Founded in 1978, the Oregon Museums Association (OMA) is a non-profit membership organization that provides resources and services to over 200 museums, cultural institutions and associated professionals throughout Oregon. The OMA serves as an advocate for museums who actively promote the collection, preservation, exhibition, and interpretation of artistic, historic, scientific and cultural materials, sites, practices, and ideas.

The OMA’s mission is to provide professional development and networking opportunities to build the capacity of Oregon’s museums. Offering learning opportunities through regional workshops, an annual conference, newsletters and web-based communications, the OMA helps to foster and connect industry professionals with practical resources to support the success of all Oregon museums.

Interested in joining the OMA? More information and downloadable Membership forms can be found on the Membership page.

GRANTS:
Ford Foundation: Space for Change Planning and Pre-Development Grants. DUE: September 17, 2010
IMLS Conservation Project Support Grants. DUE: October 1, 2010
NEH Digital Humanities Start-up Grants. DUE: October 5, 2010
NARA Publishing Historical Records Grant. DUE: October 7, 2010
NEH Picturing America School Collaboration Projects DUE: October 7, 2010
Clackamas Cultural Colition Community Cultural Participation Project Grant DUE: October 15, 2010
Farm Foundation Small Grants Program. DUE: October 31, 2010
NEH National Digital Newspaper Grants. DUE: November 2, 2010 NEH Sustaining Cultural Heritage Collections Grants. DUE: November 16, 2010
IMLS Conservation Assessment Program DUE: December 1, 2010

JOB OPPPORTUNITIES & ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Project Cataloguer, Oregon Historical Society (Portland)
Collections Manager/Registrar, Southern Oregon Historical Society (Jacksonville)

INTERNSHIP ANNOUNCEMENTS
Information Technoglogy Intern, Architectural Heritage Center, Portland

MEETINGS/WORKSHOPS/CONFERENCES:
Connecting to Collections Meeting, Medford (September 13)
Connecting to Collections Meeting, Bend (September 14)
Oregon Encyclopedia Public Meeting, Lebanon (September 21)
Connecting to Collections Meeting, Pendleton (September 28)
Teaching World History Through Art: OCSS Fall Conference, Eugene (October 8-9)
Society of Architectural Historians, PNW Chapter Annual Conference, Kelowna, BC (October 15-17)
Western Museums Association Conference, Portland (October 17-20)

REQUESTS:

EVENTS:
Oregon Archaeology Celebration (October 1-31)
Oregon Day of Culture 2010 (October 1-8)
Portland Area Archivists' Oregon Archives Crawl (October 2, 2010)

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