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<span>For Immediate Release: </span>January 25, 2021</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:16px">A FAMILY DAY UNLIKE ANY OTHER: BC MUSEUMS GET READY TO CELEBRATE FAMILY DAY</span></b></p>
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<br>One-time grants available for arts, culture, and heritage institutions to host free online and in-person activities</span></p>
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<b>VICTORIA, BC</b> – The BC Museums Association (BCMA), in partnership with the Province of British Columbia, is offering mini-grants to support local museums, art galleries, historic places, cultural heritage institutions and Indigenous communities in hosting free community activities for Family Day 2021. To ensure that Family Day 2021 is safe as well as fun, grants of up to $1,000 are available to support the creation of online cultural activities, and grants of up to $1,250 are available for in-person activities to cover a portion of the costs, such as art supplies, staff time, honoraria for knowledge keepers and community elders, facility expenses, equipment rentals, and enhanced cleaning and safety supplies.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12px">“BC Family Day is an opportunity to spend time with our loved ones and celebrate family life in all of its diverse forms and expressions.” said Melanie Mark, Minister of Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport. “We know Family Day will look very different this year and we want to ensure British Columbians have ways to come together safely. That’s why we’re proud to offer community-based grants that support free, safe, and accessible Family Day activities.” </span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12px">“It’s clichéd to say it at this point, but these are unprecedented times. Cultural organizations have faced a difficult year and these Family Day grants will allow organizations to do what they do best, sharing BC’s amazing arts, culture, and heritage with their communities,” says BCMA Executive Director Ryan Hunt. “We are delighted to work with the Province of British Columbia again to provide financial support to help cultural institutions offer safe and accessible programs to families.”</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12px">All details and a list of supported Family Day activities will be available here:
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<span style="font-size:12px">Fast Facts about Family Day Grants for Cultural Institutions:</span></b></p>
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<span style="font-size:12px">Since 2019, Family Day funding has supported 120 activities in 64 communities across the Province.</span></li>
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<span style="font-size:12px">Activities are held during the BC Family Day long weekend (February 12-15, 2021) and are free and accessible to everyone. </span></li>
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<span style="font-size:12px">Activities are hosted and produced by local museums, art galleries, historic places and/or Indigenous communities.</span></li>
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<span style="font-size:12px">Applications are approved on a first-come, first-serve basis. The deadline for applications is February 1, 2021 at 4:30 pm or until all grant funds are allocated.</span></li>
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<span style="font-size:12px">To ensure the safety of events and activities, applicants will be asked that their activities meet relevant public health orders and will be encouraged to follow BCMA’s
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<span style="font-size:12px">Full details available at
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<span style="font-size:12px">About the BC Museums Association:</span></b></p>
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<span style="font-size:12px">Founded in 1957, the British Columbia Museums Association (BCMA) creates a bright future for British Columbia’s museum, gallery, and related heritage communities through networking, advocacy, innovation, and professional development. It delivers programs and services to the benefit for both museum professionals and British Columbians as a whole, acting as the cultural and heritage information hub for British Columbia while providing a unified voice for the institutions, trustees, professional staff and volunteers.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12px">Contact:</span></b></p>
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<span style="font-size:12px">Ryan Hunt</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12px">Executive Director, BCMA</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12px">Tel: 250-884-0499</span></p>
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<a href="mailto:executivedirector@museumsassn.bc.ca" title="executivedirector@museumsassn.bc.ca" style="text-decoration:underline;color:#f35000" rel="noopener" target="_blank">executivedirector@museumsassn.bc.ca</a></p>
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