Opportunities
FPCC Online Learning Series. FPCC is excited to announce our 2024 Online Learning Series (OLS)! The Online Learning Series is a follow-up to our 2023 Summer Learning Series, which took place in person in Snuneymuxw territory. This year, we have chosen to host our Learning Series online, bringing the energy, ideas and education to a broader audience. This free online webinar series is open to anyone involved in revitalization work and will cover various topics related to arts, language and cultural heritage revitalization. These webinars aim to inform, inspire and provide hands-on, practical knowledge. Our webinar presenters include leaders of successful Indigenous language, arts and heritage projects from B.C. First Nations communities. They will share an overview of their work and journeys, including their successes and lessons learned. Topics range from specific language immersion tools and strategies to strategic cultural revitalization planning and project management.
Indigenous Cultural Stewardship Course. University of Victoria Continuing Studies. January 6 – April 13, 2025. With Instructors Lucy Bell and Brandie Macdonald. Develop an understanding of the historical relationship between the museum/heritage sector and Indigenous communities, and develop foundational knowledge and skills to support the preservation and stewardship of Indigenous tangible and intangible culture and heritage. Register by November 25, 2024.
“Driving Diversity”, BC Archives Awareness Week: November 17 – 23, 2024. The Archives Association of British Columbia invites you to participate in our annual Archives Awareness Week activities. While our work may be focused on preserving the past, we also look to the future and activities that support diversity in our organizations to foster a vibrant, responsive, and engaged archival community. This year, we encourage you to join us to learn more about activities that promote diversity in our profession that include: Using MemoryBC as a tool to diversify your organizational outreach, UNESCO Memory of the World commemorative designation that recognizes nationally and internationally significant archival or documentary heritage collections, Diversifying your reference services and approaches, An overview of the BCMA IBPOC Network, which includes community building, informal mentorship, and professional development training, How a recently completed digitization project at the Rossland Museum & Discovery Centre uncovered and highlights the diverse history of their region.
FPCC’s annual Holiday Card Contest. Closes Sunday, November 17, 2024. With the holiday season approaching, it’s time for our annual Holiday Card Contest! We are calling all Indigenous youth in B.C. between the ages of 5-12 to submit holiday-themed original artwork. Four winners will be selected to be featured on an FPCC Holiday Card! These cards will be sent to First Nations Communities in B.C., FPCC’s funders, partners, colleagues and networks. The four age categories for submissions are ages 5-6, 7-8, 9-10 and 11-12. Each category winner will receive a $150 gift card, their design featured on our Holiday Card and 20 printed cards with their design! Two runners-up from each age category will receive a $50 gift card.
First Nations Arts Vitality Survey (First Peoples’ Cultural Council). Closes December 2, 2024. The Arts Vitality Survey is for any member of a B.C. First Nation arts community that is creating, teaching, learning or supporting B.C. First Nations arts! The purpose of the Arts Vitality Survey is to gather knowledge about the relationships and networks that define the B.C. First Nations arts community. The survey is part of a larger research study to document B.C. First Nations arts vitality and to better understand community needs to preserve and revitalize B.C. First Nations arts knowledge and practices. This includes traditional knowledge and practices as well as arts that have adapted to contemporary contexts.
BC Archives Engagement Survey. Closes December 31, 2024. The Royal BC Museum is in the midst of an extensive engagement process to collaboratively envision the museum’s future, ensuring it reflects the priorities and perspectives of all people in British Columbia. This includes perspectives on the future of the provincial archives, which will be moving to the PARC Campus (Provincial Archives, Research and Collections) being built in Colwood, BC in 2026. We want to hear from people across BC about what matters most when it comes to a museum and archives that truly reflects all of us. Your voice is key as we reimagine the provincial archives’ role in our province.
Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity.
- Calling our Spirits Home: Indigenous Women in Leadership. Closes January 7, 2025.