2:30 p.m. to 3:15 p.m.
Downtown Stories:
A Digital Approach to Community Engagement
Candace Lundrigan, Cultural Programmer,
Esplanade Arts & Heritage Centre
About the Session
Conversations around community access are often dominated by
talk of bringing visitors into our museums, but how do you bring
your museum out into the community? In this session, hear how the
Esplanade Arts & Heritage Centre went beyond their doors and
into the community with Downtown Stories, a smartphone tour linking
collections content and community memory to their physical location
in the city.
Image courtesy of
the Esplanade Arts & Heritage Centre.
Downtown Stories is a smartphone experience and story sharing
platform, empowered by Guide by Cell. Launched during the summer of
2021 by the City of Medicine Hat via the Esplanade, it captures the
heritage and living memory of 17 locations in downtown Medicine
Hat. With a focus on community voice in the creation of this
experience, Downtown Stories invites community members to share
memories, comments, photos, and participate in polls, surveys, and
quizzes. Learn how community voice will also shape the project
going forward, with the aims to increase community engagement,
amplify the community's cultural assets, increase their
accessibility, and contribute to a shared sense of place among
residents and visitors, in a sustainable and measurable way.
Questions to Consider
- With many digital solutions available, how will the digital
experience created best serve your community?
- A major benefit of a digital platform is community engagement.
How can we involve the community as a stakeholder, not only during
the creation phase, but throughout the life of the digital project,
in a sustainable way?
About the Speaker
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Candace
Lundrigan
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Candace Lundrigan is the Cultural Public Programmer with the
City of Medicine Hat via the Esplanade Arts & Heritage
Centre.
Originally from rural Newfoundland, she graduated from Memorial
University with a BA (Hons) in Archaeology and a diploma in
Heritage Resource Management.
She has worked at the Esplanade since 2013 in various areas,
including Archives, Museum, Education, and Art Gallery. She enjoys
applying this understanding in her current position, creating
public events and experiences that amplify Medicine Hat's cultural
assets and community connections, and enrich the lives of its
residents.
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