[Libs-Or] LYRASIS Press Release: Preservation and Arts Organizations Partner on Performing Arts Emergency Preparedness Initiative

Thu Mar 17 09:47:13 PDT 2016

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PRESS RELEASE
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Contact:
Meg Blum
Associate Director of Marketing and Communications
800.999.8558, ext. 2951
meg.blum at lyrasis.org [mailto:meg.blum at lyrasis.org?subject=LYRASIS%20Press%20Release%20Inquiry]
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Preservation and Arts Organizations
Partner on Performing Arts Emergency Preparedness Initiative
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Atlanta, GA - March 17, 2016 - The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation recently awarded 
a grant of $50,000 to LYRASIS, a leading member-based non-profit organization serving
libraries, archives, and museums, to facilitate planning with eight partner organizations
to design a program to build capacity and improve emergency preparedness within 
performing arts organizations.

The six-month planning grant will support identification of strategies to increase
knowledge, ability, and readiness among performing arts organizations to plan and
execute emergency recovery plans.

The project planning committee brings together expertise in emergency preparedness
from both the cultural heritage and performing arts communities with representatives
from: ArtsReady at South Arts, The Conservation Center for Art & Historic Artifacts
(CCAHA), LYRASIS, Midwest Art Conservation Center (MACC), National Coalition for
 Arts' Preparedness and Emergency Response, National Performance Network, New Jersey
State Council on the Arts, Northeast Document Conservation Center (NEDCC), and Western
States and Territories Preservation Assistance Service (WESTPAS).

Mollie Quinlan-Hayes, ArtsReady Director at South Arts, notes that "These nine groups
have expertise and have developed programs, services and tools focused on emergency
preparedness and recovery. We are now bringing that body of knowledge together to
identify potential collaborations and adaptations of what has already been created."

Through research, in-person meetings, and focus group sessions, the partners will
develop a plan that will be user-centered and scalable to have broad reach across
different types and sizes of performing arts organizations. This white paper will
include recommendations and opportunities for leaders in the performing arts field
to support the readiness and resiliency of their constituents. It will seek to build
resiliency in the performing arts sector by increasing the number of organizations
with emergency response and recovery plans, and build expertise within the performing
arts sector to advocate for and sustain emergency preparedness more broadly.

The group expects to complete its planning work by June 30, 2016. We welcome your
input on this project. For more information or to get involved, please contact Project
Manager Tom Clareson, LYRASIS' Senior Consultant for Digital & Preservation Services,
at tom.clareson at lyrasis.org [mailto:tom.clareson at lyrasis.org?subject=Preservation%20and%20Arts%20Organizations%20Partner%20on%20Performing%20Arts%20Emergency%20Preparedness%20Initiative].
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About LYRASIS
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a non-profit membership organization, partners with member libraries, archives, 
and museums to create, access, and manage information, with an emphasis on digital
content, while building and sustaining collaboration, enhancing operations and technology,
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About The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
Founded in 1969, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation endeavors to strengthen, promote,
and, where necessary, defend the contributions of the humanities and the arts to
 human flourishing and to the well-being of diverse and democratic societies by 
supporting exemplary institutions of higher education and culture as they renew 
and provide access to an invaluable heritage of ambitious, path-breaking work.
Additional information is available at mellon.org [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001IVQFXcRrYtllpRkrJ5hNuOfJBJZdSmCVUHzFLkdfcq6UcavrezWd1yFZFNUD8coWtoG_DSvb7b6RBcO15tKWdc_KvLMTiaZYr-afnrSag6AigBUZrETSg7SAnRXQdXBjKiJvJzDRHbxspsjVZ86awi9T5qFfA9-MUMjnXn57IbQ=&c=2pYn2oK1i7_zURSYPuqZgR1tfdf1Ce8vQ9ujHARoWlKcbv75WjeQFQ==&ch=rjxy5UJIFwIohpe48kM0SoKZD1iP0bai7as23OtYljCDcmY6RrTVJw==]
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About Arts Ready at South Arts
ArtsReady, an online emergency preparedness service by and for arts/cultural nonprofits,
provides arts organizations with customized business continuity plans for post-crisis
sustainability. ArtsReady is a national initiative of South Arts. South Arts, one
of the nation's six regional arts organizations, strengthens the South through advancing
excellence in the arts, connecting the arts to key state and national policies and
nurturing a vibrant quality of life. South Arts works in partnership with the state
arts agencies of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North
Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee. South Arts is supported by the National
 Endowment for the Arts, member states, foundations, businesses, and individuals.
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About Conservation Center for Art & Historic Artifacts
The Conservation Center for Art & Historic Artifacts (CCAHA) is a nonprofit conservation
facility specializing in the treatment of works on paper, photographs, and books
 through conservation and state-of-the-art digital imaging services. Founded in 
1977, CCAHA serves nonprofit cultural institutions, private individuals, and other
collecting organizations.
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About Midwest Art Conservation Center
The Midwest Art Conservation Center is a non-profit regional center for the preservation
and conservation of art and artifacts, providing treatment, education, and training
for museums, historical societies, libraries, other cultural institutions, artists,
and the public.
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About National Performance Network
The National Performance Network, including the Visual Artists Network (NPN/VAN),
is a group of diverse cultural organizers and artists, working to create meaningful
partnerships and to provide leadership that enables the practice and public experience
of the arts in the United States.
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About National Coalition for Arts' Preparedness and Emergency Response
The Coalition is a voluntary network of government agencies, private organizations
and individuals dedicated to building and sustaining an organized safety net of 
services, tools and information for those involved the arts and culture sector -artists,
arts/culture organizations and arts businesses-- before, during, and after disasters
and emergencies. The Coalition also collaborate with other sectors at national, 
regional, and local levels to strengthen recovery efforts in the larger community.
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About New Jersey State Council on the Arts
The New Jersey State Council on the Arts is the division of the NJ Department of
 State. It receives funding in direct appropriations from the State of New Jersey
through a dedicated Hotel/Motel Occupancy fee and grants from the National Endowment
for the Arts. Since 1966, its volunteer members and professional staff have worked
to improve the quality of life in New Jersey by helping the arts to flourish.
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About Northeast Document Conservation Center
Founded in 1973, the nonprofit Northeast Document Conservation Center serves museums,
libraries, archives, and individuals nationwide. NEDCC provides conservation treatment
for book and paper collections as well as digital imaging, audio preservation, assessments,
consultations, training, and disaster assistance. To learn more, visit www.nedcc.org
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About WESTPAS
Western States and Territories Preservation Assistance Service: WESTPAS is an NEH-funded
preservation information, education, and training program designed to extend the
 access lives of heritage collections, including performing arts libraries and archives,
throughout the 14 U.S. Western and Pacific states and territories. WESTPAS also 
supports collaborative disaster planning and assistance.
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