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??Join us for Navigating Donations: Legal and Ethical Aspects of Donations with the Appraisers Association, hosted by AAMG! Learn from experts about best practices, legal considerations, and ethical responsibilities when accepting donations. Register now at: https://www.aamg-us.org/webinar/navigating-donations-legal-and-ethical-aspects-of-donations-with-the-appraisers-association/
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? Level Up Your Resume! ? The Southeastern Museums Conference (SEMC) and AAMG are back with the next Launchpad Series webinar: ? Resume Do¡¯s & Don¡¯ts ¨C Crafting a Standout Resume ? Thursday, April 10 | ? 6 PM EST / 5 PM CST ?? FREE for all¡ªregister now! Struggling to land interviews? Learn key strategies to make your resume shine, avoid common mistakes, and navigate ATS systems. Plus, get the scoop on cover letters vs. resume tailoring! ? Bonus: Sign up for a resume review by April 17! Want to help others? Volunteer as a reviewer! Find more info here: https://www.semcdirect.net/SEMCVirtualPrograms
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Dear AAMG colleagues, This request is targeted at folks working in Marketing/Communications. Does anyone have experience working with a consultant/agency on a marketing study? We are interested in taking a deeper dive into our community¡¯s demographics and visitor motivations and would appreciate recommendations of who to work with. I could imagine it might involve surveys and focus groups with final recommendations for a marketing strategy to expand our audience and increase impact. Any recommendations, reports or advice you¡¯re willing to share would be greatly appreciated. Thanks so much, LouAnne LouAnne Greenwald Deputy Director Zimmerli Art Museum Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey 71 Hamilton Street New Brunswick, NJ 08901-1248 Tel: 848-932-6764 louanne.greenwald@... www.zimmerli.rutgers.edu Inspired by the Zimmerli? Make a Gift Now!
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Hello, everyone! For those of you who host K-12th grade school groups, we are on the hunt for a new field trip registration system. We currently use a combination of Microsoft Forms for our requests intake, an Excel spreadsheet to process the info, and Outlook to book rooms and educators. Not ideal. If you have a system that you¡¯ve used in the past that you like (or even just didn¡¯t hate), I¡¯d love to hear about it! We¡¯re hoping to launch a new system in time for fall registration, so all any ideas would be greatly appreciated. The biggest need is having a viewable calendar of which dates are still available for teachers to select from. If the system can combine our program options with room availability in this calendar, that would be amazing. All the other features are cherries on top ? Thank you for your recommendations! KATHRYN VENZOR she/her/hers Senior Director of Education & Visitor Engagement, CSU Spur 720-636-5186 cell CSUSpur.org Connect with us!
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We¡¯re thrilled to introduce the AAMG Awards for 2025 - a brand-new way to celebrate what makes our community so special: YOU! ? Applications due April 8 - more info on how to apply on our website: https://www.aamg-us.org/aamg-awards/
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Hello Dear AAMG¡ª I wonder if anyone has any recommendations for folks or services that do the work of clearing image copyright for commercial publication? LUAG is working on a catalog of 100 works from our collection in honor of our 100th birthday. The copyright status of these works varies, and we are looking for someone to do the legwork of making sure we are free and clear to publish and that the needs of any copyright holders are satisfied. Any and all leads would be greatly appreciated! Best, Mark Wonsidler Mark Wonsidler, MFA (he / him / his) Curator of Exhibitions & Collections Lehigh University Art Galleries 420 E. Packer Ave., Bethlehem, PA 18015 ph 610-758-4337 mdw6@... "We advance critical thinking, cultural understanding, and well-being for campus and community through transformative experiences with art." ¡ª LUAG Mission Statement, adopted 2019 Visit our website and follow us on social media @LUArtGalleries
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Earth Day is coming soon, reminding us of the urgency needed to protect our planet. art2art offers several exhibitions focused on the environment. David Ellingsen's Life As We've Known It sheds light on endangered species. First Fleet highlights the explorers who would see Earth from space, a view that gave many a sense of the planet's vulnerability and a fervent desire to protect it. Our Ansel Adams exhibition showcases the work of an environmentalist who would inspire generations to conservation. DIGNITY speaks of the importance of protecting indigenous people who are directly affected by climate change and other environmental perils. Visit art2art.org for more information or email lindsay@... ?Life as We've Known It Through 30 elegant monochrome portraits of the planet¡¯s other-than-human species, this exhibition evokes messages of contemplation, urgency and hope in response to the escalating biodiversity crisis. Canadian photographer David Ellingsen's images represent species facing a population decline.The inclusion of a few success stories communicates the importance of individual action. First Fleet: NASA's Space Program 1981-1986 The First Fleet project began more than 30 years ago with the launch of the first Space Shuttle Columbia in 1981. NASA granted artist John A. Chakeres permission to photograph operations at the Kennedy Space Center. Ansel Adams: Early Works Ansel Adams was a giant in the field of landscape photography. At 17, he joined the Sierra Club, uniting in a mission to save wild places. He became an important activist for several conservation groups and lobbied congress members on behalf of land preservation. DIGNITY: Tribes in Transition Environmental justice is especially critical to indigenous people, who are disproprtionately impacted by changes to ecosystems. Dana Gluckstein spent three decades in the Americas, Africa, Asia and the Pacific documenting indigenous communities. The resulting exhibition and book, DIGNITY, helped create a turning point for the Obama administration to adopt the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples ¨C a historic milestone. The statement has empowered a worldwide movement of Indigenous Peoples to assert stewardship of the land, water and air.
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upcoming deadline for CFP for SCSC session sponsored by the Society for the History of Collecting
CFP: Histories and Afterlives of Renaissance Collections Society for the History of Collecting-sponsored session for Sixteenth Century Society Conference (October 30 ¨C November 1, 2025) https://www.sixteenthcentury.org/conference Deadline: Submit your proposal by April 10, 2025 by email to americas@... (see below for details) Recent scholarship on the afterlife of objects presents ways by which Renaissance art underwent transformation, providing new meaning for new audiences. Albrecht D¨¹rer¡¯s drawing of hands placed closely together is seen widely today as a symbol of prayer, for example. Can the same or similar transformation be said for Renaissance collections? Early modern studies generally highlight the importance of patronage and the patron-artist relationship in the cultivation of collections. What has not been addressed fully is the afterlife of a collection. This session seeks to provide a new understanding of early modern collections and their receptions. Some questions and subjects to consider include: How did well-known art and science collections shape future collectors and collecting practices? How has the collecting of Renaissance art affected the scholarship of sixteenth through eighteenth-century art? Global collections during the long sixteenth century Museum exhibitions of private collections ¨C 2024 saw museum exhibitions devoted to private collections, including ¡°Masterpieces from the Borghese Gallery¡± at Mus¨¦e Jacquemart-Andr¨¦. How might such exhibitions influence collecting practices and/or art market? Transformation of early modern collections for new audiences Please submit your proposal (maximum 250 words) and CV to americas@... with subject line ¡°Sixteenth Century Society Conference proposal¡± by April 10.
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Provenance Research Training - Certificate Program
CERTIFICATE PROGRAM DEADLINE EXTENDED! Apply by April 4, 2025 at 11:59 PM Mountain Time. The Center for Art Collection Ethics (ACE) at the University of Denver (DU) is pleased to announce a hybrid training program: Provenance Research Today: Issues, Resources and Networks. The program will run June 23-27, 2025. In its fourth iteration since 2021, our program is geared toward graduate students and emerging museum and art market professionals. We will offer an on-campus postgraduate certificate of completion to twenty students through an application process. In addition, anyone may register to attend select sessions virtually. Session recordings are available for one year. Our planning team includes Ren¨¦e Albiston, Associate Provenance Researcher at the Denver Art Museum; Antonia Bartoli, Curator of Provenance Research at the Yale University Art Gallery; and Elizabeth Campbell, Professor of History at DU and Founding Director of ACE. The program includes: Interactive lectures and discussions with field experts including historians, provenance researchers, attorneys, museum professionals, and art market representatives Information on archival and library resources in the United States and abroad Workshops on writing provenance narratives, transparency, and public engagement Legal and ethical dimensions of stewardship related to antiquities and archaeological objects, items from Native American and Indigenous communities, and art stolen and sold under duress in the Nazi era. Art recovery from the perspective of claimants Keynote address by Dr. Patty Gerstenblith, Distinguished Research Professor of Law; Faculty Director, Center for Art, Museum & Cultural Heritage Law at DePaul University Other confirmed speakers include: Anne Dunn-Vaturi, Senior Provenance Researcher, Department of Ancient Near Eastern Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Anna Rubin, Director, Holocaust Claims Processing Office of the New York Department of Financial Services Leila Amineddoleh, Art, Heritage, and IP Attorney, Amineddoleh & Associates LLC Judith Barr, Curatorial Assistant, Antiquities, J. Paul Getty Museum Laura Elliff Cruz, Head of Collections, School for Advanced Research Daniel Healey, Provenance Research Specialist, Worcester Art Museum Carlee Forbes, Associate Curator of African and Oceanic Art, Baltimore Museum of Art Elizabeth Marlowe, Professor of Art History and Director of the Program in Museum Studies, Colgate University Jacques Schuhmacher, Executive Director of Provenance Research, The Art Institute of Chicago Randolph J. "Randy" Deaton IV, Security Officer, BOM Bank, and retired FBI Special Agent and FBI Art Crime Team member Getty Research Institute Case study analysis presented by Mac Coyle, Provenance Fellow at the Denver Art Museum. Certificate students complete written and oral assignments, using resources discussed throughout the week Applications for the certificate program are due by Friday, April 4, 2025 at 11:59 pm Mountain Time (UTC-6). For more information, please visit https://liberalarts.du.edu/art-collection-ethics/training The Center for Art Collection Ethics (ACE) University of Denver 2000 East Asbury Avenue, suite 366 Denver, CO 80210 tel. (303) 871-4237 ahss.ace@..., @UofDenver_ACE https://liberalarts.du.edu/art-collection-ethics
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Join us for this important AAMG webinar as we dive into the complexities of museum pay structures, salary transparency, and advocacy for fair compensation. Whether you're a museum professional, administrator, or emerging leader, this discussion will equip you with the knowledge and tools to navigate pay equity in the field. Virtual on April 15th, 2025 from 12:00 to 12:45pm EST Register Here: https://www.aamg-us.org/webinar/whats-the-fee/
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End of Day today effort to restore IMLS
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Hello: A letter is circulating Congress to request the Administration restore funding to the IMLS which is a great organization. You can reach out to your congressman to sign it by end-of-day today. https://www.congressweb.com/aam/97/ Please do. I did. Thanks, Andrea Siegel Coordinator, Foundation Art Collection Hudson County Community College Andrea Siegel: How to Create a Great Art Collection on a Budget | TED Talk
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Exhibition venue
The National Collage Society is a 43-year-old nonprofit dedicated to art education. We hold two exhibits each year, the Small Format in the Spring and our Juried in the Fall. This time next year, we need a gallery for the Small Format Exhibit. We pay for all expenses, shipping and judge's honorarium. www.nationalcollage.com info@... 330 656-3673
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Conference Schedule is LIVE!!
It¡¯s here! The official #AAMG2025 conference schedule is LIVE! ? Get ready for an inspiring lineup of sessions, workshops, and networking opportunities! Get excited for an unforgettable experience this June! **Schedule is subject to change Check it out here: https://www.aamg-us.org/conference-schedule-3/ See you in ABQ!! Katie :) --
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MFA Exhibition Asking too much
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Hi Listserve Friends! Although we are not a student gallery, every year, the University Galleries host both MFA and BFA exhibitions. And every year we have students who want to push boundaries. That¡¯s what artists do! I don¡¯t know if I am getting old and curmudgeons, or if I am brewing a cold¡ but I need your advice on this one. One grad student wants to bring in 50lbs of dry corn deer/turkey feed and 50lbs of rice, 50lbs¡ you get the gist of it. As a collections care person, in the state of Florida, all I can thing about is ¡°how long before the rats, mice and roaches find out I have food for them right here in the galleries, and how long will it take me to get rid of them once they are in?¡± In the other hand I am thinking will a one month exhibition really give rats enough time to take hold (probably¡ it¡¯s Florida, there might even be a raccoon sleeping on top of the pile the same morning we put the corn out.) on the other hand: artist integrity. Help me calm down. Should I care? Should I shellac individual corn kernels? Will the rats care about shellac? As an artist myself, I remember rats nibbling on paper shoes I exhibited in a NY gallery. Since it was a Cinderella piece, I thought it was hilarious¡ but also ewwww!!!! As a collections manager, I am afraid of inviting pests in my space for the future. I seek your advice on whether my worry is justified or not. Best, V¨¦ronique C?t¨¦ Galleries Director University Galleries, Florida Atlantic University 777 Glades Road, Boca Raton, FL 33431 Office: 561-297-2661 mobile: 215-779-4371 vcote@...
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Exhibition Policies
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Friends and colleagues, I am once again reaching out to this wonderful group to crowd-source info! I am researching exhibition policies, especially as they relate to academic freedom and the first amendment. Does your institution have formal guidelines used to make decisions about exhibitions? If so, will you please share them with me? I would welcome input from colleagues across the board, but especially those in art museum/gallery settings. Looking forward to hearing from you, Michelle Michelle Sunset Director of Curatorial Affairs University of Wyoming Art Museum 307.766.6621 msunset@... Pronouns: she/her www.uwyo.edu/artmuseum
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Hello Colleagues, I¡¯m hoping some of you might be willing to share your university¡¯s campus mural policy. Our Public Art Committee is exploring the possibility of launching a mural program, and we¡¯re eager to learn how other institutions are approaching this¡ªwhat¡¯s working well, and what to watch out for. If you have documents, insights, advice, or even cautionary tales, I¡¯d be truly grateful for anything you¡¯re willing to share. With thanks in advance, Anna Anna Conlan Neil C. Trager Director, (she/her/hers) Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art | SUNY New Paltz 845-257-3847
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Free webinar through NEMA: Fundraising and Finance in Academic Museums
Thursday, April 10, 2025 Fundraising and Finance in Academic Museums 12pm-1pm ET (virtual & free for everyone) Do you work at a campus museum and are dealing with budgets, grants, or donors? Then this is the event for you! Two professional affinity groups (PAGs) join forces to bring you a casual conversation with fundraising and finance experts who can help answer all your burning questions. Join the New England Museum Association's College & University Museum PAG and the Membership, Development, Public Relations & Marketing (MDPRM) PAG as we chat about all things finance! Register today! Ask your questions early in our 2-minute survey so our experts can prepare responses and resources: https://bit.ly/NEMA-April10 -- Jennifer Reynolds-Kaye, PhD Director of the Housatonic Museum of Art https://museum.housatonic.edu/
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Tomorrow¡¯s the day! Join us for Navigating Donations: Legal and Ethical Aspects of Donations and ensure your institution is making informed, responsible decisions when accepting gifts. Don¡¯t miss it! Register Here: https://www.aamg-us.org/webinar/navigating-donations-legal-and-ethical-aspects-of-donations-with-the-appraisers-association/
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Content Policy for Public Spaces
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Hi AAMG! I would be interested in seeing any examples of policies on content limitations for artwork that are exhibited in public spaces. One of our three galleries is a shared space. It also serves as a lobby for our theaters. As curators we are mindful of selecting pieces that are resilient to potential touch, light and friendly to the space. But recently, with our political climate, we have had content concerns, specifically related to children (so plays are meant for young audiences). Nothing major, just questions we are wrestling with internally so far, but we want to be responsive rather than reactive with forming a policy to guide us. Do you have such policies specifically for public art installations or public exhibitions. I want to be clear, we¡¯re not discussing inside the museum, but installation in the lobby. And maybe the answer is just a parental advisory warning (this is what we did when we welcomed holocaust posters from the holocaust memorial museum which had violent content for example). I have a draft and AAM guidelines, but the advisory board wants to see comparables. Bonus point if you are in Florida. Thank you for any material you may be able to send for this research! Best, V¨¦ronique C?t¨¦ Galleries Director University Galleries, Florida Atlantic University 777 Glades Road, Boca Raton, FL 33431 Office: 561-297-2661 mobile: 215-779-4371 vcote@...
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Be a Part of the 2025 DLF Forum: Submit Your Proposal Today
Hello AAMG Community, The Council on Library and Information Resources is pleased to announce that we have opened the Call for Proposals for the in-person Digital Library Federation¡¯s (DLF) Forum and Learn@DLF, happening in Denver, Colorado, November 16-19, 2025. We encourage proposals from members and non-members; regulars and newcomers; digital library practitioners from all sectors (higher education, museums and cultural heritage, public libraries, archives, etc.) and those in adjacent fields such as institutional research and educational technology; and students, early- and mid-career professionals and senior staff alike. We especially welcome proposals from individuals who bring diverse professional and life experiences to the conference, including those from underrepresented or historically excluded racial, ethnic, or religious backgrounds, immigrants, veterans, those with disabilities, and people of all sexual orientations or gender identities. Learn more about our event and session formats, view the Call for Proposals, and submit. The submission deadline for all proposals is Monday, April 14, at 11:59pm Mountain Time. If you have any questions, please write to us at forum@.... We¡¯re looking forward to seeing you in Denver this fall. All best, Team DLF P.S. Want to stay updated on all things #DLFforum? Subscribe to our Forum newsletter. ----------- Aliya Reich | she/her/hers Program Manager for Conferences and Events ? Based in Baltimore, MD Digital Library Federation (DLF) Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) 1800 Diagonal Rd, Suite 600, Alexandria, VA 22314 My weekly schedule is Monday-Thursday.
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