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<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:10pt;">February 25, 2020</span></span><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-size:14pt;"><u><strong>MEDIA ADVISORY:<br />
Official Launch Event of the North Shore Culture Compass</strong></u></span></span></span><br />
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<div><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:11pt;"><strong>Vancouver, BC — North Van Arts</strong> invites media to the official launch event of the <strong>North Shore Culture Compass (Culture Compass)</strong> at <strong>The Polygon Gallery</strong> on <strong>March 12, 2020</strong> from <strong>5:30–7:30pm</strong>. The Culture Compass has been in beta testing since spring 2019 and is the result of more than five years of development. The free online platform catalogues and visualizes the cultural, artistic, and historic institutions and destinations of North Vancouver, </span></span></span><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">West Vancouver, </span><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:11pt;">and the region’s First Nations communities. The Culture Compass will change the way locals and tourists connect with the North Shore’s arts, culture, and heritage.</span></span></span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size:10pt;"><em>*Please note: the name North Shore Culture Compass is embargoed until March 13.</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:11pt;"><strong>WHAT:</strong> The official launch event of the Culture Compass with a demonstration of its operation and the opportunity to engage with the platform hands-on. Nancy Cottingham Powell, Executive Director of North Van Arts, and key project partners will provide remarks. The launch event will feature projections by digital artist Mieke Jay Bray and a cocktail reception. Photography and filming are permitted.<br />
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<strong>WHO: </strong></span></span>Nancy Cottingham Powell, Executive Director of North Van Arts; Rebecca Duncan, Squamish Nation Cultural Ambassador; City of North Vancouver Mayor Linda Buchanan, District of West Vancouver Mayor Mary-Ann Booth, and other invited guest speakers.<br />
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<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><strong>WHEN:</strong> Thursday, March 12, 2020 from 5:30–7:30pm; remarks at 6:00pm<br />
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<strong>WHERE:</strong> The Polygon Gallery, 101 Carrie Cates Ct., North Vancouver, BC. Parking available nearby.<br />
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<strong>WHY:</strong> </span>Media are invited to learn about the exciting new platform for the local and global community. The Culture Compass is supported by the Government of Canada through the Strategic Initiatives component of the Canada Cultural Investment Fund, City of North Vancouver, District of North Vancouver, District of West Vancouver, Squamish Nation, Tsleil-Waututh Nation, Metro Vancouver, Vancouver’s North Shore Tourism, and many other community partners. The Culture Compass is a powerful platform that engages diverse audiences and encourages exploration of the North Shore.</span><br />
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<div><span style="font-size:11pt;"><strong><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">To confirm your attendance at the launch, please RSVP by Friday, March 6<br />
to Ines Min via email: <a href="http://cts.vresp.com/c/?MurrayPatersonMarket/a3f5130d3e/160977bd29/10f7a8e0c1">imin@mpmgarts.com</a> or phone: 604-440-0791</span></strong></span></div>
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<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><em>With gratitude as guests, we acknowledge that the cultural assets shown on this map are located on the unceded territories of the Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. </em></span></span></div>
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<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><u><strong>About North Van Arts (<a href="http://cts.vresp.com/c/?MurrayPatersonMarket/a3f5130d3e/160977bd29/5817cd2651">northvanarts.ca</a>)</strong></u></span><br />
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.<br />
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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.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><strong>For further media information, contact</strong><br />
Ines Min | T. 604.558.2400 Ext. 506 | C. 604.440.0791<br />
<a href="mailto:imin@mpmgarts.com">imin@mpmgarts.com</a></span></span><br />
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