Open Forum

The Southeastern Museums Conference is pleased to open applications for a funded opportunity to attend a one-day pre-conference workshop: Reckoning & Reimagining: Building the Future Through the Lens of 250 Years

Hosted by the pan-Smithsonian initiative Our Shared Future: Reckoning with Our Racial Past, this workshop will take place on October 19, 2025, in Montgomery, Alabama.

Designed for museum and cultural institution professionals, the workshop invites participants to reflect on local legacies of race and racism and explore how their institutions can contribute to programming for the upcoming U.S. semiquincentennial (250th anniversary).

Held in advance of the 2025 Southeastern Museums Conference (SEMC), the workshop is free for all selected participants. Following the event, attendees will be invited to apply for a funding award to implement their semiquincentennial program in 2026.

Included for selected participants:
* SEMC2025 registration
* Hotel, meals & travel
* Access to post-workshop grant opportunity

Application deadline: 

• Friday, August 29, 2025

To learn more about this incredible opportunity, visit: Southeastern Museums Conference - 2025 Pre-Conference Workshop

We also invite you to learn more about the Annual Meeting in Montgomery, AL by visiting, Southeastern Museums Conference - Conference

For further information, please contact: 

• Zinnia Willits - zwillits@semcdirect.net
• Patty Arteaga - arteagap@si.edu