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Click Here to Read this Edition Greetings from APN, 2023 is almost here and it is time to look toward building something new!  Whether it is an innovative process, an ambitious plan, or if you are like some of us, an actual new building...you have...

Click Here to Read this Edition What do you feel accountable for?  Your staff?  Your schedule? Your collection?  We all feel strongly for something and many of us in collections care to gravitate to this field because we want to be responsible for...

Click Here to Read this Edition Happy Halloween!  I don't know if I'm more freaked out by the spookiness of the week or because 2022 is almost over. This issue is dedicated to those things that are just a little scary, offputting, and hard to figure out. ...

Click Here to Read this Edition Do you feel heard?  Actually, a better question I think is...are you speaking up?  The last few weeks have had one central theme for me: the need for more transparent communication.  There have been many conversations...

Click Here to Read This Edition How is it October already?!  I can not believe that we are already in the 4th quarter of 2022.  it makes me think about all there is left to do and everyone I am thankful for.  I am so proud of the content that I have put...

Click Here to Read This Edition Benjamin Franklin once said, "It takes many good deeds to build a good reputation, and only one bad one to lose it."  In the art pro world, we succeed and fail based on our reputations.  How is yours?  Are you building...

Click Here to Read This Edition What are you doing with the end of your year?  Are you finding webinars and professional development opportunities?  Are you reconnecting with people who have made your projects a success?  Maybe you are considering...

Click Here to Read This Edition How do you feel about exhibition copies? Reproductions?  Are they a way to share art safely or are they just fake?  For years I have had facsimiles as part of collections and exhibitions. The argument can be made for them...

Click Here to Read This Edition What do you care about? Are you an advocate for a cause? I'd like to think we all are looking to improve the community we live in.  There are fantastic initiatives to work on sustainability, missions around access and inclusion,...

Anonymous When I was in my 20s and 30s finding a job was easy. I applied and was interviewed for most of the jobs for which I submitted an application. The majority of the first interviews were in-person, but occasionally I had an initial phone interview followed by...

Click Here to Read this Edition Extra! Extra! Check out the newest issue of the APN Wire! Sizzling news from art pros around the world.  This week has included a flood of info for our articles section from the heat wave in the UK to the overly passionate visitors...

Click Here for This Edition What are you celebrating this Independence Day?  Is it a new opportunity? Maybe you are feeling more confident in your work and career?  Maybe you are just celebrating a long weekend and the chance to kick back and relax. ...

Click Here to Read This Edition Have you ever considered the different ways art pros care for collections?  There are the obvious ones...  Registrars care for objects moving around the globe.  They track their condition from place to place.  Preparators and...

Click Here to Read this Edition Aaron De Groft, director of the Orlando Museum of Art, with one of the 25 works from the Thad Mumford storage locker said to be a Basquiat, “Untitled (Industry Insider).” Credit...Melanie Metz for The New York Times It is time for an...

Click Here to Read This Edition What a wonderful couple of weeks! A big thank you to PACCIN for a fantastic conference last week in Bentonville.  It was so amazing to see many people again, meet new people, and listen to some fantastic presentations.  I...

Click Here to Read this Edition The last couple of weeks has been filled with a lot of loss and sadness in the art world.  From the looting in Ukraine to the death of a California curatorial icon, there are things happening that require consideration...

Click Here to Read This Edition Sometimes taking a step back and surveying your surroundings and situation is the best plan you can make.  Whether you need to think about who to support or what leaders to follow, evaluating your goals for the future is...

Click Here to Read this Edition Spring has sprung and Art Pro Net has some new content to help you grow!  2022 is a year of new ventures, and we hope to get your help.  I am looking for those of you with stories to tell in our new initiative with Art Pro...

Click Here to Read this Edition Are you looking for a new opportunity? Maybe you're wondering how you can get involved in making a difference? Well, look no further!  This edition is overflowing with opportunities all over, and all you need to do is click on the...

Click Here to Read this Edition Greetings from APN, This issue is dedicated to everyone struggling out there in the art pro community.  From techs in Ukraine trying to protect their heritage to our community members fighting for a living wage, there are so many...