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8/29/2019 UPDATE: The below information was provided to the museum advocacy community in July 2019. As of August 2019, the Governor signed a three year deal with the University of Alaska System, which no longer targets the Museum of the North. The Alaska State Governor's…
Read more — Advocacy Alert: Museum of the North8/29/2019 UPDATE: The below information was provided to the museum advocacy community in July 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 vetoes eliminated funding for the Alaska State Council…
Read more — Advocacy Alert: Alaska State Council on the ArtsFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Six of Alaska’s collecting institutions, in five communities from Kodiak to Nome, have been awarded $33,350 in grants. The awards will support the acquisition of artwork through a fund created by Rasmuson Foundation and administered by Museums Alaska. The Art Acquisition Fund…
Read more — Grants Awarded to Six Alaskan MuseumsRasmuson Foundation has named 35 artists in 18 Alaska communities as Individual Artist Award recipients for 2019. Ten individuals will receive $18,000 Fellowships and 25 artists will receive Project Awards of $7,500. Recipients were selected from a pool of 317 applicants by a panel of…
Read more — Rasmuson Foundation Announces 2019 Individual Artist Award RecipientsThe Unalaska Public Library is seeking statements of interest from artists and craftspeople who would like to propose art projects and functional pieces that will integrate into the library expansion and improvements. Learn more by viewing the flyer below. Unalaska Public Library Call for Artists…
Read more — Call for Artists – Unalaska Library Art ProjectPROPOSAL 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…
Read more — Valdez Museum Opens Calls for Exhibit ProposalsTen 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…
Read more — Grants Awarded to Ten Alaskan MuseumsAs 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…
Read more — 2018 Conference Reflection: A New Role for Our Museum by Elizabeth Walsh