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From the Center • April 2020
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Navigating the New Not-So-Normal
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So much has changed for all of us over the past few weeks.
As a result of the ongoing COVID-19 health crisis, BACC has been forced to temporarily close our office and lab in beautiful Balboa Park. Like so many teams across the country, our staff is rapidly adapting to a work-from-home and video-conferencing based professional existence.
But, in challenge there are opportunities. We're hard at work building new ways to engage with our audience, developing new virtual program offerings, and exploring how to continue our mission of cultural preservation in the time of COVID.
For now, we remain available for questions and virtual consultations, and we all look forward to getting back in the lab soon.
Be smart, stay safe.
T. Hampton Dohrman
Interim Executive Director
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Five Questions with BACC Staff:
Morgan Wylder, Assistant Conservator of Paintings
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 Before she completed an Andrew Mellon Fellowship at BACC, Morgan Wylder worked as the NEH Fellow in Paintings Conservation at the Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, having already earned her graduate degree in Conservation of Easel Paintings from the Courtauld Institute of Art, University of London.
During graduate school, Morgan interned at the Regional Laboratory for the Science of Cultural Heritage Conservation, Portland State University, and the paintings conservation department at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London.
Now an Assistant Conservator of Paintings at BACC, she shares some thoughts on what it’s like to be an art conservator.
When did you know that you wanted to be an art conservator?
I knew I wanted to be a conservator ...
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Donor Spotlight: Katherine Schimmel
Why This Scholar Supports Art Conservation
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 Katherine Schimmel has been a client of BACC for over a decade. During that time she says she has discovered that a good conservator is "worth their weight in gold."
Schimmel collects paintings around the world and brings them to BACC for in-depth technical examinations, including x-radiography and infrared reflectography, which then informs her scholarly research.
What did BACC discover about her painting of Saint Catherine and what inspired Schimmel to create a recurring gift?
FIND OUT
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Follow the BACC 'Gram to See What's Good
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Are you following BACC on Instagram? If not, you're missing out on special content like our recent "Care of Paintings" tutorials that show anyone how they can take care of their artwork at home!
SEE THE LATEST
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CARES Act Provides Relief to Nonprofits Now ... and to Donors Next Year
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The CARES Act was signed into law this March, creating a temporary Universal Charitable Deduction to encourage more charitable giving during this time of unprecedented change and need.
What does this mean for you? It means that even if you take the standard deduction on your income taxes this year, you can claim a brand new "above-the-line" deduction of up to $300 for donations made to nonprofits that you love. Please consult your tax advisor for all the specifics and consider making a gift to BACC today.
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