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Washington Museum Association Award of Excellence Nomination form [Word•PDF] • Conference Scholarship Application Form [Word•PDF] |
The Ellensburg Super 8 motel is offering reduced rate lodging for the WMA. The Super 8 Motel is the ideal choice for each WMA guest. Located conveniently off Interstate 90 with ease of access to downtown Ellensburg, you will get great service and useful amenities at Super 8 Ellensburg hotel.
Get going with our free healthy SuperStart continental breakfast with fresh waffles, yogurt, fruit, cereals and more. Check the weather with free Wi-Fi Internet access. Swim in our heated indoor pool, or relax in our spa. Fuel up day or night with free coffee available in the lobby. We offer fax and copy services in addition to free truck / bus parking and a guest laundry.
Room rates are $70.88 + tax per night for single and double occupancy, and $75.88 + tax per night for triples and quads.
The WMA block of rooms will be held only until May 16, 2013, and space is limited so book early by contacting the Super 8 in Ellensburg at 509-962-6888. When reserving a room, be sure to note that you will be attending the Washington Museum Association conference.
PRELIMINARY PROGRAM
Wednesday, June 12, 2013
11:00 AM – 5:00 PM Registration Gallery One, Downtown Ellensburg
11:00 AM – 3:00 PM Preconference Workshop Gallery One, Downtown Ellensburg
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Create a Membership Plan that works for you!
Presenter: Monica Miller, Associate Director, Gallery One
During this 4 hour, hands-on workshop participants will craft a membership plan addressing constituent management, creating partnerships, membership incentives and creating a culture where memberships are important. Gallery One Visual Arts Center will be featured throughout the discussion (and not always in a good way)! Despite a thriving membership, a high retention rate and a membership culture, Gallery One still has a lot of room for growth. Explore ways to strengthen and deepen your membership base with this 45 year old organization. Featuring a panel of (gasp) members that will share their thoughts on your membership!
*FEE *Pre-Registration Required
*Lunch is included in registration fee
Registrars to the Rescue
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Registrants for Registrars to the Rescue contact Rebecca Engelhardt.
Tours
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1:00 PM – 5:00 PM Upper Kittitas County Tour Meet at D ST Parking lot, CWU
Participants will visit museums and historical sites in Upper Kittitas County. Guides will help you to step back into time at the Roslyn Museum when Coal was King and Roslyn was a bustling industrial town. The Milwaukee Road’s mid-west train line expanded to the Pacific Coast from 1906 to 1909 and is reflected in the South Cle Elum Depot. The oldest complete Telephone Museum west of the Mississippi and 1914 Carpenter House mansion illustrate early history in Cle Elum. Thorp Grist Mill served the residents of Kittitas County and provided ice for refrigeration.
*FEE *Pre-Registration Required *Limited to 10 Participants *Transportation Provided *Snacks Provided
12:30 PM – 5:00 PM Lower Kittitas County Tour Meet at D ST Parking lot, CWU
Participants will visit museums and historical sites in Lower Kittitas County. Olmstead Place State Park is a 217-acre day-use park that features a working pioneer farm. The wind and sun of Kittitas County are a tremendous natural resource for producing clean, renewable energy. Puget Sound Energy’s Renewable Energy Center offers a first-hand look at these remarkable technologies. Ginkgo Petrified Forest State Park features 27,000 feet of freshwater shoreline on the Wanapum Reservoir on the Columbia River. Petrified wood was discovered in the region in the early 1930s. The Wanapum Heritage Center protects, preserves, and perpetuates the history and identity of the Wanapum Band of Priest Rapids. The museum is located next to Wanapum dam on the Columbia River.
*FEE *Pre-Registration Required *Limited to 10 Participants *Transportation Provided *Snacks Provided
2:00 PM – 4:45 PM Archival Methods Tour Meet at CWU James E. Brooks Library
- 2:00 PM – 2:45 PM: Central Washington University Archives (James E. Brooks Library)
- 3:00 PM – 3:45 PM: Central Regional Branch, Washington State Archives
- 4:00 PM – 4:45 PM: Ellensburg Public Library
*FREE *Pre-Registration Required *Limited to 20 Participants
1:00 PM – 5:00 PM Historic Preservation Tour Meet at Northern Pacific Depot
- 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM: Northern Pacific Depot
- 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM: Downtown/Upstairs Walking Tour (Buildings TBA)
*FREE *Pre-Registration Required *Limited to 20 Participants * Wear comfortable shoes *Downtown portion of tour is not ADA accessible
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Washington Museum Association Board Meeting
Gallery One, Downtown Ellensburg
WAMA members are welcome.
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM Open House-Yard and Studio Tour Dick and Jane’s Spot, Pearl & 1st Streets
Welcome to Dick and Jane's Spot………. an art site and a home. Dick and Jane made most of the art but we have also added the art of more than 40 Northwest artists. While the yard is generally private, from 5-6 PM on June 12th it will be open for the WMA conference attendees. For 35 years, The Spot has been a colorful work in progress. You will see nail totems, telephone pole people, sculptures, and paintings, thousands of bottle caps and reflectors, and things that spin in the wind. Dick & Jane's Spot is dedicated to the philosophy that "one hearty laugh is worth ten trips to the doctor." The location is at the corner of 1st & Pearl Street – across from the fire station. Walk to the south gate and enter by way of the back yard.
5:15 PM – 6:30 PM Registration 420 Loft Gallery, Downtown Ellensburg
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM Opening Reception Downtown Ellensburg
Downtown Progressive includes
- 6:00 PM – 6:30 PM: 420 Loft Gallery
- 6:35 PM – 7:05 PM: Clymer Museum and Gallery
- 7:10 PM – 7:40 PM: Gallery One
- 7:45 PM – 8:15 PM: Goodey Gallery / Western Art Association
- 8:20 PM – 8:50 PM: Kittitas County Historical Museum
Each location will provide a different drink and hors' d'oeuvres pairing.
