CAM E-NEWS 3/2/05
TABLE OF CONTENTS
FIND YOUR MUSE... Be a member of the California Association of Museums! If you are not a member, we encourage you to join us today and participate in the collective endeavor to strengthen the museum field in California. Membership benefits and fees are available at http://www.calmuseums.org/membership.
| ANNOUNCING CAM'S 2005 REGIONAL WORKSHOP SERIES |
CAM is please to announce the 2005 Regional Workshop Series, featuring one-day workshops for the California museum community. These workshops serve as affordable professional development programs on five aspects of museum work: diversifying museum audiences; strategic planning; disaster planning for collections; fundraising strategies; and visitor experience training. The workshop series is supported in part by Wells Fargo, the Wells Fargo Foundation, and the museums hosting the workshops. Complete descriptions of each workshop and the presenters is available at www.calmuseums.org/.
Building a Diverse Audience for Your Museum
Monday, April 25, 2005, 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM / Children’s Discovery Museum, San Jose
Friday, April 29, 2005, 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM / Japanese American National Museum, Los Angeles
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Strategic Planning and More
Tuesday, June 7, 2005, 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM / Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento
Thursday, June 23, 2005, 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM / San Bernardino County Museum, San Bernardino
Identifying Risks and Protecting Your Collection from Natural Disasters
Thursday, August 4, 2005, 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM / Oakland Museum of California, Oakland
Thursday, August 18, 2005, 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM / San Diego Museum of Natural History, San Diego
Fundraising Strategies: A Grab-bag of Ideas and Tools
Wednesday, September 28, 2005, 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM / Pasadena Museum of California Art, Pasadena (in conjunction with Western Museums Association 2005 Annual Conference, A Rose by Any Other Name: Integrity, Mission, Authenticity, Sept. 28 to Oct. 2, 2005 in Pasadena and Los Angeles)
Visitor Experience Training
Thursday, October 27, 2005, 9:30 AM - 4:30 PM / COPIA, Napa
Thursday, November 10, 2005, 9:30 AM - 4:30 PM / UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History, Los Angeles
The registration fee for each workshop is $50 for CAM members and $75 for nonmembers.* This fee includes workshop participation, additional materials and resources, and a boxed lunch. A discount is offered for museums sending four or more participants. For registration information, visit www.calmuseums.org/regionalworkshops. REGISTER ONLINE TODAY!
*The fee for Fundraising Strategies is $55 and registration will be available at www.westmuse.org.
| REMINDER: VISUAL UNDERSTANDING IN EDUCATION 2005 INSTITUTE |
All educators are invited to participate in the 2005 Visual Understanding in Education (VUE) Institute, to be held June 13 through 16 in San Francisco, hosted by the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco and co-sponsored by CAM. This institute will offer introductory training in Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS), a dynamic learner-centered method for sparking interest in art in both classroom and gallery settings. Participants will have the opportunity to practice the principles of VTS using the collections at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. If used well, VTS can give beginners the skills to look at, discuss, and probe visual art. This event is presented by veteran museum educator Philip Yenawine and is based on the research and theory of cognitive psychologist Abigail Housen. For more information about VTS or the upcoming VUE Institute, visit VUE's website at www.vue.org.
| NATIVE AMERICAN MUSEUM SERVICES GRANT DEADLINE EXTENDED |
The Native American/Native Hawaiian Museum Services Grant Program has extended its application deadline to May 15th. The program provides grants from $5,000 to $20,000 to support museum activities of Native American tribes; Alaska Native villages, regional corporations, and village corporations; and organizations that primarily serve Native Hawaiians. Funding will be provided for three areas: programming; professional development; and enhancement of museum services. See the grant guidelines for additional details about these three funding areas. Grant Applications are available online at www.imls.gov/grants/museum/mus_ntams.htm.
| CAM BOARD OF DIRECTORS NOMINATION BY PETITION |
The nominating process for the 2005-2006 CAM Board of Directors is currently underway. Directors are elected for two-year terms and shall serve no more than three consecutive terms of office. Petitions for placement on the ballot must be submitted by April 1, 2005. If you are interested in serving on the CAM Board of Directors, please contact Celeste DeWald, Executive Director, at 831-471-9970 for additional information.
| OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS |
REMINDER: CAM CONFERENCE IN FEBRUARY 2006
SAVE THE DATE! The next CAM conference, Eyes on the Horizon: Envisioning and Realizing Our Future, will be held February 21-24, 2006 at the Monterey Beach Resort in Monterey. Monterey's breathtaking natural beauty and cultural offerings will be the backdrop for an unforgettable conference. Requests for session proposals will be available in the near future. For more information, please contact Celeste DeWald at 831/471-9970 or cam@calmuseums.org.
FAMILY TRAVEL SPOTS AND IDEAS WANTED
The California Travel and Tourism Commission is preparing a news release about travel for family reunions and extended family travel. Families are turning the traditional one-day reunion celebration into a multi-day vacation. They will be pitching this news release to daily newspapers, long-lead travel, and parenting magazines. They will endeavor to include as many submissions as possible, but please note there are no guarantees. Their goal is to provide the most newsworthy information to journalists while representing all California regions. Submission deadline is Friday, March 4, 2005. All submissions should be sent to Karen Lau, Marketing Communications Assistant, California Travel and Tourism Commission, at klau@cttc1.com.
COMING UP TALLER NOMINATIONS DUE MARCH 24
The President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities is inviting nominations for its 2005 Coming Up Taller Awards. Offered in partnership with IMLS, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Coming Up Taller Awards recognize the accomplishments of after-school and out-of-school programs and activities across the country. The $10,000 Coming Up Taller Awards assist organizations, further knowledge, and encourage development of future programs. For nomination forms, visit the Coming Up Taller Web site at www.cominguptaller.org, or call 202-682-5409 for more information. A list of the 2004 winners can also be found at the Coming Up Taller Web site.
SAVE OUR HISTORY AWARDS PROGRAM
History organizations can get involved in The History Channel Save Our History program and win up to $10,000 in Awards. Submit a project for consideration in one of three separate award categories: Save Our History National Preservation Award, Save Our History National Classroom Award, and Save Our History National Lowe’s Community Award. Finalists will receive a trip to Washington, DC for three days of history-themed activities and three grand prize winners will be honored at the Save Our History National Awards Event in May. Each grand prize winner will receive a $10,000 cash prize. Application deadline is April 8, 2005. For more information, application forms, and educational resources, log on to www.saveourhistory.com.
THE VISITOR VOICE: INCORPORATING VISITOR RESPONSES
On Monday, March 14, 2005, the Museum Educators of Southern California, in conjunction with Museum Education Roundtable and the Docent League of Southern California, will host a lecture by Kathleen McLean titled The Visitor Voice. Through a keynote address and breakout discussion groups, this program will focus on: the scope of visitor voices in museum exhibitions and programming; multiple approaches to involving visitor voices; and practical information on how educators act as irreplaceable agents in giving visitors a voice. The event will take place at the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles. For more information, contact Emiko Ono at (213) 763-3531 or eono@nhm.org.
ARTS EDUCATION LEADERSHIP: LEVERAGING THE VISION CONFERENCE
The California Alliance for Arts Education is hosting a conference, titled Arts Education Leadership: Leveraging the Vision, on May 1 and 2, 2005. This conference will provide: advocacy resources; opportunities to learn about trends and current research in arts education; promising practices in district-wide arts planning efforts; characteristics of successful education networks; and cross-sector conversations and networking. For additional conference information and registration forms, visit www.artsed411.org/projects/springconf2005.stm.
SMITHSONIAN MUSEUM DAY
Museum Day is a national program that kicks off Smithsonian magazine’s 35th Anniversary by offering free admission to select museums and cultural venues nationwide on Saturday, April 30, 2005 for Smithsonian readers and their friends. Over 400 museums are participating around the country. For a searchable database of participating museums or for more information, visit http://64.65.206.215/museumday/index.html.
Get the Word Out in CAM e-News!
Please email the CAM office at cam@calmuseums.org to list any announcements pertaining to professional development programs, grant opportunities, or related opportunities in future editions of CAM e-News and on the CAM web site. Since it is not possible to include all the details of an announcement, please include a phone number, web site address, or email address so interested parties can get additional information. Please do not exceed a limit of 150 words per listing. All announcements are subject to editing by CAM personnel.
| MUSEUMS IN THE NEWS |
A CAUTIONARY NOTE
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Sneaker Fan Puts Affection on Display; A man who began collecting the shoes in 2000 has created the California Sneaker Museum as a tribute and a way to educate people.
By Tonya Alanez, Los Angeles Times, February 27, 2005
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-sneakers27feb27,1,2994042.story
Fund the African American Museum
By H. Patrick Swygert, Letter to the Editor, Washington Post, February 26, 2005
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A54753-2005Feb25.html
Nature Group Rejects Hemingway Home Offer
By John Miller, San Francisco Chronicle, February 25, 2005
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/n/a/2005/02/25/national/a192438S61.DTL
American Indian art show returns
By George Snyder, San Francisco Chronicle, February 25, 2005
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2005/02/25/NBGCFBEQA31.DTL
Central Valley fossils open window to rich era of beasts
By Charles Burress, San Francisco Chronicle, February 23, 2005
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2005/02/23/BAGFVBFKJ21.DTL
Art Houses; A collaborative arts residency comes of age at Montalvo Arts Center
By Zahid Sardar, San Francisco Chronicle, February 20, 2005
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2005/02/20/CMGIVAVGR21.DTL
Every family's old photo album tells a story, but Duane Cramer lets his tell African American history
By Leba Hertz, San Francisco Chronicle, February 19, 2005
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2005/02/19/DDGSHBDGF51.DTL
In the hot seat: Lana Paulhamus
By Bob Sylva, Sacramento Bee, February 18, 2005
http://www.sacbee.com/content/news/columns/sylva/story/12386389p-13242646c.html
Arts funding study causes stir
By Mike Boehm, Los Angeles Times, February 17, 2005
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2005/02/17/DDG66BCA811.DTL
Convicted museum boss still quibbling; He wants to change law that he violated
By Eric Rosenberg, Hearst Newspapers, February 17, 2005
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2005/02/17/MNG7EBCPRQ1.DTL
| JOB OPPORTUNITIES |
COLLECTIONS DATABASE SPECIALIST / SANTA BARBARA MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY
The Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History seeks a database specialist to develop and implement an online database on California beetles. Responsibilities will include enhancing an existing MS Access database, porting data to MS SQL Server, developing web tools for database access, and applying community standard protocols (DiGIR, XML) to permit interoperability with other online services. Requirements include a thorough understanding of relational databases, including MS Access and SQL Server, Structured Query Language, OBDC standards, use of XML to transport data, protocols for providing online access, and web page construction, including HTML, PHP, JavaScript, CSS, and web ready imagery. This is a full time, temporary position lasting up to one year. To apply send resume and description of qualifications to Human Resources - CDS, Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, 2559 Puesta del Sol Rd., Santa Barbara, CA 93105. View a detailed job description at www.sbnature.org/visitors/hr.php. For additional information email Dr. Michael Caterino at mcaterino@sbnature2.org.
VICE PRESIDENT, DEVELOPMENT & MARKETING / AUTRY NATIONAL CENTER
Reporting directly to the President and one of five senior executives in the Center, he/she has responsibility for the development department for the Autry National Center overseeing development, fundraising, membership, marketing, public relations and special events. Additionally, successful candidate will provide stewardship of more than 500 major donors and 5,500 members and will be responsible for the Capital Campaign planned to be $1m to $1.5m. Should have Bachelor's degree with MBA preferred. Position is based in Los Angeles. Apply online to Patricia.Serenbetz@ezi.net or call (213) 337 1537.
DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR / PACIFIC ASIA MUSEUM
Pacific Asia Museum seeks an experienced Development Director to oversee all fundraising activities including corporate, foundation, individual gifts, membership and special events. The candidate must have 3-5 years experience in Development and the ability to work with Trustees, donors, and volunteers as part of a senior management team. Requirements: Excellent communication and organizational skills, BA degree. Museum experience preferred. Send resume to Search Committee, Pacific Asia Museum, 46 N. Los Robles Avenue, Pasadena, CA 91101. For more information on the museum: www.pacificasiamuseum.org
DIRECTOR - CURATOR / THE PENCE GALLERY
A not–for-profit museum located in downtown Davis, CA seeks a multi-talented, creative individual as director/curator. Our new 5,000 square foot facility showcases regional artists with 8-10 exhibitions annually. The director is responsible for the administrative and cultural aspects of gallery management including financial planning, curating exhibits and organizing educational programs. Searching for a creative high-energy candidate with a proven commitment to education plus the capacity to garner local community support. The candidate must have hands-on curatorial and exhibition design experience, excellent communication skills, successful grant writing and fundraising ability as well as strong budgetary management skills. MA/MFA preferred. This is a full-time position offering a competitive salary. Start immediately and build a showplace for the arts. For further information please visit our website at: www.pencegallery.org. Submit resume and supporting documents by March 31,2005 to the Pence Gallery Search Committee, P.O. Box 73583, Davis, CA 95617. Telephone: 530-758-3370, Fax: 530-758-4670
HOW TO ADD A JOB LISTING
Please email the CAM office at cam@calmuseums.org to list any job opportunities in future editions of CAM e-News and on the CAM web site. Since it is not possible to include all the details of a job description, please include a phone number, web site address, or email address so interested applicants can get additional information and/or obtain a complete job description. Please do not exceed a limit of 150 words per listing. There is no charge to promote job listings in California museums. Unless a specific deadline is provided, all listings will be posted on the web site for 4 weeks.
| GRANT DEADLINES |
CALIFORNIA ARTS COUNCIL
For information, click CAC.
CALIFORNIA COUNCIL FOR THE HUMANITIES
August 1, 2005: The California Story Fund
October 1, 2005: The California Documentary Project
For information, click CCH.
CALIFORNIA CULTURAL AND HISTORICAL ENDOWMENT
For information, click CCHE.
HERITAGE PRESERVATION
For information, click CAP.
INSTITUTE OF MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SERVICES
March 15, 2005: 21st Century Museum Professionals
May 15, 2005: Native American/Native Hawaiian Museum Services Program
For information, click IMLS.
NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS
March 14 and August 15, 2005: Access to Artistic Excellence
June 1, 2005: Challenge America: Reaching Every Community Fast-Track Review Grants
June 13, 2005: Learning in the Arts for Children and Youth
For information, click NEA.
NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES
March 22 and September 16, 2005: Consultation Grants for Libraries, Museums, and Special Projects
May 2 and November 1, 2005: Challenge Grants
May 16, 2005: Preservation Assistance Grants
July 1, 2005: Preservation and Access Grants
July 15, 2005: Grants to Preserve and and Create Access to Humanities Collections
November 1, 2005: Collaborative Research Grants
For additional deadlines and information, click NEH.
NATIONAL HISTORICAL PUBLICATIONS AND RECORDS COMMISSION
For information, click NHPRC.
If there are other grant opportunities you would like to share with the California museum community, please email the CAM Office at cam@calmuseums.org.
The federal government has recently adopted a new policy requiring organizations to provide a DUNS (data universal numbering system) with their grant applications and proposal to keep track of how federal grant money is awarded and dispersed. A DUNS number is issued by Dun and Bradstreet by phone at 1-866-705-5711.
| BACK ISSUES OF CAM E-NEWS |
CAM e-News 2/16/05
PRESIDENT BUSH RELEASES FY 2006 FEDERAL BUDGET
GOOGLE OFFERS FREE SEARCH TOOLS FOR NON-PROFITS
NEW ACCREDITATION STANDARDS FOR MUSEUMS
REMINDER: CAM CONFERENCE IN 2006
AAM 99th ANNUAL MEETING
OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS
| CONTACT CAM |
We welcome your comments and inquiries. Please contact the CAM office at:
Celeste DeWald, Executive Director
California Association of Museums
P.O. Box 1455
Santa Cruz, CA 95061-1455
Phone: (831) 471-9970
Email: cam@calmuseums.org
http://www.calmuseums.org/
CAM is supported in part by a grant from the California Arts Council. To read the California Arts Council's current weekly update with other information about the arts in California, the Arts License Plate, and other initiatives for the arts in California, please click CAC Current Weekly Update.
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