SEMC is pleased to announce the 2021 Winners of the
Exhibition, Publication and Technology Competitions and
Student Work in Museums
Congratulations to all!
Under $10,000 Budget
Gold: Columbus Museum: And So She Did: Women of the Chattahoochee Valley
Back row (l-r): Imani Jones-Pugh, Jessamy South, Lucy Kacir, Rebecca Bush, Cameron Faucette, Aimee Brooks. Front row (l-r): Rachel Vogt, Keith Smith, Yun Nye
Silver: Marco Island Historical Society: A Pressing Matter: Preserving Marco Island's Flora
Bronze: Asheville Art Museum: Meeting the Moon
Honorable Mention: Berman Museum: Danger, Deception, and Disguise
Under $25,000 Budget
Gold: Morris Center for Lowcountry Heritage: Soul of the South
Kayleigh Vaughn, Director of Exhibitions and Programs, Morris Center for Lowcountry History
Silver: Gregg Museum of Art & Design: Stephen Althouse - Objects of Intention
Bronze: Florence County Museum: Kindred Spirit: the Personal Worlds of William H. Johnson
Over $25,000 Budget
Gold: Orange County Regional History Center: Yesterday, This Was Home: The Ocoee Massacre of 1920
Silver: Gregg Museum of Art & Design: All Is Possible - Mary Ann Scherr's Legacy in Metal
Over $100,000 Budget
Gold: Mississippi Department of Archives and History: Mississippi Distilled: Prohibition, Piety, and Politics
Front row, L to R: Nan Prince, Jessica O'Connor, Madeleine Miller
Standing, L to R: Sam Butz, Tony Schnadelbach, Barbara McClendon, Shane Keil, Megan Bankston
Honorable Mention: Georgia Museum of Art: Emma Amos: Color Odyssey
Over $100,000,000 Budget
Gold: Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience: Core Exhibition | Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience
Kenneth Hoffman, Executive Director; Anna Tucker, Curator; project teams at Gallagher & Associates, Solomon Group, and Cortina Productions.
Silver: Atlanta History Center: Atlanta ’96: Shaping an Olympic and Paralympic City
*Digital Exhibition (*NEW category for 2021!)
Gold: Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art: Dis/placements: Revisitations of Home
A Zoom picture of the Halsey staff as they were working remote together on the Dis/placements project.
Many thanks to the 2021 Exhibition Competition Chair and Judges:
2021 Exhibition Competition Judges:
Category: Best in Show
Emma Amos: Color Odyssey - Georgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia
Category: Annual Reports
Gold: Gibbes Museum of Art, 2020 Annual Report
Pictured: Jennifer Ross, Director of Development and Erin Banks, Creative Director, posing with the Gibbes Museum 2020 Annual Report
Silver: Florida Museum of Natural History, 2019-2020 Digital Annual Report
Bronze: LSU Museum of Art, Annual Report
Category: Book & Catalogues
Gold: Emma Amos: Color Odyssey - Georgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia
Silver: Monumental: Oscar Dunn and His Radical Fight in Reconstruction Louisiana - Historic New Orleans Collection
Bronze: Cajun Document: Acadiana, 1973-74 - Historic New Orleans Collection
Category: Brochures and Rack Cards
Gold: Membership Brochure - Marco Island Historical Society
(L to R) Caitlin Benarroch, Sherri Morrison, Patricia Rutledge, Heather Otis
Silver: Whitman, Alabama - Georgia Museum of Art
Bronze: How Can I Help Turtles? - Cook Museum of Natural Science
Honorable Mention: Museum Brochure - Marco Island Historical Society
Categorgy: Campaigns
Gold: Museum Discovery Quest - Customs House Museum and Cultural Center
Silver: L'Amour du Vin Auction & Dinner - Knoxville Museum of Art
Bronze: All About Her/Him Events Campaign - Cook Museum of Natural Science
Honorable Mention: Power, Passion & Pose: Photographs by Ken Browar and Deborah Ory Exhibition Campaign- Hunter Museum of American Art
Category: Gallery Guides
Gold: Family Guide - Asheville Art Museum
On the left, Kelly Baisley, School & Family Programs Manger, and on the right, Sharon McRorie, Education Programs Manager. Hilary Schroeder, Assistant Curator, also worked on the Guide.
Silver: Gallery Guide: Self-guided Tour Guides and Museum Hunt: Hunter Museum of American Art
Bronze: Social Story & Visual Vocabulary- Cook Museum of Natural Science
Category: Invitations
Gold: WJS Garden Party Invitation - Telfair Museums
Silver: Under the Big Top - Marco Island Historical Society
Bronze: 2020 Exhibitions - Hunter Museum of American Art
Category: Magazines & Newsletters
Gold: WJS Garden Party Invitation - Telfair Museums
Silver: Under the Big Top - Marco Island Historical Society
Bronze: 2020 Exhibitions - Hunter Museum of American Art
Category: Mailers & Calendars
Gold: LCVA Seasonal Series Mailer - Longwood Center for the Visual Arts, Longwood University
Silver: Art View Spring 2021 - Hunter Museum of American Art
Bronze: Upcoming Events Calendar Series - Cook Museum of Natural Science
Category: Posters
Gold: Welcome Back Poster- Cook Museum of Natural Science
Silver: Jazz in June - Customs House Museum & Cultural Center
Bronze: What is Color? - Cook Museum of Natural Science
Many thanks to the 2021 Publication Competition Chair and Judges:
2021 Publication Competition Judges:
Did you miss the October 2021 Virtual Technology Showcase which featured projects from Technology Competition GOLD Winners? No worries!
Category: Applications
Silver: Morris Center for Lowcountry Heritage - Xplore Morris Center
Bronze: Sautee Nacoochee Cultural Center - Explore Helen and Sautee Nacoochee Phone App
Category: Campaign
Gold: Wiregrass Museum of Art - House Party for Art
Silver: Customs House Museum and Cultural Center - Grand Illumination
Category: Digital Education
Gold: Boston Productions, Inc. - Western Writers of America: Packing the West
Silver: Shiloh Museum of Ozark History - Native American Days Program & Resources for Educators & Students
Bronze: Asheville Art Museum - Summer Camp to Go!
Honorable Mention: Telfair Museums - Picasso to Hockney Educator Guide
Honorable Mention: Georgia Museum of Art - Virtual 5th Grade Tours
Category: Digital Marketing
Gold: Gregg Museum of Art and Design - Fantastic Fans: The Collection of Emma Hanford Smith
Created by Christina Wytko Marchington, Educational Programs & Communications Coordinator at Gregg Museum of Art & Design
Silver: Atlanta History Center - Website
Category: Gallery Installations
Gold: Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience - Community Quilt Interactive
Kenneth Hoffman, Executive Director; Anna Tucker, Curator; project teams at Cortina Productions, Solomon Group, and Gallagher & Associates.
Silver: Orange County Regional History Center - Deeds Map - Yesterday, This Was Home: The Ocoee Massacre of 1920
Bronze: Boston Productions Inc. - Tennessee State Library & Archives Touch Interactive Experiences
Honorable Mention: Customs House Museum and Cultural Center - In-Museum Digital Marketing Screens
Category: Media Production
Gold: Orange County Regional History Center - Oral History Animation - Yesterday, This Was Home: The Ocoee Massacre of 1920
Silver: Asheville Art Museum - Asheville Art Museum smARTguide
Bronze: Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience - Orientation Film: Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience
Honorable Mention: Shiloh Museum of Ozark History - Shiloh Shout-Out video series
Category: Student Projects
Gold: Asheville Art Museum - NEH Cares Videos
Many thanks to the 2021 Technology Competition Chair:
2021 Technology Competition Judges:
2021 Student Work in Museums Award Winners
Weaving Muscogee Creek Culture: The Artistry of Mary Smith
Riva Cullinan, Hope Chandler, Elissa Lisle, Caitlyn White, A. René Thompson, Manasar Alharethi, Emily McKenzie
University of Alabama
Secrets of the Oldest City: LGBT+ History in St. Augustine, Florida
Lizzy Sparks
Ohio State University
Historic Hauntings in North Georgia
Carly Payne
University of North Georgia
Professionalism and Transformation of the Highlands Historical Society
Bailey Lawrence
Western Carolina University
Moravian Mornings: A Historic Bethabara Park Podcast
Casey Landolf
University of North Carolina
A Journal from Captivity: A Day in the Life at Camp Lawrenceburg
Harliana Burns
Middle Tennessee State University
Memory Through Mountain Ranges: Preserving Asheville Artists' Geographic Identity
Shira Zaid
Smith College
Many thanks to the 2021 Student Work in Museums Co-Chairs: