Art Pro Net News & Posts
Episode 9- Interview with Joy Tahan Ruddell
Episode 09 The first ever interview episode on the Art Pro Net Podcast features Joy Tahan Ruddell, a registrar with more than 20 years of experience in every sort of collection you can imagine. In this episode, we discuss how she got into registration, the...
APN Wire 4/10/19
Click Here to See This Edition April is here and Spring has sprung! Announcing our next Art Linx Networking Conference for July 20th in Berkeley. We will be meeting at the Douglas Adams Gallery for a fantastic day. More details to come! Check out our...
Advice for Small Spaces Doing Big Work: Part 2 of 4
Storage Solutions- You Can Never Have Too Many Labels Signs, signs everywhere...not a bad concept when working in a storage space. Creating a visual language and protocol is almost as important as the other parts of the organization in a storage space. As...
ANNOUNCING APN Art Linx Conference 2019!
Save the Date for Saturday, July 20th! Tickets on sale soon. We will be getting together right up the hill from the Downtown Berkeley BART at ... Doug Adams GalleryThe Center for the Arts & Religion (CARe)2465 LeConte Avenue, Berkeley We will let you know more...
Episode 008-How to Evaluate and Make a Purge Plan for Storage
Although counterintuitive to collections management, it is important to keep unnecessary materials and equipment out of precious storage space. In this episode, we talk about ways to categorize and analyze the non-collection materials that accumulate in all our...
Advice for Small Spaces Doing Big Work: Part 1 of 4
Storage Solutions-Don't Call It Negative Space Part 1 of 4 Whether you work at the MET or the local historical museum, storage spaces are a challenge for every collections manager. We all struggle with maximizing space while storing objects securely and safely....
Episode 7-Tips for Sourcing Storage Equipment and Designating Locations
Creating a new storage space can be a daunting task to take on...especially where to start with finding the right equipment. Sourcing projects can have big budgets and small, and no matter what your budget there are some secrets to making the process run smoothly. We...
APN Wire 3/13/19
Click Here to Read This Edition In this edition of the APN Wire: Greetings Wire subscribers! Hope that the Spring forward last weekend is being kind to everyone. I hope you will scope out this edition in celebration of National Women's Month. We...
Episode 6-The role of a prep pro and how they add value to an institutions process
People ask all the time...So what do you do in preparations when you are not installing a show? I started thinking about that question the other day when I saw a listserve conversation about a prep department losing their office space, and how often times prep...
6 Reasons To Hire APN To Recruit Your Art Pros
I have met dozens of museum professionals working with tight budgets and small staffs. How many people do you have on your staff...10, 5, maybe you are wearing all the hats? When small museums build a project or exhibition they know for sure they will be hiring...
Art Pro Net Podcast Episode 5- Creating Collection Numbers and Tagging Objects
APN Wire 2/13/19
Click Here to Read this Edition In this edition of the APN Wire: What a week! The CAM Conference was fantastic and Kelly had a wonderful time meeting all of you that came by the APN Expo table. A big welcome to all of the new subscribers to the APN...
Art Pro Net Podcast Episode 4 -Managing Light Levels on Artworks
Why do we care about light level? Because they can truly damaged artwork and shorten their life. Listen to find out about lights, what levels they should be at, and some myths people think about how they can affect tyour collection.
Art Pro Net Podcast Episode 3…Burnout and Government Shutdowns
My latest hangup...The government shutdown and coping with the never ending list. Let us know your thoughts and methods for dealing too!
The APN Wire 1/16/19 Edition is out!
CLICK HERE In this edition of the APN Wire: Well, the last couple of weeks have been a rough time in not only the art pro community but the whole country. We have seen museums hang up the CLOSED sign because of the government shutdown....See the Washington Post...
Art Pro Net Podcast… Episode 2 So You Want To Be An On-call Prep?
In Episode to of the APN Podcast, I talk about getting into on-call prep and some tips and tricks to think about to help you. Episode 2...On-call Prep Tips and Tricks
Art Pro Net Podcast Episode 1
Who are We? What is an Art Pro? Why are We doing a Podcast? ***Be Kind...We are working on getting better*** Art Pro Net Podcast...Episode 1
Happy 2019! What do you want to do this year? How can Art Pro Net help?…APN Wire 1/2/19
In this edition of the APN Wire: Welcome to 2019 Art Pros! Here at APN, we are getting ready for an awesome beginning of the year. In addition to our newsletter, we are excited to announce the release of the Art Pro Net Podcast...coming soon to a computer near you. ...
Art Pro Net is looking for photographers…
Hi Art Pros! Happy 2019 Art Pros! We need your help! We are working on putting together a directory of fine art object and installation photographers around the Bay Area, and we want to know who you recommend. If you are a photographer or know someone please drop us...
APN Wire…11/5/18. Check out our newsletter and sign up today to get it direct to your email.
In this edition of the APN Wire: It has been a wild week in the art world! Check out our articles for some of the headlines...Getty fighting to keep their collection, Bansky running a guessing contest, and France closing institutions because of protestors. I can't...