Please help us welcome TAM’s newest member(s): Callie Anderson from Fort Worth and Karen Carr from San Antonio. I also wanted to give a couple of shout outs. Congratulations TAM member Ron Siebler for his recent Artisan Award presented by Texas Association of Architects! And finally, I want to thank TAM President Chris Dyer for his generous donation.

The National Endowment for the Arts has produced a best practices tip sheet on reopening safely, and resources on making your virtual activities accessible to people with disabilities. 

To make museum reopening a little easier, the American Alliance of Museums has created a Reopening Starter Kit for Museums, including customizable health and safety posters and decals, messaging templates, and checklists. LEARN MORE

The National Endowment for the Humanities recently announced $30 million in grants for 238 humanities projects across the country. TAM is pleased to announce that we received a $7,500 relief grant from Humanities Texas and National Endowment for the Humanities.

The Texas Commission on the Arts is producing a series of professional development webinars focused on COVID-19 resources for arts organizations. Videos of past webinars available for viewing include Fundraising During a Pandemic; Adapting to the Changing Pandemic Landscape, which covers SMU DataArts' recent white paper, Arts and Cultural Organizations: In It for the Long Haul; Creative Borrowing Solutions; and Staying Agile in the Pandemic - Hints for Small Organizations.

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TAM's operations are supported by the Summerlee Foundation, Texas Commission on the Arts, Humanities Texas, and the National Endowment for the Humanities.