Inside SEMC Winter 2015 by SEMC

INS I DE S E MC

The Newsletter of the Southeastern Museums Conference winter 2015 | www.semcdirect.net

David Butler, Executive Director of the Knoxville Museum of Art and SEMC’s new president.

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S NOTES Susan Perry

5 SAVE THE DATE FOR SEMC 2015 JACKSONVILLE 6 SEMC EVENING EVENT AT AAM 2015 ATLANTA

THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS, EXHIBITORS, HOSTS, AND COMMITTEES FOR SEMC ANNUAL MEETING 2014 SEMC 2014 AWARD WINNERS

SEMC 2014: A FIRST-TIME ATTENDEE’S POINT OF VIEW

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CURATOR’S CORNER Memories of the Mansion: The Story of Georgia’s Governor’s Mansion Dr. Catherine Lewis SEMC’S DIVERSITY & INCLUSION POLICY

37 SEMC WANTS YOUR SELFIES 37 2014 NATIONAL MUSEUM SALARY SURVEY 39 FIRE AT MISSISSIPPI AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY MUSEUM 40 SEMC LEADERS ELECTED

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A SPECIAL THANKS Endowment and Membership Contributions

52 CONGRATULATIONS 56 EXHIBITIONS 62 INNOVATIONS 65 PEOPLE AND PLACES 66 WHAT’S HAPPENING 70 IMPORTANT DATES 71 SEMC JOB FORUM 71 GET SOCIAL WITH SEMC 71 SEMC MEMBERSHIP FORM 72 ACQUISITIONS

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Florida Museum of Natural History

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The Cultural Center, Georgia College

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and State University, Milledgeville, GA

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Alexandria Museum of Art

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Gibbes Museum of Art

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Charleston, SC 29401

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New Orleans Museum of Art,

in your state.

New Orleans, LA

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executive director’s notes Susan Perry

ew Year’s Day inspires a moment of reflection on the past year and anticipation of the New Year. 2014 has been an exciting year of expanding our communications and resources for museum professionals. I continue to be impressed by your passionate commitment to SEMC as a member. SEMC Council, Program Committee, Corporate Sponsors and the Local Arrangements Committee contributed to the tremendous success of SEMC 2014 Annual Meeting in Knoxville, Tennessee. If you were among the record number of attendees over 535 at this conference, you experienced art and history on off-site tours and evening events at the Knoxville museums. Sixty-four program sessions and sixty-four Resource Expo exhibitors provided new ideas, professional expertise and best practices. In the keynote address, Michael Edson challenged us to think big. I enjoyed listening to our members and discussing our joint vision for SEMC.

SEMC wants to serve your diverse needs and improve our communications. This year Jill Malool joined SEMC staff as the Manager of Communications and Member Services. SEMC has expanded our social media coverage and digital communications. In 2014 SEMC unveiled a new level of membership, Academic Membership available to university departments and university museums. SEMC surveyed our members and adopted a Diversity and Inclusion Policy. SEMC realizes the potential to grow our membership. In the New Year, we will move forward with our joint vision for SEMC and its relevance to our museums. SEMC, the five other regional museum associations, and the American Alliance of Museums completed the 2014 National Museum Salary Survey, the only comprehensive study of its kind for our diverse field. Beyond annual meeting, SEMC now offers regional workshops on various topics for your museum community. SEMC wants to provide more membership benefits and resources so let us know your needs. Thanks to the generosity of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC), SEMC is pleased to offer for the second year the John Kinard Scholarship

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Susan Perry, SEMC Executive Director

Fund for two staff members of AAAM institutional museums or individual AAAM members to attend SEMC’s Jekyll Island Management Institute (JIMI). This past year SEMC provided a new scholarship opportunity for historic house museum professionals to participate in SEMC annual conference. SEMC annual conference is an opportunity to convene creative thinkers to envision innovative programs, dynamic exhibitions, best practices and fundraising resources. Plan to attend SEMC 2015 Annual Meeting October 12–14 in Jacksonville, Florida. Submit a program proposal for the conference by January 31 deadline. In the New Year, let’s move forward with providing more opportunities for Southeast museum professionals. Happy New Year! — Susan Perry, SEMC Executive Director

Fernbank Museum’s Great Hall by Drew Newman

SEMC Evening Event at AAM 2015 Annual Meeting Fernbank Museum of Natural History, Atlanta Tuesday, April 28, 7:00 – 10:00 pm Engage in the most unique “culture and cocktail” party in Atlanta at Fernbank Museum of Natural History with your SEMC colleagues. Pick your poison in the special exhibition The Power of Poison and indulge in Southern food, specialty cocktails, music, and dancing. Fernbank offers a world of adventure and hip social scene. If you are attending AAM 2015 Annual Meeting in Atlanta, register for SEMC Evening Event: Tuesday, April 28, at Fernbank Museum of Natural History (Pre-registration is required, $45). Gold Sponsor: Travelers | Silver Sponsors: Malone Design/Fabrication and Solid Light, Inc.

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Cultural Collaboration

CREATING A COLLECTIVE VISION SEMC • OCTOBER 12-14, 2015 Jacksonville, Florida

Join us in Jacksonville SEMC 2015 ANNUAL MEETING

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SEMC 2015 ANNUAL MEETING Join SEMC in sunny Jacksonville, Florida, next October for the 2015 Annual Meeting. Recognized as one of the top 25 cultural cities in America, Jacksonville is teeming with art, science, and history destinations. Engage in cultural collaboration this October with Jacksonville Museums.

Cultural Collaboration CREATING A COLLECTIVE VISION SEMC 2015 ANNUAL MEETING OCTOBER 12–14, 2015 | Jacksonville, Florida

Cultural Collaboration

CREATING A COLLECTIVE VISION SEMC • OCTOBER 12-14, 2015 Jacksonville, Florida

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Annual Meeting Registration: $250 early (4/20–7/3) | $300 regular (7/4–9/25) Resource Expo Exhibit Booths: $750 (before 8/7) Annual Meeting Hotel: Hyatt Regency Jacksonville – Riverfront, $149 plus tax IMPORTANT DATES! July 3 – Annual Meeting Early Registration deadline July 17 – SEMC Exhibition Competition deadline July 17 – SEMC Publication Competition deadline July 17 – SEMC Technology Competition deadline July 17 – SEMC Scholarship Applications deadline August 7 – Resource Expo Early Registration deadline August 7 – SEMC Awards Nomination deadline September 12 – Hotel Room Block deadline September 25 – Annual Meeting Regular Registration deadline for more information visit www.SEMCdirect.net, email memberservices@SEMCdirect.net, or call 404.814.2048.

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THANK YOU to Our Sponsors, Exhibitors, Hosts, and Committees for SEMC Annual Meeting 2014 Knoxville SEMC 2014 Annual Meeting Sponsors SILVER PLUS SPONSOR Travelers BRONZE SPONSORS Alexander Haas (Directors’ Luncheon) Case Antiques Inc., Auctions & Appraisals (SEMC Legacy Reception) L. Carole Wharton, LLC SunTrust (Registration Table)

RESOURCE EXPO SPONSOR 10-31 Inc. (U.S. partner for Cristalux and Absolute Museum & Gallery Products) (Grand Opening Reception) Glavé and Holmes Architecture (Grand Opening Reception) Malone Design/Fabrication (Grand Opening Reception) Solid Light, Inc. (Grand Opening Reception) Evan Williams Bourbon Experience (signature drink sponsor) Leapfrog Services (iPad passport prize)

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Music Maker Relief Foundation (musician sponsor) Prism Technologies, Inc. (charging stations) LANYARD SPONSOR Healy Kohler Design MOBILE GUIDE SPONSOR OnCell – TourSphere EVENING EVENT SPONSORS Tennessee Association of Museums Visit Knoxville

HOST MUSEUMS East Tennessee Historical Society Historic Westwood Knoxville Convention Center Knoxville Museum of Art The Sunsphere Tennessee Theatre OFF-SITE TOUR/ WORKSHOP SPONSORS Beck Cultural Exchange Center Blount Mansion James White’s Fort Beaumont Elementary

Magnet School (transportation Knoxville Zoo) Mabry-Hazen House Marble Springs State Historic Site McClung Museum of Natural History & Culture Tennessee Archive of Moving Image and Sound SEMC SCHOLARSHIP SPONSORS SEMC 2013 Silent Auction (SEMC Traveling Scholarships)

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Micheal Hudson (President’s Scholarship) John A. Woods Appraisers (Historic House Museum Professional Scholarship) SERA SPONSORS Transport Consultants International (Registrars Respite co-sponsor) Willis Fine Art, Jewelry, and Specie (Registrars Respite co-sponsor)

Resource Expo Exhibitors

10-31 Inc. 1220 Exhibits, Inc. American Alliance of Museums Art Guard Association of Academic Museums and Galleries Aon/Huntington T. Block Insurance Agency, Inc. Big River Online Blair, Inc.

Case Antiques, Inc. Auctions & Appraisals Charlotte Van & Storage Charlton Hall Auctions Cinebar Productions, Inc. CoreStrategies for Nonprofits, Inc. Culture Connect dmdg2 EVENTSIGNS.BIZ Explus Fedex Custom Critical Four Colour Frina Design Gaylord Bros.

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Glavé & Holmes Architecture Goosepen Studio & Press Haizlip Studio Hasselblad Bron Inc. HealyKohler Design History IT Hollinger Metal Edge, Inc. JGL Food Service Consultants K Design Lord Aeck Sargent Malone Design/Fabrication Masterpak MBA Design & Displays Products MediaMerge, Inc.

Method-1 Interiors Mid-America Arts Alliance Music Maker Relief Foundation MuseumRails Nomad Mobile Guides North Carolina Museums Council Northeast Document Conservation Center OnCell-TourSphere PastPerfect Software Patterson Pope, Inc. Print File Prism Technologies, Inc. Q Media Productions, Inc. Re:discovery Software Riggs Ward SEMC Career Center

Solid Light, Inc. Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Filmmakers StudioAmmons Inc. Studio Displays Inc. Tennessee Association of Museums The Charleston Mint The Design Minds, Inc. The History Workshop The Nassal Company The University of Oklahoma, College of Liberal Studies U.S. Art Company, Inc. Universal Fiber Optic Lighting Viking Metal Cabinet Company

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2014 Local Arrangements Committee

David Butler, Executive Director, Knoxville Museum of Art (Chair) Krishna Adams, Assistant Curator/ Adult Education, Knoxville Museum of Art Mary Thom Adams, Development Director, Ijams Nature Center Adam Alfrey, Curator of Exhibitions, East Tennessee Historical Society Mary Bogert, General Manager, Knoxville Convention Center Tom Bugg, General Manager, Historic Tennessee Theatre

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Suzanne Cada, Deputy Director, Arts & Culture Alliance Jeff Chapman, Director, McClung Museum of Natural History & Culture Anna Chappelle, Executive Director, Marble Springs Calvin Chappelle, Executive Director, Mabry-Hazen House Museum Tom Cervone, Executive Director, Tennessee Theatre Christina Clayton, Event Management, Visit Knoxville Elle Colquitt, Communications Manager, Legacy Parks/Outdoor Knoxville

Hollie Cook, Director of Education, Knox Heritage, Inc. Steve Cotham, McClung Historical Collection, Knox County Public Library Mary Ann Damos, Executive Director, Children’s Museum of Oak Ridge Kim Davis, Director of Marketing and Communication, Visit Knoxville Denise DuBose, Director of Administration, Knoxville Museum of Art Carol Evans, Executive Director, Legacy Parks/Outdoor Knoxville

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Ethiel Garlington, Director of Preservation Field Service, Knox Heritage Brett Grimm, Manager, Crescent Bend Susan Hamilton, Director, UT Gardens Becky Hancock, Executive Director, Historic Tennessee Theatre Dana Hart, General Manager, Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame Marilyn Hayden, Director, Green McAdoo Cultural Center Cherel Henderson, Executive Director, East Tennessee Historical Society

Paul James, Executive Director, Ijams Nature Center Jane Kirk, Marketing Director, Museum of Appalachia Caleb Knies, Public History, Middle Tennessee State University Susan Knowles, Research Fellow, Middle Tennessee State University Judy LaRose, Event Coordinator, Ramsey Joan Lynsky Markel, Curator, McClung Museum of Natural History & Culture

Ken Mayes, Deputy Director, American Museum of Science and Energy Sam Maynard, Executive Director, James White’s Fort Judy McLean, Education Coordinator, Ramsey House Ashleigh Oatts, Assistant Director, Marble Springs Margo Pressley, Marketing & Events Manager, Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame Jim Richards, General Manager, Mast General Store

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Bernie Rosenblatt, Board Chair, Knoxville Museum of Art Tina Rolan, Assistant Director of Marketing, Knoxville Zoo Sarah Rowan, Sales Manager, Visit Knoxville Heather Seiber, Assistant General Manager, Historic Tennessee Theatre Catherine Shteynberg, Assistant Curator/Web and New Media Coordinator, McClung Museum Sara Spangler, The Sunsphere Katie Stringer, Executive Director, Blount Mansion Association

Josh Sullivan, Director of Basketball Operations, Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame Jeff Taylor, Event Organizer, Ijams Nature Center Brent Thompson, Community Outreach Manager, Visit Knoxville Allison Travis, Director of Marketing & Education, Knoxville Zoo Kim Trent, Executive Director, Knox Heritage

Travis Vaughn, Project Manager, Legacy Parks/Outdoor Knoxville Danielle Velez, Knoxville Botanical Garden & Arboretum Leslie Warren, Events and Marketing Manager, Blount Mansion Association Stephen Wicks, Curator, Knoxville Museum of Art Rebecca Williams, Director of Sales & Marketing, Knoxville Convention Center Keyes Williamson, Executive Director, Knoxville Botanical Garden and Arboretum

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Jackie Wise, Programs and Marketing Manager, Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame Caroline Wolfe, Communications Director, Crescent Bend House and Garden Liza Zenni, Executive Director, Arts & Culture Alliance Visit Knoxville, annual meeting logo Nathan Moehlmann, Goosepen Studio & Press, programs and brochures

2014 Program Committee

Brian Hicks (Co-chair), Director, Desoto County Museum, Hernando, MS Dawn Hammatt (Co-chair), Director of Curatorial Services, Louisiana State Museum, New Orleans, LA Julia Barham, Museum Coordinator, Farragut Folklife Museum, Farragut, TN Victoria Cooke, Curator of European Art, Columbia Museum of Art, Columbia, SC Matthew Davis, Director, The Old Governor’s Mansion - Georgia College, Milledgeville, GA

Heather Guy Nowak, Director of Programs, Sloss Furnaces, Birmingham, AL Kathleen Hutton, Director of Education, Reynolda House Museum of American Art, Winston-Salem, NC Kayla Ingram, Design & Exhibitions Coordinator, Frist Center for the Visual Arts, Nashville, TN Jenny Lamb, Director of Interpretation & Education, Belle Mead Plantation, Nashville, TN Nancy S. Perry, Director, Department of Museums, City of Portsmouth, VA

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James Quint, Education Coordinator, Historic Columbia Foundation, Columbia, SC Michelle Schulte (EDCom representative), Curator of Education, The Morris Museum of Art, Augusta, GA Tina Smith (EDCom representative), Museum Educator, Museum of Anthropology, Winston-Salem, NC Sherri Fisher Staples (Corporate Representative), Principal Cinebar Productions, Newport News, VA Katie Stringer, Executive Director, Blount Mansion Association, Knoxville, TN

Leah Walker, Site Manager, Doak House Museum, Tusculum College, Greeneville, TN Zinnia Willits, Director of Collections Administration, Gibbes Museum of Art, Charleston, SC Micheal Hudson, Director, Museum of the American Printing House for the Blind, Louisville, KY Robin Seage Person, Branch Director, Historic Jefferson College, Washington, MS Susan Perry, SEMC Executive Director, Atlanta, GA

Thanks to SEMC 2014 Silent Auction Contributors

Belle Meade Plantation Florida Museum of Natural History Dorfman Museum Figures Atlanta History Center Lauren Rogers Mueseum of Art Echo-Art/Cooper Jean LaFitte National Historical Park and Preserve Brent Tharp/ Georgia Southern University and Museum Horry County Museum Virginia Association of Museums Capital Genealogy Amelia Island Museum of History The Filson Historical Society

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Tuscaloosa Museum of Art Jennifer Moss, Oconee Heritage Center Robin Seage Person Magnolia Mound Plantation Elite Island Resorts Caribbean Vacations Dorfman Museum Figures Morris Museum of Art Children’s Museum of Virginia Mary LaGue Knoxville Museum of Art Aiken County Historical Museum River Discovery Center Western Carolina University Sloss Furnaces Heather Marie Wells Georgia Museum of Art

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2014 semc award winners

he Southeastern Museums Conference (SEMC) is proud to announce the winner of the 33rd annual James R. Short Award, the most prestigious recognition of service to the museum profession in the southeast. This year, SEMC will also proudly conferred the Museum Leadership, Distinguished Contributor, and Emerging Museum Professional Awards. Winners were chosen from a wide range of entries across the Southeastern United States. The SEMC Awards Committee, chaired in 2014 by Allison Reid, honors outstanding colleagues who have helped shape the world of museums.

James R. Short Award Recipient Pam Meister received this year’s James R. Short Award. The award, established in 1981, recognizes individuals who have given a lifetime of service to the museum profession, with a significant portion of that service at a museum within the SEMC region. Meister currently serves as Interim Executive Director at Western Carolina University Mountain Heritage Center. A veteran museum professional, she held the positions of Interim Director (2010) and Executive Director (1990 – 1997) of SEMC, Executive Director of the Upcountry History Museum, President/CEO of the Charlotte Museum of History, and Director of Education and Interpretation at the Atlanta History Center, and Chief Curator of the Jekyll Island Museum in Georgia.

Meister has not only worked tirelessly on behalf of these and other museums, she has lectured at numerous universities and is a faculty member of SEMC’s annual Jekyll Island Management Institute. A long-time Peer Reviewer for the American Alliance of Museums, Meister has also served as a grants reviewer for the Institute for Museum and Library Services, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the Georgia Council for the Arts.

Museum Leadership Award Recipient Initiated in 1994, the Museum Leadership Award recognizes mid-career museum professionals who have created significant advancement at their institutions, within the museum profession as a whole, and in the southeast region. SEMC is pleased to announce Deborah Van Horn as the recipient of the 2014 Museum Leadership Award.

opposite: Pam Meister at SEMC 2014.

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Deborah Van Horn.

Robert Sullivan.

Van Horn has been on staff at the Kentucky Historical Society (KHS) since 2003, serving as assistant registrar and now registrar for the museum collection. In 2012, she contributed to the Commonwealth of Kentucky’s abandoned property legislation pertaining to museums, an initiative that impacts all museums across the state. At KHS, Van Horn has also shown great commitment to mentoring young professionals through her work with interns and also manages an important volunteer program. Through both, she teaches the proper practice and importance of collections management to those eager to establish their own career or contribute to the daily work of the museum.

leadership in collections, programs and/or exhibitions in the SEMC region.

Distinguished Contributor Award Recipient

Emerging Museum Professionals Award Recipient

Since 1999 the Distinguished Contributor Award has recognized a professional who has contributed his or her leadership expertise, financial support or collections support over a period of 20 years or more to a museum or the museum field in the SEMC region. The nominee has shown distinction in leading/moving an institution or museum-field organization to a recognized position of

The Emerging Museum Professionals Award, initiated in 2007, recognizes emerging professionals who have demonstrated excellence and leadership in museum activities at their institutions, within the museum profession as a whole, and especially in the southeast region. Congratulations to Heather Guy Nowak, 2014’s Emerging Museum Professional Award winner.

This year’s recipient, Robert Sullivan, gives generously of his time and resources. Mr. Sullivan has served as a grants panelist for State of Florida Divisions of Historic Resources and Cultural Affairs and Director of Bok Tower Gardens. As a member of the American Alliance of Museum’s Board of Directors, Sullivan played an important role in developing the Museum Ethics Standards in place today. He demonstrates professionalism, entrepreneurial spirit and unfailing support for the museum profession.

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Heather Guy Nowak.

Nowak started with the Sloss Furnaces National Historic Landmark as Education Coordinator in 2010 and by 2012 she had been promoted to Director of Programs. She has been active in SEMC attending conferences, making presentations, and serving on the Annual Meeting program committee. Nowak holds an MA in History from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. The James R. Short, Museum Leadership, Distinguished Contributor, and Emerging Museum Professional Awards were presented during the SEMC annual meeting awards luncheon October 22, 2014 at the Holiday Inn World’s Fair Park in Knoxville, Tennessee.

SEMC 2014 Annual Meeting Scholarship Recipients STUDENT Samantha Roberts, Kennesaw State University/Tellus Science Museum, Kennesaw, GA EMERGING MUSEUM PROFESSIONAL Allison Baker, Curatorial Assistant, McKissick Museum, Columbia, SC Allison Hiblong, Director of Operations, Arkansas Inland Maritime Museum, North Little Rock, AR

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SMALL MUSEUM CATEGORY Jennifer Moss, Assistant Curator/ Education Specialist, Oconee Heritage Center, Walhalla, SC HISTORIC HOUSE MUSEUM Beth Batton, Executive Director, The Oaks House Museum, Jackson, MS SEASONED MUSEUM PROFESSIONAL Tricia Blakistone, Webmaster, Social Media Manager and Librarian, North Carolina Museum of History, Raleigh, NC

SEMC’S PRESIDENT’S SCHOLARSHIP Betty Fletcher, Operational Director, Nathanael Greene Museum, Greenville, TN SERA-SEMC TRAVEL SCHOLARSHIPS Entry-Level Professional Jane-Coleman Harbison, Registrar, Cheekwood Botanical Garden and Museum of Art, Nashville, TN

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Seasoned Museum Professional Robin Bauer Kilgo, Consultant/ Project Associate, Florida Connecting to Collections, Big Pine Key, FL

SEMC 2014 Exhibition Competition The SEMC Exhibition Competition recognizes and rewards excellence in the research, design, development, educational value, and effectiveness of exhibitions in Southeastern museums. The SEMC Exhibition Competition

Chair for 2014 was Nathan Jones. One Award of Excellence is given in each budget category. UNDER $25,000 Award for Excellence in Museum Exhibition The Columbus Museum for Shalom Y’All: The Valley’s Jewish Heritage Commendation for Outstanding Exhibition The Telfair Museum for Slavery and Freedom in Savannah Alexandria Museum of Art for Theo Tobiasse: Textural Emergence

OVER $25,000 Award for Excellence in Museum Exhibition Cultural and Heritage Museums for Way Back When Commendation for Outstanding Exhibition Tennessee State Museum for Slaves and Slaveholders of Wessyngton Plantation OVER $100,000 Award for Excellence in Museum Exhibition Muscarelle Museum of Art for Caravaggio Connoisseurship: Saint

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Francis in Meditation and the Capitoline Fortune Teller Commendation for Outstanding Exhibition Georgia Museum of Art for Cercle et Carre and the International Spirit of Abstract Art Osceola County Welcome Center and History Museum for Osceola County Welcome Center and History Museum OVER $1,000,000 Award for Excellence in Museum Exhibition National Civil Rights Museum

Commendation for Outstanding Exhibition Florida Museum of Natural History for First Colony: Our Spanish Origins

SEMC 2014 Publication Design Competition

The SEMC Publication Design Competition began in 1988 to recognize and reward excellence in graphic design in southeastern museum publications. The competition encourages communication, effective design, creativity and pride of work, and recognition of institutional image and identity. Winning entries were displayed and recognized at SEMC’s 2014 Annual Meeting in Knoxville, TN.

BEST OF SHOW Telfair Museum for Spanish Sojourns ANNUAL REPORTS Gold: Florida Museum of Natural History

CAMPAIGNS Gold: Telfair Museum for Spanish Sojourns Silver: Frist Center for the Visual Arts for 30 Americans NEWSLETTERS Gold: Muscarelle Museum of Art for Membership Mailing Newsletter Silver: Georgia Museum of Art for Quarterly Newsletter Honorable Mention #1: Auburn University for JULE Honorable Mention #2: Knoxville Museum of Art for Canvas Newsletter INVITATIONS Gold: Telfair Museum for Arty Party Silver: Historic Columbia for Preview Gala GALLERY GUIDES Gold: Huntsville Museum of Art for Adrian Viletta Romantic Portraits Silver: Telfair Museum for Chairs & Sofas

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Honorable Mention #1: Knoxville Museum of Art for Richard Jolley Cycle of Life Honorable Mention #2: Georgia Museum of Art for Inspired Georgia BOOKS & CATALOGS Gold: Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art for Tales of the Conjure Woman Silver: Muscarelle Museum of Art for Caravaggio Honorable Mention #1: The Wiregrass Museum of Art for Helmet Honorable Mention #2: Georgia Museum of Art for Exuberance of Meaning BROCHURES & RACK CARDS Silver: Muscarelle Museum of Art Honorable Mention: Frist Center for Visual Arts

SEMC 2014 A First Time Attendee’s Point of View The Editor’s note: Nicolette Lloyd of Arkansas won an Arkansas Museum’s Association scholarship to attend SEMC’s annual meeting in Knoxville. She has submitted the following article to Inside SEMC with her perspective on the conference as a first time attendee. SEMC is grateful to Nicolette for sharing her experience. Congratulations to Nicolette and all of the scholarship winners who attended SEMC 2014.

hanks to a considerable amount of money I earned applying for a scholarship through the Arkansas Museums Association, I was able to travel from Little Rock Arkansas to the unknown territory that is Knoxville, Tennessee. Another stroke of luck reached me, when a fellow co-worker and museum professional, Allison Hiblong (Director of Operations at the Arkansas Inland Maritime Museum) also received a scholarship. Combining our powers, we were able to visit Knoxville, stay at a hotel right where the conference was taking place, and learn as much as we could in a three day span about museums and archives. As a first time museum conference attendee, I was very excited to not only receive a scholarship, but to be able to share my experience with another museum professional from my area. Representing the Arkansas Museums Association and the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, where I am currently a graduate student, is the best experience I could have asked for in 2014.

Historic Houses, by Lenore Hardin and Laura Overbey of the Biltmore. Such a gorgeous place should not be bothered by the frenzy that accompanies media personalities, but when it does, it is represented in topnotch fashion and the artifacts are protected with upmost care. Personally, I do not work at a museum that has such delicate and fragile materials. I do, however, work at a museum that has an old relic that needs to be respected. I am a tour guide at the Arkansas Inland Maritime Museum, and the USS Razorback (a WWII

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submarine) is the main attraction. I set the rules in the beginning of the tour before we even get on board, and enforce the “no-touching” policy on things such as buttons and levers, since she is about 90% operational. The confidence and authoritative way that these women defended their positions in the museum world gave me added strength for the museum I work with currently, and the ones I will hopefully work with in the future. At the end of the day, it’s about the artifacts, and these women prove this statement! learning how to properly be interviewed or represent your historic site in the media was another session I was able to attend. This brought a different spin on the media aspect of museums, but is important in this digital age. In order to advertise for your site, many museum professionals are frequently called upon for interviews. In addition, newspapers and magazines may write favorable or un-favorable articles on your site. How will you defend yourself in these situations? I thought it imperative to understand the mind of the media,

which Lisa Littlefield and her partner displayed as the speakers in this session. How do you appeal to the media as a relevant story that will make news? How will we as museum professionals defend our site against negative accusations? How will we highlight the positives in a bad situation, which may or may not ever occur? These were answered in the brief session, and I felt confident that if I had additional concerns I could contact these speakers immediately. another session that stuck out in my mind was my very first session: Media for Exhibits 101+. There were four presenters from this session, but Darcie MacMahon was one that I continued to speak with after the session ended. It is a fact that museums and archives need to push forward in technology, and the best ways to do this were explained in this session. Some of them may work for our site, but some may not since we are smaller than the Florida Museum of Natural History. Learning how to expand your museum exhibit past display cases front and center, or creating media that will be utilized by children

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is one example. Many children today are used to touch screens. If we put something that looks like a touch screen at a child’s level, they will use it like one. If it is not, this may actually confuse a child. We may not all be able to afford touch screens at our site, but understanding the new mentality of the next technologically driven generation will help create a legacy for our museum. the underlying theme of the SEMC Annual Meeting was “Renewing Traditions, Rethinking Approaches”, and I agree that in museums today, we need to be able to take our artifacts, and revamp our approach to displaying them for future generations. I learned that without understanding the media, we may never get our museum or site past the ground level. Advertisement is essential, and it is up to us to define what type of institution we will be to the public. In addition, it is our responsibility to teach each person who walks in our door, media or not, the value of the artifacts that are in our site. Without these artifacts and the history they represent, we would not have a site. These two go hand in hand, and the

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common ground is important to understand. We do need to realize that the times are changing, and embracing technology is a must to continue educating the public about our site, or even to stay relevant in the world. The keynote speaker, Michael Edson, was spot on with his talk about media in the future. Using real life examples, Edson brought to life how two men who only wanted to communicate via small, video recorded messages transformed what we think of today as communication. The VlogBrothers show that even people like you or I can bring relevance to absolutely nothing at all. Knowing this, museums which house important, nation changing artifacts have no excuse but to get out there, figure out the media of the future, and represent your museum, historic site or archive with a positive twist, and bring those patrons to your site. You just need to find your niche!

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Memories of the Mansion: The Story of Georgia’s Governor’s Mansion Dr. Catherine Lewis, Assistant Vice President, Museums, Archives & Rare Books, Kennesaw State University

n the fall of 2014, First Lady Sandra Deal invited me to help her co-author a book on the Georgia Governor’s Mansion. It was an extraordinary opportunity, and I invited Dr. Jennifer Dickey, my colleague at Kennesaw State University to join us. University of

All homes have a story to tell, and the Georgia Governor’s Mansion is no exception. Opened in 1968, the mansion has been home to eight first families and houses a distinguished collection of American art and antiques. The mansion, which is often referred to as “the people’s house,” is open for tours nearly every week. Many people get their first glimpse into this building as children, and a field trip to the mansion is a treat that they seldom forget. Joe Frank Harris, Jr., son of Georgia’s 78th seventy-eighth governor, Joe Frank Harris, recalled

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touring the mansion as a third-grader, and peeking into the kitchen, and thinking, “What would it be like to live in a place like this?” never imagining that one day he would do so. “When it happens,” Joe Frank, Jr., added, “you understand that it’s a privilege, a blessing, and it’s temporary. You are just a caretaker here for a very short period of time.” Many Georgia school schoolchildren have walked away from their tours of the mansion been bedazzled by the glittering chandeliers, the shelves of historic books, the large portraits, and the vast array of vases and lamps. For some young guests, the mansion is the first museum they have ever visited. Those who first come as adults, either on formal tours or for public events in the ballroom, are often impressed by the splendor of the grounds as well as the elegance and beauty of the house and its contents.

The mansion is always on display, always serving the public. It is never just a home, but rather a state facility that conveys a sense of power, formality, and grandeur. But it has to serve, for four or eight years, as a private residence for the governor and the governor’s his family. Like any family home, the mansion is a place to raise children and teach them how to ride a bicycle or play baseball, to host weddings and holidays, to tend a garden, and to entertain family and friends. It is also a workplace for dozens of people who keep it running smoothly, whether through the hectic Christmas season, when thousands of people come for tours, or for state visits for foreign dignitaries. The mansion is never empty. In fact, there is no key to the front door, because the mansion is always occupied, even in the absence of the first family, by a security team.

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This book tells the story of the Georgia Governor’s Mansion — what preceded it and how it came to be — as well as the stories of the people who have lived and worked here since its opening in 1968. Chapter 1 details the early history of the governors’ residences in Georgia, from General Oglethorpe’s tent near Savannah to the Granite Mansion in Ansley Park, that which was the forerunner to of the current mansion as the home of Georgia’s chief executive. Chapter 2 details the process by which the current Governor’s Mansion came to be, and chapter 3 offers readers a guided tour of the grounds and the building. Chapters 4 through 11 explore what it is like to live in the executive mansion through a look at the lives of the families who have called the mansion home. The family of Lester and Virginia Maddox were the first residents. They were followed by the families of Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter, George and Mary Beth Busbee, Joe Frank and Elizabeth Harris, Zell and Shirley Miller, Roy and Marie Barnes, Sonny and Mary Perdue, and Nathan and Sandra Deal. All of the first families and many

of their children have gladly shared their stories, as have many of the staff members and volunteers who keep the mansion running. The final chapter focuses on the role played by the staff members, who are often invisible to the public. Their work and dedication are vital to the facility’s ongoing operation — something that First Lady Elizabeth Harris once described as being like “operating a small hotel where you have to host a dinner for 200 people every few weeks.” First Lady Sandra Deal’s love of history and appreciation for deep interest in the mansion and for in the people who have lived and worked there served as the inspiration for this book. Her efforts to bring this project to fruition deserve special recognition. Her vision and infectious enthusiasm were infectious and made this project a labor of love. Like each first family before them, Nathan and Sandra Deal are committed to preserving the mansion for future generations and to making it accessible to the public. Every family that has

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SEMC DIVERSITY & INCLUSION POLICY SEMC Council Adopts AAM’s Diversity and Inclusion Policy, October 20, 2014 Diversity and Inclusion Policy Statement Southeastern Museums Conference (SEMC) respects, values and celebrates the unique attributes, characteristics and perspectives that make each person who they are. We believe that our strength lies in our diversity among the broad range of people and museums we represent. We consider diversity and inclusion a driver of institutional excellence and seek out diversity of participation, thought and action. It is our aim, therefore, that our members, partners, key stakeholders reflect and embrace these core values.

working collaboratively with key stakeholders locally, statewide, nationally and internationally to strengthen the integrity, impact and relevance of museums. Programs and Resources: SEMC strives to leverage its programs, products and services to enhance the museum field and its efforts to promote diversity and inclusion for the museum field at-large with an emphasis on: Standards and Best Practices; Career Pipeline; Professional Development; and Research and Data Collection.

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SEMC strives to support the museum field through its leadership by providing the best resources to enable a positive impact on local and global communities. By modeling excellence around diversity and inclusion, SEMC is better situated to respond to the unique needs of the museums it represents within three categories:

Diversity: The quality of being different or unique at the individual or group level. This includes age; ethnicity; gender; gender identity; language differences; nationality; parental status; physical, mental and developmental abilities; race; religion; sexual orientation; skin color; socio-economic status; education; work and behavioral styles; the perspectives of each individual shaped by their nation, experiences and culture — and more. Even when people appear the same on the outside, they are different.

Human Capital: It is important to support and nurture the governing board, staff and volunteers by creating positive workplace environments and structures that enable them to be engaged in their jobs and to challenge them appropriately to support growth. Key Stakeholders: Individuals, organizations and corporations of all types have the potential to offer insight and expertise on a broad range of strategies related to diversity and inclusion initiatives. We are committed to

Inclusion: The act of including; a strategy to leverage diversity. Diversity always exists in social systems. Inclusion, on the other hand, must be created. In order to leverage diversity, an environment must be created where people feel supported, listened to and able to do their personal best.

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SEMC LEADERS ELECTED Officers (2014–16) President: David Butler, Knoxville Museum of Art, Knoxville, TN Vice President: Darcie Mac Mahon, Florida Museum of Natural History, Gainesville, FL Secretary: Robin Person, Historic Jefferson College, Washington, MS Treasurer: Robin Reed, Casemate Museum, Fort Monroe, VA Past President: Mike Hudson, Museum of the American Printing House for the Blind, Louisville, KY

Directors Class of 2015 (Unexpired Term) Elise LeCompte, Florida Museum of Natural History, Gainesville, FL Class of 2017 Kathleen Hutton, Reynolda House Museum of American Art, Winston-Salem, NC (2nd Term) Catherine Pears, Alexandria Museum of Art, Alexandria, LA (1st Term) Zinnia Willits, Gibbes Museum of Art, Charleston, SC (1st Term)

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Regional Museum Associations Collaborate with American Alliance of Museums to Produce 2014 National Museum Salary Survey

Comprehensive Study Analyzes Museum Positions on National, Local Levels

he Southeastern Museums Conference has partnered with the Association of Midwest Museums, the Mid-Atlantic Association of Museums, Mountain-Plains Museums Association, New England Museums Association, and Western Museums Association as well as the American Alliance of Museums (AAM) to publish the 2014 National Museum Salary Survey, the first comprehensive study conducted for the field.

“The museum field has long requested a comprehensive, easily accessible salary survey, and it took the initiative and collaboration of the six regional museum associations to make such a study a reality,” said AAM president Ford W. Bell. “All of us are confident that museum professionals — regardless of their discipline or career stage — will find this survey a useful tool. And all of us at AAM look forward to future, productive collaborations with our regional association partners.”

Created to support decision-making by museum directors and human resource professionals, as well as those invested in managing their museum careers, the study includes data on 51 positions with in-depth analysis by gender and education levels of individuals, as well as by budget size, museum type, geographic setting (urban, suburban, rural) region and governance.

The 2014 National Museum Salary Survey can be purchased online at aam-us.org/resources/bookstore. AAM members or members of the regional associations can purchase the study for $60, non-members for $100.

The survey, compiled with data from 962 Institutions, also includes information about benefits and part-time employees, as well as some observations on employment patterns post-2008.

“While the museum field is becoming more united every day, it is by no means a monolith,” said Dan Yeager, executive director of the New England Museums Association. “So we wanted to make certain that the National Museum Salary Survey provides data that is of practical use, on both a macro and micro level, and we think we have met that standard. The survey should be of value whether one uses it from a national, regional or local perspective.”

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Fire at Mississippi Agriculture and Forestry Museum Mississippi Museum Community Unites to Help Agriculture Museum

he Mississippi Agriculture and Forestry Museum, in Jackson, MS, suffered a massive fire last November causing the loss of the museum’s barnyard and veterinary infirmary and resulting in significant damage to the museum’s maintenance shop. All museum staff and large animals made it out of the buildings safely with only one minor injury reported. The Jackson Fire Department responded promptly and brought the fire under control saving many other historic buildings. Cindy Gardner, Director of Collections for the Mississippi Museum Division said, “They (The Agriculture Museum) were very fortunate that the fire didn’t move about six more feet. If it had, I am afraid the Heritage Center (the main building) would be gone.” The fire began just before 5:00pm on November 13, 2014. It was later attributed to hay bales being stacked too close to a barn light. State Fire Marshal and Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney stated, “There were no code violations in the building. These buildings were thoroughly inspected within the last year and the wiring was sealed in conduit and was well-maintained. The fire was an accident.”

Chairman of the Board of the Mississippi Agriculture and Forestry Museum Foundation Karyn Thornhill said, “We are extremely grateful that there was no loss of human life and that so many of our historical buildings and precious artifacts were saved. The Foundation would also like to recognize the dedication of the staff, led by museum director, Lise Foy. Many sacrificed their personal safety to make certain the animals were cared for and loss was kept to a minimum.” In the aftermath of the tragic fire, the Mississippi museum community leapt to the aide of their colleagues at the Agriculture Museum. Calls were put out through social media and other media outlets to encourage museum professionals to volunteer. Volunteers were asked to dress for the filthy conditions and were provided with masks and gloves to mitigate any health concerns. Staff members of the Mississippi Museum of Art, Historic Jefferson College, Museum of Mississippi History, and many other local organizations assisted in cleaning buildings and artifacts. Information for this article was taken from Mississippi Agriculture and Forestry Museum press releases, releases from the Fire Marshall’s office, and emails from staff and volunteers on sight.

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clockwise: Children’s Barnyard lost in fire at the Mississippi Agriculture Museum; a surrey saved as fire blazes; Destruction from the fire; Mississippi Department of Archives and History (MDAH) Staff work at the Mississippi Agriculture Museum to preserve textiles.

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a special thanks SEMC Endowment Contributions Many thanks to our endowment contributors for investing in the future of SEMC! When you are thinking of honoring or remembering someone, please consider a contribution to the SEMC endowment. For more information, contact Executive Director Susan Perry at 404.814.2048 or sperry@semcdirect.net. George Bassi David Butler Priscilla Cooper Jamie Credle Patrick Daily Matthew Davis William Eiland Mark Farnsworth Julie Harris Kathleen Hutton Mary LaGue Jennifer Lamb Kathryn Lang Elise LeCompte Darcie MacMahon William Marquardt Heather Nowak Catherine Pears Robin Person James Quint Allison Reid James Shepp

Pattie Smith Deitrah Taylor Heather Marie Wells Zinnia Willits Glenn Willumson

THE PAST PRESIDENTS CIRCLE Members of the Past Presidents Circle contribute $150 annually for at least two years to the endowment fund: George Bassi Sharon Bennett Tom Butler Tamra Sindler Carboni Douglas Noble Robert Rathburn Graig D. Shaak Robert Sullivan Kristin Miller Zohn

THE WILLIAM T. AND SYLVIA F. ALDERSON ENDOWMENT FELLOWS Twenty-four members of SEMC have made commitments of distinction as Alderson Fellows. Their investment of at least $1,000 each is a significant leadership gift, reflective of a personal commitment to the professional association that has meant so much to each of them.

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Platinum Alderson Fellows (minimum $5,000) Sylvia F. Alderson Bob Rathburn Graig D. Shaak Nancy & Robert Sullivan Medallion Alderson Fellows (minimum $2,500) George Bassi Sharon Bennett Tamra Sindler Carboni Martha Battle Jackson Pamela Meister Richard Waterhouse Our Current Alderson Fellows (minimum $1,000) T. Patrick Brennan Michael Brothers W. James Burns David Butler Horace Harmon Pamela Hisey Micheal Hudson Rick Jackson Andrew Ladis Allyn Lord Michael Anne Lynn R. Andrew Maass Robin Seage Person Steve Rucker Kristin Miller Zohn

THE PETER S. LAPAGLIA JIMI SCHOLARSHIP FUND Established in 2008 to honor Pete LaPaglia’s dedication to the museum field and recognize his inspirational leadership of SEMC’s Jekyll Island Management Institute, this fund helps endow an annual JIMI scholarship. 2015 marks JIMI’s 15th anniversary, and SEMC has achieved the goal to bring the fund’s total over $13,885. Brian Hicks Martha Battle Jackson, in memory of Steve Temple, JIMI class of 2004 Elise LeCompte

OTHER SEMC CONTRIBUTIONS These funds contribute to the annual meeting or to the general operating funds for SEMC: Teri Long Pam Meister Rebecca Rose, JIMI

New or Renewal Memberships Received SEMC thanks those who have renewed or joined our organization for the first time between August and October 2014. Without your support and participation we could not provide region wide services such as our Mentor, Awards, and Scholarship programs, as well as our outstanding Annual Meetings and nationally acclaimed Jekyll Island Management Institute. If you are an individual member and your museum

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acquisitions GEORGIA This month the High Museum of Art opens the exhibition Helen Levitt: In the Street. This exhibition will feature 30 works by Levitt from the collections of the High and the Telfair Museums. One of the best-known street photographers of the 20th century, Levitt documented the everyday dramas of New York City. Levitt roamed the Lower East Side, Spanish Harlem and other urban neighborhoods, capturing the story of city life. Sojourns in New Hampshire, Mexico, and Savannah, Ga., added variety to Levitt’s portfolio, but New York City remained at the heart of her work. As part of the exhibition, the High will acquire 11 prints by Levitt, a generous gift from Mrs. Robert O. Levitt. These prints mark the first works by Levitt to enter the High’s collection, where they will strengthen the Museum’s significant holdings of 20thcentury documentary and street photography.

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Helen Levitt, New York ca. 1940, High Museum.

Oak Alley Foundation recently acquired a substantial collection of architectural photographs. The work of amateur photographer Dr. Robert H. Potts, created between 1950 and 1960, they document in great detail a number of southern Louisiana plantation houses, covering both exterior and interior spaces, as well as construction

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Plantation house by Robert H. Potts, Oak Alley Foundation.

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techniques and a select number of outbuildings. Capturing the structures in situ, the images demonstrate the adaptive reuse of plantation “big houses” as well as the demolition by neglect that occurred throughout the 20th century. Images will be cataloged and made available to the public at a future date for research and architecture studies.

SOUTH CAROLINA The hit TV series “Tanked” was in Conway, South Carolina, in April filming the installation of the Blackwater aquarium at the Horry County Museum and the show aired last fall

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congratulations GEORGIA The Old Governor’s Mansion has received a Museums for America Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services for $36,646. The Old Governor’s Mansion will implement “Burning Misperceptions: The Truth About Sherman, Emancipation, and Reconstruction in Georgia’s Antebellum Capital,” a project aiming to address gaps of understanding surrounding key aspects of the American Civil War among rural community stakeholders. Through guided interpretations, exhibits, film series with moderated panel discussions, and keynote lectures, the project will focus on facts relating to (1) the extent to which the issues of slavery and states’ rights initiated the war, (2) details surrounding General William T. Sherman’s “March to the Sea,” (3) the extent to which African American soldiers fought as soldiers on the battlefield, and (4) the impact of Reconstruction on the newly-liberated African American population of the South. “Burning Misperceptions” will contribute to the body of best practices literature regarding museum education and interpretation, and will help identify effective outreach strategies for museums in rural areas as a way to increase visitation and enhance a museum’s standing as a regional and cultural asset.

FLORIDA State Dining Room, Governor’s Mansion 2014, by Chris Oquendo.

The Florida Association of Museums Foundation has received an Institute of Museum and Library Services National Leadership for Museums Grant in the amount of $293,411. Florida Association of Museums

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(FAM) will build on and refine a mentor-mentee program to help Florida collections care professionals learn best practices and develop critical collections care institutional documents for their organizations. FAM will deliver a program offering participants training to craft collections plans and policies, build a network of trusted colleagues, and develop leadership skills. This phase will also expand the project beyond collections care professionals to include board members, community leaders and decision- and policy-makers about how valuable collections are for creating communities with a strong sense of place. Within three years, this project will help approximately 100 collecting organizations develop or improve their collections policies and emergency plans.

KENTUCKY The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) has awarded $149,060 to the Kentucky Historical Society. KHS will use the grant funds to help fund a complete inventory of the museum collections, which

numbers an estimated 100,000 to 150,000 individual pieces, and help make information about and images of those items accessible online. The inventory is expected to take three to four years to complete. “It always is gratifying when the important work of the Kentucky Historical Society is recognized at the national level!” said KHS Executive Director Kent Whitworth. “Congratulations to our Museum Collections and Exhibitions team for submitting an excellent grant application that will enable us to bring in a new staff person to work on this major collections inventory project. We are grateful to the Institute of Museum and Library Services; its support is not only very much appreciated, but also very much needed as we continue our mission of educating and engaging Kentuckians in their histories, while also coping with a loss of state funding.” The J. B. Speed Art Museum has received a Museums for America Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services in the amount of $23,753. The Speed Art Museum will complete professional conservation

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MISSISSIPPI The Mississippi Department of Archives and History has received a Museums for America Grant from

the Institute of Museum and Library Services in the amount of $149,397. Mississippi Department of Archives and History will hire a full-time Collections Specialist to work with existing collections staff to catalog, photograph, and digitize object records for 1,079 artifacts on exhibit at the Eudora Welty House and 10,260 artifacts stored at the Charlotte Capers Archives and History Building. Staff will write detailed descriptions, take measurements, perform condition reports, conduct curatorial research, and take high-resolution digital photographs of all artifacts to create new and updated digital object records with all relevant data, image files, and metadata. Collections staff will use the enhanced database to manage the collection more effectively in preparation for the opening of two new museums — the Museum of Mississippi History and the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum. This project will pave the way for the development and public launch of the digital collections portal, which will support a new level of public engagement with the collection.

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design of the exhibit, illustrating the stories of the individuals pictured in the book, with a focus on race and social change. The exhibition will represent an innovative approach to storytelling in the gallery, a springboard for community-engaged programming, and an opportunity to offer visitors new ways to understand history and their place within it.

Delta Blues Museum accepts National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Atward from First Lady Michelle Obama.

First Lady Michelle Obama presented the National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Award (NAHYP) to Delta Blues Museum and the Delta Blues Museum Band in a White House ceremony last November. Delta Blues Museum Executive Director Shelley Ritter and the DBM Band accepted the award. The NAHYP Award recognizes community based organizations that develop learning and life skills in young people by educating and engaging them through arts or humanities youth programs. The 2014 National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Award Ceremony and band performance was streamed live and can be viewed at whitehouse.gov.

NORTH CAROLINA Levine Museum of the New South received a Museums for America Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services in the amount of $93,348. An exhibition team at the Levine Museum of the New South will begin a one-year planning process for a new museum exhibit about the children’s book Tobe: A-Six-Year-Old Farmer, a story published in 1939 that was one of the first children’s books to feature realistic depictions of everyday African Americans. The planning process will enable a team to develop the concept plan and schematic

North Carolina Museum of Art received a Museums for America Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services in the amount of $149,614. The North Carolina Museum of Art will collaborate with a community of educators, students, and a national panel of experts to investigate the unique role of art museums in supporting tomorrow’s learners in North Carolina and beyond. The museum will experiment with a STEM- (Science, Technology Engineering, and Math) based and art-infused design process to first identify questions, challenges, needs, and gaps among key audiences and within the existing research and literature. Based on those findings, the museum will plan, prototype, and refine a scalable menu of programs and their needed resources to deepen learning across the disciplines for pre-kindergarten to college students and teachers. As a result, the museum community at large will better understand an art museum’s role in a changing educational environment.

SOUTH CAROLINA The Charleston Museum was the recipient of a special grant of $25,000 to the Museum in honor of Mr. Charles Menefee. He has been a stalwart friend to the museum, offering sound financial advice and guidance. Because of his association with the Museum, Joanna Foundation Trustees voted to confer the grant in his name to support the future Natural History Gallery renovation. Children’s Museum of the Upstate received a Museums for America Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services in the amount of $43,491. Children’s Museum of the Upstate will partner with the Greenville

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County Human Relations Commission and a local bank to provide family financial literacy sessions for low-income families titled “Finances for the Family.” These sessions will include a series of four workshops, a lessons learned discussion, and an exhibit challenge that will connect the museum’s growing focus on financial literacy to a communitywide effort to address economic inequality and improve financial stability for low-income families. By bringing its resources and early childhood educational expertise to bear on the challenge of financial literacy for low-income families, the museum will improve participating families’ prospects for the future and help build a stronger and more vibrant community as a whole.

and registration assistant to create high resolution digital images of 6,509 works on paper, verify and update catalogue data on all 6,864 works on paper in the museum’s collection database, populate image metadata fields, and generate derivative image files for use on the museum’s website and in-gallery devices. Representing nearly 30 percent of the museum’s total holdings, the works on paper collection has particular strengths in European, Modern and Contemporary, American, and South Asian art. This project will enhance the in-gallery experience for onsite visitors, introduce collections to audiences far beyond the region, and make an important component of the museum’s permanent collection widely accessible while preserving fragile objects for future generations.

The Gibbes Museum of Art received a $250,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to improve storage conditions for the Gibbes Museum’s collections, which focus on American art. Storage furniture will be installed in a new collections suite that is being created as part of the major renovation and expansion of the museum, which began in the fall of 2014. The renovation and storage/study suite will go far to help make this knowledge accessible to diverse audiences, and add richness to the visitor experience. “We are thrilled to receive this wonderful recognition from the National Endowment for the Humanities as the Gibbes Museum is at a defining moment in its history. The storage project is at the core of our renovation design to ensure long-term, energy-efficient, sustainable preservation upon the collection’s return,” says Zinnia Willits, Director of Collections Administration and project manager for the grant.

VIRGINIA Virginia Museum of Fine Arts received a Museums for America Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services in the amount of $150,000. The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts will fully catalogue, digitize, and disseminate its extensive collection of prints and drawings. The museum will hire an assistant photographer

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exhibitions

From Not Ready to Make Nice, Georgia Museum of Art.

GEORGIA The Georgia Museum of Art opened the exhibition Emilio Pucci in America on Oct. 18, which highlights the Italian fashion designer’s role in the rise of postwar Italian dress and how his time in the U.S., beginning with his enrollment as a student at UGA, influenced his preference for the ready-to-wear collections he is most famous for designing. The exhibition features apparel produced from collaborations between Pucci and American firms

and manufacturers. The exhibition Not Ready to Make Nice, running through March 1, features provocative work by the anonymous Guerrilla Girls artists, a feminist collective famous for combining humor, hard facts and art on street posters, billboards and stickers. Their creations draw attention to the underrepresentation of women artists and artists of color in museums around the world. The exhibition features major works from rarely shown international projects tracking the group’s artistic and activist influence around the globe. There

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are several interactive elements to the exhibition where visitors will be encouraged to leave comments and messages relating to the content of the show. Leonard Freed: Black in White America is open at the High Museum of Art through June 7, 2015. Born in Brooklyn, New York, to a working-class Jewish family, Freed began photographing African American families in neighborhoods throughout New York City. Recording both key events and everyday occurrences, he immersed himself in the community by attending religious gatherings, protests, and other urban engagements. He later traveled throughout the South, photographing jails and jazz funerals and chronicling the experience of segregation.

LOUISIANA Crossing Cultures: Belle Yang, A Story of Immigration is on view at the Alexandria Museum of Art through February 21. Belle Yang is an author, graphic novelist, and children’s book illustrator who translates her experiences as a Chinese-American immigrant into bold, powerful artworks. The exhibition features approximately twentyfive paintings and eight illustrations that embrace Yang’s Asian heritage. Capitol City Contemporary and The Show Window are on view at the Louisiana Art and Science Museum (LASM) through February 15. Capitol City Contemporary is the first in a series of exhibitions to honor local and regional artists who are contributing to the vitality of the state’s current art scene. This first display spotlights recent two-dimensional abstract work made by 12 Baton Rouge artists: Billy Bourgeois, Susan Bonfils, Van Wade Day, Paul Dean, Rosemary Goodell, Randell Henry, Kathleen Lemoine, George Marks, Jacqueline Dee Parker, Ed Pramuk, Robert Rector, and Steve Schmidt. For The Show Window, LASM has partnered with Elevator Projects to recognize the work of emerging local talent. The storefront-style window at the Northern end of LASM’s

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innovations SOUTH CAROLINA In January, the Gibbes Museum of Art will offer the program “Unlocking the Secrets of Jeremiah Theus” with Colonial Williamsburg conservator Shelly Svoboda. Participants will view a selection of Jeremiah Theus portraits from the Gibbes permanent collection that are in need of conservation and hear from Colonial Williamsburg senior paintings conservator, Shelly Svoboda, an expert in the conservation of Theus portraits. Ms. Svoboda first presented her findings on the subject at Colonial Williamsburg’s fall 2013 symposium in conjunction with the exhibition Painters and Paintings of the Early American South.

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Michael Shapiro, High Museum.

GEORGIA The High Museum of Art has announced that Michael E. Shapiro, the Museum’s Nancy and Holcombe T. Green, Jr. Director since 2000, will leave the position this July, after 15 years as director. “It has been a privilege to be at the

helm of the High for the past 15 years, and to help shape the vision and future of Atlanta’s art museum,” said Shapiro. “From leading the expansion and transformation of our campus in 2005 to developing groundbreaking collaborations, such as “Louvre Atlanta,” the High has

been transformed from a regional powerhouse into a nationally and internationally recognized institution. I am exceptionally grateful to be part of a team of such smart, committed individuals whose hard work and scholarship have contributed to the High’s success.” ¶ Since joining the

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High’s leadership team in 1995 and his subsequent appointment as director in 2000, Shapiro has led the High through unprecedented institutional growth. Shapiro has nearly doubled the number of works in the High’s permanent collection; pursued a dedicated strategy to partner

with museums around the world to advance scholarship by bringing masterpieces to the U.S., many for the first time; spearheaded the High’s expansion by Renzo Piano that created a “village for the arts” in Midtown Atlanta; and dramatically increased the reach and impact of the Museum’s education programming and accessibility for school children and diverse audiences. During his tenure, the High has raised nearly $230 million, including nearly $20 million for acquisitions, and has

increased its endowment by nearly 30 percent. Shapiro was also instrumental in ensuring that all seven of the High’s collecting departments have fully endowed curatorial positions including African Art, Modern and Contemporary Art, Folk and Self-Taught Art, and Photography, as well as for Museum Interpretation. ¶ The Board of Directors of the High will form a search committee to conduct a national and international search for the Museum’s next director.

The Georgia Museum of Art welcomes three new staff members. Brittany Ranew joined the education department as the Kress Interpretive Fellow. Brittany completed an undergraduate degree in sculpture and a master’s degree in Art Education, both at the University of Georgia. As the Kress Interpretive Fellow, and newest member of the education department, Ranew looks forward to utilizing her skill as an educator to further the museum’s mission of enriching the Athens community

through experiences with art. Cassie Scarborough joined the museum last summer as the new special events coordinator. She received her bachelor of arts in advertising from the University of Georgia in 2012 and previously served as event coordinator with Epting Events in Athens for two years. The museum also welcomed Anna Truszczynski last fall as the new assistant editor in the department of communications. She received her doctorate from the University of California, Davis in 2014 and her bachelor of arts

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in environmental science and psychology in 2008 from Washington University in St. Louis.

NORTH CAROLINA Cheryl Palmer, the Mint Museum’s longestserving staff member

and educator, retired last November after 35 years with the museum. Palmer began her career at the Mint when it was a small, quiet museum fronting on Eastover’s Hempstead Place and shepherded it through expansions in 1985, 1999, and most notably the

24-hour grand opening of Mint Museum Uptown in 2010, which was attended by more than 12,000 people. Known for forging community partnerships, her many accolades include being nominated by her peers to receive the 2005 American Association of Museums Education Committee’s Excellence in Practice Award. In 2010 she received the Excelente Award as the Non-Latin Person Most Supportive of the Latino Community in Charlotte. “Cheryl’s impact is so profound, she has led too many major initiatives to

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list,” said Dr. Kathleen V. Jameson, President and CEO of the Mint. “Cheryl has been a mentor, counselor, and inspiration for me and countless others who have had the privilege to work with her, and I am grateful to have had the opportunity to learn from her.” Palmer has a Bachelor of Arts in Art History from Smith College and completed Master of Arts coursework in Art History at the University of Oklahoma. Prior to her role at The Mint Museum, Palmer worked at the Indianapolis Museum

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of Art; the Philbrook Museum of Art in Tulsa, Oklahoma, her hometown; and she taught art history at the University of Tulsa. Her first job was as an artist/illustrator with the Peace Corps in Niger, Africa, using the visual language of drawing to counter illiteracy.

SOUTH CAROLINA Christian M. Cicimurri has been appointed the Natural History Collections Manager at McKissick Museum at the University of South Carolina. Cicimurri’s position is the first paid natural history content position the Museum has had in twenty years and

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the museum is thrilled to have her on board.

VIRGINIA On December 10, 2014, Monticello hosted two Pulitzer Prize-winning writers and historians, Annette Gordon-Reed and Alan Taylor to discuss the lives of the enslaved families who worked at Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello. Annette Gordon-Reed is Professor of Law and History at Harvard University. She received a Pulitzer Prize and a National Book Award for her work The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family. Alan Taylor has received Pulitzer Prizes

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Prize. He is the Thomas Jefferson Foundation Professor of History at the University of Virginia.

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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT The Getty Leadership Institute at CGU invites applications for the GLI 2015 and NextGen 2015 executive education programs in museum leadership. GLI program is academically rigorous and addresses current topics in the museum field. GLI 2015 is an intensive management program for leading CEOs, COOs, directors, and senior-level executives who influence policy and effect change, and are in their first five to seven years of their position. Participants take two weeks of online courses plus two weeks of classroom study and practicum in residency in Claremont, CA. Program Dates: Online from May 4-15; Residency from June 12-27. Applications are due January 15, 2015. ¶ NextGen 2015 is a new blended learning experience for the field’s emerging top talent. The program is designed for mid-level staff with three to five years of museum management experience and recognized leadership potential. The program blends one week of online learning and three days of classroom study in residency in Claremont, CA. Program Dates: Online from March 9-15; Residency from March 24-28. Applications are due January 5, 2015. For more information and to apply, visit www.cgu.edu/gli or contact gli@cgu.edu.

NATIONAL MUSEUM MEETINGS The 11th Annual Building Museums Symposium will be held March 22-24, 2015 in Boston, MA. For further information visit midatlanticmuseums.org. The Association of African American Museums (AAAM) Conference will be held August 4-7, 2015, in Memphis, TN. Session proposals are due January 16. For more information visit blackmuseums.org.

The American Association of State and Local History’s (AASLH) annual meeting will take place in Louisville, Kentucky. The conference will run September 16-19, 2015. See aaslh.org. The American Alliance of Museums will be holding its annual conference in Atlanta, GA, April 26-29, 2015. Registration is open now and more information will be available in mid-January at aam-us.org.

STATE MUSEUM MEETINGS Georgia Association of Museums and Galleries January 21-23, 2015, Statesboro, GA Alabama Association of Museums February 23-24, 2015, Gadsden, AL Virginia Association of Museums March 7-10, 2015, Richmond, VA South Carolina Federation of Museums March 12-14, 2015, Camden, SC Tennessee Association of Museums March 18-20, 2015, Jackson, Tennessee West Virginia Association of Museums March 20-22, 2015, Beckley, WV North Carolina Museums Council March 28–30, 2015, Durham, NC Mississippi Museums Association April 5–6, 2015, Laurel, MS Arkansas Association of Museums April 9-11, 2015, West Memphis, AR Florida Association of Museums Date: TBA | Location: TBA Kentucky Museum and Heritage Alliance Date: TBA | Location: Covington, KY Louisiana Association of Museums Date: TBA | Location: TBA

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