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MAS Membership Renewals
We want to thank everyone who has renewed their MAS membership! Cheques can be mailed as our mail is being picked up weekly, or contact us to arrange
for credit card payment.
June is National Indigenous History Month and the 21st is National Indigenous Peoples Day!
While celebrating Indigenous History at home, check out the #IndigenousReads reading list that has been put together here. If you are celebrating National Indigenous History month or National Indigenous Peoples Day, please let us know so we can highlight your activities online!
MAS Annual General Meeting
The Annual General Meeting of the Museums Association of Saskatchewan will be held virtually on Friday, June 19, 2020 at 10:00a.m. This will be the first time in our history that MAS will be conducting the AGM online. It will undertake for the following purposes:
1. To receive the Annual Report of the Association.
2. To receive the Financial Statements and report of the Association’s auditor.
3. To appoint the auditor for the ensuing year.
4. To elect six (6) Directors.
The AGM will be open to MAS members only and requires special access credential. On or before June 18, 2020 all registered, voting members of MAS will receive and invitation to the AGM which will include a link to login to a secure webinar, as well as a link to the AGM documentation.
IMPORTANT: If you are the MAS contact person for your museum and you DID NOT receive the invitation to register to the AGM via email, please contact us immediately, as the deadline to register has passed.
MAS Virtual Community Chat - Bi-Weekly on Wednesdays
Join us bi-weekly on Wednesdays at 10:00am for a Community Chat. Connect via Zoom and join museum folks from across the province for an online culture-sector hangout to catch up, chat, ask questions and seek advice.
Upcoming Chats:
- Jun 24, 2020 10:00 AM - Sarah Durham, our Museums Advisor will be facilitating a presentation and discussion about “Considerations for Re-Opening Museums”. She will provide an overview of our recommendations and best practices and you will have the opportunity to ask any questions you may have.
Shelley Fayant from SaskCulture will also be joining us to give an update on Culture Days!
- Jul 8, 2020 10:00 AM - TBC
- Jul 22, 2020 10:00 AM - TBC
- Aug 5, 2020 10:00 AM - TBC
- Aug 19, 2020 10:00 AM - TBC
- Sep 2, 2020 10:00 AM - TBC
- Sep 16, 2020 10:00 AM - TBC
- Sep 30, 2020 10:00 AM - TBC
Please download and import the following iCalendar (.ics) files to your calendar system.
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If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Em Ironstar at community@saskmuseums.org.
Call for Submissions: 2020 MAS Awards - deadline to apply June 30!
The MAS Awards provide an opportunity to recognize excellence in the Saskatchewan museum community.
We are seeking submissions for the 2020 MAS Awards.
There are three awards categories and five awards:
- Young Professional Award
- Award of Merit
- The Award of Merit has two streams:
- Individual
- Institutional
- Institutional has two sub-streams: one for projects with budgets over $50,000.00 and one for projects with budgets less than $50,000.00.
- Lifetime Achievement Award
Online applications for the 2020 MAS Awards are
available online now.
We prefer to accept submissions online, however, if you require this nomination form as a hard copy, please call Em Ironstar at 306-780-9451 or email community@saskmuseums.org.
The deadline for submission is June 30, 2020.
Please note: You can download/view a PDF copy of the awards criteria & application form online.
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Upcoming Courses...
Request Professional Development
Does the course you want just never seem to be offered in a place you can get to it? Now’s your chance to request particular courses and locations for next sessions offerings. Just fill out the Request Professional Development Form. Deadline to submit for the Spring course session is January 1 and the deadline for the Fall course session is June 1. Questions? Contact Dan at programs@saskmuseums.org.
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