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<span style="font-size:16px">Even When Doors Close, Culture Doesn’t Stop:</span></b>
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<span style="font-size:16px">CultureOnline.ca Launches Online Showcase of BC Arts and Culture</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:16px">The
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<b>Arts BC</b> are excited to announce</span>
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<a style="text-decoration:underline;color:#f68d2e" href="https://u2306505.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=M3V7pKe308SQRDM8wYnXBR7iDQp-2BEMTb4LTbJmFwRdbeuz5Ga8fdPEiBd8v2s3hADvS8_-2BbKAUi0zIi1u8PRo0aToaaSvwnzk-2F62NHodrOgmqyflkoSfNrqG0rBvTob29TzPlbXHfWmKt5-2Fs7zb9ELBUw7UcH0qfMX01v1-2FaSRq1O3AWtXVOnHUvEWkIifRv69Y8UzoqpWzgGajTpr8pzYSBc9mHjKGUYgEWP0V7rTckJUM3vwx4Kf6847FZRAYx8ASgbcQMMLyXJVck0FW3IMg0UfzoVnJR1YDqGwdTOoIVAFB8-3D" rel="noopener" target="_blank">CultureOnline.ca</a>. This digital portal showcases how the province’s museums, art galleries, </span>
<span style="font-size:16px">artists, and cultural organizations are responding to the COVID-19 shutdowns, through live </span>
<span style="font-size:16px">streaming events, programs and online resources that allow British Columbians to </span>
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<span style="font-size:16px">The website, launching Thursday, April 2, 2020 will enable British Columbians to search </span>
<span style="font-size:16px">hundreds of live streams from arts and cultural organizations, resources for educators and </span>
<span style="font-size:16px">families, and tours of award-winning cultural sites from around the province. An up-to-date </span>
<span style="font-size:16px">calendar of events will feature free, by-donation & paid cultural events, activities, and </span>
<span style="font-size:16px">performances.
<a style="text-decoration:underline;color:#f68d2e" href="https://u2306505.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=M3V7pKe308SQRDM8wYnXBR7iDQp-2BEMTb4LTbJmFwRdbeuz5Ga8fdPEiBd8v2s3hAxZn9_-2BbKAUi0zIi1u8PRo0aToaaSvwnzk-2F62NHodrOgmqyflkoSfNrqG0rBvTob29TzPlbXHfWmKt5-2Fs7zb9ELBUw7bWoLKkkXQS3Dh67UdNFhNdPRFjy2YSXF4oMX-2Fe4MFET8NmjAFpjVgBCqaPEhCVaUX7spGePnMvI9rcklhIxSFbaccmxjye5-2FABrgJXRLjDWyVeK03BpWS8krLTk3ByCaLRMBcH9YBd32Tp4Enn9HuY-3D" rel="noopener" target="_blank">CultureOnline.ca</a> is part of a broader campaign to celebrate the creativity and </span>
<span style="font-size:16px">resilience of the culture sector during the COVID-19 shutdowns, using the hashtag </span>
<span style="font-size:16px">#CultureDoesntStop across popular social media platforms.</span>
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<span style="font-size:16px">“Museums are awesome and the creativity of artists is unmatched, but our sectors have </span>
<span style="font-size:16px">never encountered a challenge like that one being posed by COVID-19. It’s essential that we </span>
<span style="font-size:16px">close to the public, but that doesn’t mean that we’re going to stop sharing our passions with </span>
<span style="font-size:16px">British Columbians,” explained Ryan Hunt, Executive Director of the BC Museums </span>
<span style="font-size:16px">Association, “That’s why we created
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<span style="font-size:16px">projects, like the Royal BC Museum’s new
<a style="text-decoration:underline;color:#f68d2e" href="https://u2306505.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=M3V7pKe308SQRDM8wYnXBcYJFw-2FMSLxuHU-2Frb2WKtsiHNbNNsR1Bcn2SKlKgCpiqM6h__-2BbKAUi0zIi1u8PRo0aToaaSvwnzk-2F62NHodrOgmqyflkoSfNrqG0rBvTob29TzPlbXHfWmKt5-2Fs7zb9ELBUw7YN9cGckcG4UtCrgtVr02In2g-2FgGb93hDmyBrgejz4U5n0CPschLink53oDTNniVpddGR1R9rUu-2FGzZN0b3n4Rg9a-2B74MRnu6-2FBREMOIiNvICUOaFMITv3yABMOp89p6KfV0-2BONLcvmb5qhBqQNObs4-3D" rel="noopener" target="_blank">RBCM@Home</a> initiative.”</span>
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<span style="font-size:16px">What’s next? The BCMA and Arts BC encourage all arts and cultural organizations across </span>
<span style="font-size:16px">the province to submit existing and upcoming online content (e.g., videos, educational </span>
<span style="font-size:16px">resources), virtual events (e.g., performances, tutorials, classes, concerts) and unique </span>
<span style="font-size:16px">content being developed during the COVID-19 shutdowns (e.g., social media contests, </span>
<span style="font-size:16px">fundraisers, at-home tutorials) to be featured. The submission process is quick and simple, </span>
<span style="font-size:16px">for museum & gallery events head to
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<b>Ryan Hunt</b></p>
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<br>Executive Director
<br>BC Museums Association
<br>Phone: 250-884-0499
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<b>Patricia Huntsman</b></p>
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<br>Managing Director (Interim)
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<br>Phone: 778-410-5104
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