Eric Carle Museum Of Picture Book Art Inc

THE ERIC CARLE MUSEUM OF PICTURE BOOK ART WILL DEVELOP AN EXHIBITION CELEBRATING AND CENTERING NORTH AMERICAN INDIGENOUS PICTURE BOOK ARTISTS AND DOCUMENTING THE CHRONOLOGY OF THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS TO CHILDREN’S LITERATURE. WITH THE SUPPORT OF AN INDIGENOUS GUEST CURATOR AND AN INDIGENOUS COMMUNITY ADVISORY GROUP, THE PROJECT TEAM WILL HIGHLIGHT THE CREATIVITY OF INDIGENOUS ARTISTS WHO HAVE BEEN HISTORICALLY MARGINALIZED IN ART MUSEUMS, CHILDREN’S PUBLISHING, AND BROADER SOCIETY. PROJECT ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE RESEARCH TO DEVELOP A FULL CHRONOLOGY OF ARTISTS; OUTREACH AND RELATIONSHIP BUILDING WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE COMMUNITY ADVISORY GROUP; THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN INNOVATIVE EXHIBITION HIGHLIGHTING INDIGENOUS VOICES; AND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR MULTIPLE AUDIENCES. THE PROJECT WILL BENEFIT VISITORS INCLUDING INDIGENOUS YOUTH AND COMMUNITIES, K-12 EDUCATORS, LIBRARIANS, AND THE CHILDREN’S LITERATURE COMMUNITY, AND PROMOTE INDIGENOUS STORIES AND IDENTITIES.

"THE ERIC CARLE MUSEUM OF PICTURE BOOK ART WILL REPLACE AN OUTDATED COLLECTIONS DATABASE WITH A CLOUD-BASED COLLECTIONS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND A DIGITAL ASSET MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. THE PLATFORMS WILL IMPROVE THE MUSEUM'S MANAGEMENT OF THE 11,600 OBJECTS IN ITS CARE, TRACK THE LOCATION OF THE PIECES, AND IMPROVE ITS ABILITY TO CURATE IN-HOUSE AND TRAVELING EXHIBITIONS. THE MUSEUM WILL PURCHASE THE NEW SYSTEMS, MIGRATE DATA AND EXISTING DIGITAL IMAGES FROM THE CURRENT COLLECTIONS DATABASE, AND SET UP AN IN-HOUSE DIGITAL PHOTO LAB. THE MUSEUM WILL ALSO VERIFY AND UPDATE INFORMATION ON ITS COLLECTIONS AND CONDUCT BASIC CONDITION ASSESSMENTS OF ALL OF ITS HOLDINGS. AT THE END OF THE GRANT PERIOD, THE MUSEUM WILL HAVE AN INTEGRATED COLLECTIONS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM THAT WILL ALLOW STAFF MEMBERS TO QUICKLY REFERENCE RELIABLE INFORMATION ON THE OBJECTS IN ITS COLLECTIONS, IMPLEMENT BEST PRACTICES IN COLLECTIONS CARE, AND INCREASE ITS CAPACITY TO SHARE ITS COLLECTIONS WITH THE PUBLIC, PARTNERING INSTITUTIONS, ARTISTS, AND SCHOLARS."

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TO SUPPORT PICTURE BOOK ART WORKS!, A VISUAL ARTS AND LITERACY EDUCATION PROGRAM.

TO SUPPORT PICTURE THIS! BRIDGING ARTS AND LITERACY, A VISUAL ARTS EDUCATION PROGRAM FEATURING PICTURE BOOK ART.