Smithsonian Artist Research Fellowship Program
The Smithsonian Artist Research Fellowship (SARF) offers visual artists the opportunity to spend between one and three months working among the vast collections of the Smithsonian Institution with experts on the Smithsonian staff. The fellowship offers a dynamic research environment in which to investigate the objects, discoveries, and historical events that inspire creative work rather […]
SITES’ corner
By Ed Liskey, Senior Scheduling & Exhibitor Relations Coordinator, Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service We’d like to share some of the great experiences Affiliate museums have had hosting SITES exhibitions this past summer. When will you get your SITES on? The Wisconsin Maritime Museum (Manitowoc, WI) is hosting SITES’ Native Words, Native Warriors, from July 23- […]
coming up in affiliateland in september 2011
Fall is underway in Affiliateland! ARIZONA: The Challenger Space Center opens the National Air & Space Museum’s In Plane View: Abstractions of Flight in Peoria, 9/2. PENNSYLVANIA: Senator John Heinz History Center displays four artifacts from the National Museum of American History in its Stars & Stripes: An American Story exhibition in Pittsburgh, 9/10. TEXAS: Bill Fitzhugh, […]
kudos affiliates! september 2011
Affiliates have been busy in September! Kudos to all. The Arab American National Museum (Dearborn, MI) raised $285,887, with $150,000, from the Museums for America grant program. The funds will benefit the museum’s Understanding Arabs, Arab-Americans and Islam initiative, which aims to educate students throughout the Midwest. The museum also has been awarded a $150,000 grant […]
bring history to life (literally) with Smithsonian theater programs
A college student in 1960s attire carrying a Civil Rights protest sign starts singing in the great hall, leading visitors to a training session to prepare for a student sit-in. The legendary John Brown thunders in an exhibition pocket theater about his anti-slavery activities and why violence is justified. Mary Pickersgill lays out a swath of cloth […]
happy anniversary to the American Jewish History museum
August 6, 2011 Today marks the 10-year anniversary of the Smithsonian’s partnership with the National Museum of American Jewish History (NMAJH) in Philadelphia. When we met, the Museum shared space on Independence Mall with the Congregation Mikveh Israel (known as the “Synagogue of the American Revolution”), whose members founded the Museum in 1976. As the only […]
happy 10th anniversary Annmarie Garden!
July 27, 2011 Today marks the 10th anniversary of the Smithsonian’s affiliation with Annmarie Sculpture Garden and Arts Center. My, what a decade it’s been! Annmarie Garden is currently home to more artwork loans from the Smithsonian’s Hirshhorn Museum than any other Affiliate, with a total of 27 sculptures on long-term loan. This impressive record is the […]
Staff on the Road @ fall museum conferences
As we look ahead to conference season, we wanted to share with our Affiliates the schedules of the conferences that Affiliations staff members will be attending. We’d love for you to come out and visit with us, or share this information with other colleagues you’d like us to meet! August 3-6, Tallahassee, Florida: National Outreach Manager […]
uncovering the smithsonian’s jazz archives
Jazz saxophonist James Moody was raised in Newark, New Jersey, so it is little wonder that the Lincoln Park Coast Cultural District, the sole New Jersey Affiliate, celebrates his legacy so predominantly. In 2008 as part of the District’s annual Music Festival, they hosted a homage to James Moody, in which he himself played with […]
Professional Development: Broadening your access to the Smithsonian
We like to say that we’re the “portal” to the Smithsonian here in the Affiliations office for all of our more than 165 Affiliate partners. And I think that is especially true for those Affiliate staff members who have taken part in our professional development programs over the years. Going behind-the-scenes to learn a new […]
2011 Affiliations Conference Wrap-Up
Thank you to everyone who traveled to Washington, D.C. in June to join us for the Smithsonian Affiliations National Conference. So much happened in just 3 short days! We don’t want anyone to feel left out, so we’ve created a conference recap and included links to important information you may have missed. Click here to view 2011 […]
Smithsonian Affiliates in the news!
This week has been busy in Affiliateland. From World Historic Site nominations to Civil War anniversary events, to welcoming new Affiliates, it’s not only the temperature that’s on fire this week! Putnam Museum of History and Natural Science (Davenport, IA)Smithsonian Community Coral Reef to live on in Davenport, Iowa. READ MORE Rubin Museum of Art (New York, NY) […]
kudos Affiliates! summer 2011
As summer heats up, so do Affiliate accomplishments. Way to go Affiliates! The Perot Museum of Nature and Science (Dallas, Texas) has received a $4.4 million gift from the Texas Instruments Foundation bringing the total within $29 million of its $185 million fundraising goal. The African American Museum in Philadelphia was awarded $45,000 from the John […]
girl scouts turn 100
In 1912, founder Juliette Gordon Low organized the first Girl Scout troop in Savannah, Georgia. Now, the Girl Scouts have 2.3 million girl members in all 50 states and 92 countries, and boasts an impressive alumnae roster of 50 million women that includes Hillary Rodham Clinton, Condoleezza Rice, and others. Girl Scouts of the USA […]
SITES in your neighborhood this summer!
Smithsonian Affiliates across the country are bringing Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES) exhibitions to their communities this summer. Here’s what’s opening at an Affiliate in the coming months: July 23 – October 2, 2011 Wisconsin Maritime Museum (Manitowoc, Wisconsin) Native Words, Native Warriors Native Words, Native Warriors tells the remarkable story of Indian soldiers from more […]
smile! it’s our 10th anniversary
Most people are surprised to learn that Baltimore is home to the National Museum of Dentistry. “The what?!” and, that the Museum is a Smithsonian Affiliate. The National Museum of Dentistry will celebrate their tenth anniversary as an Affiliate at the end of June. It is a great honor to be associated with this one-of-a-kind treasure […]
