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OMA-Wama Joint Virtual Conference 2021 1 Welcome OMA-WAMA JOint VirtuAl COnferenCe 2021 1 WELCOME Oregon Museums Association (OMA) and Washington Museum TABLE OF CONTENTS Association (WaMA) are excited to join forces to host our 2021 Conference: A Changed Landscape, A Changed Museum. Monday, September 13 This past year changed us all, as we grappled with COVID- Workshops and Roundtables ......................................................4 19, systemic racism, political strife, and climate change. We Member meetings .........................................................................6 progress into 2021 with the news of vaccinations, re-openings, In-person meet ups .......................................................................7 and new COVID-19 variants with caution and a sense of hope. As we emerge into a changed landscape, we become changed About our sponsors .............................................................................8 museums. Join WaMA and OMA to re-emerge, re-invent, and Tuesday, September 14 re-imagine a stronger museum future. Welcome, performance, keynote ................................................9 Sessions ....................................................................................... 10 Our conference features 12 sessions, two workshops and two roundtables, as well as a keynote and performances. Most will be Wednesday, September 15 pre-recorded, with live Q&A at the end with presenters. Welcome, performance ............................................................. 15 Sessions ....................................................................................... 15 The week before the conference, we will send registrants a schedule with Zoom links to all presentations. WaMA and OMA board members .................................................. 18 Schedule-at-a-glance ........................................................................ 19 2 OMA-WAMA JOint VirtuAl COnferenCe 2021 OMA-WAMA JOint VirtuAl COnferenCe 2021 3 Monday, September 13 Concurrent Sessions 10 AM – 12 PM WORKSHOP 1 ROUNDTABLE 1 PUT YOUR MONEY whERE YOUR VALUES ARE! And/Also: culturAl AdvocAcy post COVId-19 Learn effective institutional transparency and accountability in this Working from a recent legislative case study, staff from 4Culture will interactive workshop exploring how organizational values can frame highlight changes we have seen in the 2021 political landscape as annual budget-making processes. Using Five Oaks Museum’s values- a result of the many 2020 crises, including the racial reckoning after based budgeting as a case study, this workshop is for those who are George Floyd’s murder and the COVID-19 public health crisis. 4Culture, interested in organizational change, decolonizing museums, internal and likely many other funders, have largely focused legislative cultural equity, and becoming radically accountable to your community. advocacy on funding. We’ll talk about some of the reasons behind this and share how we think this approach can and perhaps should change. PRESENTERS molly alloy Through a case study about Senate Bill 5059, which sought to increase Five Oaks Museum criminal charge for defacement of public monuments, we will explore nat andreini how museums and cultural organizations can remain relevant through Five Oaks Museum their civic participation in advocacy for causes outside of just funding. Evaluation: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/GZFF6K9 PRESENTERS Chieko Phillips 4Culture Claire Miccio 4Culture Evaluation: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/JRGP5BS Lunch break 12 - 12:30 PM 4 OMA-WAMA JOint VirtuAl COnferenCe 2021 Imagine loving your CMS. CatalogIt anywhere, anytime Works on mobile and desktop Secure, cost-effective, and intuitive Collaborate with your team Publish to the web Using Past Perfect 4 or 5? For a limited time migrate for free, followed by a free 60 day trial. Learn More EmbARK user? Use CatalogIt for 6 months free after any www.catalogit.app/oma-wama EmbARK migration. “ We are not makers of history. We are made by history.” 4Culture thanks WaMA and OMA for their work organizing the 2021 Joint Virtual Conference and their unwavering support Martin Luther King, Jr. of our region’s museum community. Although our funding programs are only available to residents of King County, the resources on our website are open to all: HerItAge fIeld resources: https://www.4culture.org/heritage-field-resources/ COVId-19 response Hub: https://www.4culture.org/covid-19/ bryanpotterdesign.com • portland OMA-WAMA JOint VirtuAl COnferenCe 2021 5 Monday, September 13 Concurrent Sessions 12:30 – 2:30 PM WORKSHOP 2 ROUNDTABLE 2 sHArIng wHy your museum mAtters conversAtIon wItH funders Why does your museum matter? How are you creating positive change Join this roundtable of state, local, and private funders to learn about in your community? This hands-on workshop will introduce museum and discuss funding opportunities in Oregon. Participants will learn professionals to a variety of tools that they can use to answer these about different grants and programs in Oregon, and how to access questions for themselves, stakeholders, community members, and these funding opportunities for cultural organizations.. funders. Participants will learn how to use visual Theories of Change, Theories of Action, and Logic Models to capture “why” and “how” they PRESENTERS Aili Schreiner are making a difference. Oregon Cultural Trust Kuri Gill PRESENTER Kyrie Kellett Oregon Heritage Mason Bee Interpretive Planning Jennifer Alkezweeny Oregon Humanities Evaluation: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/JR7CKFY Liora Sponko Oregon Arts Commission Michelle Woodard Travel Oregon Jennifer Allen James F. and Marion L. Miller Foundation Evaluation: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/JTKWJ7M Member meetings 2:45 – 3:45 PM WamA member meetIng omA member meetIng Networking activity Networking activity Updates - financial, membership Updates - financial, membership, programs Awards Awards Discussion Discussion Voting Voting OMA-WAMA JOint VirtuAl COnferenCe 2021 6 Monday, September 13 Regional in-person meet ups 4:30 – 7 PM Click here to check our website for details and an up-to-date list of all in-person events. wAsHIngton meet ups oregon meet ups Clark County Historical Museum Northwest Museum of Arts and Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum Lan Su Chinese Garden 1511 Main Street, Vancouver, WA, Culture at the Lodge 239 NW Everett Street, Portland, OR 98660 2316 West First Avenue, Spokane, WA 500 NE Captain Michael King Smith 97209 4:30 - 7 pm 99201 Way, McMinnville, OR 4 pm - 6 pm Please RSVP to brad@cchmuseum. 5 - 7 pm 5 -- 7pm Check in at the ticket booth when you org or (360) 567-8552. Please RSVP to freya.liggett@ Masks are required for all attendees. arrive, say you are with OMA, and you Beer and wine availble for sale. 21 northwestmuseum.org will receive a complimentary entry. and over event. Outdoor gathering on our campus Frank Lloyd Wright Gordon House Masks are required. Masks required for unvaccinated with open galleries. Conservancy persons. 869 W Main St, Silverton, OR 97381 Springfield History Museum Washington State History Museum (located next to the Oregon Garden) 590 Main Street, Springfield, OR The Museum of Culture and 1911 Pacific Avenue, Tacoma, WA Starts at 5 pm 97477 Environment and the Kittitas County 98402 (street parking and a free lot next to Historical Museum Please RSVP to: 4:30 – 7 pm [email protected]. the Museum) 1200 Wildcat Way, Ellensburg, WA 4:30 - 7 pm 98926-7544 Please RSVP to: allison.campbell@ We will have indoor/outdoor spaces wshs.wa.govCancelled by September 6th. open, with light refreshments served. Please RSVP to: springfieldmuseum@ 4:30 - 7 pm Masks are required for unvaccinated Masks are required for all. springfield-or.gov or 541-726-3677 RSVPs appreciated but not required visitors and encouraged for everyone. Masks are required to [email protected] Portland Chinatown Museum Outdoor gathering at Dean Hall on the Central Washington University 127 NW 3rd Ave, Portland, OR 97208 Willamette Heritage Center campus. Light snacks will be 4 pm-6 pm 1313 Mill St SE, Salem, OR 97301 provided. Please RSVP: anna@ 5pm to 7pm portlandchinatown.org PleaseCancelled RSVP to peterk@ Masks required and vaccination willametteheritage.org or preferred. 503.585.7012 7 OMA-WAMA JOint VirtuAl COnferenCe 2021 About our sponsors Art Work Fine Art Services - www. Bryan Potter Design - www. X Gallery Art Storage & Private Minotaur Mazes - www. artworkfas.com bryanpotterdesign.com Archives - www.xgalleryart.com minotaurmazes.com Acacia Phillips - acacia@artworkfas. 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