Sign Contest and Online Auction Highlight April Activities

Show Us a Sign!

Do you have a favorite sign or a favorite photo of a sign? Will you share it with us? The American Sign Museum is proud to sponsor the Show Us a Sign contest with Cincinnati Magazine. We're asking you to share a favorite sign on Cincinnati Magazine's website, and you could win a great prize in the process. Prizes include lifetime membership to the American Sign Museum and a $250 gift certificate to a Jeff Ruby restaurant.  Signs are not limited to the Cincinnati area, they can be from anywhere!  So Show Us a Sign! Contest ends May 14.

Online Auction Offers Deep Discounts for Sign Supplies, Services, Equipment, Show Booths, Magazine Ads...

Booth at 2012 Expo



If you work in the sign industry, there is something for you at our online auction now through April 30.  In years past, our major annual fundraiser was held at the International Sign Association Sign Expo.  This year, it will finish at the Expo, but EVERYONE who has access to the internet has access to the auction.  No need to be present at the Expo.



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$500 Gift Certificate



The auction will run from April 1, 2011 to April 30, 2011, with proceeds going to the American Sign Museum's operating budget, and especially the acquisition and restoration of signs. Auction items include products and services, equipment and software that you use everyday. And for the product manufacturers, there are full-page ads in industry publications and booth space at sign shows. Now's the perfect time to view all the items, set up to watch items of special interest, or go ahead and bid!

Full Page 4-color ad space



This is your opportunity to get some great deals on things you use anyway, so why not join in the fun and support your American Sign Museum in the process?  Do it now!



HP H35500 flatbed/roll-to-roll printer



Old friends, new investors?

The Midwest Sign Association is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year.  Congratulations!  Here's to the next 50 years! 

The recent International Sign Association / Midwest Sign Association event here in Cincinnati offered a great opportunity to catch up with old friends and make some new ones.  Those who came to the reception at the American Sign Museum's future site were treated to a look at our progress to date and our vision for the future... hopefully the near future!! 

We received some very encouraging comments about what we're doing.  I was a little disappointed, however, and a little frustrated when I asked for a show a hands of how many were members of the museum. 

I read an article recently about how we not-for-profits should see people not as 'donors' or 'supporters', but as investors.  This makes a lot of sense. The goal of the American Sign Museum is to not only share with the world the history of the sign industry, but also to help shape our future.  We tell a compelling story of how of signs reflect and influence design, technology, American culture, and -- most importantly -- their unique and vital importance to commerce.  And if that's not enough, they're just plain fun!

Help us tell the world about signs and the role they play in business, community planning, engineering, marketing, communications, and -- yes -- art.  If you are not a member, or have not renewed your membership, please 'sign' up now.  You can do it online on our website.  Or we're happy to accept your check by US Mail!  You can also find other ways to 'Get Involved' on the website.
Now is the time to invest in the American Sign Museum!