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Oklahoma Museums Association District Meetings and Program on Inventorying Your Collection to be held in March

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0600

March 19, District One, Jim Goss rep, Jennifer Holt presenter, location Tulsa Air and Space Museum, Tulsa

March 21, District Two, Jennifer Holt rep, Delaynna Trim presenter, location Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame, Muskogee

March 23, District Three, David Keathly rep, Jennifer Holt presenter, location Marland Estate, Ponca City

March 27, District Four, Regina Berna rep, Kristin Mravinec presenter, location Chickasaw Cultural Center, Sulphur

March 29, District Five, Dan Provo rep, Delaynna Trim presenter, location Oklahoma History Center, OKC

Each of the District Meetings will take place from 1:00pm-4:00pm. Cost $10.
Registration deadline March 12 Register online here Download registration form here

Sample Agenda
Welcome
Meet/introductions/network with museums in district
Discuss items of importance to museums in district
Conclude with a program on Inventorying Your Collection
Tour of museum (on your own)

Note: OMA districts follow the same boundaries as Oklahoma congressional districts. View districts here.

Sponsored by Oklahoma Arts Council and Kirkpatrick Family Fund

Traveling Archivist Program – Applications Due February 29

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0600

2012 Traveling Archivist Program – Applications Due February 29

The Oklahoma Historical Records Advisory Board (OHRAB), administered by the Oklahoma Department of Libraries, is accepting applications for its 2012 Traveling Archivist Program (TAP).

In partnership with the Oklahoma Museums Association, TAP provides the services of a professional Archivist/Conservator Consultant who will help organizations with an archival collection develop written Preservation Plans. The consultant will assess possible risks to materials, address fire protection and security concerns, evaluate policies and procedures as they apply to preservation, provide recommendations for improving preservation practices, and review the general condition of archival materials and make recommendations for improvement.

Up to 20 TAP awards will be made in Oklahoma. Geographical locations will be considered to ensure that all regions of the state have repositories participating. Organizations completing the program are eligible to receive funding from OHRAB to address one or more of the recommendations in their completed preservation plan.

Each participating organization must complete an organizational self-assessment covering mission, policies, risk management, public relations, storage, and facility conditions.

More information at http://www.odl.state.ok.us/oar/tap.htm

OMA Sponsorships Opportunities Now Available - First Come First Served

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0600

OMA is currently accepting sponsorships for 2012 programming.

To download a sponsorship form for programs, including the OMA conference, click here
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To pay online for a program sponsorship, inlcuding the OMA conference, click here

To download a Smarties Trivia Night sponsorship form, click here

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Upcoming OMA Training and Program Information

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0600

Download Information Here and Printable Registration Form
Register online here

History of Native American Art and Galleries at the University of Oklahoma, Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art – OKNAMPA Program
The Oklahoma Native American Museum Professionals (OKNAMPA) Meeting and Program will be on February 10 from 11:00am-2:00pm at the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art, Norman. Staff of the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art will host a tour of the newly reinstalled Native American galleries. The tour will include a discussion of the history of Native American fine art at the University of Oklahoma, beginning with the early Kiowa artists and their relationship with Oscar Jacobson, and will conclude with the recent gifts of the Eugene B. Adkins Collection and the James T. Bialac Native American Art Collection. Sponsored by Oklahoma Arts Council, Kirkpatrick Family Fund, Creek Council House Museum, Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art and OKNAMPA.

Identity and the Museum – OKME Program
The Oklahoma Museum Educators (OKME) Meeting and Program will be on February 23 from 11:00am-3:30pm at the Sam Noble Museum, Norman. Every human has a personal identity, created through culture, life experience and education. Neil Postman declared, “Every museum offers an answer to the question, ‘What does it mean to be human?’” The topic of meaningful personal identities and your museum’s role in visitor identity discovery will be presented by Holly Hughes, Head of Education, Daniel Swan, Curator of Ethnology and Peter Tirrell, Associate Director from Sam Noble Museum and Susan Baley, Director of Education from Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art. Sponsored by Oklahoma Arts Council, Kirkpatrick Family Fund, Oklahoma City Museum of Art, Sam Noble Museum and OKME.

Where to Share Collections? – OKRA Program
The Oklahoma Registrars Association (OKRA) Meeting and Program will be February 27 from 10:00am-2:00pm at Oklahoma Territorial Museum, Guthrie. Patrons walk in ready to donate a potential artifact but you already have three of the item is totally out of your scope of collections. Where do you suggest they go? You want to deaccession some items that are not relevant to your collection but they are still in good condition and might be needed someplace else. What do you do? Come to the meeting with your organization’s scope of collections and be prepared to share your contact information with the group. Also, there will be a short strategic planning and a trolley tour of Guthrie! Sponsored by Oklahoma Arts Council, Kirkpatrick Family Fund, Oklahoma Territorial Museum and OKRA.

Museum Advocacy – OKMADA Conference Call
The Oklahoma Membership and Development Association (OKMADA) Meeting and Program will be held on February 28 from 1:00pm-2:00pm as a conference call. Join OKMADA to learn some simple ways to speak up for museums and discuss current issues facing museums. Sponsored by Oklahoma Arts Council, Kirkpatrick Family Fund and OKMADA.

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Museum Accessioning and Registration of Collections (MARC) Course March 1-2 - SOLD OUT

• Do you have artifacts in your museum collection that you do not know how to mark?

• Do you have artifacts in your museum collection that are outside of your mission statement?

• Do you know how to properly accession and catalogue the artifacts in your museum collection?

• Do you have feathers in your museum collection from endangered species?

If you answered yes to any of these questions, or have other collections related questions, then MARC is for you!

Sponsored by Oklahoma Arts Council, Kirkpatrick Family Fund and Anne & Henry Zarrow Foundation

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OMA District Meetings and Program on Inventorying Collections March 19-29

Join the Oklahoma Museums Association District Representatives during the month of March for networking, discussion of items important to your district and a program on how to inventory your museum collections

Meeting Schedule:
District One, March 19 in Tulsa
District Two, March 21, Muskogee
District Three, March 23, Ponca City
District Four, March 27, Sulphur
District Five, March 29, Oklahoma City

Sponsored by Oklahoma Arts Council and Kirkpatrick Family Fund

Contribute Today! Celebrate 40 Years of OMA!

Wed, 21 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0600

Please Contribute Today! Celebrate 40 Years of OMA! Donate online here

In 1952, a group of 25 dedicated museum professionals and volunteers around Oklahoma came together and informally formed an association in support of Oklahoma museums. They believed “the need for such an association of people interested in preserving objects of the cultural and historic past of Oklahoma has long been recognized by leading minds in the state.” Then in 1972, twenty years after that first meeting, the Oklahoma Museums Association was officially established and incorporated with the Oklahoma Secretary of State as a nonprofit organization and subsequently recognized by the Internal Revenue Service as a 501(c)3. Four decades later, OMA is proud to continue with its mission of supporting Oklahoma museums in their efforts to educate, inform and entertain. We have over 500 members and are proud to be the primary provider of information and professional development for Oklahoma’s 500+ museums and cultural organizations. OMA’s staff and board work statewide with organizations, and OMA is regarded as one of the most active museum associations in the country.

In order to continue the many programs and services which the Oklahoma Museums Association offers to museums around the state, we need your support with a donation to the Annual Giving Campaign.

In celebration of OMA’s upcoming 40^th year of incorporation, please assist OMA in its efforts to continue to serve the museum community by making a year-end tax-deductible online contribution of $40, $140, $240, $440, $1040 or more to the Annual Giving Campaign TODAY by clicking here.

Please contact OMA at 405.424.7757 or by email at bgranger@okmuseums.org if you have any questions or need more information. OMA appreciates your continued support of museums and all they represent in our great state of Oklahoma.

Your donation supports the much--needed OMA educational programming and activities. Remember, your donation is tax deductible to the extent allowed by law. OMA Tax ID #73-1004791. We welcome the opportunity to visit with you.

OMA to Celebrate 40th Anniversary with hidden ticket giveaway

Tue, 20 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0600

Oklahoma Museums Association to Celebrate 40^th Anniversary

Statewide hidden ticket giveaway starts in January

The Oklahoma Museums Association kicks-off its 40^th anniversary celebration in January with a statewide contest showcasing Oklahoma's museums and cultural organizations. The OMA will conduct a hidden ticket giveaway with a new secret location hiding four free tickets to one of Oklahoma's 500-plus museums, historic sites, zoos and botanical gardens or historic houses each month throughout 2012.

Members of the public are invited to visit the OMA Facebook page for clues to find the free tickets. Each month a new location will hide the tickets and new clues will be posted until the tickets have been found. To win, participants must decode the clues, visit the participating museum's welcome desk or admission area and mention "Happy 40^th Anniversary Oklahoma Museums Association” to claim the prize. Prizes include a four pack of tickets to a family-friendly attraction in Oklahoma.

"We are so excited to celebrate our 40^th anniversary and get everyone around the state involved in the excitement," said Brenda Granger, executive director of the OMA. "We are very fortunate to have so many wonderful museums in our state and we encourage families to get out and enjoy all they each have to offer."

The giveaway prize for the month of January is four free tickets to the Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum. Winners will be able to visit the 3.3 acre Outdoor Symbolic Memorial and the Memorial Museum. The Memorial Museum is highly interactive and tells the story of what happened on April 19, 1995 from the point-of-view of investigators, rescuers, survivors and family members who lost loved ones.

Reserve Your Spot at the Wine and Palette Fundraiser

Fri, 16 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0600

Oklahoma Museums Association Wine and Palette Fundraiser on April 14

David Anderson, OMA President, and Brenda Granger, OMA Executive Director, invite you to join them at the Oklahoma Museums Association Wine and Palette fundraiser on Saturday, April 14 from 2:00pm-5:00pm. Let your inner artist flourish while a talented art instructor guides you in creating your own Red Tree masterpiece to take home at the end of the event.

The fun will take place at Put A Cork in It Winery in Bricktown, Oklahoma City. The following is included with your $100 registration: tons of fun, canvas, paints, art instruction, wine, snacks and use of brushes, easel and aprons. Space is very limited so sign up TODAY at https://okmuseums.ejoinme.org/MyPages/WineandPaletteFundraiser/tabid/334139/Default.aspx

You must be 21 years of age to attend this event.

Join us for Oklahoma Museums Day at the RedHawks on May 13!

Mon, 12 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0600

View lots of information about May 13 Oklahoma Museum Day at the RedHawks here

Deadline to purchase tickets is April 20.

Order you tickets online here

Update your 2012 Guidestar Information

Thu, 01 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0600

Many funders rely on Guidestar.org for accurate information about your organization. Now is the time to update your information for 2012. 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

Register by January 20 for Museums Advocacy Day 2012

Wed, 19 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0500

The 4^th annual Museums Advocacy Day will be February 27-28, 2012 in Washington, DC. The Oklahoma Museums Association is pleased to be a partner with Museums Advocacy Day. The event - which brought together more than 300 advocates in 2011 for a day of advocacy training followed by coordinated visits to Capitol Hill - has been called "inspirational" and "invaluable" and the entire museum field is invited to participate. American Association of Museums members participate for free. If you plan to attend, please let OMA Executive Director, Brenda Granger, know by emailing bgranger@okmuseums.org so she can keep a roster of the Oklahoma delegation.

Please plan to attend if you would like to:
Hear from Capitol Hill and policy experts about the 2011 political landscape
Learn about issues affecting the field and specific "asks" to share with Members of Congress
Learn strategies for meeting with elected officials and the stats you need to make your case
Learn how to participate in "year-round" advocacy and engaging elected officials in the ongoing work of your museum
Network with museum advocates and professionals from your state
Attend an evening reception and Congressional Kick-Off Breakfast with Members of Congress and staff

AAM is pleased to organize this annual event - supported by 59 national, state, and regional organizations in 2011 - that brings the museum field together around a common agenda and builds relationships with policymakers and their staffs. Additional information and registration available at http://www.speakupformuseums.org/home.htm