AAMG News

• There’s still time to signup for ALI-CLE’s Legal Issues in Museum Administration

  This annual conference delivers an unparalleled level of information and networking opportunities for dedicated museum professionals. Join us this year in Dallas at the beautiful Belo Mansion, in the heart of the Dallas Arts District, to learn from a diverse… Read More

• CALL FOR AAMG BOARD NOMINATION: Western Regional Rep

  Association of Academic Galleries and Museums CALL FOR AAMG BOARD NOMINATION The AAMG has an exciting year ahead, and we are looking for a new Western Regional Representative (AK, CA, HI, ID, NV, OR, UT, WA). The new representative will… Read More

• AAMG Welcomes New Colorado State Rep. Dr. Heather Orr

  Heather S. Orr, Ph.D. Professor of Art (Art History), Art Department Chair, MGES Associate Director, Western State Colorado University, Gunnison, Colorado Heather Orr received her doctorate in Precolumbian Art History from the University of Texas at Austin, and has published… Read More

• AAMG Conference Scholarship Application Now Available

  Thanks to a generous grant from the Kress Foundation and conference sponsors Culture Spots and Four Color Print Group,  AAMG is pleased to provide a limited number of $450 student scholarships to attend the AAMG Annual Conference in Eugene, OR. Interested… Read More

• Reminder: AAMG Annual Conference Registration Now Open

  Dear colleagues, Registration and program information for the 2017 AAMG Annual Conference in Eugene, OR is now available. Please click here to access the schedule of presentations, workshops, receptions, and much more. Online registration, as well as hotel and travel… Read More

• CALL FOR AAMG MOUNTAIN-PLAINS BOARD NOMINATION

  The AAMG has an exciting year ahead, and we are looking for a new Mountain-Plains Regional Representative (CO, KS, MT, NE, NM, ND, OK, SD,TX, WY). The new representative will assume his/her duties once appointed. First, we thank outgoing Mountain-Plains… Read More

• CALL FOR AAMG AT-LARGE BOARD NOMINATION

  The AAMG has an exciting year ahead, and we are looking for an At-Large Board Member. The new representative will assume his/her duties once appointed. The position is a 3-year appointment, renewable once. Board member institutions must be members of the AAMG… Read More

• Preserve the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities

  Created by S.C. on January 21, 2017 The Arts and Humanities are a vital part of our cultural identity and enhance the quality of our lives. They connect us to the past, they speak to us in the present, and… Read More

• National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Awards: deadline 2/13/2017

  Each year, the National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Awards recognizes 12 outstanding programs in the United States, from a wide range of urban and rural settings. Recipients receive a $10,000 one-time grant; the invitation to accept their award at… Read More

• AAMG Responds to Travel Ban

  In response to President Trump's January 27 executive order, your AAMG board shares this statement: Academic museums and galleries across the U.S. are dedicated to teaching our many audiences about global heritage--past and present, individual and collective--not only to enhance… Read More

• Final call for Legal Issues in Museum Administration scholarships – apply today!

  To Academic museum and gallery directors and administrators: The 2017 Legal Issues in Museum Administration, LIMA, will be held on March 29 - 31 in Dallas, Texas. This course of study, offered by the American Law Institute Continuing Legal Education, ALI-CLE, and… Read More

• Alison Gass appointed director of the Smart Museum of Art

  [caption id="attachment_2413" align="alignnone" width="600"] Allie. (Photo by Jean Lachat)[/caption] We’re thrilled to announce that Alison Gass, a leading curator of contemporary art and a senior leader at university museums, has been appointed the director of the Smart Museum of Art.… Read More