The Hunter Museum of American Art announces it is the recipient this year of five Southeastern Museums Conference awards, one for publication design and four for the use of technology. The SEMC technology and publication design competitions recognize excellence and innovation in the use of technology, communications and graphic design and provide benchmarks for regional publication efforts in southeastern museums.
The Hunter received three gold awards for digital marketing and virtual media projects, one silver award for a gallery installation and one bronze award for mailers.
“These awards recognize the outstanding efforts of Hunter Museum staff to create dynamic print pieces and engaging digital experiences to enhance the guest experience,” noted Hunter Museum Executive Director Virginia Anne Sharber.
“The Hunter is honored to be recognized by SEMC for our work.”
The 2024 SEMC competitions received an unprecedented number of entries from a diverse range of
museums across the Southeast. With technology continuing to gain importance throughout the museum field and resources being poured into documenting exhibitions through high-quality design and publications vital to institutional missions, expectations and standards were exceptionally high for this year’s applicants.
For the technology competition, winning entries were expected to demonstrate innovation, effective
design, accessibility, creativity and recognition of institutional identity. For the publication design
competition, recognizing excellence in graphic design, applicants were judged on communication, effective design, creativity and pride of work and recognition of institutional image and identity.
Award winners will be celebrated at the 2024 Annual Meeting Awards Luncheon on Oct. 23 in
Baton Rouge, La. as well as in the Winter 2025 Edition of INSIDE SEMC, a digital publication of the
Southeastern Museums Conference. This designation recognizes the Hunter Museum’s contribution to professional standards in Southeastern museums.