Benefiting the Annual Burroughs-Wright Fellowship
Cultivating Future Museum Professionals
The Association of African American Museums (AAAM) held its 41st annual conference August 7-10, 2019 in Jackson, MS, hosted by the Jackson State University, Margaret Walker Center. The AAAM Board of Directors and Executive Director, Vedet R. Coleman-Robinson, received several Silent Auction donations to support our efforts to raise funds for the Burroughs-Wright Fellowship. The fellowship is awarded to qualified university students and first-year museum professionals to honor the legacy of black museum pioneers, Margaret T. G. Burroughs and Dr. Charles H. Wright.
The Silent Auction was held at the conference site, The Westin Jackson, August 7-10, 2019. Auction proceeds allow us to further the mission of providing fellows with professional development, technical training, and mentorship opportunities. Donors who contributed items valued at $500 or more received two tickets to the closing reception at the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum on August 9, 2019. Tickets were limited to the first 10 donors meeting the criteria.
The AAAM Board of Directors and Executive Director, Vedet R. Coleman-Robinson, would like to thank the following companies and individuals for their Silent Auction donations:
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Margaret Walker Center
- National Civil Rights Museum
- B.B. King Museum
- Christopher Bates, Artist
- The Kenny Lattimore Foundation
- Talley and Twine Watch Company
- African Ancestry
- Gwen Beloti Collection
- Mr. Charles L. Robinson, II
- Barbara Earl Thomas
- Around The World With Passport P
- Dorfman Museum Figures Inc
- B.L.A.C.K.
- Spotted Frog Studio
- JW Marriott Marquis – Miami
- Sarep + Rose
- The Westin Jackson
- The Hilton Garden Inn Jackson
- Kimpton Surfcomber Hotel
- Kimpton Tryon Park Hotel
- Kimpton EPIC Hotel
- Kimpton Hotel Monaco Baltimore
- The Hotel at the University of Maryland
- American Ballet Theater
- Jim Lucas Photography
- SMITH+SCOTT, LLC
- Dr. Deborah Lynn Mack
- Dr. Gabriel Tenabe
- Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
- Mimi Sutton ~ Children’s Book Author
- Dr. Kelsi Bracmort
- Puzzle Huddle
- Threatt Filling Station Foundation
- Afro House Opera Ballet
The value of each generous gift is tax deductible.