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Rescue Public Murals Assesses Against Domestic Colonialism
Through a partnership with the West 46th Street Block Association,
Rescue Public Murals recently coordinated an assessment of Arnold
Belkin’s 1972 mural Against Domestic Colonialism in New York
City. The 50’ x 60’ mural is located on West 46th Streets between 9th
and 10th Avenues in Manhattan. Belkin (1930-92) was Canadian by birth
and at age 19 moved to Mexico to study with Alfaro Siqueiros—one of the
greats of the Mexican Mural Movement. Although he produced many murals
in Central America, Against Domestic Colonialism is believed to be Belkin’s only outdoor mural painted in the United States.
The assessment received extensive media attention including in the New York Times, the Associated Press, and in the Canadian press.
A treatment plan will involve repairing portions of the substrate wall
and repainting the mural. The Block Association and others interested in
the mural will soon launch a fundraising campaign to restore the mural
and it is hoped that this might be accomplished in 2012—the 40th
anniversary of the mural and the 20th anniversary of the death of
Belkin.
For the full story of the assessment, click here. Click here to view the slideshow featured in the New York Times.
Photo caption: West 46th Street
resident Watty Strouss and Patricia Quijano Ferrer unroll the original
artists’ maquette of Arnold Belkin’s Against Domestic Colonialism (1972).
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ALA-ALCTS has announced the Jan Merrill-Oldham Professional Development Grant. Ms. Merrill-Oldham, who passed away on October 5, 2011, was a member of the Heritage Preservation Board. She had been Malloy-Rabinowitz Preservation Librarian at Harvard University. The grant seeks applicants who are new to the preservation field. The award helps to offset the cost of travel to the ALA Annual Meeting. More information can be found at the ALA website by clicking here.
 Connecting to Collections Online Community
The Connecting to Collections Online Community is 800 members strong and growing steadily! If you have questions about collections care issues, register and join the community. The Community hosts live webinar chats once a month, where you can peruse a free online resource and ask questions of an expert in the field about topics from rolling flags to working with local emergency responders to creating a comprehensive integrated pest management plan. (Recordings of the 11 live chats already conducted since June can be found by clicking here.) |
 2011 AIC/Heritage Preservation Ross Merrill Award Presented
Deadline for Nominations for 2012 Award is December 15, 2011. Will your institution be awarded the 2012 Ross Merrill Award for Outstanding Commitment to the Preservation and Care of Collections? December 15 is the deadline for nominations. Click here for more information on the award and past recipients, and make sure you click here for helpful tips in creating a successful nomination package. Photo Caption: 2011 Merrill Award presentation on November 3. American Planning Association Board Representative Carol Rhea, Maymont’s Dale Wheary, Larry Reger, President, Heritage Preservation and Anne Innes, President, Maymont Council |
Utah Alliance for Response Forum CAP News  The deadline to submit an application for the 2012 Conservation Assessment Program (CAP) has been extended to 11:59 pm on Thursday, December 15, 2011. Applications are currently available at www.heritagepreservation.org/cap/application.html in downloadable Microsoft Word and PDF formats. The application is also available as an online fill-in form. For questions about the application process, please contact the CAP staff at 202-233-0800 or at cap@heritagepreservation.org. Missed the last issue of CAP's biannual newsletter, CAPabilities? You can find it on our website at http://www.heritagepreservation.org/CAP/archiveCAPabilities.html, along with copies of all our CAPabilities newsletters going back to 2004. CAP's archives (http://www.heritagepreservation.org/CAP/archive.html) also feature copies of all past "Spotlight on a CAPped Museum" stories, as well as an interactive U.S. map showing the states that have provided us with Spotlight stories. Is your state not represented? Do you know a museum that has made strides in preventive conservation since its CAP? If so, encourage staff to suggest a Spotlight story to CAP at cap@heritagepreservation.org. Heritage Preservation Staff Changes Welcome New Heritage Preservation Members!
Grant Roundup IMLS Conservation Assessment Program Deadline: December 1, 2011 NEH Sustaining Cultural Heritage Collections Deadline: December 1, 2011 IMLS Museum Assessment Program Deadline: December 1, 2011 IMLS Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program Deadline: December 15, 2011 NEH America's Historical and Cultural Organizations: Implementation Grants Deadline: January 11, 2012 NEH America's Historical and Cultural Organizations: Planning Grants Deadline: January 11, 2012 NEH America's Media Makers: Development Grants Deadline: January 11, 2012 IMLS 21st Century Museum Professionals Deadline: March 15, 2012 IMLS Connecting to Collections Statewide Implementation Grants Deadline: February 1, 2012 IMLS Sparks! Ignition Grants for Libraries and Museums Deadline: February 1, 2012 |
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