National Humanities Alliance 2019 Annual Meeting and Advocacy Day
Last month, CCAHA staff were among nearly 200 humanities advocates who gathered in Washington, DC, to make the case on Capitol Hill for federally-funded humanities programs. As our friends at the
National Humanities Alliance (NHA)
report
ed
, advocates from 41 states took a total of 287 meetings asking representatives to sign two letters: the House NEH Dear Colleague Letter and the House Title VI/Fulbright-Hays Dear Colleague Letter.
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CCAHA Partners with the Barnes Foundation for Symposium and Reception
Last week, we co-hosted a pair of events in partnership with our friends at the
Barnes Foundation
. On Thursday evening, April 4, we opened up the Center's lab for a small reception in the format of our annual Open House, with conservation staff on-hand to discuss a range of treatments and facsimile options for works on paper. The main event was a daylong symposium on Friday, April 5, at the Barnes Foundation, entitled
Exposed: The Exhibition Of Paper-Based Materials
. The presentation addressed strategies for exhibiting works on paper while balancing light-related preservation concerns, using the Barnes collection as one case study.
Follow CCAHA on Instagram
for a look back at the reception and symposium. Thanks again to everyone who joined us both days, and thanks to Michael Perez for the photographs from the symposium.
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CCAHA In The News: Hosting Hope
"Page and Jim are kind — unconditionally, beyond-mere-decency kind... For 16 years, they’ve been part of Hosts For Hospitals, the local nonprofit that matches residents with out-of-town families that are enduring the worst days of their lives."
This week, the
Philadelphia Inquirer
published a touching story about CCAHA Board Chair
Page Talbott
and her husband
Jim Gould
, who open their Bala Cynwyd home to people from across the country whose loved ones are hospitalized in Philadelphia.
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Employment Opportunity: Assistant to Preservation Services Department
CCAHA is seeking a full time assistant to provide daily administrative support to its Preservation Services department. Responsibilities include general clerical tasks, such as triage of phone inquiries; assistance with mailings and correspondence; report preparation and production; assistance with educational programs including online promotion, managing online registrations, and the production of workshop materials.
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NEH Humanities Collections and Reference Resources Grants
The
NEH
Humanities Collections and Reference Resources
(HCRR)
program offers both planning grants (through HCRR Foundations) and implementation grants for collecting institutions. These HCRR grants support the development and implementation of projects that ensure your collections are easily accessible to researchers. Funding may support projects for arranging and describing, cataloging, conservation treatment, and digitization. Applicants may request up to $50,000 for a Foundations grant or up to $350,000 for an implementation grant. Some voluntary cost sharing is encouraged.
Application available: May 15, 2019
Application due: July 16, 2019
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Documentary Heritage and Preservation Services for New York (DHPSNY) Program Updates
The New York State Education Department’s Office of Cultural Education contracts with CCAHA to deliver statewide services supporting organizations that safeguard New York's historical documents and library research materials.
Learn more about DHPSNY.
DHPSNY has announced its next
Planning & Assessment Services
deadline. These services are designed to support New York organizations in improving and advancing program efforts while forming strategies for future growth and development.
The Summer 2019 application review deadline is Friday, July 12.
Click here to learn more and apply.
The
deadline to register for the final two presentations of DHPSNY's spring workshop series,
Preservation Planning for Collecting Institutions
, is
Friday, April 12
. These sessions will provide guidance on how to create a Preservation Plan and give participants the opportunity to explore sample plans, as well as practice creating goals, objectives, and strategies to make an effective plan.
Preservation Planning for Collecting Institutions
Presenter:
Samantha Forsko, Preservation Specialist, CCAHA
Time:
9:15 AM - 3:30 PM
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Thursday, April 25
Cazenovia Public Library
Cazenovia, NY (Madison County)
Register by April 12
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Friday, April 26
Rakow Research Library, The Corning Museum of Glass
Corning, NY (Steuben County)
Register by April 12
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WORKSHOP
Collections Care Training Series
Disaster Response and Recovery: A Hands-on Intensive
Date:
Wednesday, May 15
Time:
9:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Location:
Brandywine River Museum of Art, Chadds Ford, PA
Presenter:
Samantha Forsko, Preservation Specialist, CCAHA
Fee:
$70
Thoughtful preparation for an emergency or disaster is one of the most important steps that a cultural institution can take to safeguard collections. This program will increase practical knowledge through hands-on salvage of a simulated disaster. Participants will use the Incident Command System while learning to salvage a variety of materials, including paintings, wooden furniture, glass/metal/ceramic objects, textiles, paper, photographs, and books. Personal safety, initial site assessment, object triage and tracking, and post-disaster debriefing will also be addressed.
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WEBINAR
Preservation On A Shoestring: Creative Solutions
for Storage Challenges
Date:
Thursday, May 30
Time:
2:00
- 3:00 PM
Presenter:
Samantha Forsko, Preservation Specialist, CCAHA
Fee:
$25 CCAHA members/$30 non-members
All institutions dream about their collections being housed in perfectly uniform Gaylord boxes, but how can institutions, even those with tiny budgets, achieve this big dream? In this session, we’ll discuss how to make the most out of what you have and store artifacts safely, even with limited resources. The speaker will explore how to be smart about purchasing supplies, and think outside of the archival catalogue box. Come to this session armed with questions about your biggest storage issues to discuss solutions with the group!
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WORKSHOP
Collections Care Training Series
Making the Case: Advocacy for Preservation
in Collections Care
Date:
Tuesday, June 4
Time:
9:00
AM - 12:00 PM (AM session); 2:00 - 5:00 PM (PM session)
Location:
The Rosenbach, Philadelphia, PA
Presenter:
Michelle Eisenberg, Deputy Director, CCAHA
Fee:
$60 ($90 with board member)
The pressure for institutions to expand audience development programming, enhance facilities, or cut budgets may divert resources from collections care. In this half-day workshop designed for staff and Board members to attend together, participants will build their skills as internal advocates for preservation by understanding the kinds of qualitative and quantitative information that can be collected to support the need for preservation. Discussion will include clarifying the unique role that Board members play in preservation advocacy through governance, financial oversight, and external relations. Planning activities that can help institutions with long-range preservation projects and fundraising strategies will be identified. Participants will have the opportunity to share their own challenges, best practices, and success stories with colleagues from across the heritage community.
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The
Conservation Center for Art & Historic Artifacts (CCAHA)
is a nonprofit conservation facility specializing in the treatment of works on paper, photographs, and books through conservation and state-of-the-art digital imaging services. Founded in 1977, CCAHA serves collecting institutions and private individuals. CCAHA’s preservation services staff present educational programs, conduct preservation assessments, and develop emergency preparedness plans. CCAHA also offers fellowships, fundraising support, and disaster assistance.
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Support provided by the Philadelphia Cultural Fund
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