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O K L A H O M A
MUSEUMS
A S S O C I A T I O N
Volume 46, No. 1 • Winter 2016
Available to OMA members Jan.
1; posted online for public Feb. 1
Register now to attend Museum Accessioning and Registration
of Collections (MARC) Course March 3-4
Do you have artifacts in your museum collection that are outside of your
museum’s mission? Do you have eagle feathers in your collection but are
unaware of the laws surrounding their possession? Are you unfamiliar
with a Deed of Gift or unsure when to use it?
If you answered yes to any of these questions or have OTHER
collections questions, then the Museum Accessioning and Registration
of Collections (MARC) Course, developed by the Oklahoma Museums
Association, is for you!
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INSIDE:
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Economic Impact
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District Meetings Planned
9
New OMA Board Members
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Calendar of Events
OMA programs and services are
made possible with assistance
from the Oklahoma Arts Council,
Kirkpatrick Family Fund, Comanche National Museum and Cultural
Center, and Oklahoma City Zoological Park & Botanical Garden.
Go Big or Go Home: Fundraising in the 21st Century
This seminar, presented by Ken Busby, will
address successful strategies for fundraising
in a challenging economic climate. The
seminar will be held on Tuesday, March 29
from 1:00pm-4:00pm at the Oklahoma
City Zoo Rosser Conservation Education
Center. The cost for the seminar is $35 for
OMA members and $50 for non-members.
Register online here. Deadline to register
is March 21. OMA members can apply for
a scholarship here. Deadline to submit a
scholarship application is March 16.
Ken will discuss strategies for writing
successful grants, cultivating and engaging
donors, building effective leadership
Ken Busby
on your board, planning for your
organization’s financial future, creating the right special events for your
organization, and establishing a mission and vision for your organization
that meets community needs today and in the future.
This fundraising seminar is sure to have you creatively thinking of ways
to raise funds for your museum.
DONATE
www.okmuseums.org
The presenter, Ken Busby, is the Executive Director and CEO of the Route
66 Alliance. Previously, he was Executive Director and Chief Executive
Officer of the Arts & Humanities Council of Tulsa and has served as
the Director of Development for Tulsa Zoo Friends and as Membership
Director and Director of Communication at the Gilcrease Museum. Busby
holds a dual Bachelor of Arts degree in communication and French from
the University of Tulsa and a Master of Arts degree in journalism from
Indiana University at Bloomington. A member of Phi Beta Kappa, Busby
is also a graduate of Leadership Oklahoma Class XVII.
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OMA Board of Directors
Dr. Bill Bryans • President
Oklahoma State University, Stillwater
Jennifer Holt • Vice President
Will Rogers Memorial Museums, Claremore
Richard Ellwanger • Treasurer
Seminole Nation Museum, Wewoka
Dan Provo • Secretary
Oklahoma History Center, OKC
Stephanie Allen • District 4 Rep.
Sam Noble Museum, Norman
Julie Baird • At-Large Rep.
Leonardo’s Children’s Museum, Enid
Ken Busby • At-Large Rep.
Route 66 Alliance, Tulsa
Kimberlie Gilliland • At-Large Rep.
Ataloa Lodge Museum, Muskogee
Jim L. Goss • At-Large Rep.
Frank Phillips Home, Bartlesville
John Hernandez • At-Large Rep.
Museum of the Great Plains, Lawton
David Keathly • District 3 Rep.
Marland Estate, Ponca City
Jacob Krumwiede • District 2 Rep.
Will Rogers Memorial Museums, Claremore
Lori Lewis • At-Large Rep.
The Museum Broken Arrow, Broken Arrow
Kristin Mravinec • At-Large Rep.
Northwestern Oklahoma State University,
Woodward
Gena Timberman, Esq • Immediate Past
President
The Luksi Group, OKC
Delaynna Trim • District 5 Rep.
Mabee-Gerrer Museum of Art, Shawnee
Dr. Ray Vandiver • District 1 Rep.
Tulsa Children’s Museum, Tulsa
director's desk
Economic Impact of Oklahoma Museums
Good news! Thanks to the Oklahomans for
the Arts and Americans for the Arts, OMA
is serving as a statewide partner in Arts &
Economic Prosperity V: The Economic
Impact of Nonprofit Arts and Culture
Organizations and Their Audiences in the
State of Oklahoma and in Americans for
the Arts’ Arts & Economic Prosperity V.
This means that at the conclusion of
this project, we will know the economic
impact that Oklahoma museums have on
communities and state! We are sure that
Brenda Granger
museums are economic engines and a vital
Executive Director
part of our nation’s educational infrastructure
and this project will give us the actual numbers. This information
is important to have for many reasons, including as a resource for
museum directors, arts administrators, legislators, advocates, and
media to use the data to demonstrate the value of arts and culture to
their community.
This information is only as great and accurate as the information
which we will be asking you, OUR OKLAHOMA MUSEUMS, to complete.
Over the next few months you will be receiving a survey on your
museum to complete. I ask you to please complete the survey by
the indicated timeline, as YOUR responses are critical to the museum
sector portion of the Economic Impact Statement.
I thank you in advance for your participation, and if you need any
help completing the survey, please reach out so we may be of
assistance. Once the final report is released in 2017, OMA will use it
to continue to build our case as to the Value of Oklahoma Museums to
our economy and beyond.
Brenda
Heidi Vaughn • MPMA Rep.
University of Central Oklahoma Laboratory of History Museum, Edmond
Phyllis Wahahrockah-Tasi • At-Large Rep.
Norman
Valorie Walters • At-Large Rep.
Chickasaw Cultural Center, Sulphur
Karen Whitecotton • At-Large Rep.
Heritage Museum Services, Norman
OMA Staff
Brenda Granger • Executive Director
Stacy O’Daniel • Administrative &
Program Associate
Dexter Nelson II • Intern
www.okmuseums.org
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best practices for boards
Everything We’ve Been Taught About Major Gifts is Wrong
by Jan Masaoka
This article is reprinted with permission from Blue Avocado, a practical and readable online magazine for nonprofits
published by American Nonprofits. Subscribe for free by sending an email to [email protected].
Of course, by “everything”
for purposes of this article
I mean “three big things.”
But conventional wisdom can
lead us astray when devising
effective fundraising strategies.
Like leprechauns, these mythical
truisms can mislead us into
thinking we should be chasing
pots of gold that will always
remain out of reach.
Myth #1: People have
been acculturated to resist
asking people for donations.
Training them in “doing the
ask” and inspiring them
about goals are good ways
to overcome this resistance.
Actually, only a few people
are very resistant to asking
strangers for money. Board
members are notably willing
to sell raffle tickets at the gala
or make five calls to people
they don’t know and asking,
for example, for a renewed
donation.
What we do resist is something
quite different: asking our
friends and family for money.
What goes unspoken in “board
fundraising training” is that
when I ask a friend or cousin
for money I am leveraging an
important personal network
to do so. We all know that if
a cousin gives you a wedding
present, when she gets married
you pretty much have to give
her a wedding present. It’s not
as explicit as a quid pro quo;
rather, it’s natural reciprocity in
a human relationship.
So resistance to asking friends
is not just “a learned fear
of asking.” It’s more likely
legitimate resistance to:
• Uncertainty about whether
•
one would be overstepping
the invisible bounds and
hierarchies of the social
network, and
Reluctance to incur social
(and perhaps financial)
indebtedness.
These are real concerns that will
not be swept away by practice
sessions at board retreats. If we
don’t confront the real obstacles
to asking friends and relatives for
donations, we’ll continue to have
fun but ineffective trainings.
Our field needs to think more
deeply and more practically
about how volunteers
(including board members) can
integrate their work with their
conversations in ways that might
(or might not) lead to talking
about a particular nonprofit
and why supporting it might be
something to consider. We need
to acknowledge and value the
invisible, nuanced aspects of
relationships rather than act as if
they don’t influence asking.
Myth #2: People will give
more to our nonprofit if we
demonstrate outcomes to
them.
True: this is what people say. But
one of the intriguing aspects of
fundraising is that prospective
donors often act very differently
from how they believe they act.
For example: if we were to ask
people, “Would you like to be
telephoned during dinner by
a stranger who asks you for
money?” pretty much everyone
would say, “No!” Yet doing
exactly that raises hundreds of
millions of dollars every year
(without any discussion of
outcomes by the way).
And if we look at the “big three”
in terms of giving, none of them
are related to outcomes at all:
churches/religious organizations,
alma maters, and disease-related
nonprofits. If, for example, you
went to Yale, you will give to Yale
without for a minute comparing
Yale’s effectiveness or efficiency
with that of Stanford or the
University of Ohio.
When we look at how people give
— rather than how they say they
give — the answer is clear: people
give when they feel a connection
to a nonprofit and its cause.
We can demonstrate outcomes,
too, but let’s not fall prey to this
beckoning leprechaun.
Myth #3: Nonprofits should
focus more on major gifts.
Some nonprofits should focus
more on individual giving. But
for many nonprofits — perhaps
especially those based in poor
communities and/or communities
of color — individual major gifts
may not be the right fundraising
strategy.
One foundation president
commented to me, “If nonprofits
spent as much time asking
individual donors for money as
they spend asking me for money
they would have more than
enough money!” A similar and
even more common belief is that
the only long-term strategy for
sustainability is one that relies on
major donors.
The recent economic impact study
of nonprofits in California showed
that once churches, religious
organizations, hospitals and
universities are removed from
the equation, donations from
individuals constitute only about
16% of nonprofit revenue (!).
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volunteer voice
New Year’s Volunteer Engagement Checklist
by Connie Pirtle, Founder/Director, Strategic Nonprofit Resources
The New Year is a perfect time to review
the foundation of your museum’s volunteer
program. Use this checklist to guide you in
making your volunteer engagement as effective
as possible. All the best for continued success in
your community!
Connie Pirtle
□
Application: Does is gather as much
relevant information as possible in one page to
enable you to make an informed decision about
each potential volunteer?
□ Confidentiality Form and Letter of Agreement: Is the
information contained understandable and free of human
resources jargon?
□ Database and Mailing Lists: Are addresses current and have
inactive volunteers been removed and new volunteers added?
□ Handbook: Is it easy to read and does it contain the most up-todate information in a format that has eye appeal?
□ Mission Statement: If changes have occurred within you
museum or volunteer program, are they reflected here? Does
reading this document make a volunteer proud to be part of the
volunteer program? Does it make you proud to be the director
who wrote the statement?
□ Newsletter: Has it become predictable, even boring, in its format
and content? Maybe it’s time to redesign and give it “meatier”
content or greater eye appeal. Or maybe this is the year to “go
green” and put your newsletter online!
□ Personnel Files: Look at each folder and check for an up-to-date
application (with references) for each volunteer.
National Volunteer Week
Slated for April 10-16, 2016
National Volunteer Week,
a program established by
Points of Light in 1974, is
about inspiring, recognizing
and encouraging people to
seek out imaginative ways to
engage in their communities.
It’s about demonstrating to
the nation that by working
together, we have the fortitude
to meet our challenges and
accomplish our goals. National Volunteer Week
is about taking action and
encouraging individuals and
their respective communities
to be at the center of social
change – discovering and
actively demonstrating
their collective power to
make a difference. For more
information, visit www.
pointsoflight.org/signatureevents/national-volunteerweek.
OMA encourages Oklahoma
museums to celebrate their
museum volunteers during this
designated week. Of interest
is Independent Sector’s latest
estimated value of volunteer
time to be $23.07 per hour.
We LOVE museum volunteers!
□ Position Descriptions: Duties change throughout the course for
the year, so review these for accuracy and completeness.
□ Recognition: Are your forms of recognizing volunteers
meaningful and cost effective? Get new catalogs for items you
order – prices often rise after the first of the year.
□ Training Materials: Do changes need to be made to reflect
requirements of the position descriptions? Start developing
training for new positions that will be added during the year.
□ Written Policies and Procedures: Review these to reflect the
ever-changing roles of volunteers in your museum.
Connie Pirtle is the Founder/Director of Strategic Nonprofit Resources.
For the past 16 years she has focused her work on effective volunteer
engagement in museums and other community organizations.
Connie was a board member of the American Association of Museum
Volunteers for many years, and she was the Executive Editor of
AAMV’s book, Transforming Museum Volunteering: A Practical Guide for
Engaging 21st Century Volunteers. Send her your questions via OMA’s
website “Ask a Professional” www.okmuseums.org/ask-a-professional/
or to [email protected].
www.okmuseums.org
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communicator’s corner
Resolve to Market Smarter in 2016
by Tony Vann, President Vann & Associates | PR & Marketing
It is that
time
of year
again. We
all make
personal
resolutions. Eat
better,
workout
more,
spend
Tony Vann
more
quality time with our family;
whatever your resolutions are in
your personal life, don’t forget
your professional life as well.
Embrace the next 365 days and
don’t forget to include marketing
smarter as a resolution for 2016.
Here are a few tips to think about
to take your marketing efforts to
the next level:
Make your website responsive.
Making the look and functionality
of your site the same on both
desktop and mobile devices can
go a long way in bringing in new
visitors and leads and bettering
your bottom line. Statista reports
more than 25 percent of global
web traffic comes from mobile, so
make sure your site is completely
optimized for phones and tablets.
Revitalize your content
strategy.
Content is still king. Because of
this, it may be smart to evaluate
a variety of types of content
that could work for your inbound
campaigns. You can determine
what’s best for your efforts in
several ways - chiefly, going
over your analytics from the past
several months and engaging in
continual A/B testing. Take the
time to test landing pages, looks
of your site and other promotions
to help ensure a connection with
your intended audiences.
Adjust your digital marketing
strategies as needed.
Facebook, Twitter, Instagram,
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Pinterest and Snapchat - these
are the undisputed giants of
social (at least for the moment).
non-profits and professional
associations across Oklahoma,
Texas and Arizona.
While new, flashy social sites are
bound to pop up over the course
of the New Year, you’ll first want
to ensure you master these
aforementioned platforms that
have proven to bring substantial
ROI for marketers worldwide
before expanding to other social
media channels. Ensure you
are doing one or two of these
very well, rather than posting
mediocre content on multiple
social media channels.
Don’t forget your e-mail lists.
Make sure they are clean and
ready-to-go for 2016. Develop
new content which pushes
visitors to your website.
Take a look at your buyer
personas, too.
What good are all of the
resolutions above if you don’t
know for whom you should be
creating inbound campaigns in the
first place? There’s likely no better
time than the start of the year to
reexamine your buyer personas.
Truly understand your audience
by conducting thorough research
on them. Consider doing some
online surveys or focus groups
to get a better, updated grasp on
who they are and what they want.
Tony Vann is the President
of Vann & Associates | PR +
Marketing. With over 20 years
of experience in public relations
and marketing, he has been
involved in such well-known
organizations as the Oklahoma
House of Representatives, the
Oklahoma City National Memorial
Foundation, Oklahoma State
University, the Office of Lt.
Governor Fallin and others. Since
inception of the award-winning
firm in 2010, it has grown serving
more than 40 corporations,
OMA accepting proposals
for 2016 Conference in
Bartlesville
Now it is time to plan the 2016
OMA annual fall conference.
The theme of the conference
is Diamonds in the Making:
Museums as Cultural Gems.
We are mixing up the OMA
conference format a bit,
and want your input. With
over 18 relevant sessions to
plan, we want your input!
You can submit a session
proposal here or you can email
us at [email protected] and
let us know what topics you are
interested in having presented!
Either way, the conference is
about you – our Oklahoma
museum professionals – and
having your input on the 2016
conference will make it even
more powerful and meaningful.
Session proposals are due by
January 15, 2016.
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Oklahoma Museum and Director Recognized Internationally as Best in Heritage
At a conference for the Best
in Heritage, held recently in
Dubrovnik, Croatia, Sam Noble
Oklahoma Museum of Natural
History director Michael Mares,
was named a Best In Heritage
Laureate.
As a presenter at the
international conference, Mares
shared the story and subsequent
success of what is today the
Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of
Natural History.
“Museums from all around the
world were represented at this
conference — the best of the
best — and all had remarkable
stories,” said Mares, who has
served as director of the Sam
Noble Museum since 1983. “Our
struggles were the same in many
ways, and it was wonderful to
share stories and understanding.”
www.okmuseums.org
The Sam Noble Museum was
one of only two museums in
the United States to be selected
to present at the 2015 Best in
Heritage Conference September
24 through 26.
Organized in 2002 by the
European Heritage Association,
Best in Heritage is an
international, annual conference
of award-winning museum,
heritage and conservation projects
hosted every year in Dubrovnik,
the UNESCO World heritage site.
The OU museum was selected
for its 2014 National Medal for
Museum and Library Services.
National medalists were chosen
because of their significant and
exceptional contributions to
their communities demonstrated
through innovative approaches
to public service, exceeding the
expected levels of community
outreach.
As a result of presenting at
the Best in Heritage, the Sam
Noble Museum was inducted
into the Excellence Club, an
opportunity only granted to
a few organizations a year.
The Excellence Club consists
of projects that have been
presented in Dubrovnik over the
past thirteen years.
As an institute of excellence, the
museum will continue to represent
Oklahoma and the nation in future
recognitions by offering exceptional
exhibitions, engaging in cuttingedge research and providing
compelling educational programs
and events.
Information on all awarded
projects is available at www.
thebestinheritage.com/
conference/programme/more.
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advocacy advocate
Register Now for Museums Advocacy Day (MAD)
It’s up to all of us to make the case for museums. Do your
legislators know the value of your museum in your community?
The Oklahoma Museums Association is a proud sponsor of
#MuseumsAdvocacy Day 2016.
Will you do your part and speak up for museums? Museums Advocacy
Day is the perfect opportunity to make a unified case to Congress in
support of museums. The entire museum field—staff, students, board
members, volunteers, supporters and independent professionals who
work for and with museums—are encouraged to join OMA leadership
in our nation’s capital for Museums Advocacy Day on February 22-23.
Learn more about Museums Advocacy Day, including this year’s hotel
information.
Oklahoma Museums Association members register for free
using a discount code. OMA members registering for MAD should
email [email protected] to request the code. Deadline to
register is January 22.
Register now to do your part and speak up for museums in
Washington, D.C. this coming February! Hope to see you there!
Learn more about advocacy for museums and follow us on Facebook
and Twitter. #museumsadvocacy
OMA District Meetings Planned
OMA Summer Internship
Application Available
The OMA internship program
offers:
• Practical hands-on experience
in planning, fundraising and
programming;
• Scholarships to OMA training
programs during internship:
• Governance experience;
• Use of available resources
and references;
• Assisting with general office
operations.
OMA responsibilities include
training/education, intern
feedback and final evaluation.
University supervisor
responsibilities include in
consultation with OMA and
intern- establish the internship
assignment; maintain contact
with the intern/OMA; and
assigning an academic grade for
the internship after reviewing the
final evaluation provided by OMA.
OMA will accept a maximum
of one intern per semester.
Internships are on a volunteer
basis (non-paid). District Representatives on the Oklahoma Museums Association
Board arrange time for museum staff, board and volunteers
to gather for tours, discussion, educational experiences and
networking within their district. These events are free, but
registration is required. Not sure which district is yours? OMA
districts coincide with Congressional districts. You can view a map
on the OMA website.
Please submit your internship
application by the following
deadlines:
April 1 for the Summer Semester
June 15 for the Fall Semester
November 15 for the Spring
Semester
Oklahoma Museums
Association District 5
Leap Day Party with Gallery
and Behind the Scenes Tours,
Discussion and Networking
Monday, February 29, 2016
2:00pm-4:00pm
Mabee-Gerrer Museum of Art
1900 W Macarthur Street,
Shawnee OK 74804
FREE
Register online by February 22.
2016
Oklahoma Museums
Association District 4
Tour, Discussion and Networking
Event
Monday, March 7, 2016
2:00pm-4:00pm
Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art
University of Oklahoma
555 Elm Avenue, Norman OK
73019
FREE
Register online by February 29,
2016
To discuss being an OMA intern or
receive an internship application,
please contact Brenda
Granger, Executive Director at
405.424.7757 or bgranger@
okmuseums.org.
Questions or comments about
the event may be directed to
Delaynna Trim, OMA District 5
Representative, dtrim@mgmoa.
org, 405.878.5300.
Questions or comments about
the event may be directed to
Stephanie Allen, OMA District
4 Representative, stephanie.
[email protected], 405.325.5481.
www.okmuseums.org
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disaster decisiveness
American Institute for Conservation – Collections
Emergency Response Team (AIC-CERT) Becomes National
Heritage Responders (NHR)
The Foundation of the American Institute for Conservation (FAIC) is
pleased to announce that the American Institute for Conservation –
Collections Emergency Response Team (AIC-CERT) will now be known
as the National Heritage Responders (NHR).
The NHR will operate within the Foundation’s new Heritage Emergency
Programs (HEP). These programs include many of the initiatives
formerly run by Heritage Preservation, such as Alliance for Response
and the Risk Evaluation and Planning Program.
The services previously offered by AIC-CERT, called the “SWAT team
for visual art” by the Wall Street Journal, will continue to be offered
by the NHR. These include:
•
A 24-hour hotline at 202.661.8068 for free advice by phone.
•
Volunteer team deployments to come to the site at no cost
to complete a damage assessment and help organize salvage
operations (call 202.661.8068 to arrange).
•
Online and print resources to help institutions and individuals
recover.
The National Heritage Responders are supported and managed by the
Foundation of the American Institute for Conservation. In 2007 and
again in 2010, FAIC received funding from the Institute of Museum
and Library Services to support an advanced training program for
conservators and other preservation professionals that resulted in
a force of 107 responders trained to assess damage and initiate
salvage of cultural collections after a disaster has occurred. Support
for ongoing operations and emergency deployments is provided by
individual donations and a leadership gift from Ironshore and its
reinsurer, Lloyd’s of London.
Building and
sustaining
Oklahoma’s
arts industry
10,000 jobs
strong
An agency of state government • arts.ok.gov
The National Heritage Responders are ready to help. Resources and
information on disaster recovery and salvage can be found on the AIC
website at www.conservation-us.org/disaster.
School for Advanced Research Native Artist Fellowships
The Indian Arts Research Center at the School for Advanced
Research offers three artist-in-residence fellowships annually to
advance the work of mature and emerging Native artists. Each
fellowship includes a monthly stipend, housing, studio space, a
supplies allowance, and travel reimbursement to and from SAR.
These fellowships provide time for artists to explore new avenues
of creativity, grapple with new ideas to further advance their
work, and strengthen existing talents.
The fellowships support diverse creative disciplines and can
include sculpture, performance, basketry, painting, printmaking,
digital art, mixed media, photography, pottery, writing, and film
and video. The deadline to apply is January 15, 2016. For more
information, visit http://artists.sarweb.org.
Master’s Degree
in Museum
Science and
Management
Enhanceyourcredentials
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professionals
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Contact The University of Tulsa for
more information at 918-631-2336, or
[email protected]
www.utulsa.edu/museum-science-management
The University of Tulsa is an EEO/AA institution.
www.okmuseums.org
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Meet the New OMA Board Members for 2016
Lori
Lewis
attended
Southeastern
Oklahoma
State
University
and
Lori Lewis
earned
her
Masters of Arts degree from
Northeastern State University in
2011. While pursuing her degree
in the American Studies program,
she interned at the The Museum
Broken Arrow. After graduating
she became a member and
continued to volunteer at the
museum. She became employed
by the museum in 2012 and
continues to work there today.
She holds memberships in the
Oklahoma Museums Association,
the Oklahoma Historical
Society and other professional
organizations that promote and
support historic preservation.
Lori also is active in the Broken
Arrow community and is the
2015 Volunteer of the Year for
the Broken Arrow Chamber of
Commerce.
Valorie Walters earned a
Bachelor of Arts degree in
Mass Communications with a
concentration in Advertising
and Public Relations from East
Central University in 2005. She
began working for the Chickasaw
Nation in 2002 and currently
serves as the Executive Officer
of the Chickasaw Cultural
Center in Sulphur, Oklahoma.
Valorie oversees the day-to day
operations of the Chickasaw
Cultural Center and the Ada Tribal
Library.
Valorie
was
selected
to serve
on the
Board of
Trustees
for the
Oklahoma
Humanities
Council
Valorie Walters
in
November of 2013 and will continue to
serve in this position for a threeyear period. During this time,
Valorie will help fulfill the mission
of OHC.
Valorie is of Chickasaw and
Choctaw decent and an enrolled
citizen of the Chickasaw Nation.
The UNIVERSITY of OKLAHOMA
College of Liberal Studies
100% Online, On Your Schedule
Master of Arts in Museum Studies
Earn your Master of Arts in Museum Studies from a
university with a tradition of excellence – the University
of Oklahoma.
Apply today at ou.edu/cls
The University of Oklahoma is an equal opportunity institution.
www.okmuseums.org
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Additional sponsorship opportunities are available for the OMA annual conference and Smarties Trivia Night. Please
contact the OMA office at 405.424.7757 for more information on these sponsorships.
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museline
Grant deadlines, training and other news
Oklahoma Creative
Communities Project
Accepting Applications
Communities throughout
Oklahoma may now apply
for the Oklahoma Creative
Communities Project, a new
initiative of Creative Oklahoma.
The project will foster,
encourage and highlight the
creativity of communities who
solve local issues with new
ideas and innovation which
advance their local economy
and life quality. Communities
may be a municipality, Native
American nation, or designated
districts within Oklahoma’s two
metropolitan cities. Deadline to
submit is February 1. For more
information or an application
visit http://stateofcreativity.com/
occ/?mc_cid=0c908caaea&mc_
eid=44c8024ffa
American Association for
State and Local History
Webinar: What are the AASLH
Leadership in History Awards
and Why Should I Apply?
Have you always wondered what
the AASLH awards program
is? Do you feel that your
organization is too small to win
a national award? Join this free
informational webinar to learn
about the program and why you
should apply, no matter what
your budget size. Also get tips for
how to put together an awardwinning nomination. January 11,
2016 at 2:00-3:00 pm Central.
See more at http://learn.aaslh.
org/event/what-are-the-aaslhleadership-in-history-awardsand-why-should-i-apply/#sthash.
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Charitable Organizations Must
Annually File with Oklahoma
Secretary of State
As a reminder, all charitable
organizations (which include
most museums) are required
to register with the Oklahoma
Secretary of State annually. They
accept the filing online now. The
Charitable Organizations section
www.okmuseums.org
represents a subsection of the
Secretary of State Business
Filing Department. For more
information visit https://www.
sos.ok.gov/charity/Default.aspx
Update Your 2016 Guidestar
Information
Many funders rely on Guidestar.
org for accurate information
about your organization. Now
is the time to update your
information for 2016. With your
help, Guidestar is committed
to ensuring the accuracy and
completeness of the information
provided to the more than
5 million users who visit the
Guidestar web site each year.
Organizations also are reminded
to update their own website with
current annual reports, audits,
board member lists and more.
For more information visit www.
guidestar.org
The Big Read Grant
Applications Due January 27
The National Endowment for the
Arts is accepting applications
from non-profits, including
museums, for the 2016-2017
Big Read. The Big Read is a
national program designed to
revitalize the role of literature
in American culture and to
encourage reading for pleasure
and enrichment. Organizations
selected to participate will receive
a grant, access to educational
and promotional materials,
and online training resources
and opportunities. Application
deadline is January 27, 2016.
For more information visit http://
www.neabigread.org/application_
process.php
training programs, colleges/
universities, government
agencies and other nonprofit
organizations working for the
success of museums. For more
information visit www.aam-us.
org/events/calendar
Calendar of Events
Refer to www.okmuseums.org for
up to date information
January 15
Session Proposals Due
February 22-23
Museums Advocacy Day in
Washington, DC
February 29
OMA District 5 Meeting at the
Mabee-Gerrer Museum of Art
March 3-4
MARC Museum Accessioning and
Registration Course
March 7
OMA District 4 Meeting
March 29
Fundraising Workshop
March 30
OMA New Board Member
Orientation and Board Meeting
April 10-16
National Volunteer Week
May 26-29
American Alliance of Museums
Meeting, Washington, DC with
OMA, Museum of the Red River
and Mabee-Gerrer Museum of Art
Reception for members and friends
on May 26 from 5:30pm-6:30pm
Field Wide Professional
Development Calendar
The American Alliance of
Museums now has a calendar
listing professional development
opportunities, for those in
the museum field, hosted by
either the American Alliance of
Museums or museum service
organizations, professional
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Major Gifts
continued from page 3
So why are we under the mistaken impression that individual
giving accounts for the majority
of nonprofit revenue? I suspect
two reasons:
• Fundraising consultants
and publications frequently
state that 72% or even
90% comes from individual
donors. They are usually
careful to say “of private
donations,” rather than “of
total revenue,” but it’s easy
to make the mistake.
• We all receive so many
emails and letters and
requests for donations that
say something like, “We
depend on YOU!!
Individual giving varies significantly depending on the type of
nonprofit. Today most nonprofits
combine donations with earned
income: in effect, we are all hybrid
organizations. Many nonprofits
have viable strategies that rely,
for instance, 80% on contracts
with three government agencies,
or 55% on earned income such
as program fees. (For some
nonprofits of course — notably
international and environmental
organizations — individual giving is
more likely to represent more than
50% of revenue.)
While sub-sector averages are
useful, what matters is finding
the strategy that’s right for you.
Wait a minute! Are you
saying we should give up on
individual giving?
building activity, it’s seldom a
successful revenue strategy.
Consider two after-school
tutoring programs, both eightyears-old and both with budgets
of $350,000. One is emerging
from a low-income community of
color that was started by activists
and professionals and almost
certainly has some government
money. The other, started by lay
leaders in a mostly-white church
and has no government money,
but they already have some
significant individual donors and
people experienced with high-end
special event fundraising.
Looking below the surface, one
of these nonprofits is more likely
to grow through government
and foundation funding, and
needs board members who can
help with those connections.
The other is more likely to grow
through bigger special events
and more major donors. The
moral: different nonprofits have
different trajectories that result
in different assets at a given
stage of development.
Now if only I could find a
leprechaun who would show me
where to find a pot of gold . . .
Jan Masaoka is editor of Blue
Avocado and despite being
part of it, a frequent critic of
the Philanthropic-Consultant
Industrial Complex.
The Oklahoma Museums Association encourages museums
to use information in this column for board training. Museum board members also are
invited to take part in training
seminars and other programs
offered by OMA. For membership and program information
go to okmuseums.org.
Meet OMA’s Spring Intern
My name is Dexter Nelson II and I am
currently a graduate student in the museum
studies program at the University of Central
Oklahoma. Spring of 2016 will be my final
semester, upon graduation I will pursue a
preparatory career in the museum field. I
recently got married to my lovely wife Kylee
Taylor in July and I am originally from the rural
Bridge Creek, Oklahoma.
I am excited that I have the opportunity to
intern at the Oklahoma Museum Association to
Dexter Nelson II
study under Brenda Granger and create lasting
relationships with other professionals in the field.
Of course not. Individual
giving is a key revenue stream
for many nonprofits. And for
some nonprofits, it may eveb
represent 100% of revenue.
But major donors aren’t the
answer for everyone. Very
few nonprofits that were not
founded by wealthy, social elite
individuals manage to develop
even a small individual donor
program. And while small
donations from many people
is an excellent constituencywww.okmuseums.org
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recent gifts
Contributions, donations, grants and sponsorships received
September 1 - November 30, 2015
Champions ($1,000 and over)
Institute of Museum and Library
Services
The CarMichael Foundation
Supporters ($500 to $999)
Ken Busby/Route 66 Alliance
Donors ($100 to $499)
Julie Baird, Enid
Ken Busby, Tulsa
Cherokee Communications
Marci Donaho, Seminole, in
honor of Brenda Granger &
Stacy O’Daniel
Frank Phillips Home
Don & Mary Herron, Idabel
Jennifer Holt, Claremore
David Keathly, Ponca City
Van Oliver, OKC
Patterson Photography
Dan Provo, Edmond
Mary Jo Sartain, Tulsa
Shawnee Tribe
The Luksi Group, in honor of Jim
Anquoe, Sr.
Monte & Eden Turrentine, Legacy
Cleaners & Laundry, OKC
Lori Burson Tyler, OKC, in honor
of Gena Timberman
Vann & Associates
Woodward Chamber of Commerce
Contributors (up to $99)
Stephanie Allen, Norman
Susan Bowers, Enid
Cheryl Bredeson, Norman
Dr. Bill Bryans, Stillwater
Becky Bules, Lahoma
Deborah Burke, Tulsa, in memory
of David Anderson
Megan Clement, OKC
Jo Ellen Clow, Broken Arrow
Christine Gibson, OKC
Deborah Givens, Broken Arrow,
in honor of Stephanie Allen
Patricia M. Gray, Edmond
Jeff Hewett, Broken Arrow
Abigail Jones, OKC, in memory of
Carolyn Pool
Charlene Lingo, Miami
Brittany Molloy-Kenney
Vickie Smith, Idabel
Spencer Historical Society
The Kerr Foundation, Inc.
Ann Thompson, OKC
Delaynna Trim, Shawnee
Heidi Vaughn, Luther
Karen Whitecotton, Heritage
Museum Services, Norman
In-Kind Donors
405 Magazine
Jim Bruns, Lorton VA
Mike Doak, Henryetta
E.W. Marland Estate
From the Vine Studio
Iris Muno-Jordan, Edmond
Oklahoma City Zoo ZooZeum
Ottawa County Historical Society
& Dobson Museum
Philbrook Museum of Art
Seminole Nation Museum
The Museum Broken Arrow
The Springer Company
Tulsa Historical Society
Woodward Conference Center
OMA endowment fund
If you would like to make a
contribution to the OMA endowment fund at the Oklahoma City Community Foundation, please visit www.
occf.org and select Donors:
Online Giving; or you may
contact the OMA office at
405.424.7757.
Leave your legacy
The Oklahoma Museums Association would appreciate
you remembering the organization in your will. If you
are interested in leaving OMA
a charitable bequest, the
language in your will should
contain the following:
I/We give to the Oklahoma
Museums Association (EIN
73-1004791), a 501(c)3
non-profit corporation, the
following money or asset
(describe here) to benefit
their charitable purpose.
OMA encourages you to
consult your estate planner,
tax professional or attorney
when preparing your charitable bequest.
View our complete profile at
GiveSmartOKC.org
A project of the
www.okmuseums.org
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National Arts and Humanities
Youth Program Awards
OMA Seeking Donations for Smarties Trivia Night
Fundraiser
Formerly Coming Up Taller,
these awards recognize and
support outstanding community
arts and humanities programs
that celebrate the creativity
of America’s young people by
providing them with learning
opportunities and chances to
contribute to their communities.
These awards focus national
attention on exemplary programs
currently fostering the creative
and intellectual development
of America’s youth through
education and practical experience
in the arts and the humanities.
Smarties Trivia Night is the
largest fundraising event
supporting the programs and
services of the Oklahoma
Museums Association. With tasty
snacks, an auction, wine pull,
meal deal, photo booth and
good-natured competition to be
named the “smartest” team, it
is a fun evening where museum
staff, board members, volunteers
and friends come together for a
good cause.
This awards program is a project
of the President’s Committee on
the Arts and the Humanities in
partnership with the Institute of
Museum and Library Services, the
National Endowment for the Arts,
and the National Endowment for
the Humanities.
Each year, awards of $10,000
each are presented to National
Arts and Humanities Youth
Program Awards honorees.
In addition, a Certificate of
Excellence is given to all
semifinalists.
Does your museum or library
have an outstanding afterschool
or out-of-school program that is
transforming the lives of young
people? Slides from January 16, 2014
webinar (PDF, 660KB)
Deadline to apply is February 2
Apply at www.nahyp.org/how-toapply/
Contacts: Reagan Moore,
Museum Program Specialist,
202.653.4637, [email protected]
or Sarah Fuller, Library Program
Specialist, 202.653.4783,
[email protected]
Smarties is made possible by
many generous donors and
sponsors. You can help make
this event a continued success!
Currently, OMA is seeking meal
deal and wine pull donations
(restaurant gift cards of $25 or
more; bottles of wine starting
around $20). Complete the InKind Donation Form online today
to support this event and OMA!
Donation of auction items will
be sought soon. Look for more
information in an upcoming OME
elist message.
By supporting Smarties, you
are supporting the Oklahoma
Museums Association! OMA is the
primary provider of resources
and training for Oklahoma’s
500+ museums, historical
societies, historic sites and
houses, zoos and botanical
gardens, living history museums,
tribal cultural centers and other
museum related institutions.
Each year, OMA offers a variety
of programming which can
be utilized by all Oklahoma
museums regardless of the
museum’s discipline, size or
location. Programs and services
offered include workshops and
seminars; annual conference;
quarterly newsletter MuseNEWS;
technical bulletins; traveling
exhibitions; office referrals/
consultations; museum reference
lending library; professional
interest networks; annual awards
program; resume review; online
museum directory; networking
events; disaster response team;
advocacy and more.
Save the Date
June 30, 2016
National Cowboy &
Western Heritage
Museum
For more information and a
list of 2015 National Arts and
Humanities Youth Program Award
Recipients, see www.nahyp.org.
www.okmuseums.org
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Museums and Libraries Step-Up Efforts to Tackle Economic Distress in
Poor Communities, Says New Report from IMLS and LISC
A new national report finds that
many museums and libraries are
leveraging their prominent local
positions to help rebuild troubled
neighborhoods, driving economic,
educational and social efforts that
help raise standards of living.
Museums, Libraries, and
Comprehensive Initiatives: A First
Look at Emerging Experience, is
part of a collaborative research
effort by the Institute of
Museum and Library Services
and the Local Initiatives Support
Corporation (LISC) examining
the ways that museums and
libraries are helping fuel
successful comprehensive
community revitalization efforts
and offer best practices for other
institutions to follow.
The findings will be used to
launch discussions at a series
of invitational community
meetings this fall and winter in
Walterboro, S.C.; Indianapolis,
Ind.; Minneapolis–St. Paul,
Minn.; Philadelphia, Pa.; and
Oakland, Calif.
neighborhood network of
nine institutions serving
a 100-block area, by
providing skills training
programs, and it is part of a
community referral program
linking individuals to area
agencies for assistance with
healthcare, parenting, and tax
preparation.
•
Colleton Museum
& Farmers Market
(Walterboro, S.C.). The
museum expanded into an
old remodeled grocery store
at the edge of downtown and
now administers a farmer’s
market there. The new
space doubles as a town hall
and community center. By
partnering with community
organizations, the museum
provides health education
through cooking classes and
the statewide Eat Smart,
Move More program.
About the Institute of
Museum and Library Services
The Institute of Museum and
Library Services is the primary
source of federal support for
the nation’s 123,000 libraries
(link is external) and 35,000
museums. Our mission is to
inspire libraries and museums
to advance innovation, lifelong
learning, and cultural and civic
engagement. Our grant making,
policy development, and research
help libraries and museums
deliver valuable services that
make it possible for communities
and individuals to thrive. To learn
more, visit www.imls.gov and
follow us on Facebook (link is
external) and Twitter (link is
external).
•
“Our nation’s libraries and
museums have vast potential
to develop the physical,
social, and economic
initiatives that are so
necessary for comprehensive
community revitalization
efforts,” said IMLS Director
Dr. Kathryn K. Matthew. “I’m
proud that IMLS and LISC
have collaborated to identify
leading examples of this
cross-sectoral work and that
IMLS provides the funding to
support this vital work.”
•
“Many libraries and museums
have moved beyond their
traditional roles and are
now key partners helping
long-distressed communities
build stability and growth,”
said Michael Rubinger, LISC
president and CEO. “They
are advocates, community
planners and economic
engines—recognizing the
needs of residents and
responding in ways that help
drive lasting change.”
About LISC
LISC equips struggling
communities with the capital,
program strategy, and know-how
to become places where people
can thrive. It combines corporate,
government and philanthropic
resources. Since 1980, LISC has
invested $14.7 billion to build or
rehab 330,000 affordable homes
and apartments and develop
53 million square feet of retail,
community and educational
space. For more, visit www.lisc.
org (link is external).
The report includes examples
from nine different museum and
library initiatives, including:
•
•
The Children’s Museum of
Indianapolis. The museum
decided to expand into its
existing neighborhood, the
Mid-North neighborhood,
rather than build new facilities
downtown. After taking
the lead on transportation
enhancements and acquiring
a brownfield site to create
green space, the museum
became a leader in a citywide
development effort managed
by LISC.
The Detroit Public Library.
The Parkman Branch houses
one of 10 learning labs
in Detroit that connects
adults who have limited
literacy and math skills
to career pathways. The
branch participates in the
Hope Village Initiative, a
www.okmuseums.org
on the IMLS website and
through LISC’s Institute for
Comprehensive Community
Development (link is external). The full report (PDF) is available
Call or email to learn more about your
OMA association benefits including:
-5% discount Long-Term Care Insurance
-15% discount Disability Income Insurance
Brett McGee
(405) 408-3837
[email protected]
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member recognition
New and renewed members September 1 - November 30, 2015
New members are indicated with an asterisk.
Individuals
Patron
Dr. Bill Bryans, Stillwater
Friend
Jan Davis, Norman
Individual
Holly Andrew, Norman*
Pat Baker, Elk City
Jordan Boyd, Afton
Dr. Janet Braun, Norman
Joanna Butterworth, Edmond
Tobie Cunningham, OKC
Bruce Delp, OKC*
David Foster, Miami
Abigail Jones, OKC
Iris Muno Jordan, Edmond
Betty Keim, Bartlesville
Kenneth Kelsey, Ringwood
Debbie Neece, Bartlesville
Connie Pirtle, Stillwater
Gena Timberman, OKC
La Tasha Villarreal-Hutchins,
Shawnee
Retired Professional
Thelma Ingram, Midwest City
Glen McIntyre, Kingfisher
Student
Rhonda Beck, Guthrie
Jessica Cavin, Norman*
Kaitlin Crawford, Edmond*
Meghan Dudley, Norman*
Nicole Harrison, Norman
Sherry Hatherley, Edmond*
James Holley, Norman
Christa Levy, Moore*
Taylor Mills, OKC*
Dexter Nelson II, OKC
Kaylee Odom, Norman
Designated Staff/Board/Volunteer
Bettye Black, Langston
Krystle Brewer, Tulsa*
Lori Brooks, OKC*
Ammie Bryant, Stillwater
Steve Boyd, OKC
Frank “Watermelon” Campbell,
Enid
Adelita Cumm, Hobart*
Scott Cumm, Hobart
Pat Cunningham, Chickasha
Dr. Jennifer D’Agostino, OKC*
David Davis, Norman*
Starla Doescher, Norman*
Barry Downer, OKC*
www.okmuseums.org
Kim Dresser, Hydro
Mary Early, OKC
Vicki Flores, OKC*
Ben Fox, Norman
Christine Gibson, OKC*
Melessa Gregg, OKC
Thomas Hacker, Hobart*
Garrett Hartness, Pawhuska*
Tara Henson, OKC
Ashlie Hight, Stillwater
Andi Holland, Enid
Kristen Holley, Hobart*
Jennifer Holt, Claremore
Mary Irby, Idabel
Cody Jolliff, Enid
Nikki Jones, Hobart
Tad Jones, Claremore
Myra Block Kaiser, Tulsa
Kara Kemp, OKC
Jacob Krumwiede, Claremore
Dr. Dwight Lawson, OKC
Jameka Lewis, Langston
John Lovett, Norman*
Adam Lynn, Kingfisher
Kerry Magruder, Norman*
Alison Maruska, OKC
Bob Mathew, OKC*
Sarah Mattox, Drumright
Barbara McClurkin, Norman*
Dana McCrory, OKC
Erin Oldfield, OKC
Dennis Peterson, Spiro
Melissa Peterson, OKC
Carole Pinches, Wilson
Maria Pope, Purcell*
Tammy Posey, Drumright
Harold Powell, Temple
Aaron Preston, Enid
Teresa Randall, OKC
Jackie Reese, Norman*
Tara Reynolds, Norman*
Melissa Rickman, Norman*
Donna Rinehart-Keever, OKC
Dr. David Russell, Enid
David Sapper, OKC
Pat Scheffe, Enid
Laurie Scrivener, Norman*
Kristina Southwell, Norman*
Donna Starbird, Afton
Amy Stephens, OKC
Abbey Take, Norman*
Stephanie Tannehill, McAlester
Sherri Vance, OKC
T.L. Walker, Ponca City
Institutions
Pinnacle
108 Contemporary
Drumright Historical Society
Museum
General Tommy Franks Leadership
Institute and Museum
Grady County Historical Society &
Museum
Harn Homestead Museum
Temple Museum Association
University of Oklahoma Libraries*
Will Rogers Memorial Museums
Elevated
Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage
Center
Chisholm Trail Museum and
Governor AJ Seay Mansion
Daystar Foundation & Library
McClain County Historical Society
& Museum
Melvin B. Tolson Black Heritage
Center
National Rod and Custom Car Hall
of Fame
Oklahoma City Zoological Park &
Botanical Garden
Oklahoma Contemporary Arts
Center
Railroad Museum of Oklahoma
World Organization of China
Painters
Ground Floor
International Gymnastics Hall of
Fame
McCurtain County Veterans
Memorial Museum
Osage County Historical Museum
Sheerar Museum of Stillwater
History
Spiro Mounds Archaeological
Center
Standing Bear Museum &
Education Center
Tannehill Museum
Western Oklahoma Historical
Center
Wilson Historical Society
Affiliated Organization/
Corporate
Level II
Elliott + Associates Architects
Museum Arts, Inc.
University of Tulsa Museum
Science and Management
Program
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Connecting to Collections
Care Online Community
The Connecting to Collections
Care FREE webinars for Winter/
Spring 2016 are as follows:
January 14, 2016
1:00 – 2:30 PM CT
A Conservation Primer: Caring for
Historic Furniture
MARC Course
This course teaches a solid foundation of basic museum collections
knowledge. MARC is a great course for staff and volunteers working
with museum collections, artifact donations, exhibit loans, and much
more.
The two-day MARC Course will be held March 3-4 at The Museum
Broken Arrow from 9:00 a.m. –5:00 p.m. Thursday and 9:00 a.m.–
4:00 p.m. Friday. Lunch is on your own each day.
February 14, 2016
1:00 – 2:00 PM CT
Re-Framing the Problem: Caring
for Framed Objects in Small
Institutions (aka: On a Budget)
Day one of MARC will cover mission statements, conflicts of interest,
ethics, collections management policies, collecting plans, collections
committees, and legal issues relating to museum collections and
deaccessioning. Day two will focus on the process of artifact donations
including proper documentation, the physical application of a number,
cataloging artifact information, loans and insurance.
March 8, 2016
1:00 – 2:30 PM CT
Much Ado About Mannequins:
Making the Perfect Form
The instructor for the course will be Karen Whitecotton. Karen has a
broad range of museum collection experience including working at
a state museum, tribal cultural center, and private collection. Also,
Karen serves on the OMA board of directors.
April 7, 2016
1:00 – 2:30 PM CT
Artifacts in Archives Collections
Registration is $150 and includes handouts and instruction for both
days. Institutions sending multiple participants receive a discounted
registration as follows: $225 for two people, $300 for three people
and $375 for four people. The registration deadline is February 22.
Space is limited to twelve participants on a first come, first served
basis. Register online here.
May 3, 2016
12:30 – 2:00 CT
Arsenic and Old Lace: Controlling
Hazardous Collection Materials
Register online at
www.connectingtocollections.org
All C2C Care webinars are free!
If you want to participate in a
webinar, you only need sign up
for that particular webinar.
The Connecting to Collections
Care Online Community is a place
where smaller cultural institutions
can quickly find trusted and
reliable answers and resources
to help them take better care of
their collections. When a concern
arises about your collection,
you can search this website for
information, resources, links to
preservation information from
leading conservators, as well
as access to recorded webinars
and discussions. Access to all
of the information, resources,
and webinars in this Community
is free. This site is managed by
the Foundation of the American
Institute for Conservation of
Artistic and Historic Works with
funding from the Institute of
Museum and Library Services.
www.okmuseums.org
Marking kits used in the course on the second day of instruction are
available from Gaylord Archival Supplies at Gaylord.com or by calling
1.800.448.6160 and ordering with priority code OMAKIT. Purchase
of a kit is not necessary; two sample kits will be provided for
participants to share during the course.
One scholarship will be offered to an OMA member. (Scholarship
recipient must commit to attending both days.) The deadline to apply
for a scholarship is February 17. Apply for scholarship here.
The MARC Course is sponsored in part by the Oklahoma Registrars
Association professional interest network, Oklahoma Arts Council,
Kirkpatrick Family Fund, and The Museum Broken Arrow. OMA
reserves the right to cancel this course if a minimum number of
participants is not met.
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around the state
What’s new and happening in Oklahoma museums
sinking three enemy submarines
in 76 hours from February 10
– 13, 1945. Celebration takes
place on February 6 during the
USS Batfish Living History Day –
Winter Cruise.
http://warmemorialpark.org/
connections and themes of the
exhibition and their implications
to modern research and
innovation on February 25.
https://libraries.ou.edu/content/
galileos-world-symposium
OMA District Representatives and
members submit news for inclusion in MuseNEWS. Contact information appears below. Submission deadlines are March 1, June
1, September 1 and December 1.
ACRO Fest, the annual
celebration of Acrocanthosaurus
takes place on March 7 at
Museum of the Red River,
Idabel.
www.museumoftheredriver.org/
Our People, Our Land, Our
Images, an exhibit of historical
and contemporary photographs by
indigenous artists, will be showing
Jan 28-March 16 at the Chisholm
Trail Heritage Center, Duncan.
http://onthechisholmtrail.com/
District 1
Ray Vandiver, District 1 Rep.
Tulsa Children’s Museum
918.295.8144
[email protected]
District 3
David Keathly, District 3 Rep.
Marland Estate
580.767.0420
[email protected]
District 5
Delaynna Trim, District 5 Rep.
Mabee-Gerrer Museum of Art
405.878.5300
[email protected]
Laura F. Fry is the new Curator
of Art for Gilcrease Museum,
Tulsa.
Brandon Neal Jones is the new
Registrar for Sheerar Musuem of
Stillwater History, Stillwater.
Selected works from the internationally renowned Birds in Art
Oklahoma WONDERtorium,
Stillwater, is now offering
WONDER Pro workshops to
adults. These workshops utilize
the benefits of play to improve
communication, problem-solving
and teamwork. Contact Clayton
Moore at 405.533.3333 or
clayton.moore@okwondertorium.
org for more information.
Marissa Raglin is now the
Manager of Museum Experience
at Oklahoma Hall of Fame
Gaylord-Pickens Museum, OKC.
Enjoy Valentines Dinner on
February 13 in the Lodge at
Woolaroc, Bartlesville. www.
woolaroc.org/pages/events
exhibition, organized annually by
the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art
Museum in Wausau, Wisconsin, are
on display at Gilcrease Museum,
Tulsa through February 7.
http://gilcrease.utulsa.edu/
Charity, Companionship &
Comfort, a historic quilt show,
is on exhibit through January 30
at the Chisholm Trail Museum
Seay Mansion, Kingfisher.
www.ctokmuseum.org/seaymansion.html
District 2
Jacob Krumwiede, District 2 Rep.
Will Rogers Memorial Museums
918.343.8127
[email protected]
District 4
Stephanie Allen, District 4 Rep.
Sam Noble Museum
405.325.5481
[email protected]
Join Muskogee War Memorial
Park, Muskogee, to celebrate the
USS Batfish’s unbeatable record of
Sam Noble Museum, Norman,
hosts Galileo’s World Symposium,
an all day lecture series exploring
www.okmuseums.org
Dustin Pyeatt is the new staff
person in charge of Development
& Outreach at American Banjo
Museum, OKC.
The Oklahoma City Zoo
has a new traveling exhibit
available, Joel Sartore: Uncertain
Futures. The exhibit features
photographs of Oklahoma
City Zoo animals by National
Geographic Photographer Joel
Sartore. Contact Sherri Vance at
405.425.0250 or svance@okczoo.
com for more information.
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