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OHIO MUSEUMS MONTHLY

Vol. 15, Issue 1

January 2012

Logo Winner!
 Congratulations to Elijah Maher of Gallipolis, Ohio! Elijah is the winner of the 2012 OMA Conference logo contest. Great job, Elijah!

Click on Elijah’s winning entry below to be taken to the OMA Conference page.

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OMA invites Vendors, Exhibitors, Sponsors and Advertisers to the Ohio Museums Association’s 2012 Annual Conference!

Vendor and Sponsorship Information

Advertising Details

Join us April 15-16 at the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center in Cincinnati!
See the Vendor page for complete exhibitor information, or download a Vendor application here!

OMA Celebrates Excellence In Ohio Museums!
It's once again time to submit your entries to the OMA Awards Program!

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Nominations are now being accepted for the 2011 Awards of Achievement and the 2011 Visual Communication Awards.
For complete details, or for nomination forms, visit the Awards page.

People In the News

Chuck Wash has been named Director of the National Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center.

Museums in the News

The Toledo Zoo presents Winter Weekends all through January and February. Featuring half-price admission every weekday, magic and puppet shows, ice-carving demonstrations, live dance performances and hands-on science, there is something for everyone! Visit www.toledozoo.org for a schedule of activities, or call 419.385.4040

The Troy-Hayner Cultural Center is pleased to host the Young Masters Art Exhibit, January 8-February 19, 2012.  The exhibit will showcase selected works completed by Troy students from kindergarten through twelfth grade. A reception honoring students and their guests will be held January 9, from 6:00-7:30pm.For more information, call 937.339.0457 or visit www.troyhayner.org.

President Abraham Lincoln invites you to a dinner featuring the finest fare of his era at the General Denver Hotel, January 6, 2012 at 6 p.m. Following the dinner, head to the Quaker Heritage Center for desserts and a preview of the traveling exhibit Lincoln: The Constitution and the Civil War, on view through February 17, 2012. Call 937.382.6661 or visit www.wilmington.edu/qhc for more info.

 

The Cleveland Artists Foundation presents Paradise Lost: August F. Biehle Jr. and Zoar, January 13, 2012 - March 10, 2012 with an opening reception on Friday, January 13 from 6-8 pm. This exhibition will focus on Biehle’s myriad stylistic choices he exercised between the years 1915-1940. Visit www.clevelandartists.org or call 216.227.9507.

 

The Ohio Art Council’s Riffe Gallery will show 100 Years of Art: Celebrating Columbus’ Legacy starting January 26, 2012. This exhibit honors the Columbus Bicentennial, covering a variety of media and articis styles to reveal the changing face of the city’s artistic community. A curator’s tour will be held January 27 at noon. For complete details, visit www.riffegallery.org or call 614.644.9624.

The Western Reserve Historical Society has unveiled their new digital curator, named Clio. Using state-of-the-art software, RFID chips and a touch screen, Clio explains the artifacts in her “office” through an interactive dialog with guests who care to spend a few minutes with her. Visitors are invited to meet Clio, an Artificially Intelligent Artifact Interpreter, test her knowledge about objects from the collections, and offer feedback on the exhibit.  For more on Clio or WRHS, call 216.721.5722 or visit www.wrhs.org.

The Otterbein University Department of Art will show two new exhibits starting January 4, 2012. Core Studies by Jonathan Juravich, on view through February 15, 2012 and Desde Mi Ventana: Woodblock Prints by Eliana Calle Saari, on view through May 20. Visit www.otterbein.edu or call 614.823.1792 for more details.

 

The Northeast Ohio Inter-Museum Council will hold their Winter Meeting January 17, 2012 at the Shaker Historical Society, with dinner at 6:30 p.m. Following dinner there will be a short business meeting . To RSVP, call 440.685.4410 or email Sheridan@orwell.net.

The Taft Museum of Art presents Impressions and Improvisations: The Prints of Romare Bearden January 27-April 29, 2012. This exhibition includes 75 vividly colored graphic works—etchings, engravings, aquatints, lithographs, collagraphs, screenprints, photo projections, and monotypes—all created over a span of thirty years. Call 513.241.0343 or visit www.taftmuseum.org for additional information.

Cincinnati Arts Association’s Alice F. and Harris K. Weston Art Gallery will present Material Witness, a group exhibition about structure and process, through February 26, 2012. Presented throughout the entirety of the Weston Art Gallery, the artists of Material Witness display works that span the mediums of sculpture, installation, and video. For more details, visit www.westonartgallery.com or call 513.977.4165. 

In 2012, the Toledo Museum of Art will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the historic American Studio Glass Movement. In commemoration of the first glass workshops, the Museum will host various activities that celebrate both the history and future of glass. Events include a major glass exhibition, hosting the 2012 Glass Art Society Conference, and reinstalling and reinterpreting its glass collection at the Glass Pavilion®. For a complete listing of events, visit www.toledomuseum.org or call 419.255.8000.

The Ohio State University Department of Art will show Year of Shakespeare: The Exhibit at the Thompson Library Gallery January 11-April 26, 2012. This exhibit will feature holdings from the Lawrence and Lee Theatre Research Institute, and the Rare Books and Manuscripts collections. Visit www.asc.osu.edu/events for more information.

Get an Introduction to Genealogy at the Youngstown Historical Center of Industry & Labor January 21, 2012 from 1-2:30 p.m. Research your family’s history using resources available in the center’s archives and library. Advance registration is appreciated. To register or for details, call 800.262.6137 or visit www.ohiohistory.org/younst/arch_lib.html.

OMA News

The Ohio Museums Association is starting the New Year with a new blog!
 Visit the OMA blog at www.ohiomuseums.wordpress.com

OMA Celebrates Excellence in
Ohio's Museum Community

It's once again time to submit your entries to the
OMA Awards Program!

   

The Ohio Museums Association Annual Awards Program proudly honors outstanding achievement and visual communication. The 2011 Ohio Museums Association Outstanding Achievement Award winners will be recognized at the 2012 Ohio Museums Association’s Annual Conference in Cincinnati, April 15-16. Nominations and entries from the field are considered by a distinguished panel of judges, selected to represent the diversity of the museum community.

Nominations are now being accepted for the 2011 Awards of Achievement and the 2011 Visual Communication Awards.
For complete details, or for nomination forms, visit the Awards page.

Opportunity

Registration is still open for the AAM Museums Advocacy Day, 2012! Museums Advocacy Day is your chance to join with advocates and colleagues from around the country and Speak Up for Museums!  Whether you are a seasoned advocate, or brand new to the process, Museums Advocacy Day is a unique opportunity to network with museum professionals from your state, hear from political and agency insiders about the current political climate, and meet with the Congressional offices that represent your museum. Registration is open through January 20, 2012. For more information, or to register, visit www.speakupformuseums.org.

Eden Valley Enterprise, a non-profit theatre group that specializes in historical programming, is working on a project about historic Ohio hiker, “Grandma” Emma Gatewood.  Gatewood was instrumental in developing the Buckeye Trail was also the first woman to solo thru-hike the Appalachian Trail, at the age of 67.  EVE is raising money to produce a documentary about Emma's life and needs your help! For complete information about this project, visit www.kickstarter.com/projects/2100362239/meet-emma-gatewood-the-appalachian-trails-legendar. All donations are tax deductible.

The American Association of Museums will host the 2012 Graduate “Flash” Showcase during the AAM Annual Meeting in Minneapolis St. Paul on May 2, from 12:15-1:45 p.m. This showcase is a series of back-to-back mini-sessions (or 20-minute “Flashes”) on current programs, projects, or research presented by graduate students or recently-graduated emerging professionals with less than two years experience in the field. 
To propose a “Flash” showcase, graduate students and other emerging professionals must be members of AAM and must be available for the presentation. Submission deadline is January 13. For more information and application form, please contact Greg Stevens, assistant director for professional development at gstevens@aam-us.org.

The Small Museum Administrators Committee of AAM is partnering with other professional networks to offer Fellowships to the 2012 AAM Annual Meeting for Mid-Career Professionals working in small museums. Two Fellowships will be awarded for mid-career professional from small museums (budgets of $350,000 or less) who have worked in the museum field for at least 3 years. These Fellowships are open to volunteers as well as paid staff.
The Fellowships cover basic conference registration, registration for one evening event and one business lunch, a Fellowship Breakfast, and a $750 travel stipend. All monies must be used to attend the 2012 AAM Annual Meeting in Minneapolis. To Apply: Visit aam-us.org/am12/fellowships.cfm for more information about eligibility requirements and application.  Deadline is January 31, 2012.
Emerging Museum Professionals Fellowships for those in the first 10 years of their careers and Diversity Fellowships for those who are members of under-represented groups in the museum field are also available. Both are open to individuals working in small museums. Visit aam-us.org/am12/fellowships.cfm for more information.

The Greater Columbus Arts Council’s Franklin County Neighborhood Arts program awards grants three times a year. Awards of up to $2,000 help smaller organizations across the county improve quality and increase participation in their arts projects.  The next application deadline is February 29, 2012. Prospective applicants are encouraged to attend one of two upcoming application workshops. Workshops will be held January 31 from 2-3pm at the King Arts Complex, and February 2 from 6:30-7:30pm at GCAC. For more information about the program, or to RSVP to an application workshop, visit www.gcac.org or contact oregan@gcac.org.

The Toledo Museum of Art has a fantastic opportunity for art students to travel and further their studies with the Palmer Scholarship. This scholarship provides funding for travel to pursue a course of study in an art-related field. The award recipient(s) will receive up to $8,000 toward the costs of travel (including airfare, hotel, and meal expenses), either domestic or abroad, to enhance his/her studies in an art-related endeavor. Application deadline is January 20, 2012.  Visit www.toledomuseum.org/learn/classes to download the application form, or contact Rebecca Byers at 419.255.8000 ext. 7363.

Professional Development

The Foundation of the American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works presents Emergency Planning and Mitigation Strategies for Historic Sites, January 23, 2012 in Woodside, CA. This one-day workshop will cover practical ways that you can prepare your museum for future emergencies.  Whether you are at risk for a flood, hurricane, earthquake, or a leaking roof, there are important steps you can take now, through planning and mitigation strategies, to protect your collections and buildings.  Anyone responsible for stewardship of collections in a museum, library, archive, or historic site should attend.
A lead trainer from the American Institute for Conservation Collections Emergency Response Team (AIC-CERT) and an AIC-CERT team member from your region will lead presentations, discussions, and interactive exercises to help you build knowledge and tools to prepare for emergencies. Topics will include:

  • Risk Assessment and Mitigation

  • Emergency Planning

  • Conducting a Response

  • Drying Techniques

  • Setting Salvage Priorities

  • Locating and Using Emergency Resources 

Register at www.conservation-us.org/courses or contact courses@conservation-us.org for more.

Job Openings

Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis is seeking a faculty member at the Assistant or Associate Professor level to be a Public Scholar of Curatorial Practices and Visual Art. This faculty member will have a joint tenure-track appointment in Herron School of Art and Design and the Museum Studies Program, IU School of Liberal Arts. Candidates must have the academic qualifications and achievements consistent with an appointment as an assistant professor or higher in the Herron School of Art and Design, Department of Fine Arts.
Responsibilities:

  • Teach two courses per semester of the academic year.

  • Involve, teach, mentor, and inspire students in the application of his or her expertise in museums, galleries, and public spaces.

  • Build bridges among institutions and with community partners.

  • Contribute to the Herron and Museum Studies curricula through teaching and course development in such fields as contemporary art history, visual culture, art criticism, the history of public art, curatorial practices, management of public art projects, art and new media, and/or contemporary theory.

  • Pursue personal research/creative activities in accordance with university, campus, and department tenure and promotion guidelines.

  • Serve on school and university committees.

  • Collegial and active collaboration with faculty and administration in curriculum and project development.

Qualifications:

  • Requires a terminal graduate degree in his or her field of study (Ph.D. in art history or visual culture, or M.F.A. in studio art). /or/ Candidates pursuing the Ph.D. who have completed all course work and are now working on their dissertations may apply for consideration to be appointed as a Visiting faculty member who will be changed to tenure track upon the completion of the Ph.D.

  • University level teaching experience is preferred.

  • Museum or art gallery experience is preferred.

  • Requires expertise in visual art and specialized knowledge in one or more of the following: curatorial practices, public art project management, and exhibition planning.

  • Requires leadership and communication skills to build bridges among institutions and with community partners.

Applicants should submit:

  • Letter of application.

  • Curriculum vitae

  • Names of three referees

  • Visual documentation of professional projects and/or a sample of scholarly or critical writing should be submitted online.

In order to apply please create a guest account at https://ams.iu.edu/guests/GuestHome.aspx then e-mail your login ID (full e-mail address used) to Britt Booram in Human Resources. Please indicate "Public Scholar Candidate" in the subject line. You will then be added to an IUPUI project site and given directions to upload application materials. No physical mail required. Please direct questions to: Britt Booram, Human Resources, Herron School of Art and Design, IUPUI, 735 W. New York Street, HR 148, Indianapolis, IN 46202; 317-278-9478; bbooram@iupui.edu.
Applications received by January 09, 2012 will receive priority review. Position will remain open until filled. The position will begin in August 2012. Salary is based on experience; IU offers competitive benefits, information about which can be viewed at www.indiana.edu/~uhrs/benefits/index.html. Herron School of Art and Design, IUPUI is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer/Institution. Applications from women and minorities are encouraged. Individuals who require a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in the application process should notify Britt Booram (contact information above) a reasonable time in advance.

The Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum in New York seeks a Chief Educator. The Chief Educator plays a critical role in the continuing growth and development of the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum. As a member of senior management the Chief Educator, working in conjunction with the Chief Curator, is responsible for the strategic visions and implementation of all education programs at the Museum. He or she will continually analyze existing programs and develop new educational programs in order to engage all Museum visitors and advance the mission of the Museum. He or she will be charged to seek and build strategic partnerships to support education program and initiatives; permanent and temporary exhibits; and the Museum’s extensive public programs and tours. In order to build external support and secure resources for the Education Department’s programs and initiatives, The Chief Educator must work closely with the Institutional Advancement and Business Development Departments to secure grants and partnerships.
The Chief Educator should have expertise or awareness of one or more of the following areas: STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) studies or related education, twentieth-century American history in addition to leadership development; and should have direct knowledge and experience overseeing an established museum education department. The Chief Educator will be expected to assess the Museum’s current programming and develop a 5-10 year strategic plan for Intrepid’s Education Department. He or she must be able to collaborate and work effectively with all departments and levels within the Museum, especially the Chief Curator, who represents the exhibits team and the Assistant Vice President for Education who represents the education team, in order to develop a long range vision and direction for the Museum’s educational programming.
He or she must be an effective manager and team member who can work in a dynamic and collaborative environment. As a senior team member, he or she must understand how each area of the Museum interrelates with the other areas and the importance of this collaboration to the overall success of the Museum. Additionally, he or she must know how to manage budgets, be conversant with current technologies, be comfortable in public presentations, and serve as a spokesperson for the Museum. The Chief Educator must cultivate external relationships; work with constituents to ensure we remain unique but relevant, advancing goals of NYC DOE and other critical parties. The essential duties include but are not limited to:

  • Analyze and evaluate existing education programs for suitability and consistency with the Museum’s mission and the mission of the Michael Tyler Fisher Center for Education.
  • Identify programs and events designed to elevate visibility of Intrepid’s education programs and obtain grant funding.
  • Create a five to ten year strategic plan that outlines the steps needed to take the museum to the next level of its institutional growth in terms of audience expansion, curricula development and funding for educational program and related activities.
  • Work closely with the Education Department’s Assistant Vice President and team of educators to continually review relevance of existing programs and to strategically grow and enhance the quality and scope of education programs
  • Collaborate with SVP of Institutional Advancement Department and SVP of Business Development Department and their respective teams to secure grants and other sources of funds for continuation and expansion of educational mission and programs.
  • Facilitate and spearhead partnerships and collaborations with other educational and cultural organizations, and other critical constituents locally and regionally.
  • Maintain and expand current relationship between Intrepid Museum and the New York Board of Education as well as City, State and Federal political leaders in the field of education.
  • Ensure Education Department is complying with best practices and staying abreast of new trends.
  • Must have experience taking new education initiatives from planning stage through implementation to build a solid platform for continuous growth of initiative.
  • Continuous review of business, practical and socially responsible case for how a dedicated education facility adds unique value to New York City’s educational landscape.
  • Perform special projects as assigned by the President.

The ideal candidate will possess Master's Degree (M.A. or M.S.) or equivalent graduate degree; and ten years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of museum-related education experience. Ability to read, analyze, and interprets the most complex documents. This person should have strong existing relationships and contacts in the education field, preferably with some knowledge or familiarity with the New York City Department of Education. They should also have strong existing relationships with museums and cultural institutions and organizations, and the government, foundation, and private funding sources that support museums. The candidate will have the ability to respond effectively to the most sensitive inquiries or complaints; ability to write speeches and articles using original or innovative techniques or style. The ideal candidate will be able to make effective and persuasive speeches and presentations on controversial or complex topics to top management, public groups, and/or boards of directors, as well as able to communicate and present as needed to the Museum Trustees and other elected City, State and Federal officials.
For consideration, email resume with salary requirements to resume@intrepidmuseum.org. Please include the title of the position you are interested in and your salary requirements. No phone calls. EOE.

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