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Call for Papers: Joint 2024 NCPH-Utah Division of State History/ Utah Historical Society Annual Meeting

By K. L. Graham posted 05-22-2023
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Historical Urgency Joint 2024 NCPH-Utah Division of State History/ Utah Historical Society Annual Meeting Salt Lake City, Utah April 10-13, 2024 The skills of historians are essential to the fabric of our society—never more so than in periods of extreme political and cultural polarization—and yet historical perspectives, tools, and history workers themselves are increasingly under threat. It is impossible not to feel a sense of urgency in the work we do, and yet urgency seems at odds with the often slow, deliberate work of public historians to build trust and lasting relationships with the communities we serve. The 2024 Annual Meeting explores the ...
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AAAM Announces $1.6 Million Grant Program - APPLY TODAY!

By K. L. Graham posted 12-06-2022
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I hope this message finds you well. Through a partnership with the National Park Service’s African American Civil Rights Network (AACRN), the Association of African American Museums (AAAM) will soon award several grants between $5,000 to $25,000 . We want you to be eligible to apply for the funding; however, one of the requirements is that you first join the African American Civil Rights Network. Submitting the application to join the network is fairly easy, and will only take you a few short minutes. You will need to fill out the National Park Service’s application by or before December 15, 2022 . This step is imperative if you plan to apply for a portion ...
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Preserving Black Churches: New Project from the African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund

By K. L. Graham posted 01-26-2022
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As the oldest institutions created and controlled by African Americans, Black churches testify to the achievements and resiliency of generations in the face of a racialized and inequitable society. Now, with leadership support from the Lilly Endowment Inc., the African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund is investing in historic Black churches and congregations to reimagine, redesign, and redeploy historic preservation to address the institutions’ needs and the cultural assets and stories they steward. » CLICK HERE to Learn More
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2022 AAAM Conference Call for Proposals

By K. L. Graham posted 01-18-2022
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CONFERENCE DATES: AUGUST 10th through 12th Miami, Florida Renewal, Revival & Remembrance Please join us for the 44th annual Association of African American Museums conference. We invite proposals that consider the idea of diaspora, examine the role of cultural landscapes in shaping communities, and reflect on how our ties to land and place influence the approach of communities and museums to our work. Deadline for Session Proposals: March 13th, 2022 (11:59 am PST) [ CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS ]
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OHA's Fellowship and Mini Grant Applications Open! Workshops Available

By K. L. Graham posted 11-29-2021
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In September, 2021 the Oral History Association was awarded $825,000 from the NEH American Rescue Plan to create a fellowship and grants program for under/unemployed oral historians, with a focus on oral historians from communities that have historically been marginalized in the field. Applications for year-long fellowships and mini-grants opened November 15, 2021 and the application deadline is January 15, 2021 (11:59PM CT). During the next two weeks, we are offering two free pre-application workshops (registration required) to support applicants as they develop their proposals. The first workshop is tomorrow, November 30: Social Justice Oral History ...
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Museum Learning Hub: Social Media Workshops

By K. L. Graham posted 11-29-2021
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Join us in December to learn how to make the most of social media! Module Summary: How can you use different social media platforms to build awareness of your organization, programs, and online resources? This module will cover common social media sites, and how they appeal to different audiences. Learn about common social media channels including user demographics and functions for each channel, how to set up pages as well as available options for nonprofits that encourage inclusivity, and the best practices approach for institutions without a dedicated social media manager. Join us for our FREE live webinars: Intro Session: Get Inspired! ...
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OHA's Fellowship and Mini Grant Application Period is Now Open!

By K. L. Graham posted 11-29-2021
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In September, 2021 the Oral History Association was awarded $825,000 from the NEH American Rescue Plan to create a fellowship and grants program for under/unemployed oral historians, with a focus on oral historians from communities that have historically been marginalized in the field. Our Selection Committee is in place. Applications for year-long fellowships and mini-grants open November 15, 2021 and the application deadline is January 15, 2021 (11:59PM CT). Full program timeline here . We are offering two free pre-application workshops (registration required) to support applicants as they develop their proposals: a Social Justice Oral History Training ...
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Association of Art Museum Curators Awards (AAMC) for Excellence - Accepting Nominations

By K. L. Graham posted 11-29-2021
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Nomination Portal Now Open through December 15, 2021 The Association of Art Museum Curators (AAMC) is accepting nominations for the Awards for Excellence, an esteemed program celebrating curatorial work. Highly respected, these are the only peer to peer honors that recognize achievements of nonprofit curators on an international level. Nominations are welcome across all fields of study, with jurors seeking to award original and new curatorial content that addresses vital topics of social justice, activism, diversity, access, equity, and inclusion, as well as that creates connections and fosters engagement between nonprofit art organizations and the communities ...
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Preservation Assistance Grants for Smaller Institutions

By K. L. Graham posted 11-12-2021
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Preservation Assistance Grants help small and mid-sized institutions — such as libraries, museums, historical societies, archival repositories, cultural organizations, town and county records offices, and colleges and universities — improve their ability to preserve and care for their significant humanities collections. These may include special collections of books and journals, archives and manuscripts, prints and photographs, moving images, sound recordings, architectural and cartographic records, decorative and fine art objects, textiles, archaeological and ethnographic artifacts, furniture, historical objects, and digital materials. Applicants must draw ...
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Digital Humanities Advancement Grants

By K. L. Graham posted 11-12-2021
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The Digital Humanities Advancement Grants program (DHAG) supports innovative, experimental, and/or computationally challenging digital projects, leading to work that can scale to enhance scholarly research, teaching, and public programming in the humanities. The program also supports research that examines the history, criticism, ethics, and philosophy of digital culture or technology and its impact on society. DHAG applicants must respond to one or more of these programmatic priorities: research and refinement of innovative, experimental, or computationally challenging methods and techniques enhancement or design of digital infrastructure, such as open-source ...
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Sustaining Cultural Heritage Collections Grant

By K. L. Graham posted 11-12-2021
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The Sustaining Cultural Heritage Collections program helps cultural institutions meet the complex challenge of preserving large and diverse holdings of humanities materials for future generations by supporting sustainable conservation measures that mitigate deterioration, prolong the useful life of collections, and support institutional resilience: the ability to anticipate and respond to disasters resulting from natural or human activity. Cultural institutions, including libraries, archives, museums, and historical organizations, face an enormous challenge: to preserve humanities collections that facilitate research, strengthen teaching, and provide opportunities ...
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Chautauqua Training Institute - Develop a First-Person Historic Portrayal

By K. L. Graham posted 11-12-2021
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In a Chautauqua performance, the scholar/presenter/storyteller deeply researches and creates a first-person humanities-based monologue in-character of a historical figure (i.e.a person no longer alive), presents a costumed performance of that monologue, and then answers questions from the audience first in-character, and then out of character as the scholar. Research is critical to creating valid content; Storytelling skills are essential to delivering a compelling program. The Chautauqua Training Institute (CTI) is a year-long program in 2022 to conceptualize, research, create, present, and market your own Chautauqua character. By the end of the institute ...
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Public Humanities Projects | The National Endowment for the Humanities

By K. L. Graham posted 11-12-2021
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Grant Program: Public Humanities Projects | The National Endowment for the Humanities (neh.gov) Supported Projects: Exhibitions, Historic Site Interpretation, Humanities Discussions (series of at least 6 public discussion programs) Funding Amount: Planning Level Grants (Exhibitions and Historic Site Interpretations ONLY) – up to $75,000 Implementation Level Grants – up to $400,000 Optional Draft Review Deadline: December 8, 2021 Deadline: January, 12, 2022 The Public Humanities Projects program supports projects that bring the ideas of the humanities to life for general audiences through public programming.  Projects must engage ...
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Holly Maxson Conservation Grants

By K. L. Graham posted 11-08-2021
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The Foundation for Advancement in Conservation (FAIC) is thrilled to announce a new funding opportunity for outreach activities. Funds from the FAIC Holly Maxson Conservation Fund will be awarded for the implementation of Holly Maxson Conservation Grants , which aim to build awareness among students (middle school through undergraduate) about conservation and related fields and to encourage students to consider the field of conservation as a career path. A broad range of projects might be proposed, such as curriculum development, online resources, pilot projects within an institution, or video production. A total of $32,000 in grants will be made in 2022, ...
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IMLS Museum Grants for African American History and Culture applications due November 15th

By K. L. Graham posted 10-01-2021
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The application period is now open for the Museum Grants for African American History and Culture grant program at IMLS. This grant program is designed to build the capacity of African American museums and support the growth and development of museum professionals at African American museums. The AAHC program supports projects that nurture museum professionals, build institutional capacity, and increase access to museum and archival collections at African American museums and Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). » Webinar recording: CLICK HERE » Learn more about the grant program: CLICK HERE
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ICOM-US: Museum Definition Consultation 3 Survey

By K. L. Graham posted 08-24-2021
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Please join the International Council of Museums (ICOM)-US national committee in ICOM’s worldwide effort to create a new definition for museums. This survey is part of our effort to include as many museum professionals as possible during this two-year effort. You can help craft this new definition by filling out this survey. It should take you only about 10 minutes but will be enormously helpful to ICOM’s effort to update the official definition of the museum. You can help ensure that the new definition preserves all the essential elements of museums and recognizes the new environment in which we exist. » CLICK HERE to take the survey
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AAAM Conference Scholarship Application - Now Open

By K. L. Graham posted 06-28-2021
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AAAM Conference scholarships are a benefit of AAAM membership. Scholarship applicants must be AAAM Members (individual or institutional) seeking to attend the 2021 Virtual Annual Conference and preference will be given to first time conference attendees and on the basis of financial need. The need-based scholarship provides recipients with full-conference registration, and a a two-year membership to AAAM. Applicants are required to provide a case statement for receiving funds, along with a detailed list of anticipated travel expenses. Application Deadline: July 2nd, 2021 (11:59 p.m. EASTERN) [ CLICK HERE TO APPLY ] The AAAM Annual Conference ...
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AAAM Announces Mr. Robert F. Smith as 43rd Annual Conference Keynote Speaker

By K. L. Graham posted 06-28-2021
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For Immediate Release June 17, 2021 Contact Information The Association of African American Museums 202-633-2869 communications@blackmuseums.org The Association of African American Museums Announces Mr. Robert F. Smith as 43rd Annual Conference Keynote Speaker The Association of African American Museums (AAAM) will hold its second virtual conference. The three-day online event will be held August 4 th through 6 th and will feature a keynote conversation entitled, Why Black Museums Matter. Strengthening Our Institutions, Communities and Museums , by Robert F. Smith , Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Vista Equity Partners and Emmy Award winning ...
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#AAAM2021 Conference Registration - Now Open

By K. L. Graham posted 06-08-2021
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2021 VIRTUAL CONFERENCE DETAILS Registration is NOW OPEN for the 43rd Annual Conference of the Association of African American Museums. #AAAM2021 WILL BE HELD VIRTUALLY WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 4th THROUGH FRIDAY, AUGUST 6th , 2021 ALL-ACCESS REGISTRATION INCLUDES: Access to the Pre-Conference Convening Access to the Conference Opening Reception All Concurrent Sessions (including Post-Conference) Access to the Keynote Conversation Access to the Closing Plenary Access to the Conference Closing Reception Access to the Virtual Exhibit Hall Ability to Network and Communicate with Other Attendees *MORE DETAILS FORTHCOMING [ LEARN ...
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2021 AAAM Call for Proposals - Now Open

By K. L. Graham posted 01-21-2021
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CONFERENCE DATES: AUGUST 4th through 6th AAAM 2021 invites proposals that consider the global impact of African American institutions, explore concepts of blackness and justice in museums around the world, and look at the work of museums throughout the Black diaspora. The deadline to submit a Session Proposal: Saturday, March 13th, 2021 | 11:59 pm (PT) » CLICK HERE for Details
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