Written by Makenzie Stewart, EMP, UW Graduate Student, and WMA 2023 Wanda Chin Scholarship Recipient
The Western Museum Association held its 2023 Annual Meeting in Pasadena this past October, and I was fortunate enough to be awarded the Wanda Chin Professional Development Scholarship to help fund my trip. As a young and anxious graduate student, this was my first ever professional conference, and...
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November 28, 2023
November 28, 2023
Written by Dave Laubenthal, Creative Director at OMSI and WMA 2023 Wanda Chin Scholarship Recipient
It took three years, but I was finally able to attend my first WMA conference last month in Pasadena. I was originally a part of a session that was scheduled to present in 2020 and, well, we all know what happened that year and how it has forever changed so many of the ways we do the work we do....
It took three years, but I was finally able to attend my first WMA conference last month in Pasadena. I was originally a part of a session that was scheduled to present in 2020 and, well, we all know what happened that year and how it has forever changed so many of the ways we do the work we do....
November 28, 2023
Written by Aaron Eagles, Store Curator/Manager, S'edav Va'aki Museum, & WMA 2023 Wanda Chin Scholarship Recipient
I am fortunate to have been to some amazing conferences all over the world, and lucky to have been chosen to attend because of a few different professional positions that I’ve had. A few favorites were: the SMART Cities Conference in Mumbai and Beijing and ASU’s SMART Region...
I am fortunate to have been to some amazing conferences all over the world, and lucky to have been chosen to attend because of a few different professional positions that I’ve had. A few favorites were: the SMART Cities Conference in Mumbai and Beijing and ASU’s SMART Region...
November 28, 2023
Written by Cory Strawhun, Interim Associate Director and Operations Manager at the Japanese Friendship Garden of Phoenix, and WMA 2023 WC Scholarship Recipient
It’s straightforward enough to look at past WMA conferences and programming to think you know what you’ll be getting yourself into over the course of a few days. I also got the inside scoop from past attendees and their experiences. I was...
It’s straightforward enough to look at past WMA conferences and programming to think you know what you’ll be getting yourself into over the course of a few days. I also got the inside scoop from past attendees and their experiences. I was...
November 28, 2023
Written by Katie Foggiano, Conservation Services Manager at Balboa Art Conservation Center and WMA 2023 Wanda Chin Scholarship Recipient
Receiving the scholarship to attend WMA was as exciting as it was terrifying for me. Full transparency: as an introvert, attending a conference where you have to be “on” for four days straight honestly sounds like a waking nightmare. Add to that the state of,...
Receiving the scholarship to attend WMA was as exciting as it was terrifying for me. Full transparency: as an introvert, attending a conference where you have to be “on” for four days straight honestly sounds like a waking nightmare. Add to that the state of,...
November 27, 2023
Rounding out almost every WMA Weekly newsletter, we share a fun-to-watch Moment of Bliss to help brighten everyone's email inbox. Every month, we sort through YouTube's massive content library to find short videos that we think our readers will enjoy.
Always a popular feature, we decided to highlight our MOST watched top 5 Moments of Bliss from 2023! In first place, we have the timelapse of a ...
November 21, 2023
Written by: Jessica Conn, Marketing & Outreach Coordinator, Japanese Friendship Garden of Phoenix & WMA 2023 Wanda Chin Scholarship Recipient
When the opportunity to attend the WMA conference presented itself at work, I jumped at the chance. Having spent less than a year in my marketing role at the Japanese Friendship Garden of Phoenix, the transition from a non-museum background had been...
When the opportunity to attend the WMA conference presented itself at work, I jumped at the chance. Having spent less than a year in my marketing role at the Japanese Friendship Garden of Phoenix, the transition from a non-museum background had been...
November 21, 2023
Written by: Elayne Hinsch, 2023 Wanda Chin Scholarship Recipient
The excitement of attending the WMA (Western Museums Association) for the first time grew as I arrived in Pasadena, California. As a recipient of the Wanda Chin Scholarship, I was grateful for this opportunity. The scholarship allowed me the privilege to attend the conference by offsetting the cost. I pondered how WMA differed from...
The excitement of attending the WMA (Western Museums Association) for the first time grew as I arrived in Pasadena, California. As a recipient of the Wanda Chin Scholarship, I was grateful for this opportunity. The scholarship allowed me the privilege to attend the conference by offsetting the cost. I pondered how WMA differed from...
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