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PROPOSAL DEADLINE: June 3, 2019, 5 PM. The Valdez Museum & Historical Archive is once again accepting exhibit proposals for its annual review. The VMHA exhibit calendar is filled through 2019; proposals are being accepted for 1st quarter 2020 and the 2021-2022 exhibit cycle. Exhibit…
Ten of Alaska’s collecting institutions, in eight communities from Unalaska to Fairbanks, have been awarded $76,154 in grants. The awards will support collections care projects through funds created by Rasmuson Foundation and administered by Museums Alaska. Established in 2013, the Collections Management Fund supports projects…
As the 2019 conference call for proposals deadline nears, take a moment to read the following article written by Elizabeth Walsh, recipient of a scholarship funded by the Donna Matthews Professional Development Fund to attend Museums Alaska’s annual conference, held in Nome in 2018. I…
Six of Alaska’s collecting institutions, in six communities from Unalaska to Fairbanks, have been awarded $72,600 in grants. The awards will support the acquisition of artwork through funds created by Rasmuson Foundation and administered by Museums Alaska. The Art Acquisition Fund invites museums and cultural…
8/29/2019 UPDATE: The below information was provided to the museum advocacy community in March 2019. As of August 2019, the Governor has signed a budget that reinstates funding for the Alaska State Council on the Arts. The Governor’s proposed budget does not include funding for…
The following article waswritten by Alexandra Painter, recipient of a scholarship funded by the Donna Matthews Professional Development Fund to attend Museums Alaska’s annual conference, held in Nome in 2018. In Marieke Van Damme’s conference Keynote “The Joy in our Work,” she addressed many issues…
The Alaska State Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has issued a directive to the Division of Libraries, Archives, and Museums to look into divesting itself of the Sheldon Jackson Museum in Sitka, including the building and its collections, through sale. As members of the…
The Museums Alaska Program Committee is excited to share this year’s conference theme and call for proposals: CRITICAL CONVERSATIONS: DIVERSITY, EQUITY, ACCESSIBILITY, AND INCLUSION The museum field is currently engaging in critical conversations regarding how our institutions can evolve to become more equitable, inclusive, diverse,…