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February 7, 2012 In this edition of the Beacon...
Pension & Health Plans Available to ANSM Members Soon In the near future, ANSM will be providing details on the application process for participating in the Cultural Federations of Nova Scotia (CFNS) pension and health plans. CFNS has changed its by-laws to allow participation of "affliate" members in the benefits programs and negotiated with the brokerage firm to make this possible. Eligible "Affliate" members are individuals who work full time for CFNS members' member organisations. Your organisation must be a member in good standing of one of the following: Association of Nova Scotia Museums, Nova Scotia Choral Federation, Theatre Nova Scotia, Writers Federation of Nova Scotia, Visual Arts Nova Scotia, Nova Scotia Designer Craft's Council, Dance Nova Scotia or Multicultural Association of Nova Scotia. Policies & proceedures are being finalised and we will be able to provide details in the near future. Stay tuned! Museum Studies Spring Workshops Workshop registrations are open and spaces are filling up. Museums 101 Date: April 12 & 13, 2012 Location: Queens County Museum, 109 Main Street, Liverpool Facilitator: Karin Kierstead, ANSM Museum Advisor Museums 101 is the introductory module for a series of eight workshops covering core museological functions: collections management & curatorship, interpretation, museums & community, facility management, management & governance and marketing. It provides an excellent opportunity for new museum board members, new staff, consultants and government staff to receive a good overview of what museums are all about and the role they play in society. For more information, click here. Collections Management Date: May 10 & 11, 2012 Location: Whitney Pier Historical Museum, 88 Mount Pleasant Street, Sydney Facilitator: Karin Kierstead, ANSM Museum Advisor Good collection management practices are the backbone of solid museum management. This workshop offers a comprehensive introduction to the main functions of managing a museum collection. For more information, click here. Please note that museum studies registrants may be eligible for CMA bursaries.
Advisory Service 2012 – Reminder
The 2012 service contracts were sent to ANSM members participating in the Advisory Service (Passage Project) in December. Completed contracts, with annual service fee, were due by January 31, 2012. If you have not yet done so, please send us your payment and contract as soon as possible. In 2012, we are opening the full Advisory Service to up to five new or returning museum organisations. ANSM requires membership in good standing for participating museums and a simple application process relating to organisational collections management/information technology capacity. New museum participation in this year’s full (Sustaining) Advisory Service is on a first come first served basis. Interested organisations are encouraged to get in touch with our Museums Advisor, Karin Kierstead, as soon as possible if interested in participating in this important province wide initiative. The full (Sustaining) Advisory Service is offered at the very reasonable rate of $250.00/year. Returning organisations or those with existing collections databases may have some extra fees relating to data preparation/migration into the CollectiveAccess system. This year ANSM also introduces a new Supporting Advisory Service level at a fee for service of $100/year. The new service level will be implemented in conjunction with the membership year cycle of June-May. The Supporting level offers all the benefits of the Advisory Service without requiring participation in the collections management database system. More details will be made available as June approaches, but an important aspect of this new service level is the potential for inclusion in the new public collections website ANSM will be launching at the fall conference in 2012. The public website will initially include collections information accessible through the CollectiveAccess system, but future plans include broadening and strengthening the resource to incorporate Nova Scotian collections information housed in other database systems. The potential is very exciting! Call For Your Events Nova Scotian museums are brimming with creative events. We know that you are planning something exciting, and we want to help you get the word out. Email us with info on your plans, and we’ll post it on our Facebook page. ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) We can also help spread the word about job opportunities. Send us your postings and we'll advertise them in the Beacon and on Facebook.  New! Marcel McKeough is the new Executive Director of the Culture and Heritage Development. Marcel will lead this new team to continue the implementation of the five-point plan for arts and culture in Nova Scotia, the review of the Community Museum Assistance Program, and work to complete the development of the new Communities Nova Scotia unit. Congratulations, Marcel! New! Would you like to see a strong national voice for Canadian arts and culture in Ottawa? As some of you may know, the Canadian Conference of the Arts (CCA) recently lost its federal funding. The CCA Board is convinced that, more than ever, there is need for an overarching cultural organization that brings together all the communities of arts, culture and heritage in Canada. Accordingly, the CCA has taken up the challenge to develop a new business model that will make it financially independent by 2014-15. To participate in this important joint effort to ensure a sustained strong voice for arts and culture in Ottawa, join Alain Pineau, National Director of CCA, February 15th from 2:00 to 4:00pm at Neptune Theatre, RSVP to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it by Feb 10th. New! Board Governance workshops are being offered in Pictou County. This workshop is for staff, volunteers, board members and Executive Directors who work in the non profit, voluntary sector.Select from one of these dates: February 10th, 11th, March 23rd, 24th. Call Rayann Toner for more information. 902-695-3366. New! The Museums Association of Saskatchewan is offering a series of webinars about how you can use new technologies in your museum. Whether you want to market with social media, build your own electronics, or learn about cutting-edge augmented reality applications, they can get you started.
New! The Canadian Museums Association offers bursaries for individual professional development. Only one person per institution will be supported per events. Applications must be received before the event. See their website for more details. New! Halifax has been selected as one of four cities across the country to participate in the Lest We Forget Project. These workshops, delivered by Halifax Public Library staff, provides an opportunity for your visitors/members/youth groups with a unique and enriched hands-on learning opportunity that will deepen their understanding of Canada's role in World War I. Participants will get to examine and research actual military service files of up to 47 pre-selected local HRM soldiers and nursing sisters who served at that time. The workshops are free, and take about two hours. Contact Joanne McCarthy at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it for more information. New! Nova Scotia’s Annual Built Heritage Conference is taking place in the Cape Breton Regional Municipality June 12-15, 2012. This year's theme is "Priceless: Profit from your Past." For More Information, contact Rick McCready. New! Looking to polish your photography skills to help document your collection? Robert Moser is offering an Intermediate Digital Photography course on the eastern shore. Saturday, March 3rd, 9:30-4:30. $28. Call 885-2988 to register. New! The next offering of the NextGen: Canada program will be taking place in Calgary, Alberta next year in February / March 2013. Dates and location will be announced in Spring 2012. Further details and program applications will be posted on the NextGen: Canada website. New! The Heritage Cape Breton Connection is requesting expressions of interest for the preservation of local oral history through audio and video material. Deadline is February 14th, 2012, at 4pm. Contact Christie MacNeil for more information. New! Workshop opportunity: "Create Your Annual Fundraising Plan from Scratch." March 16th -March 18th. Tatamagouche Centre, Tatamagouche, NS. $450 (including meals and accomodation). Click here for more details. February 20, 2012 is Heritage Day! The Heritage Canada Foundation is encouraging communities across the country to start planning activities to celebrate the Heritage of Power Generation. See their website for more information. May 18th is International Museum Day! This year's theme is Museums in a Changing World. New challenges, New inspirations. Check out their website for ideas on how you can connect with this theme. Strategic Arts Management is offering a Financial Management workshop specifically designed for cultural and heritage organizations. Facilitated by Leah Hamilton and Barbara Richman, these workshops will give participants a practical understanding of the basic principles of financial management. $75. Halifax: Feb. 7, 14, 21, 28 at The Hub Shelburne: Feb. 18, 25 at The Osprey Arts Centre Mabou: Mar. 3, 24 at Strathspey Place For more information or to register see their website. Registration is now open for the Canadian Museum Association's 2012 National Conference, "On The Edge." April 23rd-27th in Gatineau. Early bird registration deadline is March 2nd. Click here for more information. This is an excellent opportunity to network with colleagues from across Canada while learning about new initiatives in the museum world. |
