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Association of Art Museum Curators (AAMC) Foundation Conference Fellowship for Curators Experiencing Hardship

The severe effects of the pandemic on the non-profit arts community presents financial hardship for many curators. As such, we are humbled to be able to provide Conference Fellowship for Curators Experiencing Hardship, made possible through funding from the Samuel H. Kress Foundation. Eligible applicants must be current AAMC individual members who have been financially impacted by the pandemic. There are 33 Fellowships available in this category. Fellows will be notified on a rolling basis until the funds are exhausted. Applicants to other AAMC Foundation Conference Fellowships may also apply, but will not be awarded more than one fellowship.

Apply Now: Corona Regulation Grant for Collection Management Personnel

Due to the impact of the COVID-19 crisis The Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science has allocated funds to support museums and other heritage institutions that manage collections in the Netherlands and in the Caribbean part of the Kingdom.

The Mondriaan Fund is the public fund for visual art and cultural heritage from the Netherlands, including Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao, Saba, Sint-Eustatius and Sint Maarten.

What is a Museum?

A Call for Volunteers for Caribbean Perspectives on the New Museum Definition

MAC is partnering with the ICOFOM LAC team on a project titled “Latin American and Caribbean Perspectives on the New Museum Definition.” This project is geared towards including Latin America and the Caribbean in the dialogue on “defining a museum” using a systemized methodology with partnerships between ICOM institutions and national, international, and regional committees and bodies.

The MAC Museum Definition Subcommittee is welcoming volunteers from all members (across languages) to help plan and fulfill the project outcomes listed below:

Collation of bibliographic references of publications on museums (including the creation of an annotated bibliography and executive summary)
Collating possible speakers to participate in ICOFOM webinars
Hosting a workshop or webinar titled “Discussion on the Definition of a Museums.”

Persons interested in volunteering should submit their names to secretariat@caribbeanmuseums.com by April 28, 2021 with the email subject as ATTN: MAC Museums Definition Volunteer.

Subcommittee members:

Shani Roper, UWI Museum (Jamaica)

Katrina Cartwright, NAGB (Bahamas)

Samantha Campbell, UWI Museum (Jamaica)

Call for Bibliographic References for Caribbean Perspectives on the New Museum Definition

MAC is asking members of the community to submit bibliographic references to publications (including, but not limited to: articles, books, edited collections, blogs, and interviews) that they or their institutions and/or communities have authored or produced.

Submissions must include the following formats:

Books:

Last Name, First Name. (Year published) Title of the article. Publisher

Journal Articles:

Last Name, First Name. Title of Article. Name of Journal, Volume, Page numbers.

Interview:

Name of Interviewee, date of interview, name of interviewer

Blogs: Individual Submissions

Last Name, First Name. Title of blog, date published, web link

Blogs: Series

Title of Blog, web link

Newspaper and magazine Articles

Last name, First name. Title of Article. Title of Newspaper or Magazine, Date, Volume or Series Number, Page numbers

Authors of articles must submit a 150-word abstract or summary on the content of their publication as the team will be compiling an Annotated Bibliography of submissions. References can be submitted in the original language of publication.

Please send your submissions by July 15, 2021 to secretariat@caribbeanmuseums.com. In the subject line of the email ATTN: Museum Definition Subcommittee.

Subcommittee members:

Shani Roper, UWI Museum (Jamaica)

Katrina Cartwright, NAGB (Bahamas)

Samantha Campbell, UWI Museum (Jamaica)

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