#WandaChinScholarship
I Don't Have the Words - Aaron Eagles
Written by Aaron Eagles, Tarra Lazos Creative Consultant and WMA 2024 Wanda Chin Scholarship Recipient
Finding Balance at The WMA 2024 Conference - Emily Wunderlich
Written by Emily Wunderlich, Education Director at The Art Museum of Eastern Idaho and WMA 2024 Wanda Chin Scholarship Recipient
BALANCE: Creating Connections and Finding Community in Tucson - Russell Nauman
Written by Russell Nauman, Exhibitions Curator for the Angel Island Immigration Station Foundation (AIISF) and WMA 2024 Wanda Chin Scholarship Recipient.
Indigenizing the Museums - Star Crop Eared Wolf
Written by Star Crop Eared Wolf (Kainai Nation, Blackfoot Confederacy), The Confluence Historic Site & Parkland and WMA 2024 Wanda Chin Scholarship Recipient
Returning to Conferences and Attending a New One
Written by 2022 Wanda Chin Scholarship Recipient Jessica Hougen
This was the first conference I’ve been to since before the pandemic. The last one I went to was the California Association of Museums (CAM) in March 2020. That one was great, but weird. We all knew something was happening but we didn’t yet know the severity of the situation. It was business as usual, with plenty of hand sanitizer to go around.
My First Museum Conference. Ever.
Written by 2022 Wanda Chin Scholarship Recipient Ali Smurawa
I was near the tail-end of my first year as a full-time museum educator when I applied for the Wanda Chin scholarship. I knew that I wanted to (and needed to) attend a museum conference, but which one, and how? WMA’s theme Forward spoke to me, and as I sent off my application, I waited in anticipation for a reply. If awarded, then this was the conference that would set the bar for all future conferences because I had never attended one before.
Exploring in Portland!
Written by 2022 Wanda Chin Scholarship recipient Billie Jean Guerrero
A Mix of Feelings in Portland
Written by 2022 Wanda Chin Scholarship Recipient Hayley Noble
WMA 2022: Looking Back, Looking Forward
Written by 2022 Wanda Chin Scholarship recipient Keala Rusher
WMA Annual Meeting: The Most Pertinent and Useful Conference You Could Attend
Written by 2022 Wanda Chin Scholarship Recipient Jenna Canals
I can do this. One final affirmation in the mirror before Day 1 of my first conference. My heart is in my throat, my stomach is in my butt, and I’m flooded with equal parts excitement and apprehension. I’m out the door and on my way to the Opening Session and Keynote. I’ve missed most of the morning coffee but my 8 AM “Pep Talk with Self” ran a little late.
Fear-extinguishing elements in order of appearance: