SEMC is pleased to announce the 2022 Winners of the
Exhibition, Publication and Technology Competitions and
Student Work in Museums
Congratulations to all!
Under $25,000 Budget
Gold: Frazier History Museum- West of Ninth: Race, Reckoning, and Reconciliation
Gold: Museum of the Cherokee Indian/ Asheville Art Museum - A Living Language: Cherokee Syllabary in Contemporary Art
Silver: Halsey Institue of Contemporary Art-Dyani White Hawk: Hear Her
Bronze: Asheville Art Museum- Olympics Suite: Artistic Tribute, Golden Hour, and Precious Medals
Bronze: LSU Museum of Art- The Boneyard: The Ceramics Teaching Collection
Over $25,000 Budget
Gold: Tampa Bay History Center- Cuban Pathways
Silver: The Baker Museum- Pam Longobardi- Ocean Gleaning
Bronze: Asheville Art Museum- Modernist Design at Black Mountain College
Bronze: Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art at the College of Charleston- Namsa Leuba: Crossed Looks
Over $100,000 Budget
Gold: The Historic New Orleans Collection- Making Mardi Gras
Gold: The Historic New Orleans Collection- Backstage at A Streetcar Named Desire
Silver: Tennessee State Museum- Painting the Smokies: Art, Community, and the Making of a National Park
Bronze: Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill- Local Economies, Global Impacts
Bronze: Memphis Museum of Science & History- Memphis Proud: the Resilience of a Southern LGBTQ+ Community
Honorable Mention: Customs House Museum & Cultural Center- Explorers Landing Exploring Our Town: An Adventure for All Ages
Honorable Mention: Grassmere Historic Farm, Nashville Zoo at Grassmere- Morton Family Exhibit
Over $1,000,000 Budget
Gold: Mississippi Museum of Art- A Movement in Every Direction: Legacies of the Great Migration
Many thanks to the 2022 Exhibition Competition Chair and Judges:
2022 Exhibition Competition Judges:
Category: Best in Show
Georgia Museum of Art- Facet Newsletter
Category: Annual Reports
Gold: 2020 Annual Report- New Orleans Museum of Art
Silver: 2021 A Year in Review- Customs House Museum & Cultural Center
Bronze: 2021 Annual Report with Envelope- Cook Museum of Natural Science
Category: Book & Catalogues
Gold: Namsa Leuba: Crossed Looks- Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art at the College of Charleston
Silver: The World of Marty Stuart Book- Mississippi Department of Archives and History
Bronze: Alma W. Thomas: Everything Is Beautiful- The Columbus Museum
Honorable Mention: “Electric Rhythms”- Huntington Museum of Art
Honorable Mention: Crossed Kalunga by the Stars & Other Acts of Resistance- Gregg Museum of Art & Design, North Carolina State University
Category: Brochures and Rack Cards
Gold: John Leslie Breck Exhibition Brochure- The Mint Museum
Silver: Means of Identification: New Acquisitions to the WFU Student Union Collection of Contemporary Art, Spotlight- Hanes Gallery, Wake Forest University
Bronze: 2022 Valentine Cards- Cook Museum of Natural Science
Category: Campaigns
Gold: Form & Fire: American Studio Ceramics from the E. John Bullard Collection Campaign- LSU Museum of Art
Silver: 2022 Volunteer Appreciation Week Campaign- Cook Museum of Natural Science
Bronze: Explorations of Self: Black Portraiture from the Cochran Collection- Hanes Gallery, Wake Forest University
Honorable Mention: Forces of Nature Fun Day Campaign- Cook Museum of Natural Science
Category: Gallery Guides
Gold: Tennessee at 225: Highlights from the Collection Gallery Guide- Tennessee State Museum
Silver: Activity Book- Gregg Museum of Art & Design, North Carolina State University
Bronze: A Living Language: Cherokee Syllabary and Contemporary Art Exhibition Booklet- Asheville Art Museum and the Museum of the Cherokee Indian
Honorable Mention: “A Thousand Miles and Counting” Curriculum Guide- Savannah College of Art and Design
Honorable Mention: Exhibits Scavenger Hunt Series- Cook Museum of Natural Science
Category: Invitations
Gold: The Mint Museum Coveted Couture Gala Invitation- The Mint Museum
Silver: ‘Pirates & Pearls’ Invitation- Marco Island Historical Society
Bronze: Bestoff Memorial Invitation- New Orleans Museum of Art
Category: Magazines & Newsletters
Gold: Facet (Newsletter)- Georgia Museum of Art
Silver: Inspired: The Mint Museum Magazine- The Mint Museum
Bronze: Second & Commerce- Customs House Museum & Cultural Center
Honorable Mention: Art Talk Newsletter- LSU Museum of Art
Category: Mailers & Calendars
Gold: 2021 Christmas Card- Cook Museum of Natural Science
Silver: Enchanted Bookmark: Skeleton Pirate- Hunter Museum of American Art
Silver: Enchanted Bookmark: The Green Children- Hunter Museum of American Art
Bronze: Reception Invites- Customs House Museum & Cultural Center
Category: Posters
Gold: It Came from Storage- The Columbus Museum
Silver: Mississippi Makers Fest Poster- Mississippi Department of Archives & History
Bronze: No Food or Drink Poster- Cook Museum of Natural Science
Honorable Mention: Sand Unshaken: The Origin Story of Alma Thomas- The Columbus Museum
Honorable Mention: The Defenders Poster- The Mississippi Department of Archives & History
Many thanks to the 2022 Publication Competition Chair and Judges:
Lizz Biswell (Chair), Associate Director, Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art at the College of Charleston, Charleston, SC
2022 Publication Competition Judges:
Laura Pelzer, Chief Strategy Officer, Charleston Library Society, Charleston, SC
Nandini McCauley, Director of Marketing and Communications, College of Charleston School of the Arts, Charleston, SC
Take a look at the 2022 Virtual Technology Showcase which featured projects from Technology Competition GOLD Winners!
Category: Digital Education Winners
Under $1,000
Gold: The Enslaved Polks, President James K. Polk State Historic Site
Silver: Family and Educator’s Guide to the Ed Jonson Memorial, Hunter Museum of American Art
Category: Digital Marketing
Under $1,000
Gold: Hunter Underground/ Above Ground Developmental Campaign, Hunter Museum of American Art
Silver: Maritime Passport, North Carolina Maritime Museum at Southport
Bronze: What does a CHUCKWALLA want for Christmas? E-Blast, Cook Museum of Natural Science
$1,001-$4,999
Gold: Queen Nefertari’s Egypt Instagram Video Campaign, New Orleans Museum of Art
Category: Gallery Installations
$1,001-$4,999
Gold: Making Mardi Gras Digital Interactives & Installations, The Historic New Orleans Collection
Silver: Backstage at A Street Car Named Desire, The Historic New Orleans Collection
Over $10,000
Gold: Magnetic Core Interactive, Cook Museum of Natural Science
Category: Media Production
Under $1,000
Gold: Cartographic Legacies: Maps at The Historic New Orleans Collection, The Historic New Orleans Collection
Silver: North Side Skull and Bone Gang: Big Chief Bruce Sunpie Barnes on the History & Future of One of New Orleans’ Oldest Mardi Gras Traditions, The Historic New Orleans Collection
Bronze: Citizen Science Video, Cook Museum of Natural Science
$1,001-$4,999
Gold: Binder Podcast, Columbia Museum of Art
Silver: Motion to Move Video & Virtual Premiere, New Orleans Museum of Art
Bronze: “Dawn DeDeaux: The Space Between Worlds” Exhibition Trailer, New Orleans Museum of Art
$5,000-$9,999
Gold: Souvenirs of Earth: Creative Concept Studio Video, New Orleans Museum of Art
Silver: MYNA Video, Hunter Museum of American Art
Bronze: Queen Nefertari’s Egypt Mobile Guide, New Orleans Museum of Art
Over $10,000
Category: Virtual Media
Under $1,000
Gold: #TeamNick Social Media Campaign, Mississippi Department of Archives and History
Silver: “Enchanted” Social Media Campaign, Hunter Museum of Art
Bronze: Sustainability Webpage, Customs House Museum & Cultural Center
Many thanks to the 2022 Technology Competition Chairs:
2022 Technology Competition Jury Foreman
2022 Technology Competition Jurors
2022 Student Work in Museums Award Winners
Radical Access: Neurodiverse Adult Programming
Lee Anne Spear, Museum Studies M.A., The International Spy Museum
The George Washington University
Digital Storytelling and User Experience in Online Exhibition Development
Mia Jackson, English & Art History, Gadsden Arts Center & Museum
Florida State University
Frameworks: Designing a Board Game for the Academic Art Gallery
Dianna Bradley, Museum Education and Visitor Centered Curation PhD, Audrey Jacob, Museum Education and Visitor Centered Curation PhD, Ashley Williams, Museum Education and Visitor Centered Curation PhD, Minki Jeon, Art Education PhD, Florida State University Museum of Fine Art
Florida State University
Beyond the Book: Incorporating the Contextual Model of Learning to Curriculum Development
Paige Perryman, History and Political Science, Belle Meade Historic Site
Mississippi State University
Why Academic Museums Need Student Advisory Boards: A Case Study of the McClung Student Advisory Board (MSAB)
Sadie Counts, Anthropology PhD; Sean Burke, College Scholars: Museum Accessibility; Lisette Morris, Art History; McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture
University of Tennessee
Many thanks to the 2022 Student Work in Museums Chairs & Judges:
Lana Burgess (Chair), Clinical Professor, Art and History and Museum Studies, Faculty Curator, McKissick Museum, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
Katy Malone (Chair), Curator of Academic Programs, McClung Museum of Natural History & Culture, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TX
Brian Young (Juror), Director, Baum Gallery, Department of Art and Design, University of Central Arkansas, Conway, AR