CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF MUSEUMS

The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) needs your help preparing for the first annual National Museum Survey (NMS) launching in early 2025! In addition to serving as the primary source of federal funding for museums and related cultural institutions in the United States, IMLS aims to empower the field through policy and research. The NMS will help your institution contextualize its work and will inform policymakers, the museum field, and the public by providing badly needed baseline statistics about the impact and reach of our nation’s museums, including: ? Botanical Gardens, Arboretums, and Nature Centers ? Zoos and Aquariums ? Science and Technology Centers/Museums and Planetariums? ? History Museums and Historic Sites? ? Art Museums? ? Children’s Museums? ? Natural History and Anthropology Museums? ? General and Specialized Museums? Please click the link below to provide your institution’s contact information and be sure that you are included in this important new survey! Note: If you’ve already completed the online form there is no need to complete it a second time. https://lnkd.in/g9FEH3zF More information about the NMS, including the pilot survey IMLS successfully ran in 2023, can be found at https://www.imls.gov/NMS. Email [email protected] with any questions you may have.

Show support for the California museum community and build your business as a CAM 2025 sponsor or advertiser. Come meet and greet California's museum workforce at our 2025 conference in San Francisco, the largest annual in-person gathering of museum professionals in the state. Reach out today to CAM's Executive Director Jennifer Caballero at [email protected] with questions, or check the CAM 2025 Business Prospectus for options: https://lnkd.in/gvWqKdz3 Premium sponsor opportunities are still available and Early Bird rates end in November.

Join us for a roundtable discussion “Museum Leadership Advancement for BIPOC and Next Generation Professionals” facilitated by Suzanne Tan on October 17 at 10:30 AM. This 75-minute session will explore how senior managers can lift some of the challenges of museum leadership today, especially for those who identify as BIPOC and/or Next Generation. Areas to be covered include advancing career paths with an intentional and curious mindset and signs that reveal institutional readiness to ensure new leaders are successful. If you'd like to participate in this discussion, please indicate interest. Final participants will be notified one week before the session. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gB-tV3uf

We are pleased to announce that registration for the CAM 2025 Annual Conference, Interwoven, is now open! Online Early Bird registration ends November 18, so don't delay! Register today: https://lnkd.in/guHFK9eZ View program: https://lnkd.in/gu9SCvvw Questions? Contact Michelle Rader at [email protected]

Arts & culture are on the ballot this year in #LACounty! 9/25 is Voter Activation Day, where artists, arts workers & organizations will come together for a meaningful discussion about the upcoming election - AND register to vote! ?? RSVP by 9/20: https://lnkd.in/gNWQZiCc

Time to connect! The October Arts Now Meetup is the place to connect, share and thought-partner with your peers! Join us on October 22 at 2pm on Zoom. This attendee-driven event will feature breakout group topics determined by what folx in the room want to discuss. Presented by Create CA in collaboration with the California Association of Museums, one breakout room will brainstorm together how museums can support their school partners who are working to implement Prop 28, the Arts & Music in Schools Act. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gFVwb-wZ

CAM’s Centering Equity community platform is a space for resource sharing, collaboration, and conversation. Join us on our community platform to dive into this month's topic, maintaining motivation at work. Share your tips and discover new ways to stay inspired! Join the conversation: https://lnkd.in/gCS_ndAK Centering Equity is an Institute of Museum and Library Services grant-funded initiative that prioritizes providing diversity, equity, accessibility, and inclusion (DEAI) resources to the California museum community. Questions? Contact CAM's Community Engagement Manager Tiona Lyons-King at [email protected].

Looking for a new job at a California museum or cultural organization? Check out our Job Directory (updated every Wednesday): https://lnkd.in/gygZZSU2 Recently added positions with Autry Museum of the American West, Atthowe Fine Art Services, Bay Area Discovery Museum, Fleet Science Center, J. Paul Getty Trust, Japanese American National Museum, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, Filoli, Angel Island Immigration Station Foundation, Lawrence Hall of Science, UC Berkeley, Mingei International Museum, Museum of Us, Monterey Bay Aquarium, Museum of Tolerance, Museum of Ventura County, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, Noyo Center for Marine Science, Oakland Museum of California, PALO ALTO HISTORY MUSEUM, San Diego Natural History Museum, Skirball Cultural Center, The San Diego Museum of Art, Sonoma Botanical Garden, San Diego Botanic Garden, The Huntington, The Tech Interactive, Yolo Arts, and many more! Does your California museum or institution have an opportunity you’d like to feature in CAM’s Job Directory? We welcome all museum-related opportunities, and member institutions can post for free or discounted rates. See the link above for more information.

Join us for a roundtable discussion “Museum Leadership Advancement for BIPOC and Next Generation Professionals” facilitated by Suzanne Tan on October 17 at 10:30 AM. This 75-minute session will explore how senior managers can lift some of the challenges of museum leadership today, especially for those who identify as BIPOC and/or Next Generation. Areas to be covered include advancing career paths with an intentional and curious mindset and signs that reveal institutional readiness to ensure new leaders are successful. If you'd like to participate in this discussion, please indicate interest. Final participants will be notified one week before the session. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gB-tV3uf

TODAY is the last day to nominate! Do you have a passion for making a difference, or know someone who does? We are seeking dedicated museum professionals and allies to join our Board of Directors for the 2025–2027 term. Help CAM strengthen both the museum sector and the important educational and community-building services that museums provide. We strongly encourage applications from: * Those who self-identify as non-binary * Emerging museum professionals * Those in the Shasta-Cascade, Gold, Sierra, Desert and Central Valley regions * Those working at children's museums, and * Staff from organizations with annual budgets below $1 million The deadline for submitting nominations is Friday, September 6. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/g-HaqkfG