As 2024 draws to a close, it’s time to reflect on a remarkable year of preserving and celebrating Edmonton’s rich cultural heritage. The dedication of staff, board members, volunteers, and community partners continue to strengthen and share the diverse stories that shape this city’s identity. A significant development this year has been the formation of… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Connections & Exchanges
Bridging Heritage – EHC Makes Impact at 2024 National Trust Conference in Montreal
Members of the Edmonton Heritage Council team joined heritage professionals from across Canada at this year’s National Trust Conference in Montreal, marking another successful gathering of Canada’s largest heritage learning and networking event. Our team was proud to contribute to meaningful discussions around inclusive heritage preservation and Indigenous perspectives. A significant highlight was the first-… Read more »
2021 Annual General Meeting
Thanks to everyone who joined in our celebration of the heritage community’s remarkable achievements. The resilience displayed by the heritage community throughout last year (and into this one) is worthy of celebration, even as we recognize the hardships endured by so many during a difficult period.
Q&A with Seminar Facilitator Catherine C. Cole
On Thursday, January 14, register FREE to audit Working ‘With’ and ‘In’ Communities, the third in a series of five webinars presented by EHC (offered from 2:00 – 3:30 PM or 7:00 – 8:30 PM). The online workshop series Wide Angle Lens: Empowering Community Heritage Practices outlines the process, challenges, and answers some of the… Read more »
Meet the Fall 2020 Project Accelerator Grant Recipients
In 2020, the Edmonton Heritage Council introduced some changes to the Heritage Community Investment Program (HCIP) in response to community feedback and the need for greater accessibility in the face of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the importance of better alignment with Connections & Exchanges: A 10-Year Plan to Transform Arts & Heritage… Read more »
Virtual AGM
EHC members are invited to celebrate an extraordinary year of Edmonton heritage
A Message from EHC’s Programs Manager: Changes to HCIP
Since its launch in 2013, the HCIP grant program has been EHC’s most direct way of equipping heritage practitioners with the tools they need to tell Edmonton’s stories. Through this city’s many evolutions, planned and otherwise, it is the duty of this program to evolve along with it.
HCIP Changes and New Deadlines
In response to community feedback and evolutions within the heritage sector, EHC has revisited its grant program to better address the needs of the community.
An In-Depth Look at the Reconciliation and Resurgence Symposium
In the lead-up to the symposium Reconciliation and Resurgence: Heritage Practice in Post-TRC Edmonton on March 3 and 4, Steering Committee member Kim Ghostkeeper has shared her perspectives on how the symposium can benefit attendees from within and outside of the heritage sector.
Six Projects Funded Through HCIP Project Grant Stream
Edmonton Heritage Council is pleased to share details on six newly-funded projects under the Project grant funding stream of the Heritage Community Investment Program (HCIP). HCIP, administered by Edmonton Heritage Council and funded by the City of Edmonton, invests in the stabilization, increased professionalism and innovation of heritage in Edmonton, for Edmontonians.