Mid-America Arts Alliance

The Mid-America Arts Alliance, a six-state museum and cultural service organization will conduct a comprehensive training needs assessment of museums in Kansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma. The Alliance will establish partnerships with the state arts council in each of the three states and collaborate informally with the state museum associations. The results will be the first-ever tabulation of training needs and preferences among museums in these three states. Data will be collected using surveys, in-person and telephone interviews, field visits, and case studies. This will provide a model for how other state and regional organizations can partner with local organizations to obtain this vital information about the museum field. An evaluation of the data will also show how results can be applied nationally.