C2C Care is excited to announce the following two webinar now open for registration in 2023! See below for more info and be sure to keep an eye out for more programming in the coming week.
January 26, 2023 1-2pm ET Sustainable and Passive Ways to Improve your Collection Environment
As temperatures rise globally, we are seeing a greater push for our organizations to be more sustainable. From city ordinances to the White House 2030 Initiative, we are all challenged to do better, and now is the time to act.
Many cultural institutions use sustainable energy saving strategies to help them lower their energy consumption and reduce their carbon footprint. This webinar will describe some of the energy saving strategies that cultural heritage organizations currently implement to help reduce energy use. These can range from mechanical system shutdowns to lighting adjustments.
Additionally, this webinar will discuss passive strategies that institutions can implement to improve collections environments. The strategies suggested representing some of the ways that spaces can be evaluated and monitored without significant cost or impact on the space.
By the end of this webinar, attendees will have a better understanding of varied, passive strategies they can implement in their collections spaces to monitor key factors such as humidity, temperature, and light exposure, and what information those strategies can provide. In doing so, participants will be better prepared to mitigate financially and environmentally costly issues for the betterment of their institution, as well as the global environment.
Presenter: Christopher Cameron
To register: https://connectingtocollections.org/collection_environment/
March 21, 2023 1-2pm ET Exhibiting Photographs
In this webinar, we will go over the process of planning and executing the preparation of photographic objects for exhibitions with a focus on collections care issues. We will delve into some of the concerns related to the preservation of photographs on display, and the presenter will share helpful, accessible, and affordable solutions learned through some of the more challenging exhibition projects from the vast and wide-ranging photography collection at the George Eastman Museum. Topics to be covered include:
-Matting and framing
-Mounts
-Lighting and environment
-Use of reproductions
-Installation
-Maintenance
Presenter: Emily Phoenix
To register: https://connectingtocollections.org/exhibiting_photographs/
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Robin Bauer Kilgo (she/her/hers)
Connecting to Collections Care Coordinator, FAIC
c2cc@culturalheritage.orgContract Registrar/Consultant
rbkilgo@gmail.com------------------------------