From: "Bernstein, Rick A - WHS" <Rick.Bernstein@wisconsinhistory.org> Date: Wed, 18 May 2011 09:58:14 -0500 Subject: FW: Available Mentorships - We Need Your Application! Message-ID: <1EA45D5A75EBB747A54A4F1905DE558B020E7C9A3560@MEWMAD0PC01G03.accounts.wistate.us>
Good info from the MACC!
Rick Bernstein
Field Services, Southern Region
Wisconsin Historical Society
Collecting, Preserving and Sharing Stories Since 1846
From: Neil Cockerline [mailto:ncockerline@preserveart.org]
Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2011 4:58 PM
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Subject: Available Mentorships - We Need Your Application!
Dear Treasured Colleagues:
I am writing to you as I have worked with you before, about our Mentorship
Program available from MACC generously funded by the National Endowment for
the Humanities (NEH). This program can provide you with 2 full days of co
nsulting on any preservation project that may be appropriate for your colle
ctions. This project could include anything from consulting on collections
storage; writing a Long Range Conservation Plan; assisting in writing a gr
ant for funding of a preservation project; assisting in writing a Disaster
Plan; assisting in writing a Collections Policy; general consulting on coll
ections preservation; training you and your staff on any type of preservati
on issue; in short, just about any preservation project! There is a flat f
ee for this service of $500, which includes all travel expenses, the full 2
days of consulting and any follow-up necessary via telephone, e-mail, etc.
The only projects that this program does not cover is the actual writing
of reports, including general assessment reports, rather this program is de
signed to provide you with consulting services far below the usual cost for
these same services. At this time, MACC has 4 Mentorships still available
for the 2011 calendar year. Even if you have received one of our Mentorsh
ips before, you are still eligible for another one! We have not had our us
ual number of applicants for this program and I imagine that it may be due
to the present economic conditions that we are all facing. However, if we
do not have enough Mentorships for this year, it's going to be a difficult
"sell" to the NEH for future funding for this program! With this said, I h
ope that you will consider how you might be able to use and benefit from 2
days of preservation/conservation consulting and go ahead and apply for thi
s program as soon as possible. The application process is simple and can b
e found on our web site www.preserveart.org<http://www.preserveart.org> or
you can call me directly to discuss any possible projects. Since we would
like to get these final 4 Mentorships scheduled, they will be available on
a first come, first served basis based upon the order that completed applic
ations are received! If you have any questions or need any additional info
rmation, please do not hesitate to contact me at your earliest convenience!
Best regards,
Neil
Neil C. Cockerline
Director of Preservation Services
Midwest Art Conservation Center
2400 Third Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55404
Telephone:
(612)870-3210 Direct
(612)870-3128 Assistant
(612)870-3120 Main Office
E-mail: ncockerline@preserveart.org<mailto:ncockerline@preserveart.org>
Web: www.preserveart.org<http://www.preserveart.org>
The Midwest Art Conservation Center (MACC) is a non-profit regional center
dedicated to the preservation and treatment of art and artifacts. We provid
e treatment, education and training for museums, historical societies, libr
aries, other cultural institutions and the public.