Make your payment via our new, secure online account with PayPal or by check. We recommend and encourage making payment by credit card whenever possible. We no longer accept credit card payments via phone, mail or fax.
FEES
The 2008 MUSE award entry fees is $25 per submission.
Make your payment via our new, secure online account with PayPal or by check. We recommend and encourage making payment by credit card whenever possible. We no longer accept credit card payments via phone, mail or fax.
If you are a member of AAM and would like to join the Media and Technology Committee, see http://www.mediaandtechnology.org/membership/index.html for more information and an application form. Media and Technology Committee membership costs $20 per year for individuals, $30 for institutions and commercial organizations in addition to your AAM membership fee.
NOTE: Do not send AAM general or committee membership fees with your entry.
Payments by Credit Card.
At the end of the entry submission, you will be able to pay by credit card through our secure PayPal
account. You can use Visa, MasterCard, Discover, and American Express*
to fund your PayPal payment.
*Please note that American Express has decided to decline credit card
transactions in which an American Express Corporate Card is used with
PayPal. At this time, attempts to register or use an American Express
Corporate Card in conjunction with PayPal will be declined.
Be sure to note your entry number(s) in the entry number field.
If you are paying for more than one entry, please enter each entry number
separated by a comma.
Payments by Check
Please make checks payable to "AAM Media and Technology Committee"
and include the following information:
- Name of museum
- Entry number and name of entry
Please mail checks and information to:
Jack Ludden
The J. Paul Getty Trust
1200 Getty Center Drive, Suite 600
Los Angeles, CA 90049
Contact via email
If you are entering a project that is not a Website, please note that you will need to make three copies of the VHS tape or CD-ROM/DVD and all ancillary information that you would like the MUSE award judges to review.
NOTE: Please do not send programs with your payments!
AWARD NOTIFICATION
Entrants will be notified of their awards status via email by Wednesday, March 20, 2008.
AWARDS
Winners in each category receive Gold, Silver, Bronze, and Honorable Mention MUSE Awards. All awards will be presented and featured at a special ceremony held to celebrate the 18th Anniversary of the MUSE Awards during the AAM Annual Meeting, April 27 - May 2, 2008 in Denver, CO. Winning entries are publicized in the November-December 2008 issue of Museum News.
COMPETITION POLICIES
There is a limit of 5 (five) entries submitted by the same organization (museum or independent producer). Further, there can be no more than 3 (three) entries by the same institution in the same category. Submissions will NOT be returned after the competition; they will become the property of AAM for archival and reference purposes. Programs submitted in previous years may not be re-submitted. The competition is not responsible for lost or damaged submissions. Foreign entries must have an English language soundtrack or subtitles.
ELIGIBILITY FOR ENTRY
AAM professional and institutional members are eligible. Productions made by independent or commercial producers may be submitted only with a letter of support written and sent by the sponsoring museum. Please send that letter via e-mail to musechair@mediaandtechnology.org.
JUDGING OF ENTRIES
Jury committees are composed of museum and media professionals with expertise in media and technology programming, production, and subject content. No one having a personal or professional association with an entry may serve on a jury judging that category.
SHIPPING ENTRIES
Entries must be clearly labeled with the exact title of the program and running time (if applicable), and the name of the sponsoring museum; all information should correspond to that given on the entry form.
Film and video programs must be submitted in the form of VHS videocassettes (NTSC), CD/ROM, or DVD. CD-ROMs must note clearly whether program is in Mac-only, Windows-only, or cross-platform format (preferred). If program has been produced separately in each format, please send three copies of each.
Entries must be shipped by carrier that has traceable tracking systems (UPS, Federal Express, etc.). Collect or COD shipments will not be accepted. Entries must arrive at the J. Paul Getty Trust (see address below) by February 1, 2008. Canadian and foreign submissions must be sent Air Mail Registered with the declaration: Free entry claimed under #724.12 (960.60) U.S. Tariff Act. (For media competition). Entrants assume responsibility for clearing programs through U.S. and/or foreign customs.
Send three review copies to:
Maura Casey
The J. Paul Getty Trust
1200 Getty Center Drive, Suite 1000
Los Angeles, CA 90049
QUESTIONS
Inquiries
should be directed to:
Sarah S. Marcotte
MUSE Awards Chair
Contact via email
