Collections Management Projects at R.J. Haney Heritage Village
Appraise and re-house textile collection
Quilt rack design and installation
Facility report creation
Lighting upgrades for heritage structures
Archival newspaper collection re-housing
Accession record reconciliation
Database migration from MS Access to PastPerfect 5.0
Portable gallery walls design and management
Repatriation of Indigenous sacred items
This is the stuff of vibrant personal and communal lives. Creating possibilities for connection through joy and discovery is what keeps me going. I bring this ethos into all my projects and it shows. 
culture work
Curated Exhibitions
R.J. Haney Heritage Village and Museum
Uprooted (2024)
R.J. Haney Heritage Village and Museum
Face Value (2024)
The Mall at Piccadilly
Layer by Layer (2024)
Salmon Arm City Hall
Land and Apple Show (2023)
R.J. Haney Heritage Village and Museum
cnéwelc: follow a trail (2023)
R.J. Haney Heritage Village and Museum
Eden ‘73 (2023)
R.J. Haney Heritage Village and Museum
Waterways of the Shuswap (2022)
R.J. Haney Heritage Village and Museum
Knúcwentwecw: the bridges built by Dr. Mary Thomas (2022)
Art Gallery of Ontario
Mary Wrinch: Painted From Life (2020)
University of Toronto
Museums Are Not Neutral (2019)
Selected curated exhibitions:
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Art Gallery of Ontario, Art Gallery of Sudbury, Art Gallery of Windsor
Mary Wrinch: Painted From Life
September 2020 - July 2021
Toured to the Art Gallery of Sudbury and the Art Gallery of Windsor. Appears in "Moving The Museum", 2022.
https://ago.ca/exhibitions/mary-wrinch-painted-life
co-curator
R.J. Haney Heritage Village and Museum
Knúcwentwecw: the bridges built by Dr. Mary Thomas
May 2022 - September 2023
Built relationships with Secwepemc Knowledge Keepers and community members of the Secwepemc Nation. Extended to a mini travelling exhibition. Redorded and edited 20 interviews.
https://salmonarmmuseum.org/knucwentwecw-the-bridges-built-by-dr-mary-thomas.htm
https://www.facebook.com/CityOfSalmonArm/videos/490690499497316/
co-curator
R.J. Haney Heritage Village and Museum
cnéwelc: follow a trail
May - September 2024
Built relationships with contemporary artists, borrowed works from private and public collections.
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grant writing
I bet you have a great idea for an arts, community, or heritage project. Let’s get you the funding you or your organization needs to see it come to life.
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comissioned sewing
I love working with clients to custom create the garment they wish existed. I work on sewing projects other than garments, too. Let’s dream it together.
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writing
Sure, AI can write articles, essays, reviews, and lots of other copy. But it doesn’t have personality. Taste. Charm. Hire me instead.
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collections & archives
With a master’s degree in museum studies and years of experience in a range of institutions, I can help you get your records or collection in shape. Like those home organizing shows, but for your organization.
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curating
I gather, synthesize, and focus the brilliant creativity of the artists and pieces I work with. I help their vision dazzle in a way that connects with a diverse public.