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APN Wire 12/9/20
Click to Read this Edition Museum Cats In this edition of the APN Wire: I can't believe it but this is our last edition of 2020. I hope everyone is finding a way to settle into our newest lockdown. If anything, may this edition help distract you for a...
APN Wire 11/25/20
Click Here to Read this Edition In this edition of the APN Wire: Happy Turkey Week everyone! I know it is another holiday brought to you by the unfun of 2020, and we have all rolled back to the purple level of sheltering in place. This week's edition...
Season 2: Episode 20 Finding Ways to Be Thankful in 2020, Ending this season on a positive note
I want to start this season finale with a big thank you to everyone who has supported us this year. I know that this has been, is, and will be one of the hardest years in memory. It is difficult to find reasons to be thankful in 2020, and so I have...
APN Wire 11/11/20
Insider Magazine Click Here to Read this Edition In this edition of the APN Wire: Power to the people! The new year is only weeks away, and it looks like there is hope on the horizon that 2021 will bring a push in the right direction. The changes...
Season 2: Episode 19…Planning with People as the First Priority,2021 is going to be focused on caring for your staff
People First In this week of big decision making, we should all look toward next year with hope and purpose. This episode looks at the top 5 things to consider when you are making that plan. Everything on the list prioritizes your most valuable asset in...
APN Wire 10/28/20
Click Here to Read this Edition In this edition of the APN Wire:Halloween is here and so I have dedicated this issue to one of the scariest things I can think of...deaccessioning artwork. While it can oftentimes only take a few calls, meetings, and...
APN Wire 10/14/20
Click Here to Read This Edition John McNeil Studio, the interactive installation "Stamp Out 2020" In this edition of the APN Wire: Good News! If your reading this there are basically only 2.5 months left in 2020. Don't know about you, but that...
Season 2: Episode 18 Best Laid Plans Deserve Second Look, It’s time to review your COVID protocols
Well, we are 6 months in, and hopefully, your plans, processes, and protocols are proving successful. This episode is about digging them out, getting the team back together, and seeing how the plan matches up with real life. We are all working through the pandemic...
APN Wire 9/30/20
Click Here to Read This Edition Who wants to check out a chocolate waterfall? In this edition of the APN Wire:With the beginning of Fall we are seeing lots open up and things beginning again. We are having to find new ways to get to where we want to...
Season 2: Episode 17…Post-COVID Loans and Virtual Couriers, Being there when you’re not actually there
Episode 17-Virtual Courier As some museums begin opening and some exhibitions go through changeovers, we are all looking for new ways to work. This has lead to a major shift in the way loans are being couriered and cared for on the road. In this episode, I look...
APN Wire 9/16/20
Click Here to Read this Edition In this edition of the APN Wire: It's so exciting to be sending this on our first day with clear air in the Bay Area in weeks. I hope if you are reading this, you can take a deep breath too. This edition is dedicated to...
Season 2 Episode 17: Expect the Unexpected. When it comes to outdoor sculpture…anything can happen
Season 2: Episode 17 Between the falling ash on the West Coast and the movement to outdoor activities, outdoor sculptures will become a big part of our planning in the next year. This episode looks at some of the basics you should take into account when planning new...
APN Wire 9/2/20
The mood was joyful on Saturday when the Metropolitan Museum of Art opened its doors for the first time in months. (Jeenah Moon for The Washington Post) Click Here to Read this Edition Happy almost Labor Day! The summer is wrapping up and people are getting back...
Season 2: Episode 16…Doing More with Less is Not the Way to Success: Now is the time to find new space and strategy
No More with Less Long before COVID caused a full stop, museums were pulling back on staffing and ramping up on programming. In the last few years, there have been protests by museum workers, union organizing, and massive drops in morale at museums everywhere. Now...
APN Wire 8/19/20
Click Here to Read This Edition 9/11 Tribute In this edition of the APN Wire: As we head toward new stresses at the end of summer and the beginning of the fire season it is easy to get overwhelmed. I have focused this issue on the victories art pros are...
Season 2: Episode 15: So You Want To Be A Manager… Tips for Moving on in Your Career
Episode 15-So You Want to Be A Manager Our industry will need more qualified managers soon, and many art pros are interested in stepping up to the next level. The truth is, you can be a rockstar in your niche but it does not mean you are ready to manage. ...
APN Wire 8/5/20
Click Here To Read This Edition As we roll on into August there are more stories of hardship in our industry. The other day I was remembering that the last time I worked for a museum that was shut down for almost a year I was an intern. Tropical Storm...
Season 2:Episode 14: Not So Secret Agents…Know your 10 Agents of Deterioration and safeguard the future of your collection
10 Agents of Deterioration Many of our spaces are closed down for the foreseeable future and those of us still involved in collections are maintaining and caretaking for our facilities. It is a good time to remind ourselves of the 10 Agents of Deterioration, and how...
APN Wire 7/22/20
Click Here to Read this Edition Check out this dynamic new resource on tapestries and how they are cared for. In this edition of the APN Wire: What an amazing couple of weeks! I had a flood of people reaching out with new opportunities for art pros in the...
APN Wire 7/8/20
Rosie Lee Tompkins Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film ArchivePhoto Credit: Ben Blackwell Click Here to Read this Edition In this edition of the APN Wire: Well, we made it to July...I still can't believe it has been four months of quarantine. The world is...