[BCMA] North Van Arts Launches New Resource to Showcase the Region: North Shore Culture Compass

Fri Mar 13 10:02:57 PDT 2020

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 13, 2020

***North Van Arts Launches Free Online Community Resource
to Showcase Region's Cultural Richness: 
- North Shore Culture Compass -***

**Interactive mapping tool connects locals and tourists
with the region's arts, culture, and heritage**

Vancouver, BC -- North Van Arts is proud to officially launch the
North Shore Culture Compass (Culture Compass), an easily accessible
free online platform that catalogues and visualizes the cultural,
artistic, and historic institutions and destinations of North
Vancouver, West Vancouver, and the region's First Nations
communities. The Culture Compass encourages local residents and
tourists alike to connect with the arts, heritage, and stories of the
North Shore. From museums to natural places, annual festivals to art
galleries, the map encompasses the cultural diversity of the region.

"The North Shore was a bedroom community of Vancouver for a long time
-- however over the past few decades it has grown exponentially,
establishing a distinctive cultural identity," says Nancy Cottingham
Powell, Executive Director of North Van Arts. "The North Shore
Culture Compass will help define what North Shore culture is today by
making culture more visible and convenient to access, fostering
collaborations, and encouraging a better understanding of our shared
home. UNESCO recognizes that cultural mapping is critical in
preserving both the tangible and intangible components that comprise
a community -- this interactive tool is a way to appreciate all the
North Shore has to offer."

With federal funding secured in 2017 from the Department of Canadian
Heritage’s Strategic Initiatives component of the Canada Cultural
Investment Fund, the Culture Compass has been in beta testing since
spring 2019, reflecting feedback and insights from project partners:
the City of North Vancouver, District of North Vancouver, District of
West Vancouver, Squamish Nation, Tsleil-Waututh Nation, and the
broader North Shore community. The next phase of the Culture
Compass’ evolution will be anchored by support from the Canada
Council for the Arts’ Digital Strategy Fund: Public Access to the
Arts and Citizen Engagement.

The Culture Compass is submission-based, with all listings uploaded
for free. Listing information includes an image, a short description,
an address and a web link to the organization, event, or cultural
landmark. With the support of the North Shore community, the Culture
Compass currently features more than 400 listings of regional points
of cultural and historic significance. Listings are searchable by
keyword and organized into 10 distinct categories:

-Creative & Cultural Industries
Businesses that provide the creation, production, manufacturing
and/or distribution of goods and services that are cultural in nature
(recording studios, costume designers, creative software design). 

-Cultural & Natural Heritage
The legacy of buildings and/or sites, physical artifacts, activities,
and intangible attributes of a group or society, of historical,
cultural and educational value that are inherited from past
generations. Cultural 

-Spaces & Facilities
A physical space, building, or site that hosts cultural activity
where people gather to experience arts or heritage-related
activities. 

-Cultural Organizations
Organizations that represent arts, heritage, and ethno-cultural
interests in the community. These are usually non-profits. 

-Festivals & Events
A period or program of activities, events, and/or entertainment
celebrating and/or educating one or many social cultures. 

-First Nations
Places, stories, events, customs, and traditions that represent the
culture of local First Nations.
*Listings follow appropriate sharing protocol and are uploaded in
close consultation with the Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh Nations 

-Intangibles & Stories
Non-physical aspects of a particular culture, including traditions,
customs, and practices, aesthetic and spiritual beliefs, lore,
artistic expression, and language. 

-Public Art
Original, one-of-a-kind work that creatively reflects the culture,
heritage and/or natural environment of the site or surrounding area. 

-Public Institutions
A public body that operates accessible facilities and services for
the public good, including but not limited to schools and local
authorities. 

-Service Organizations
A voluntary non-profit organization where members meet regularly to
perform charitable work either by direct hands-on efforts or by
raising money for other organizations.

The Culture Compass is accessible from desktop, tablet, and mobile
devices with no sign-up or app download necessary. The platform was
created by Esri Canada using geographic information system (GIS)
software -- a model that partnering municipalities and First Nations
use to collect data. The map is updated by a dedicated project team
and overseen by an advisory committee comprised of individuals from
North Shore organizations across sectors.

To access or upload a listing to the Culture Compass, please visit
the website: northshoreculturecompass.ca/pages/get-on-the-map

With gratitude as guests, we acknowledge that the cultural assets
shown on this map are located on the unceded territories of the
Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh Nations.

About North Van Arts (northvanarts.ca)
North Van Arts, founded in 1969 as The North Vancouver Community Arts
Council, is a grassroots, social-profit, charitable cultural
organization dedicated to maximizing the intrinsic value of the arts
in all media. Our mandate is to enable emerging and professional
artists in all disciplines, to bridge cultures, and to build strong
and healthy communities through the arts.

We serve our community by organizing cultural events, curating
exhibitions at CityScape Community ArtSpace and three other community
locations around North Vancouver; offering arts education programmes
year-round; presenting an annual film series, managing a popular Art
Rental programme, and spearheading community-based projects like the
North Shore Culture Compass.

LISTING INFORMATION
North Shore Culture Compass
Website:
https://cts.vresp.com/c/?MurrayPatersonMarket/fd99b84620/160977bd29/8feb82ac1b

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