Kudos Affiliates!! December 2019
/in Uncategorized /by Aaron GlavasCongratulations to these Affiliates on their recent accomplishments! Do you have kudos to share? Please send potential entries to Aaron Glavas, GlavasC@si.edu. FUNDING The Mercer Museum (Doylestown, PA) is the recipient of a $230,000 Pew Center for Arts & Heritage grant. The two and half year grant will support a major initiative called Plus Ultra: Awakening […]
5 Questions With Barbara Clark Smith
/in enewsletter feature /by Aaron GlavasWhat do we love more than helping you navigate the Smithsonian? Sending someone from the Smithsonian to your neighborhood! Our people are our greatest resource and when new curators join the Smithsonian family, we like to share their stories with our network. In this edition, we spotlight Barbara Clark Smith, an internationally known historian in […]
Kudos Affiliates!! November 2019
/in enewsletter feature /by Aaron GlavasCongratulations to these Affiliates on their recent accomplishments! Do you have kudos to share? Please send potential entries to Aaron Glavas, GlavasC@si.edu. FUNDING The Institute of Museum and Library Services announced grant awards totaling $21,726,676 for museums across the nation to improve services to their communities including the following Affiliate projects: Museum of History and Industry (Seattle, […]
Welcome 2019 Affiliate Visiting Professionals!
/in enewsletter feature, Uncategorized, You Heard It Here First /by Elizabeth BugbeeSmithsonian Affiliations welcomes its 2019 Visiting Professionals Program (VPP) cohort to Washington, D.C.! With support from the Getty Foundation, the VPP reaches a diverse group of Affiliate colleagues working in organizations with art collections and serving diverse audiences.
Coming up in Affiliateland in November 2019
/in enewsletter feature /by Jennifer BrundageWe are thankful for our amazing Affiliates and all that you do! WASHINGTON The Museum of History and Industry will open SITES’ Beyond Bollywood: Indian Americans Shape the Nation exhibition in Seattle, 11.2. OHIO National Museum of American History curator Frank Blazich is giving two talks at the Ohio History Connection for Veteran’s Day on Navy Pontoon […]
Kudos Affiliates!! October 2019
/in enewsletter feature, Kudos, Uncategorized /by Aaron GlavasCongratulations to these Affiliates on their recent accomplishments! Do you have kudos to share? Please send potential entries to Aaron Glavas, GlavasC@si.edu. FUNDING The City of Las Cruces Museum System (Las Cruces, NM) as been awarded a $50,000 American Art Program grant from the Henry Luce Foundation to digitize the city’s permanent collection of southern New […]
Wiki + Affiliates: Help Represent the Under-Represented!
/in enewsletter feature, Uncategorized, You Heard It Here First /by Elizabeth BugbeeWikipedia is created and edited by volunteers around the world—and Affiliates can help! As one of the web’s most visited reference sites, Wikipedia serves as a starting point for many individuals looking to learn about art, history, and science. Smithsonian Affiliations and the Smithsonian’s new Open Knowledge Coordinator,* Kelly Doyle, are looking for Affiliate partners […]
Coming up in Affiliateland in October 2019
/in Uncategorized /by Jennifer BrundageWow! Fall is fully underway with great events happening nationwide. NEW JERSEY The Morris Museum will publicly announce their affiliation with the Smithsonian, with remarks by Dr. Richard Kurin, Distinguished Scholar and Ambassador-at-Large in Morristown, 10.3. TEXAS The Irving Arts Center will present An Evening with Author/Archivist Grayson Dantzic, whose book on his late father’s work serves as […]
Kudos Affiliates!!! September 2019
/in Uncategorized /by Aaron GlavasCongratulations to these Affiliates on their recent accomplishments! Do you have kudos to share? Please send potential entries to Aaron Glavas, GlavasC@si.edu. FUNDING The 19th annual Spinx Charity Classic Golf Tournament raised $106,000 for charitable organizations including the Children’s Museum of the Upstate (Spartanburg, SC). SPINX chooses beneficiaries that align with its philanthropic focus of “growing […]
No cost poster exhibitions featuring “Righting a Wrong: Japanese Americans And World War II” and more!
/in enewsletter feature, Exhibitions, Resources, Uncategorized /by Laura HansenThe Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES) consistently offers traveling exhibitions to organizations across the U.S. and around the globe. But did you know SITES also develops and offers FREE poster exhibitions on a variety of subjects? Below we’ve compiled a list of poster exhibitions you can bring to your community free of charge: Featured Poster […]
Coming Up in Affiliateland in September 2019
/in enewsletter feature, Exhibitions, Museum Day, Uncategorized /by Jennifer BrundageAs we fall into autumn, Affiliates are springing ahead with great programming across the nation. TEXAS The Irving Arts Center will open the SITES’ exhibition Billie Holiday at Sugar Hill: Photographs by Jerry Dantzic in Irving, 9.14. NATIONWIDE Over 90 Affiliates are taking part in the annual Smithsonian magazine Museum Day, offering free admission on 9.21. SOUTH CAROLINA […]
Congrats to the new class of Affiliate Visiting Professionals!
/in enewsletter feature, Kudos, Uncategorized /by Elizabeth Bugbee(This is an excerpt of a longer article in the Spring 2019 edition of The Affiliate newsletter) In October 2018, a group of 10 Affiliate colleagues from around the country convened in Washington, D.C., for a two-week, transformative experience at the Smithsonian. They were selected to participate in the Smithsonian Affiliations Visiting Professionals Program (VPP), a […]
Smithsonian Year of Music: Add Your Events!
/in Uncategorized /by Laura HansenThe Smithsonian Year of Music is an Institution-wide initiative to increase public engagement, advance understanding, and connect communities in Washington, D.C., across the nation, and around the globe. The Smithsonian Year of Music highlights and shares our vast musical holdings, bringing together our resources in history, art, culture, science, and education. Smithsonian Affiliates can have their music-related activities […]
Kudos Affiliates!! August 2019
/in Uncategorized /by Aaron GlavasCongratulations to these Affiliates on their recent accomplishments! Do you have kudos to share? Please send potential entries to Aaron Glavas, GlavasC@si.edu. FUNDING The Nissan Foundation awarded $740,000 in grants to 30 nonprofit organizations for its 2019 grant cycle. The grant recipients and projects include: Arab American National Museum (Dearborn, MI) ($10,000)- Arab American Arts Festival and […]
Kudos Affiliates!! July 2019
/in Uncategorized /by Aaron GlavasCongratulations to these Affiliates on their recent accomplishments! Do you have kudos to share? Please send potential entries to Aaron Glavas, GlavasC@si.edu. FUNDING The National Atomic Testing Museum (Las Vegas, NV) has received a $1 million matching grant from the state to assist in their search for a larger space in downtown Las Vegas. The additional […]
What’s Coming Up in Affiliateland in July 2019
/in Uncategorized /by Jennifer BrundageSummer is in full swing, and so are Affiliates! MARYLAND Historic Annapolis will host Hives Alive!, an afternoon about bees featuring James Gagliardi, Horticulturist for Smithsonian Gardens and editor of the Encyclopedia of Garden Plants for Every Location. James will provide a talk about pollinators, in Annapolis, 7.14. NATIONWIDE 68 Affiliates across the United States will help […]
