Annual Conference 2022

In-person at DANK Haus German American Cultural Center. Come meet and mingle with your fellow cultural heritage professionals, and leaders in the arts and culture sector. Light refreshments will be provided. This event will take place at the DANK Haus German American Cultural Center, 4740 N Western Ave, in the Brauhaus Room (2nd Floor). Vaccination […]

Speakers Carlos Hevia of Multilingual Connections and Christena Gunther of the Chicago Cultural Accessibility Consortium will present on the ways in which cultural institutions can think expansively about what it means to be accessible and inclusive to diverse populations. Karin Moen Abercrombie of the Swedish American Museum will moderate.  American Sign Language (ASL) Interpretation and […]

Hear from Latham Zearfoss and Sojourner Zenobia as they present on their work with the Cultural Asset Mapping Project (CAMP) as well as future initiatives for the project and experience in furthering engagement with local artists and communities in Chicago. Speakers: Latham Zearfoss, Cultural Liaison for the Cultural Asset Mapping Project, Chicago Parks District Latham […]

In this interactive workshop, Elizabeth Neukirch will guide participants through the process of developing effective public relations campaigns from conception to execution, with a focus on engaging new audiences through storytelling in different news mediums (print, broadcast, online). Through lecture and guided exercises, workshop participants will learn strategies to incorporate public relations into their organization’s […]

This session will present an overview of critical research occurring throughout our sector on the transitioning behavior of donors. Utilizing data from the Fundraising Effectiveness Project, Visa’s Global Analytics and Insights Payment Panel Data on Charitable Giving, and philanthropic psychology research we will look to understand the reality of how donors are behaving, why they […]

Listen in on a conversation between representatives of Columbia College Chicago research team, Erin McCarthy, Heidi Marshall, Peter Fitzpatrick, and Jeremy Bucher of the National Hellenic Museum as they discuss their shared history in Oral History Archiving and how it has evolved to bring the collection to the public eye. Modeling History Project - The […]

This workshop focuses on key concepts and best practices in financial reporting and story-telling. We’ll explore the types of financial reports that should be generated for various audiences and at what frequency. We will also explore how to build a “team around the numbers” focused on financial results. Key concepts covered in this session will […]

Speakers: Patti Sherman-Cisler, Executive Director, Jewish Museum Milwaukee   Patti has spent 33 years in the cultural nonprofit sector working in the performing arts, natural history and art museums and now the Jewish Museum Milwaukee as the executive director. She holds a bachelor’s degree with a major in Anthropology from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and […]

Join Surinder Martignetti Frank Konrath from See Chicago Dance and Kate Flynn the Chicago Collections Consortium as they discuss the work of creating digital and hybrid events and exhibitions in the context of reevaluating our attitudes and understanding of these mediums. They'll also consider how they can be thought of and seen as resources for […]