ANNOUNCEMENT! Tune In To View Our Seventeenth Annual Heritage Awards Presentation Today at 4 PM! |
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Check Out Our Recent Blog Posts! |
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During this time of curtailed activities due to COVID-19, we have been collecting online resources that readers can use while they practice social distancing in the home. If you haven’t been to our website recently, here are some posts you may have missed.
We will continue to gather resources to keep you informed and to keep all of us connected!
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Reflecting on 2020: Navigating the Trials, Triumphs & Transformation of Cultural Organizations in the Pandemic Era |
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Tuesday, December 15
2:00 pm
Organization: Cuseum
Join Cuseum for a conversation about the trials, triumphs, and transformation that cultural organizations have experienced in 2020. All speakers have recently been celebrated as 2020 Museum Innovators in Blooloop – join them as they wrap up the year and explore the future of museums. Webinar is free to attend but registration is required.
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Museums and COVID: How to Use the Latest Research to Your Advantage |
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Tuesday, December 15
3:00-4:10 pm
Organization: Institute of Museum and Library Services and others
Join the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the American Alliance of Museums, and research nonprofit OCLC for a packed 75 minutes of scientific information on the virus’s behavior on materials commonly found or used in museums.
In addition to a presentation and discussion of the latest REALM (REopening Archives, Libraries, and Museums) project research, participants will also hear from AAM and museum practitioners on best practices, tips, and lessons learned, and come away with information they can consider for their own environments. Attendance is free, but advance registration is required.
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Ending this Week: Unseen Treasures! The St. John’s College Fine and Decorative Arts Collection
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Available until Friday, December 18
Did you know that St. John’s College has a collection of more than 800 pieces of fine and decorative art? Our Mitchell Gallery docents have stepped up to talk about some of the pieces in the collection that are generally never seen by the public. Check the Mitchell Gallery's page for topics on pieces including outdoor sculptures, ukiyo-e prints, engravings, paintings, and sometimes obscure but interesting objects. Free and open to the public.
Presentations include:
- Mitchell Gallery Docent Jerri Falk discusses a lithograph of Salvador Dali’s Crucifixion (Corpus Hypercubus), which is part of the St. John’s College Decorative and Fine Arts Inventory
- Mitchell Gallery Art Educator Lucinda Edinberg pays homage Samuel W. Freeny, a USMC officer, minor league baseball player, and 1917 graduate of St. John’s College
- Mitchell Gallery Docent Kathy Clatanoff discusses the World War I memorial created by sculptor Hans Schuler. The memorial is dedicated to the 452 alumni who answered the call of duty.
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Webinar: How to Appreciate and Honor your Board |
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Friday, December 18
12:00 pm
Network for Good
So many of our board members have stepped up for mission making this year whether with their time, talents, or treasure.
Join Network for Good to consider new and creative ways to celebrate them and in turn, energize them and their support into the new year.
Plus, a few tips on how to shift your board meeting structures in 2021 to celebrate them and your donors more often - resulting in new, inspired giving!
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MHAA Grant Opportunity is Now Live! View the "Early Bird" Webinar TODAY! |
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Do you have a heritage tourism or education project in need of matching grant funding (up to $100,000 per grant)? Is that project located within one of Maryland's 13 heritage areas?
If you answered YES, you're going to want to find out more about the Maryland Heritage Area Authority (MHAA) grant application process!
MHAA staff will be presenting an Early Bird Webinar for FY2022 applicants TODAY, December 15 at 2:00 pm.
MHAA staff will also be having another webinar and a series of virtual office hours for applicants in January. See the full list of dates and times. Please talk with your heritage area Executive Director about your project prior to submitting an Intent to Apply form, thanks!
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MHAA Application Round for FY 2022 Grants is Now OPEN! |
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MHAA provides dollar-for-dollar matching grants for capital and non-capital projects located within Maryland's 13 certified heritage areas. Non-profit organizations, local jurisdictions, state agencies, and federal agencies are all eligible to apply.
Non-capital MHAA grants are awarded for up to $50,000 per project, while capital MHAA grants are awarded for up to $100,000 per project. Projects seeking less than $5,000 in grant funding are not eligible for MHAA project grants. MHAA requires that both capital and non-capital projects support heritage tourism related activities or infrastructure.
An "Intent to Apply" form is due no later than 11:59 pm on January 29, 2021. Full applications are due online in late February, March, and April of 2021. Deadlines for the full applications are set by each of the 13 heritage areas for their applicants. Grant awards will be announced in July of 2021.
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Maryland Arts Institute of Racial Justice Winter Monthly Academy |
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Each Month, Commit to Two Connected Sessions
In a community with members of Maryland’s arts sector, participants will build a brave space for courageous conversations about race and other social identities. Participants will increase their understanding and capacity for racial equity through guided reflection and discussions.
When registering for an academy, please commit to attending the Evening Session AND Lunch-time Reflection Session for the month.
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AASLH History Leadership Seminar |
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During the AASLH History Leadership Seminar, over four weeks, a cohort of eighteen Associates dives deep into a broad range of current and future national issues facing the history and museum field, including purpose, relevance, impact, decolonization, community engagement, equity and access, facilitating change, strategic organization, and much, much more. Through workshops, discussions, activities, and field studies facilitated by dozens of nationally-recognized experts working on the field’s leading edge, Associates tackle the most pressing challenges confronting history institutions and develop strategies for addressing them. HLI challenges history professionals to ask not “Are we doing things right?” but rather to ask “Are we doing the right things?”
The Seminar consists of two weeks online and two weeks in residence in June at the Indiana Historical Society in Indianapolis, Indiana, and is led by director Max A. van Balgooy, president of Engaging Places LLC and a professor in the Museum Studies Program at the George Washington University. The program is supported and guided by a diverse coalition of institutional partners, listed below, that are committed to excellence and professional development.
The next HLI Seminar will be offered in June, 2021.
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Four Rivers Heritage Area | 410-222-1805 | heritage_area@aacounty.org | fourriversheritage.org |
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