Individual Membership Provides...
...a dynamic website, with a section exclusively for members, including
- An active and private discussion board
- The only extant directory of North American curators
- Access to classifieds for jobs, upcoming symposia, travel tips and exhibitions available for travel
- Access to sample exhibition planning documents
- A digital archive of past publications including all AAMC newsletters and the 2006 Compensation Review
- A listing of past publication & exhibition awards recipients and nominees
- A listing of upcoming professional travel grant opportunities & resources
...an instrument for leadership in the profession
- Regional workshops
- Professional standards handbook
...an annual conference free to all members
- Discussion of major issues key to the curatorial profession
- Unique opportunity for national networking
...a unified voice for curators in response to major issues affecting the profession
Adjunct Membership
Adjunct membership is now open to independent curators, and others without museum affiliation, who seek to engage with the AAMC’s community of art museum curators on issues relevant to professional practices. Adjunct members have access to the full Individual Membership benefits listed above. Curators may apply via the AAMC website for twice-yearly application cycles. For more information click here.
Institutional Membership
AAMC institutional members contribute to the organization by providing
the central funding we need to continue our programming each year. We
are confident that the growth of the AAMC will continue to reflect the
support and desire of museum directors across the country to see the
curatorial profession flourish and serve both our institutions and the
larger museum community. Our sliding scale dues structure is based on
an institution’s budget, following the AAMD guidelines, but at a
significant reduction in the contributions. For more information about
becoming an Institutional Member, please click here.
Benefits of Institutional Membership
- Free posting for jobs, symposia, fellowships and exhibitions available for travel on the AAMC website
- Free conference registration for your curators to attend our Annual Conference and regional programs
- Your museum acknowledged and linked to the AAMC website
- A copy of the 2007 handbook, Professional Practices for Art Museum Curators
- Acknowledgment in the Annual Conference program
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Meet Erica Hirshler, Croll Senior Curator of Paintings, Art of the Americas, MFA, Boston