BCMA Conference 2024
Annual Gathering
LHEIDLI T’ENNEH TERRITORY | PRINCE GEORGE | SEPTEMBER 24-27, 2024
It’s our great pleasure to announce that the 2024 BCMA Conference will take place from September 24 – 27, 2024!
Museums, galleries, and cultural heritage spaces play a crucial role in shaping public perception, contributing to resilient communities, fostering dialogue and sparking creativity. The BC Museums Association works to ensure the long-term viability and vibrancy of our sector, and we invite our members to join us in co-creating the future they want to see.
The 2024 BCMA Conference will center sustainability in all its facets; environmental, economic, social and institutional. Attendees will consider climate action and emergency preparedness, but also discuss topics such as financial sustainability, community engagement or contingency planning. The broad term “sustainability” encompasses many aspects of the work in our sector.
This year’s program responds to our community’s desire for more innovative, hands-on, immersive learning experiences, for dedicated time spent with colleagues to form relationships across the province, for actionable outcomes and takeaways, and for the focus on a bright future of our sector.
The gathering will have workshops, skill-sharing sessions, knowledge exchanges, many networking opportunities, a healthy dose of local arts and culture, and keynotes. Connect with attendees, sponsors, funders, and partners from across BC and beyond!
Our local partners for this year’s event are: Uda Dune Baiyoh House of Ancestors, Lheidli T’enneh First Nation, Two Rivers Gallery, The Exploration Place, The Central BC Railway & Forestry Museum, and Huble Homestead Historic Site.
Learn about our partners by clicking on each tile:
2024 Schedule
The BCMA community has been invited to bring our 2024 Gathering to Lheidli T’enneh territory. We will connect, learn, share stories and imagine a more sustainable future for the arts & culture sector together.
Opt-In Delegate List
Delegate lists are a useful tool to facilitate connection with your fellow attendees in advance of and following activities. Opt-in with the form here!
Prince George
Resources on getting to and around our host community, including travel and accommodation information.
Digital Delegate Accesss
Password protected area for virtual participants.
FAQ
We will keep you up to date and release more information as it becomes available. Beyond what we have added to this page, we are not able to reliably answer questions about event details at this point.
Health and Safety
As a community, it is critical that we take collective responsibility to protect each other and limit the spread of communicable diseases.
Gathering Code of Conduct
The BCMA strives to promote professionalism, collegiality, respect, dignity, and cooperation. Delegates are expected to uphold the commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion by maintaining an environment that respects diverse traditions, heritages, and experiences.
Travel Bursaries
The BCMA is pleased to provide a limited number of bursaries for BCMA annual conference delegates.
2023 Gathering
Explore last year's gathering which took place in Haida Gwaii from September 25 – 28, 2023
