News & Information

Please visit the GA&A client list for a complete list of past projects.

Current Projects

• The Oakland Museum of California (OMCA) retained GA&A to facilitate the search for the Director of the OMCA Lab. The search opened in mid-April with the deadline for applicants due by May 17, 2013.

• Supported by the Oregon Cultural Trust, GA&A is working with staff at the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art (JSMA) at the University of Oregon, Eugene to cultivate Latino audiences through the development of an audience development strategy in tandem with strategic planning.

• Gail Anderson & Associates has received a grant from The David and Lucile Packard Foundation to share insights and experiences about leadership and management capacity for their cultural and arts grantees with two presentations based on Reinventing the Museum: The Evolving Conversation on the Paradigm Shift.

• The High Desert Museum (HDM) secured GA&A to assist with two major projects critical to the future role of the Museum in the community. One project is facilitating the development of a collecting stewardship strategy that re-envisions the role of their collections relative to HDM's vision and mission. The second project is facilitating a strategic planning process that is expected to be completed later this year.

• Gail Anderson & Associates continues to provide professional coaching services to individuals.

Recent Project Highlights

• The National Steinbeck Center (NSC) worked to position itself at the intersection of art and community life in Salinas, CA. In 2013, GA&A facilitated the second annual Board retreat.

• Gail Anderson & Associates successfully conducted the search for the Balboa Park Cultural Partnership Executive Director search. This is a continuation of GA&A work with the Balboa Park Cultural Partnership a unique collaborative structure comprised of 27 cultural institutions in Balboa Park.

• As a part of the ongoing relationship with San Bernardino Symphony (SBS) and their organizational growth, GA&A facilitated their annual Board retreat in the February 2013. GA&A has facilitated 4 annual retreats.   The retreat assessed progress on the strategic plan and outlined revisions for moving the organization forward.

• Continuing work with the Alberta Museums Association (AMA), GA&A advised on AMA's special initiative Sustainability Working Group Advisory Council in 2012 – 2013 to move the museum sector toward viable sustainability solutions.

• The Oakland Museum of California (OMCA) restructured its relationship with the City of Oakland as part of a larger institutional transformation process. As part of that process, OMCA engaged GA&A to work closely with the Executive Director, Board, and staff to create a new 21st century structure. Work began September 2010 and implementation of the new structure began in July 2011 with adjustments and work continuing into 2013.

• GA&A facilitated a strategic planning session for ProVen Management Inc. to addresses their business management practices to ensure continued quality services for their clients.

Upcoming & Recent Presentations & Sponsorships

• Gail Anderson will be a panelist at two sessions “Reflections and Projections: Perspectives on the Museum Profession” and “Strategic Human Resources for Museums,” in October 2013 at the Western Museums Association Annual Conference, Salt Lake City, UT.

• Gail Anderson will be the featured speaker at the Cultural Connections program “Leadership for the 21st Century: Connecting Vision to Practical Strategies,” in San Francisco, CA in June 2013.

• Gail Anderson presented a lecture "Reinventing the Museum for the 21st Century," as part of the University of Oregon 21st Century Museum Issues Lecture Series, Eugene, OR, January 2013.

• Gail Anderson & Associates co-sponsored the California Association of Museum 2013 Conference Opening Town Hall, Santa Barbara, CA, February 2013.

• Gail Anderson presented new thinking on strategic planning on the panel Strategic Planning as a Tool for Institutional Development at the Western Museum Association Annual Meeting, October 2012 in Palm Springs, CA.

• Gail Anderson presented at two breakout sessions during the 2012 Smith Leadership Symposium in Fall 2012. The Symposium will inspire new ways of thinking about the business of arts, science, and cultural institutions.