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2008 AFFINITY GROUPS/STANDING PROFESSIONAL COMMITTEES
Coordinator: Karen M. Kelly, Director of Exhibits & Education,
Imagine It! The Children’s Museum of Atlanta, 275 Centennial
Olympic Park Drive NW, Atlanta, GA 30313-1827. 404 653-8157, 404
223-3675 (Fax),
karen.kelly@imagineit-cma.org.
General Information
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR MUSEUM VOLUNTEERS (AAMV) (AG)
The AAMV is the only national association, which represents over 400,000
volunteers in all categories of museums. The AAMV is affiliated nationally with
the American Association of Museums (AAM), the United States Federation of
Friends of Museums (USFFM) and internationally with the World Federation of
Friends of Museums (WFFM).
The purpose of AAMV is: to promote professional standards of volunteerism, to
provide a forum for the exchange of ideas and information, to offer
opportunities for continuing education through panel discussion and workshops,
to encourage volunteers and volunteer managers to become familiar with projects
and programs both locally and nationally, to inform and represent volunteers in
advocacy for tax benefits and other legislation at the local and national
levels. For further information, go to their website at www.aamv.org
Affiliation: National AG with regional representation
Membership: About 400 nationally, around 100 regionally
Dues: $35 annually for individuals and $75 for a group
Benefits:
AAMV newsletter (quarterly); regional and state workshops; sponsored programs at
regional, national and international conferences; discounts on AAMV publications
(e.g., Transforming Museum Volunteering: A practical Guide for Engaging 21st
Century Volunteers). Available for purchase at
www.authorhouse.com
Contacts:
AAMV South-Eastern Regional Directors
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Rhonda Hethcox, Birmingham Museum of Art
2000 8th Avenue North, Birmingham, AL 35203
205 254-2070, rhethcox@artsbma.org
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Sarah Ward, Telfair Museum of Art, P.O. Box 10081
Savannah, GA 31412, wards@telfair.org
AAMV President
ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGE & UNIVERSITY MUSEUMS & GALLERIES
(ACUMG) (AG)
ACUMG is a network of museums and galleries affiliated with academic
institutions throughout North American. Organized in 1980, ACUMG addresses the
issues that are relevant and unique to college and university museums and
galleries of all disciplines including art, history, natural history, and
science. Issues include governance, ethics, education and exhibits, management,
strategic planning, support, collections, and professional programs. The
Association supports continued improvement of professional and ethical standards
and practice through the ACUMG newsletter, periodic surveys, national and
regional conferences, and sessions at AAM and other professional organizations.
Affiliation: National AG with regional representation.
Membership: 155 nationally, 35 regionally.
Fee: $20 (individual), $35 (institution), $10 (student), $50
(corporate).
Benefits: News & Issues (newsletter); sponsored programs;
annual conference and business meeting at AAM annual meeting; voting privileges.
Contact: Barbara Rothermel, Director, Daura Gallery /
Museum Studies Program, Lynchburg College, 1501 Lakeside Drive, Lynchburg, VA
24501-3199, 434 544-8343, 434 544-8277 (fax),
rothermel@lynchburg.edu
COMMITTEE ON AUDIENCE RESEARCH AND EVALUATION (CARE)
(SPC)
The AAM Committee on Audience Research and Evaluation is a group of evaluators,
curators, exhibit designers, educators, managers and others who believe that
understanding visitors is an essential part of the planning and operation of
museums and other public access cultural institutions. The Committee plays an
active role in the AAM and regional conferences by promoting papers, panel
sessions and workshops related to visitor studies.
Affiliation: National Standing Professional Committee
Membership: 150
Fee: $15
Benefits: Newsletter, The Gauge, published 2 - 3 times a year.
Discounts on publications (e.g., Evaluators Directory, Current Trends in
Audience Research annually at AAM Annual Meeting).
Contact: VACANT
COMMITTEE ON MUSEUM PROFESSIONAL TRAINING (COMPT) (SPC)
COMPT, an AAM standing professional committee, serves as an organization and
forum for discussion, study and dissemination of knowledge on professional
training (academic and other) for those aspiring to or employed in museum and
other institutions. COMPT also provides assistance and direction for the
professional enrichment and advancement of all persons working in museums and to
promote the goals of the museum community according to the standards and ethics
upheld by AAM.
Affiliation: National SPC with regional representation.
Membership: about 100 nationally, 20 regionally.
Fee: $10 annually
Benefits: Voting privileges. Organize and sponsor one training
related session at the SEMC Annual Meeting. Members have access to the expanding
COMPT website at www.COMPT-aam.org
Contact: VACANT
SEMC DEVELOPMENT AND MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE (DAM) (SPC)
DAM’s purposes are to strengthen the standards and the practice of development
and memberships programs within southeastern museums and to increase awareness
among museum trustees and professional staff of the importance of
development/membership to the museum’s fulfillment of its public
responsibilities, achievement of its long-range goals, and the assurance of its
financial well being. DAM’s purpose is networking, where professional colleagues
facilitate the exchange of ideas, information and experience. meeting.
Contact: Vacant
EDUCATORS COMMITTEE (EDCOM) (SPC)
EdCom represents the concerns and needs of museum educators within the AAM by
participating in policy and decision making discussions at the national level,
and by selecting and planning programs for the annual and regional meetings.
EdCom also promotes communication among museum educators nationwide through
publications for museum educators, advocates the support of museums and their
educational purposes, and provides excellence in learning.
Affiliation: National SPC with regional representation.
Membership: About 600 nationally, 75 regionally.
Fee: $15 annually
Benefits: EdCom newsletter (biannual); regional EdCom
newsletter (biannual); Membership Directory and Marketplace of Ideas Directory
(alternated annually); sessions at AAM and SEMC meetings; voting privileges;
discounts on EdCom workshops; copy of booklet, Professional Standards for Museum
Education; members eligible for “Award Excellence in Practice” and “Award for
Excellence in Programming.”
Contact: Edith Brady, Curator of Education, High Point Museum,
1859 E. Lexington Ave., High Point, NC 27262, (336) 885-1859,
edith.brady@highpointnc.gov
HISTORIC HOUSE MUSEUMS AFFINITY GROUP (HHMAG) (AG)
The mission of HHMAG is to address issues that are of interest to historic house
museums by providing educational programming, workshops, and networking
opportunities for the staff and volunteers associated with historic house
museums in the twelve states comprising SEMC.
Affiliation: Regional AG.
Membership: 43 regionally
Fee: $10 annually (individual or institutional)
Benefits: biannual newsletter, “HHMAG Rag;” (to view the newsletter,
click here),
voting privileges at annual meeting; sponsored sessions and workshops at SEMC
Contact: Cindy Lucas, Associate Director, Department of Museum
Program Studies, Director, Doak House Museum, Tusculum College, PO Box 5026,
Greeneville, TN 37743, 800 729-0256, ext. 5251,
clucas@tusculum.edu
MUSEUM STORE AFFINITY GROUP (AG)
The mission of the Museum Store Affinity Group is to stress the importance which
stores provide to museums that enhance the educational value of both the museum
and their exhibitions. Goals to achieve include:: presenting a program at annual
meeting on or about museum stores which incorporates the museum store as a vital
part of each museum and its contributions to the whole; contributing photographs
and articles in each issue of “Inside SEMC” showcasing a variety of member
museum stores and their products; and encouraging directors and curators to work
with stores in order to promote exhibitions through product development and
educational information.
Affiliation: N/A
Membership: Approximately 50 regionally
Fee: N/A
Benefits: Including your museum store in “Inside SEMC”
Including your museum store in the Affinity Group Expo during the annual meeting
Including items from your museum store in the annual silent Auction which
benefits SEMC’s scholarship program
Contact: Jacque Kavanaugh, Museum Store Consultant, 6851
Roswell Road, Foxcroft L-!5, Atlanta, GA 30328, 770 393-2080,
jactkav@aol.com
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR MUSEUM EXHIBITIONS (NAME)
The National Association for Museum Exhibition (NAME) is a SPC of AAM, dedicated
to advancing the exhibits profession. NAME's mission is to enhances the cultural
landscape by advancing the value and relevance of exhibitions through dialogue
among individuals, museum leaders, and the public. NAME promotes excellence and
best practices, identifies trends and recent innovations, provides access to
resources, promotes professional development and cultivates leadership for
exhibit professionals.
Affiliation: Standing Professional Committee of AAM, with
regional representation.
Membership: 800 nationally
Annual Fee: $25 individuals; $35 institutional; $35 commercial,
$15 retired/student
Benefits:
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Our professional journal, the Exhibitionist , a journal of
thoughtful practice, discussing issues in contemporary exhibition.
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The Members Directory and Resource Guide - A listing of over
1,000 exhibit professionals world-wide .
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Workshops, programs, and panel sessions at national and
regional museum conferences
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Our electronic newsletter, the NewsFlasher With
announcements of member news, projects, and exhibit openings
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Exhibit Builder magazine , a trade magazine for the exhibit
design and production business
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E-mail updates - News about upcoming conferences, events,
and other NAME activity
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Our website,
www.N-A-M-E.org , all the vital information about NAME in one handy
place
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Networking opportunities - Stay plugged in to the exhibit
field!
Contact: Darcie A. MacMahon, Assistant Director
in Charge of Exhibits, Florida Museum of Natural History Exhibits and Public
Programs, PO Box 112710, Gainesville, FL 32611-2710, 352 846-2000, ext. 208, 352
846-0253 (Fax), dmacmahon@flmnh.ufl.edu
PR & MARKETING COMMITTEE (PRAM) (SPC)
The Public Relations and Marketing Committee is a Standing Professional
Committee of the American Association of Museums. Its mission is to advance the
network of museum professionals in public relations, public information,
marketing, audience development, and communications. The committee works to
elevate the standard of practice in public relations and marketing and to create
awareness and understanding of the practice among other museum professionals and
board members. The Committee updates members about the latest issues affecting
museums and their audiences; shares ideas and innovations with colleagues;
selects and plans sessions at the AAM annual meeting and regional conferences;
and hosts receptions and joint issues luncheons.
Affiliation: National SPC with regional representation
Membership: About 250 nationally - 55 regionally
Fee: $15 annually with institutional or individual AAM
membership
(institutional AAM members may join PRAM for $15 – they need to only list a PR
or Marketing contact on the application).
Benefits: Word of Mouth, twice-annual e-newsletter, electronic
membership directory with special expertise roster; national PRAM listserve;
participation in subcommittees, regional districts, and working groups; and
professional development workshops and networking opportunities at AAM and
regional conferences.
Contact: Kipper Lance, Director of Marketing & Public
Relations,
Norton Museum of Art, 1451 S. Olive Avenue,
West Palm Beach, FL 33401, 561.832.5196 Ext. 1137
561/659-3406 (fax), lancek@norton.org
SEMC CURCOM (CURATORS’ COMMITTEE) (SPC)
The SEMC Curators’ Committee exists to serve those museum professionals in the
Southeast who are involved with collections, research and exhibitions. The
committee chiefly provides a community of peers with whom to discuss
professional topics of current interest or concern and serves as a network for
research and other professionals’ queries. The committee sponsors an annual
exhibition competition.
Benefits: Sponsor of SEMC regional exhibition competition.
Contact: Rob DeHart, Museum Consultant, 4551 Tanglewood Dr.
Pegram, TN 37143, (615) 830-2622,
robbybaba@comcast.net
You are invited to join an informal listserv of the curators of the Southeastern
Museums Conference (SEMC). Please use the list to communicate about
opportunities for collections sharing, object transfers, traveling exhibitions,
as well as issues that affect the field. To subscribe, send an email to
SEMC_Curators-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
SOUTHEASTERN REGISTRARS ASSOCIATION (SERA) (AG)
SERA is an affiliate of The Registrars Committee of the AAM. Organized in 1978
to encourage high standards of museum practice and to foster professional growth
among registrars in the Southeast, SERA promotes the exchange and dissemination
of information and ideas on registrarial functions through educational seminars,
publications and other means. SERA offers a unique opportunity to meet and work
with colleagues, share special expertise, establish standards of professional
practice, and help shape the profession.
Affiliation: Regional subcommittee of national SPC
Membership: 200 regionally
Fee: $10 annually for museum professionals and affiliated
persons
Benefits: SERA NEWS (quarterly newsletter); membership
directory (biennial); participation and voting privileges at annual meeting;
discounts on SERA publications (e.g., Basic Condition Reporting and Steal This
Handbook! A Template for Creating A Museum’s Emergency Preparedness Plan);
members are eligible for scholarship money to attend SEMC meeting and AAM
conferences; free membership to the RC-AAM listserv.
Contact: Warren J. Woods, Collections Manager, The Historic New
Orleans Collection, 533 Royal Street, New Orleans, LA 70130, 504 598-7129, 504
598-7108 (fax), warrenw@hnoc.org
SOUTHEAST REGIONAL CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION (SERCA) (AG)
The major focus of Southeast Regional Conservation Association, Inc. (SERCA) is
to educate caretakers of cultural property and their communities about
preservation as an ongoing responsibility, as well as raising an awareness and
support for conservation. SERCA will focus on providing conservation
professionals with opportunities for collegial exchange at an annual meeting.
SERCA hopes to improve access to conservation expertise through outreach
activities to cultural repositories--particularly to areas which have had only
limited exposure to professional conservation.
One of SERCA's chief interests is to assist caretakers of cultural property in
effectively responding to disasters. SERCA's ultimate goal is for each
collecting institution in the Southeast to have a realistic emergency
preparedness plan.
Affiliation: N/A
Membership: Approximately 60 regionally
Fee: $20 annual membership
Benefits: Attendance of annual workshop/meeting
Contact:
David Goist, President
Raleigh, NC
(919) 783-0252
gocon@aol.com
Yasuko Ogino, Treasurer (Membership)
Atlanta, GA
(404) 733-4589
yasuko.ogino@woodruffcenter.org
SMALL MUSEUM ADMINISTRATOR’S COMMITTEE (SMAC) (SPC)
SMAC, founded in 1987, is an advocate for museums in North America whose annual
budgets average under $350,000. Their purpose is to raise awareness about the
significant role small museums have in society. SMAC endeavors to serve its
members by increasing small museum visibility on local, regional, and national
levels. They provide information and access to resources that enhance the
quality of small museum operations and services.
Affiliation: National SPC with regional representation.
Membership: 65 nationally.
Fee: $10 annually
Benefits: The Cornerstone (quarterly newsletter); voting
privileges, reception, business meeting, and sponsored sessions at AAM.
Contact: VACANT
SEMC TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE (SPC)
The Technology Committee’s purpose are to strengthen the standards and the
practice of technology within southeastern museums and to increase awareness
among professional staff of the importance of technology to the museum’s
fulfillment of its public responsibilities, achievement of its long-range goals,
and the assurance of its financial well being. The Technology Committee’s
purpose is networking, where professional colleagues facilitate the exchange of
ideas, information and experience.
Contact: Vacant
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