The Guild

Purpose Statement 

The Guild of the Ormond Memorial Art Museum & Gardens is dedicated to member engagement and education and to championing the museum’s mission by advancing cultural awareness, supporting educational initiatives, and generating critical fundraising support through strategic community engagement and annual fundraising events.

2025 Officers

Want to join?

This newly-formed Guild is welcoming those who share a passion for art and gardening. The group meets monthly at OMAM, typically on the second Monday of the month, and provides an opportunity for you to exchange ideas and make lasting connections. 

By joining OMAM's Volunteer Guild, you will be able to:

1. Experience educational opportunities
2. Champion the museum’s mission by advancing community awareness
3. Support the museum’s myriad of special events each year
4. Help generate fundraising support for the museum and gardens

Guild dues are only $25 annually!

All members of the Guild should also be a current OMAM member (at any level).

• Click HERE to pay your Guild Dues for 2025!
• Click HERE to become a OMAM Member!

Guild Projects

GET INVOLVED!

Art Lectures & Trips

Join members of the OMAM Guild for a series of unique programs led by guest curator Ruth Grim. You do not have to be a member of the guild to attend the lectures or trips.

• LECTURE: "What’s That Banana Taped to the Wall All About?" - June 25
• TRIP: Morse Museum "Art Nouveau" Tour & More - May 14
• LECTURE: "Art Nouveau & Art Deco at the Turn of the 19th Century" - April 29

PLEASE CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO!

Fall Fundraiser

The OMAM Guild is organizing a fundraiser with a 1940s theme, and is seeking items to showcase the fashion, art and music of the era. Submissions of period fashions and accessories for both women and men to be displayed in OMAM's Reception Gallery and as well as in a live fashion show. We are also seeking pieces of 1940s art, including pieces referencing the style and substance of WWII. Funds raised will support the mission of the museum to inspire our community through art and nature while honoring those who fought for freedom. Exhibition are set for October 11 through November 16, 2025. The event will open on October 11th and will culminate with a live runway fashion show on November 15th. Donors may elect to gift pieces to the museum to be included in the silent auction.

PLEASE CLICK HERE TO SUBMIT AN ITEM FOR EXHIBIT CONSIDERATION

Both the exhibition and fashion show will be curated, not all submissions will be apart of the event. Submission Deadline: August 1.