[BCMA] CultureOnline.ca Launches Online Showcase of BC Arts and Culture During COVID-19 Shutdowns

Thu Apr 2 12:34:03 PDT 2020

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April 2, 2020
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* Even When Doors Close, Culture Doesn’t Stop:*
CultureOnline.ca Launches Online Showcase of BC Arts and Culture

The *BC Museums Association (BCMA)* and *Arts BC* are excited to announce
CultureOnline.ca
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This digital portal showcases how the province’s museums, art
galleries,  artists,
and cultural organizations are responding to the COVID-19 shutdowns,
through live  streaming events, programs and online resources that allow
British Columbians to  experience culture from the comfort, and safety, of
their own homes.

The website, launching Thursday, April 2, 2020 will enable British
Columbians to search  hundreds of live streams from arts and cultural
organizations, resources for educators and  families, and tours of
award-winning cultural sites from around the province. An up-to-date  calendar
of events will feature free, by-donation & paid cultural events,
activities, and  performances. CultureOnline.ca
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is part of a broader campaign to celebrate the creativity and  resilience
of the culture sector during the COVID-19 shutdowns, using the hashtag
 #CultureDoesntStop
across popular social media platforms.

“Museums are awesome and the creativity of artists is unmatched, but our
sectors have  never encountered a challenge like that one being posed by
COVID-19. It’s essential that we  close to the public, but that doesn’t
mean that we’re going to stop sharing our passions with  British
Columbians,” explained Ryan Hunt, Executive Director of the BC Museums
 Association,
“That’s why we created CultureOnline.ca
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to showcase innovative online  projects, like the Royal BC Museum’s new
RBCM at Home
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initiative.”

What’s next? The BCMA and Arts BC encourage all arts and cultural
organizations across  the province to submit existing and upcoming online
content (e.g., videos, educational  resources), virtual events (e.g.,
performances, tutorials, classes, concerts) and unique  content being
developed during the COVID-19 shutdowns (e.g., social media contests,
fundraisers,
at-home tutorials) to be featured. The submission process is quick and
simple,  for museum & gallery events head to CultureOnline.ca
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website.

For additional information and media enquiries please contact:

*Ryan Hunt*

Executive Director
BC Museums Association
Phone: 250-884-0499
www.museumsassn.bc.ca
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*Patricia Huntsman*

Managing Director (Interim)
Arts BC
Phone: 778-410-5104
www.artsbc.org
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* #CultureDoesntStop*
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