elements that form the aspects of our =
community.=A0</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></P> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New =
Roman" size=3D"3"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New =
Roman"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New =
Roman">=A0</SPAN></SPAN></FONT><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New =
Roman" size=3D"3"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New =
Roman"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New =
Roman">=A0</SPAN></SPAN></FONT><BR></DIV> <DIV><P><FONT face=3D"Times =
New Roman" size=3D"3"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times =
New Roman"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New =
Roman">W. (Bill) G. Quackenbush,</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></P><P><FONT =
face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D"3"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 16px; =
FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 16px; =
FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">President, Wells Historical =
Society</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></P><P><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" =
size=3D"3"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New =
Roman"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New =
Roman">email:=A0 <A href=3D"mailto:Bill.Quackenbush@barkerville.ca" =
target=3D"_blank">Bill.Quackenbush@barkerville.ca</A></SPAN></SPAN></FONT>=
</P><P><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D"3"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE:=
16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 16px; =
FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><A href=3D"http://www.wellsmuseum.ca/" =
target=3D"_blank">www.wellsmuseum.ca</A></SPAN></SPAN></FONT><FONT =
face=3D"Arial" color=3D"navy" size=3D"2"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13px; =
COLOR: rgb(0,0,128); FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13px; =
COLOR: rgb(0,0,128); FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN></SPAN></FONT><FONT =
color=3D"navy"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 16px; COLOR: rgb(0,0,128); =
FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"></SPAN></FONT></P> </DIV> <DIV><FONT =
face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D"3"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 16px; =
FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 16px; =
FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">=A0</SPAN></SPAN></FONT><BR></DIV> <DIV> =
<DIV style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; TEXT-ALIGN: =
center" align=3D"center"><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D"3"><SPAN =
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; TEXT-ALIGN: =
center"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; =
TEXT-ALIGN: center"></SPAN> <HR align=3D"center" width=3D"100%" =
size=3D"2"> </SPAN></FONT></DIV><P><B style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold; =
FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><FONT face=3D"Tahoma" =
size=3D"2"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 13px; =
FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 13px; =
FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">From:</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></B><FONT face=3D"Tahoma" =
size=3D"2"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"><SPAN =
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"> <A =
href=3D"mailto:bcma-l-admin@museumsassn.bc.ca" =
target=3D"_blank">bcma-l-admin@museumsassn.bc.ca</A> [<A =
href=3D"mailto:bcma-l-admin@museumsassn.bc.ca" =
target=3D"_blank">mailto:bcma-l-admin@museumsassn.bc.ca</A>] </SPAN><BR =
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"> <B style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: =
bold; FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: =
bold; FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: =
bold; FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">Sent:</SPAN></SPAN></B><SPAN =
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"> Tuesday, August 18, 2009 =
5:02 PM</SPAN><BR style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"> <B =
style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"><SPAN =
style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"><SPAN =
style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: =
Tahoma">To:</SPAN></SPAN></B><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13px; =
FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"> </SPAN><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13px; =
FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"><A href=3D"mailto:bcma-l@museumsassn.bc.ca" =
target=3D"_blank">bcma-l@museumsassn.bc.ca</A></SPAN><BR =
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"> <B style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: =
bold; FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: =
bold; FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: =
bold; FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">Cc:</SPAN></SPAN></B><SPAN =
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"> Dan Gallagher</SPAN><BR =
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"> <B style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: =
bold; FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: =
bold; FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: =
bold; FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: =
Tahoma">Subject:</SPAN></SPAN></B><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13px; =
FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"> Re: [Bcma-l] Re: Direct Access Freeze: More =
Fuel...?</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></P> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New =
Roman" size=3D"3"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New =
Roman"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New =
Roman">=A0</SPAN></SPAN></FONT><BR></DIV> <DIV><P><FONT face=3D"Arial" =
size=3D"2"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN =
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Again, James is getting =
closer to setting the stage for change.</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV> =
<DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D"3"><SPAN =
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><SPAN =
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New =
Roman">=A0</SPAN></SPAN></FONT><BR></DIV></DIV> <DIV><P><FONT =
face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: =
Arial"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I believe its =
time for the BCMA </SPAN><U style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: =
Arial"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">elected =
officials</SPAN></U><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> =
to step into this issue and provide leadership in a multi-year project =
that aims at elevating its member institutions to a higher level of =
importance in the Public consciousness. Here's what to =
do:</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></P> </DIV> <UL type=3D"disc"> <LI =
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><FONT =
face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: =
Arial"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Create a =
candidate slate with specific goals and =
accountabilities;</SPAN></SPAN></FONT><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 16px; =
FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"></SPAN></LI> <LI style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 16px; =
FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><FONT face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2"><SPAN =
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: =
13px; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Get elected;</SPAN></SPAN></FONT><SPAN =
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"></SPAN></LI> <LI =
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><FONT =
face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: =
Arial"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Design a 10 =
year project that will use BC Gov't funds to review and analyse each =
museum or gallery that believes it is =
special</SPAN></SPAN></FONT><STRONG style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold; =
FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><B style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: =
bold; FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><FONT face=3D"Arial" =
size=3D"4"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 18px; =
FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 18px; =
FONT-FAMILY: Arial">*</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></B></STRONG><FONT =
face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: =
Arial"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> (not merely =
unique);</SPAN></SPAN></FONT><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 16px; =
FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"></SPAN></LI> <LI style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 16px; =
FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><FONT face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2"><SPAN =
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: =
13px; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Publish the findings of this ongoing project, =
both electronically and in print;</SPAN></SPAN></FONT><SPAN =
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"></SPAN></LI> <LI =
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><FONT =
face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: =
Arial"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Enlist =
governments, foundations, and other parties to support the findings, =
particularly those requiring long-term =
commitments;</SPAN></SPAN></FONT><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 16px; =
FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"></SPAN></LI> <LI style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 16px; =
FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><FONT face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2"><SPAN =
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: =
13px; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Continue to elect slates that will see this =
project to completion.</SPAN></SPAN></FONT><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: =
16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"></SPAN></LI> </UL> <DIV><P><FONT =
face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: =
Arial"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The truly =
deserving repositories will thus be rewarded with recognition and =
financial security - perhaps as libraries are.</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></P> =
</DIV> <DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D"3"><SPAN =
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><SPAN =
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New =
Roman">=A0</SPAN></SPAN></FONT><BR></DIV></DIV> <DIV><P><STRONG =
style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New =
Roman"><B style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: =
Times New Roman"><FONT face=3D"Arial" size=3D"4"><SPAN =
style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 18px; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN =
style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 18px; FONT-FAMILY: =
Arial">*</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></B></STRONG><FONT face=3D"Arial" =
size=3D"2"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN =
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">special' means that either =
BC society or our economy would significantly suffer=A0a true loss of =
</SPAN><U style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN =
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">provincial =
</SPAN></U><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">history =
or at least $1,000,000 in annual income.</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></P> </DIV> =
<DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D"3"><SPAN =
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><SPAN =
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New =
Roman">=A0</SPAN></SPAN></FONT><BR></DIV></DIV> <DIV><P><FONT =
face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: =
Arial"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Dan =
Gallagher</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV> <DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Times =
New Roman" size=3D"3"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times =
New Roman"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New =
Roman">=A0</SPAN><FONT color=3D"black"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 16px; =
COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Times New =
Roman"></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></FONT><BR> </DIV></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE =
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OTE></DIV><BR><BR clear=3D"all"> <DIV></DIV><BR>-- <BR>Larry A. =
Ewashen<BR>Doukhobor Discovery Centre<BR>112 Heritage Way<BR>Castlegar =
BC V1N 4M5<BR><A href=3D"http://www.doukhobor-museum.org/" =
target=3D"_blank">www.Doukhobor-Museum.org</A><BR>250-365-5327<BR> =
<BR></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR></DIV></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR><BR =
clear=3D"all"> <DIV></DIV><BR>-- <BR>Larry A. Ewashen<BR>Doukhobor =
Discovery Centre<BR>112 Heritage Way<BR>Castlegar BC V1N 4M5<BR><A =
href=3D"http://www.Doukhobor-Museum.org">www.Doukhobor-Museum.org</A><BR>2=
50-365-5327<BR><BR></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR></B=
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