| 2013 Art Handler Training Program | |
BCA’s Art Handler Certificate Program offers participants an opportunity to learn new skills and/or enhance existing skill-sets and to equip them with the technical skills to design and develop innovative operational protocols for risk management, logistics and loss prevention. Workshops are structured as 1- or 2-day sessions that cover topics such as re-framing, stretching and rolling of canvases, installation, mounting and hanging of artworks. The Art Handler Training Certificate Program serves as an introduction to conservation practices (sculpture, woodwork, glass / ceramics, tapestry and canvas, paperwork mounting and matting, tools and hardware of the trade. BCA’s art handling curriculum is dynamic and designed to capitalize on strengths that each individual brings into the program. The program has evolved over the years to include art history, business marketing and professional development. BCA’s Art Handler Training Program is the only program in New York City which combines theory and hands-on application. All students participate in 150-hour training and 50 internship hours with partnering organizations, museums, auction houses and arts organizations throughout the tri-state area. For more information, please sign up here. If you are an organization interested in hosting a BCA Art Handler Trainee Intern, call 718-931-9500 x35. |
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| BCA/JMF Legacy CALL Project | |
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BCA and the JMF Legacy CALL Project Creating a Living Legacy (CALL) is a program of the Joan Mitchell Foundation that provides support to visual artists in creating, through organizing and inventorying, comprehensive documentation of their artworks and careers. The Bronx Council on the Arts is one of four nationally funded organizations partnering with the Joan Mitchell Foundation along with Artist Trust, DiverseWorks, and Space One Eleven who are beginning their programs locally. We developed a program to serve our constituent-base, use the CALL resources, and increase awareness of the importance of documenting the artwork and careers of individual artists
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The BCA Art Handler Training Program (AHTP) and the BCA Legacy CALL Project completed the first phase of the project in early 2013. BCA provided targeted training and education to 15 art handlers and teaching artists called Legacy Specialists. This workforce training initiative enables Legacy Specialist trainees to:
The Legacy CALL Project is an outgrowth of BCA’s well known AHTP and serves the creative workforce by creating programmatic career pathways and trainee professional tools and skills. For more information, please sign up here. |
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Art Handler Training Program |
For additional information:
call 718-931-9500
x35 or email finearts@bronxarts.org
*All photos courtesy of Garry Nichols.
Funding for this program is made possible through a grant from The JPMorgan Chase Foundation and The Joan Mitchell Foundation.
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