The Washington State Historical Society (or as we on the east side know it, the
Western Washington State Historical Society) is hosting an interesting two-day conference February 4th and 5th.
The Art of Heritage conference will take place in Olympia. The WWSHS conference page does not include a descriptive overview for some reason, but the excellent
Department of Archeology & Historic Preservation blog fills the gap:
The Washington State Historical Society is partnering with the Washington State Arts Commission, the Washington State Arts Alliance and Washington Museum Association for the 2013 Heritage Conference “The Art of Heritage” at the Red Lion Hotel in Olympia on Tuesday, February 5, 2013.
The Conference also features workshops on Monday, February 4, 2013 on Collections Care and Effective Grant Writing at the State Capital Museum in Olympia.
At the conference on February 5th, attendees will learn how to work effectively with elected officials, how to implement social media; get an update on lodging tax; learn about initiatives to build new audiences for arts and heritage; see how other arts and heritage groups have used state grants; get some tips on board development; and enjoy a special session on “Museums, Arts and Historic Sites Synergy.”
The spotlight event will be a noon keynote address on February 5th by noted author Carol Kammen, American Association of State and Local History columnist who writes “On Doing Local History.” She will speak on “Clio and Her Sisters: Integrating Arts and Heritage.”
Sounds like a worthwhile event. I find that such smaller, focused conferences are far more worthwhile professional events, both for information and for networking, than are impersonal national gatherings. I can't make this one, maybe a reader will catch me up with what happened?
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