Curatorial WorkCuratorial Work

Dr. Sharon M. FortneyDr. Sharon M. Fortney

Diversifying History Project: Diversifying History Project: Canadian Iranian Stories and SnapshotsCanadian Iranian Stories and Snapshots

Overseeing Community Overseeing Community Consultation for the NVMA since Consultation for the NVMA since 20112011

Providing oral history training for Providing oral history training for staff and volunteersstaff and volunteers

Ongoing review of research Ongoing review of research methodologies and project methodologies and project outcomesoutcomes

Curatorial work on memory box Curatorial work on memory box exhibitsexhibits

Grant writingGrant writing

North Vancouver Museum and Archives Iranian Canadian Advisory Committee, established 2013

Baskets for Barter ExhibitBaskets for Barter ExhibitPreliminary ResearchPreliminary Research

Volunteer training at the New Westminster Museum and Archives

Trained volunteers from the Trained volunteers from the New Westminster Museum New Westminster Museum and Archives to catalogue and Archives to catalogue baskets. Reviewed work.baskets. Reviewed work.

Catalogued and Catalogued and photographed basketry photographed basketry collection of the Surrey collection of the Surrey Museum and ArchivesMuseum and Archives

Provided background Provided background research for preliminary research for preliminary storyline (photos and storyline (photos and published research, published research, recommendations for recommendations for community consultation)community consultation)

Entwined HistoriesEntwined HistoriesNorth Vancouver Museum and Archives, Jan 2011North Vancouver Museum and Archives, Jan 2011

Research and Curatorial WorkResearch and Curatorial Work Consultation with Squamish Nation Consultation with Squamish Nation School Programme DevelopmentSchool Programme Development Public relationsPublic relations

Entwined HistoriesEntwined HistoriesNorth Vancouver Museum and Archives, Jan 2011North Vancouver Museum and Archives, Jan 2011

Stituyntm / Enduring TraditionsStituyntm / Enduring TraditionsWest Vancouver Museum, Feb 2007West Vancouver Museum, Feb 2007

Research and Curatorial WorkResearch and Curatorial Work Consultation with Squamish NationConsultation with Squamish Nation

Stituyntm / Enduring TraditionsStituyntm / Enduring TraditionsWest Vancouver Museum, Feb 2007West Vancouver Museum, Feb 2007

Exhibit ProjectsExhibit Projects

Diversifying History: Iranian Canadian Diversifying History: Iranian Canadian Stories and Snapshots, Stories and Snapshots, North Vancouver North Vancouver Museum and Archives, in development for Museum and Archives, in development for Fall 2013Fall 2013

Entwined Histories: Gifts from the Entwined Histories: Gifts from the Maisie Hurley Collection, Maisie Hurley Collection, North North Vancouver Museum and Archives, January Vancouver Museum and Archives, January – November 2011– November 2011

Skxwúmish Úxwumixw Skxwúmish Úxwumixw / The/ The Squamish Squamish Community: Our People and Places, Community: Our People and Places, North Vancouver Museum and Archives, North Vancouver Museum and Archives, January 2010.January 2010.

Inland Journey Online Gallery,Inland Journey Online Gallery, Squamish Lil’Wat Cultural Centre, Squamish Lil’Wat Cultural Centre, Whistler BC, March 2008 - 2011Whistler BC, March 2008 - 2011

Musqueam and Coast Salish Gallery, Musqueam and Coast Salish Gallery, Multiversity Galleries, UBC Museum of Multiversity Galleries, UBC Museum of Anthropology, January 2010.Anthropology, January 2010.

StitúyntmStitúyntm (Enduring Traditions),  (Enduring Traditions), Squamish Sculpture Symposium Exhibit Squamish Sculpture Symposium Exhibit Project, West Vancouver Museum and Project, West Vancouver Museum and Archives, March – August 2007.Archives, March – August 2007.

Witness Living Legacies exhibit, Witness Living Legacies exhibit, the the Joyce Walley Learning Centre, Vancouver Joyce Walley Learning Centre, Vancouver Museum, January 2003Museum, January 2003

Sátet te síwesSátet te síwes (Continuing Traditions) (Continuing Traditions) ExhibitExhibit, UBC Museum of Anthropology, , UBC Museum of Anthropology, April 2001 – January 2003.April 2001 – January 2003.

Community consultation related to Community consultation related to museum collectionsmuseum collections

Researching museum collectionsResearching museum collections