Livestream conversation with Nicole Grabow, Director of Preventive Conservation at the Midwest Art Conservation Center, and Sarah Price, Beach Museum of Art Collections Manager. Grabow and Price offer guidance about caring for art collections in public schools  and help with questions about conservation and storage as well as managing artwork records and digital images. Offered in conjunction with the exhibition To the Stars Through Art: A History of Art Collecting in Kansas Public Schools, 1900–1950 at the Beach Museum of Art August 22, 2023 – May 11, 2024. Free and open to the public

Join the free program via Zoom. Click here to register. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email with information about how to join the program.

Nicole Grabow is Director of Preventive Conservation at the Midwest Art Conservation Center (MACC), a non-profit center for preservation and conservation. A trained Objects and Preventive Conservator with over 15 years of experience, Grabow works with the collection caretakers from hundreds of non-profit organizations to advance preservation efforts and enhance the level of collections care in the Midwest region and beyond. She holds a master of science degree from the Winterthur/University of Delaware Program in Art Conservation and is a Fellow of the American Institute for Conservation.  

This virtual event is part of the Beach Museum of Art's annual program series, Art in Motion: a tribute to Marianna’s love for lifelong learning! Marianna Kistler Beach believed in the value of art and the importance of cross-cultural understanding. The museum offers the Art in Motion programs in celebration of her work and leadership.

Image: Ethel Spears, WPA Cutting Down a Tree, ca. 1938, 2016.30