[SOA] ICA preservation survey program, applications due 10/29

[Carleton, Janet]

The ICA is pleased to announce its fourth annual Subsidized Survey Program. The purpose of the program is to help a cultural institution identify its preservation needs. The information gained through the assessment can help an institution raise funds or apply for grants to address those needs.

The ICA will offer a collection survey focusing on a pre-selected group of artifacts within an institution. An ICA conservator will visit the institution to examine the objects on-site for up to two days, and written condition reports and treatment recommendations will be provided. The institution will be asked to contribute only the travel costs associated with the on-site visit(s). Any non-profit cultural institution that can demonstrate a commitment to collections care is eligible to apply for this survey.

The application form can be found at http://www.ica-artconservation.org/wp-content/uploads/SurveyApplication2010.pdf. Applications can be mailed, e-mailed, or faxed and are due October 29, 2010. *Preference will be given to applicants in Ohio and its adjoining states.* Contact Director of Education Nicole Hayes at nhayes at ica-artconservation.org or 216.658.8700 with any questions.

The Intermuseum Conservation Association (ICA) was the nation's first non-profit regional art conservation center. The organization was founded in 1952 by the directors of six major Midwestern museums to provide professional, high quality, and cost effective art conservation services. The ICA was the model used by the National Endowment for the Arts, when it began dispersing start-up funding to create a network of similar centers across the United States in 1971. More: http://www.ica-artconservation.org/about/


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