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<DIV><SPAN class=124154816-17012011>The Biosphere Museum of Montreal,
Canada is looking for an American Museum partner for a pollinator based
project.</SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=124154816-17012011>This project would be funded through the
<SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt">Museums
& Community Collaborations Abroad (MCCA) program, the program is
designed to strengthen connections between people in the United States and
abroad through museum-based exchanges. <A
href="http://www.aam-us.org/mcca/About.cfm">http://www.aam-us.org/mcca/About.cfm</A>
<P>MCCA transcends national boundaries and museum walls by bringing U.S. and
international museums together and providing resources for these institutions to
develop new models for sustainable international collaborations. The resulting
partnerships reach beyond traditional exhibit-based exchanges, focusing on local
community engagement and participation to ensure increased cross-cultural
understanding.The program is a partnership between the State Department’s Bureau
of Educational and Cultural Affairs and the<SPAN class=124154816-17012011>
American Association of Museums.</SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN class=124154816-17012011>The initial thoughts for the project are
below, but this can be changed and drafted into a new proposal that better suits
the needs of your institution and the Biosphere.</SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN class=124154816-17012011><STRONG>P</STRONG></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
class=124154816-17012011><SPAN><STRONG>.A.U.S.E:</STRONG> Lets take a pause to
think for one moment: We are witnessing worldwide rises of food production
prices. We are witnessing a worldwide epidemic that is killing our pollinators.
More than 66% of the food we eat is due to the work from these worthy insects.
More and more people live in urban areas and want access to fresh produce.
Keeping in mind these three realities most major urban centers deal with, the
museum would like to hold an urban gardening / art creating leadership training
session where mentors and artists from Canada and the United States would teach
the basics in urban gardening, permaculture techniques and urban bee keeping
blended with the creation of street art sculptures / installations. The final
outcome would be a public work of art / interpretation sculpture / urban garden.
Targeted at youth aged 18 to 23 years of age, the program would aim at empower
young artists and aspiring eco citizens to design self contained works of art -
sculptures that can beautify the urban landscape but also produce fresh
vegetables and fruits and native flowers, thus protecting the local
biodiversity. The objective is to take a P.A.U.S.E. and promote: Pollinators /
Art / Agriculture / Urban / Savory Edibles and the Environment.
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<P><SPAN class=124154816-17012011><SPAN>If you are interested please contact:
Elizabeth Kilvert, Senior Education Specialist Environment Canada, <A
href="mailto:elizabeth.kilvert@ec.gc.ca">elizabeth.kilvert@ec.gc.ca</A>,
819-956-6084 </SPAN></P></DIV>
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