Hi !
In reading over everyone's response I realized that each of our states are
different and use the materials provided by MoMs in different ways (viva la
difference!).
Using Key Ingredients as "the" model- in Georgia:
50 posters per site were too many - some sites gave them away as raffle
items, some put their organization name on it-
some missed that idea entirely. In the end - GHC ended up with a lot of
leftover posters (and we gave them out at teacher conferences). I realize
that the The Way We Worked is a little different from the other recent
exhibits and
maybe a different sized poster would work. Regardless, I agree with my
colleagues who say 50 may be too much per site.
In Georgia the postcards were all the rage. In fact two of our sites used
them as invitations to events (printing all the info on the back).
Several more of the sites called and begged for more as they seemed to be a
most popular give-away item. I believe Mary is correct about the postage
amount and the size of the postcard. Maybe these should stay the smaller
size. Cut out the customizing but keep these around.
Cheers all,
Arden
Ms. Arden Williams
Program Officer
Coordinator,"New Harmonies"
Georgia Humanities Council
50 Hurt Plaza, Ste. 595
Atlanta, GA 30303
Phone: 404-523-6220 ext. 17
Fax: 404-523-5702
http://www.georgiahumanities.org/
GHC Presents:
New Harmonies:
Celebrating American
Roots Music
Arriving in GA 2012
from the Smithsonian and
Museum on Main Street
THE APPLICATION IS ON THE
GHC WEB SITE AT:
<http://www.georgiahumanities.org/downloads/>
http://www.georgiahumanities.org/downloads/
New%20Harmonies%20Application.pdf
GHC will be offering program support grants for :
September - Due (postmarked) September 1st
(September grant requests can be up to $3,000)
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the New Georgia Encyclopedia
<http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/> http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org
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From: Museum on Main Street [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of
Harsh, Carol
Sent: Monday, August 16, 2010 1:10 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: question about MoMS posters and postcards
Hi all,
Hope you are having a wonderful summer and have enjoyed some time of
relaxation.
We are in the early stages of designing and printing the posters and
postcards for The Way We Worked and we want to get some quick feedback about
posters and postcards.
We are considering a horizontal poster for The Way We Worked that may be
about 15" tall x 22" wide. As you know we design them in such a way as to
leave space for the host communities to overprint their names and
exhibition dates on the poster. Council names and logos are on the posters,
too.
. Is this size about right, or should the posters be smaller?
. Do your host towns use clear labels to put their info on the
posters or do they go to a printer and have them done?
. Is 50 posters per town about right? Or is that too many?
. Do you think your venues find the posters useful? Or should we
change them in some way?
For the postcards, we are considering changing things up a bit and making
them a little larger, 5" x 7" rather than 4" x 6"-and using 6 images rather
than 10 images. This will give the host communities more space to print
their program schedule or other info that they want to put on the postcards.
. How popular are the postcards?
. How are the postcards used in your states?
. Currently we print enough for each town to get 500 postcards. Is
that a good number?
. On the back of each postcard, we currently include a statement
like, "Brought to you by the XXX Humanities Council." It would save MoMS a
ton of money if we didn't customize the postcards. How important is it to
keep that phrase on them?
We would appreciate your responses to these questions. It will help us plan
appropriately and spend MoMS money wisely.
All the best,
Carol
Carol G. Harsh
Director, Museum on Main Street
Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service
P.O. Box 37012, MRC 941
Washington, DC 20013-7012
202-633-5333
202-465-5267 (cell)
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