With things constantly changing this year, we have decided to postpone our annual in-person meeting at Virginia City until the fall of 2022. Instead, we have decided to move to a hybrid model for our meeting, where we will be streaming the different sessions online, with in-person watching events in Las Vegas and Reno for those who wish to gather, network, and share the experience. (Note: Details of in-person events subject to modification as local conditions and regulations change.)
This hybrid meeting will last two days (October 7-8), and we will charge $30 for participating in the online sessions with an additional $20 if you plan to come to one of the in-person watching events. Below is the tentative schedule for those below days.
The theme this year is “We’re Back: Connecting to our Communities”.
October 7th (Thursday)-Full Day
- Keynote Speaker
- Sessions
- Local events (details to come)
October 8th (Friday)- Half Day
- Board Meeting
- Sessions
- General Session
Check out this outline schedule [PDF, 420k] for times and titles of presentations. A detailed schedule will be out shortly.
Go to https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2021-nma-annual-conference-tickets-167805090543 to register now!
In-person events will be held at the following locations around the state:
- The Wilbur D. May Center in Reno
A light breakfast and lunch will be provided on both days. On Thursday we will go to a local restaurant of the groups choosing at 5:00. If there are over 15 registrants then the Wilbur D. May Center will hold a reception at the museum Thursday night instead. - The Springs Preserve Cienega Room in Las Vegas
Conference viewing: Join us in a small room next to the Divine Café. Coffee and tea will be available throughout the day. On Thursday and Friday bagels and donuts will be available in the morning. On Thursday, lunch will be ordered from a nearby restaurant. The Divine Café will be open on Friday from 10 am to 3 pm. Parking is free. It will be most convenient to park near the Café and enter through the adjacent stairs or elevator. https://www.springspreserve.org/visitor-information/maps.html
Thursday evening reception: Join NMA members in a networking event at PT’s Brewing Company located at 3101 N Tenaya Way, Las Vegas, NV 89128. Just 10 minutes from the Springs Preserve viewing party during the day, this bar has a delightful outdoors seating area. Join us outside with appetizers from 5 pm to 7 pm on October 7, 2021. This event is sponsored by your in-person viewing fees and the NMA Board. https://www.ptstaverns.com/locations/pts-brewing/cheyenne-tenaya/
In-person events will include refreshments during the day and a reception or other social event following the conference sessions on Thursday.
For more information about the in-person events, please contact the relevant organizer below:
- Reno: Garrett Barmore at gbarmore@unr.edu
- Las Vegas: Mary Beth Timm at mbtimm@nevadaculture.org
We will return to in-person events in Fall 2022, meeting in Virginia City.
Keynote Speaker: Anika Kwinana
Here is the PowerPoint slide deck from Anika Kwinana’s presentation, shared with her permission.
Deck: Creating Collective Spaces in the Spirit of Ubuntu [PDF: 527k]
We are proud to welcome as our keynote speaker this year Anika Kwinana, WESTAF’s director of social responsibility and inclusion. In this role, Kwinana informs and develops a range of equity-centered learning experiences that connect and inspire leaders and communities to build a more inclusive arts and culture sector.
Prior to taking this role at WESTAF, Kwinana served as manager of national education initiatives at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts where she ensured that arts professionals were equipped with relevant professional learning and support as they sought to provide equitable access to the arts among public school students.
Kwinana has worked with a number of arts organizations as a stage manager, producer, gallery coordinator, and subscriptions sales associate. She also served as assistant director of national college fairs, programs and services for the National Association for College Admission Counselling where she piloted and scaled STEM college and career fairs reaching over 20,000 attendees annually. Kwinana is chair of the Arlington County Commission for the Arts and co-founder of Arlington for Justice; chair of the Arts Administrators of Color Network and served as co-chair of the organization’s 2020 convening; and is a part of artEquity’s BIPOC Leadership Circle, working with other arts leaders from across the nation to develop social justice leadership models.
Kwinana earned her bachelor’s degree in political science from Howard University and a master’s degree in arts management from George Mason University, where her capstone focused on the need for diversity in arts organizational leadership. She also holds a master’s degree in public anthropology from American University and a postgraduate degree in management from the University of Stellenbosch in South Africa.
Scholarships Available
We will be offering scholarships this year, covering the cost of online registration plus the cost of your local in-person event, if desired. We want to assure applicants that if they are selected to receive a conference scholarship this year, they may still apply next year and receive full consideration.
To focus funds on the professional development and need, only students, volunteers, and part-time museum professionals are encouraged to apply. Submit the following information by August 30, 2021, to Garrett J Barmore at gbarmore@unr.edu
- Name:
- Email address & phone number:
- Are you a student, volunteer, or part-time employee?
- What institution(s) are you affiliated with?
- How will you benefit from attending the NMA 2021 annual meeting?
- Why should you receive a scholarship?