Julie, I used to be the Membership Manager but now am Coordinator of Community Programs for the Education Department. At the Memorial Art Gallery we have a task force for previews/openings made up of a small group of volunteers and staff members from three departments: Membership/Development, Exhibitions and Curatorial. Membership takes the lead in coordinating the event. Previews/openings also falls under Membership's budget line. The Director of Marketing and Development finds corporate sponsors to underwrite a portion of the event. For a typical opening party, we can attract as little as 1200 or as many as 1700 people. Normally, 35 staff members and about 15-20 volunteers work the evening of the event. The system seems to work pretty well. Debora McDell Coordinator of Community Programs and Outreach Memorial Art Gallery 500 University Avenue Rochester, NY 14607 Phone: (585) 473-7720, x3034 Fax: (585) 473-6266 Email: [log in to unmask] -----Original Message----- From: Julie Moore [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Friday, January 10, 2003 10:26 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Exhibition receptions--policy query Just out of curiosity, how do you handle opening receptions for exhibitions? Is this done out of the exhibitions department, the special events department, the membership or development department, or a combination? Whose budget line does it fall under, and who does the work to organize it? How does this work for you, and if it doesn't, how would you see it happening ideally? Thanks for any and all information and advice, on or off list. Julia Muney Moore Director of Exhibitions and Artist Services Indianapolis Art Center 820 E. 67th St. Indianapolis, IN 46220 (317) 255-2464 x233 FAX (317) 254-0486 email <[log in to unmask]> website <http://www.indplsartcenter.org> ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes). ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).