| "New Year's Resolution #1: Be More Awesome Than Last Year." |
| NEWSLETTER
| January 14, 2017 | 
| | National Civil Rights Museum
Memphis
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Conference Deadlines Coming Up!
| | Awards Nominations, Hotel Reservations
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| | Happy New Year! We are just 2 short months away from the annual TAM Conference,
"Museums of Many Colors," to be held March 15-17  in beautiful Pigeon Forge!
Are you ready? Do you have your hotel room reserved? Are those award nominations
ready to send in? Have you thought about some awesome auction items to bring?
Here's all the information you need for these important details...  TAM's Awards of Excellence recognize the special projects and accomplishments achieved at your museum during 2016. All Tennessee museums, regardless of staff size or budget, are encouraged to participate in the TAM Awards. From exhibits to educational programs, volunteers to special events, submit your nominations to highlight the best of the best. And don't forget, the Emerging Professional Award recognizes exceptional promise and potential for emerging professionals in the museum field.
Contact your Awards Committee Representative, Awards Chair Tori Mason at tmason@nashvillezoo.org, or State Coordinator Debbie Shaw at tnmuseums@gmail.com or 615-495-3354 with any questions you may have. There are several new committee members so be sure to look over the committee member page to see who your representative is. At-large representatives can also be contacted with any questions.
DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS IS JANUARY 20, 2017
The online registration form can be found HERE.
For more information, click HERE.
We look forward to seeing all the amazing things you've accomplished this year! Good luck! ***************************************************************************************** LAST DAY TO GET HOTEL ROOMS AT THE GROUP RATE IS JANUARY 30!!
To secure the group rate of $72.99 per night, please call 1-800-555-2650 and mention the Tennessee Association of Museums 2017 Annual Conference Room Block. Last day to reserve a room at the group rate will be January 30, 2017. Rooms are going fast! After this date, the rooms will be released to the general public and the rates will increase. The Holiday Inn Hotel and Conference Center Pigeon Forge is located at 3230 Parkway, Pigeon Forge, TN. There will be no guarantee of room availability after January 30, 2017.
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| The annual silent and live auctions are a highlight of every conference, and this year is no exception . The silent auction will run Wednesday and Thursday, and the live auction will take place Thursday evening.
As always, we are looking for fun and unique items that will intrigue bidders. Books, tickets to events, clothing, art work, pottery, and bottles of wine from one of our Tennessee wineries always bring in the bids. Weekend getaways including tickets to cultural attractions, hotel stays, and dinner at local restaurants are also quite appealing. Gift baskets, children's items and other rare and unique items often create fun bidding wars. What can you bring to add to the excitement? Who can bring the most creative and coveted item?? Please print and complete an auction registration form for each item and bring to the conference with your auction items. An auction registration table will be near the conference registration at the hotel. If you plan to mail your items in advance, please contact Debbie Shaw at tnmuseums@gmail.com for address information. All proceeds benefit TAM and the services it offers its members. Your support is greatly appreciated! |
| | | | | - More News You Can Use - | Regional Vice President Information Conference Registration is now OPEN! Your TAM Vice Presidents are here to assist you with questions about TAM, and to help you spread the word about all the great things happening at your sites. If you have news to pass on, information you want to get out to TAM members, or any announcements you want to share, contact your Vice President and they'll see it gets addressed. West TN Vice President: Bill Hickerson
wtrac@aeneas.net (731) 784-1787
Executive Director, West TN Regional Arts Center
Humboldt Middle TN Vice President: Terri Jordan
terri@customshousemuseum.org
(931) 648-5780, ext 38
Curator of Exhibits, Customs House Museum
Clarksville East TN Vice President: Dollie Boyd
dboyd@tusculum.edu (423) 636-8554
Director, Doak House Museum
Greeneville
| | Registration is now OPEN for the 2017 conference. Full conference registration for members is $195, and includes ALL sessions, access to the Exhibitors Hall, 3 lunches, and 2 dinners, including the Awards Ceremony and dinner, and Live Auction and dinner. Also included are all evening events, which will include visits to the Titanic Museum, Hatfield and McCoys Dinner Show, Tennessee Museum of Aviation, and more! Daily rates are also available.
To register online, follow THIS link.
We hope to see you in Pigeon Forge!
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Conservation Grant Available Institutions seeking funding to preserve American historical prints in their collections are invited to submit applications to the American Historical Print Collectors Society for a Wendy Shadwell Print Conservation Grant. The artwork to be treated must be at least one hundred years old and the institution must be a member of the AHPCS, a non-profit group that encourages the collection, preservation, study, and exhibition of original historical American prints that are 100 or more years old. Proposals are due March 31. For more information, visit
http://www.ahpcs.org/wendy-shadwell-grant |
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Nashville Conference on African American
History and Culture
Friday February 10, 9-3:30 CST
Registration: $25, includes lunch
On Friday, February 10, 2017, join Tennessee State University’s College of Liberal Arts and the Metropolitan Historical Commission for a celebration of the contributions of African Americans to Nashville and Tennessee history. For over thirty-five years, this award-winning conference has brought together historians, students, educators, community leaders, and others interested in African-American history and culture. This year’s conference will celebrate a variety of interracial dialogue in Nashville and Tennessee, through history, story, and song.
For more information, click HERE.
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