<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div>Hello everyone - </div><div>We wanted to bring your attention to this initiative happening in Vancouver. See details below.</div><div><br></div><div>All the best,</div><div>Anissa</div><div><br></div><div>
<b style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">Anissa J. Paulsen</b><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Program Officer</font></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><p style="margin:0in 0in 1pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><a href="http://museumsassn.bc.ca/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)"><font color="#e69138">BC Museums Association</font></a><font color="#ed7d31"><span> </span></font><font color="#e69138">|| 675 Belleville Street || Victoria, BC || V8W 9W2</font></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 1pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><span style="color:rgb(102,102,102);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14.66px">Home </span><span style="color:rgb(102,102,102);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14.66px">Office: 250-588-6600 </span><span style="color:rgb(102,102,102);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14.66px">(M, Tu, W) </span><span style="color:rgb(102,102,102);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14.66px">||</span><span style="color:rgb(102,102,102);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14.66px"> </span><span style="color:rgb(102,102,102);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14.66px">BCMA Office: 250-356-5700</span><span style="color:rgb(102,102,102);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14.66px"> (Th, F)</span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 1pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><span style="color:rgb(102,102,102);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14.66px"></span><span style="color:rgb(102,102,102);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14.66px">Cell: 778-535-4305 </span></p></div>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"">Creative City Strategy – Host Your Own Engagement 2018 Grants<u></u><u></u></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"">Call for Expressions of Interest (EOI)<u></u><u></u></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"">The City of Vancouver is developing a Creative City Strategy – a new, comprehensive plan for arts, culture and creativity that will guide future priorities, efforts and investments.
Community-led input is critical to the wider public engagement process that will inform the Creative City Strategy.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"">Grants ranging from $5,000 - $20,000 are available for organizations to host and facilitate their own conversations on arts and culture. Host Your Own engagements can take place from
May through September 2018.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"">Call for Expression of Interest (EOI)<u></u><u></u></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"">Organizations are to submit an Expression of Interest as part of the grant process by Tuesday, April 24, 2018. A sub-committee will review the EOIs and shortlist applicants will be contacted
to submit a full proposal. <u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"">To submit an Expression of Interest, please click
<b><a href="http://ca.surveygizmo.com/s3/50024374/HYO-Expressions-of-Interest" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">here</span></a>.</b><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"">We encourage EOIs from organizations who will engage people in ways that reflect the culture and history of the city, address emerging challenges and opportunities, broaden consultation
with underrepresented voices and groups, and strengthen relationships and knowledge networks across artistic, cultural and creative communities.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"">Full details on the engagement grant and EOI, including eligibility and key dates, can be found in the
<b><span style="color:#00b0f0"><a href="https://vanculture.files.wordpress.com/2018/04/creative-city-strategy-host-your-own-engagement-grant-call-for-expression-of-interest-final.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">Host Your Own engagement grant: Call for Expressions
of Interest (PDF)</span></a></span></b></span><u><span style="color:blue"><u></u><u></u></span></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"">Host Your Own Information Session
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"">The Creative City Strategy team will hold a free information session to go over the Expression of Interest and answer any questions regarding the opportunity.
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</span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"">Monday, April 16, 2018 from 2pm - 4pm
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</span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"">Vancouver Public Library, lower level in the Alice McKay Room (<a href="https://www.google.ca/maps/place/350+W+Georgia+St,+Vancouver,+BC+V6B+6B3/@49.2796667,-123.1176566,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x5486717e8437f44f:0x8100a8820da99e67!8m2!3d49.2796667!4d-123.1154679" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">350
West Georgia Street</span></a>)<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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</span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"">RSVP:<span style="color:#1f497d">
</span><a href="https://hostyourown.eventbrite.ca" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">https://hostyourown.eventbrite<wbr>.ca</span></a><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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</span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"">We are able to offer ASL upon request with one week advance notice, before Monday, April 9, 2018<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"">In reference to previous postings, please note that Information Session has been rescheduled from Friday April 13 to Monday April 16.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"">For more info on the Creative City Strategy, visit
<u><span style="color:blue"><a href="http://vancouver.ca/creative-city-strategy/" target="_blank"><b><span style="color:blue">vancouver.ca/creative-city-str<wbr>ategy/</span></b></a></span></u></span><u><span style="color:blue"><u></u><u></u></span></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"">Contact<u></u><u></u></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif""><a href="mailto:creativecitystrategy@vancouver.ca" target="_blank"><span style="color:windowtext">creativecitystrategy@vancouver<wbr>.ca</span></a><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"">Follow us on social media and spread the word!<u></u><u></u></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"">Subscribe to the
<b><a href="http://vancouver.ca/parks-recreation-culture/creative-city-strategy.aspx" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">VanCulture mailing list</span></a></b> to receive updates on the Creative City Strategy and ongoing initiatives at Cultural Services<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<b><a href="http://twitter.com/VanCultureBC" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">@VanCultureBC</span></a></b><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"">Thank you,<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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