Alliance for Lesbian and Gay Concerns
A Professional Interest Committee of the American Association of Museums

September 1996           New York City Chapter Newsletter
       Volume 2 - Issue 1

YOU'RE INVITED!

We are delighted to present a
special fall series of meetings.
This is a wonderful opportunity
to network with your friends and
colleagues in a warm social
atmosphere.


Tuesday, September 17
6:00 to 8:00 PM

PEGASUS
An elegant club located at
119 East 60th Street
(between Lexington & Park Aves.)

Let the fall season begin! Join us
for an informal private reception
with complimentary hors d'oeuvres
and a 2 for 1 cash bar.


Cancellation

The reception originally scheduled
at the Wessel O'Conner gallery on
Wednesday, October 23 has been
canceled.


Thursday, October 24
6:00 to 8:00 PM

THE ASIA SOCIETY
725 Park Avenue at 70th Street
8th Floor Rose Room

Join us for a special private
reception before you view the
exhibition Contemporary Art in
Asia: Traditions and Tensions.

Upon arrival, please check in at the
reception desk and identify yourself
as a member of ALGC.


Thursday, November 14
6:00 to 8:00 PM

NICHOLAS DAVIES & CO.
A beautiful gallery located at
23 Commerce Street (just a few doors
west of 7th Ave., south of Grove St.)

Enjoy a Hennessy Martini Reception
and showing of collages by John
Brainard in tribute to his late
brother, the gay painter Joe
Brainard.

Presented in partnership with the New York
Advertising and Communications Network.
Sponsored by The Advocate, the national
gay and lesbian newsmagazine since 1967,
and the Hennessy Martini, "A new twist on
a classic".


RSVP

Receptions are open to all museum
professionals regardless of AAM
affiliation. Encourage your friends
and colleagues to participate! To
RSVP contact ALGC New York
Chapter Co-Chairs:

John W. Nichols
Director of Museum Services
The American Federation of Arts
Phone:     212-988-7700
Fax:     212-861-2487
E-Mail     [log in to unmask]

William G. Stout
Registrar
The Frick Collection
Phone:     212-288-0700
Fax:     212-628-4417


SPECIAL THANKS
We want to express our gratitude
to Michael Ng, Linden Chubin, and
Jack Schlegel for making our fall
events possible.


MISSION

The Alliance for Lesbian and Gay
Concerns (ALGC) of the American
Association of Museums (AAM)
exists to mitigate the sense of
isolation that many lesbian and gay
museum staff feel within their
institutions and the profession. It
strives to create a sense of
community and support for both
men and women and to assist
institutions in creating an
atmosphere that supports lesbian
and gay employees.

The alliance also seeks to rectify
the traditional invisibility of lesbians
and gay men in the discussion of
culture. The ALGC works with the
AAM to foster programs that teach
people to value sexual diversity
within their institutions and the
museum profession.


MEMBERSHIP

Membership is open to any
individual or institutional member of
the AAM who chooses to join the
ALGC. There are no annual dues to
join ALGC.

Vendors, exhibitors, trustees,
volunteers or other members of the
museum community who are not
AAM members are welcome to
participate in all ALGC activities,
but they may not vote.

To Join Contact:

Brent Jackson
Secretary/Treasure, ALGC
Museum of Science
Science Park
Boston, MA  02114-2134