Call for nominations--AIC/Heritage Preservation Joint Award for Outstanding Commitment to the Preservation and Care of Collections

The American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic
Works (AIC) and Heritage Preservation seek nominations for their
joint Award for Outstanding Commitment to the Preservation and Care
of Collections 2001. Previous recipients include the Colonial
Williamsburg Foundation, Alden B. Down Home and Studio, Bata Shoe
Museum, Fairmount Park Art Association and Museum of Fine Arts,
Boston.

The award is presented annually to an organization(s) in North
America that has been exemplary in the importance and priority it
has given to conservation concerns and in the commitment it has
shown to the preservation and care of cultural property.  Nominees
should be not for profit organizations of any size responsible for
cultural property that may include collections, historic sites and
structures. Cultural property is defined as material that may be
artistic, historic, scientific, religious or social and is an
invaluable and irreplaceable legacy that must be preserved for
future generations. Collections can include fine arts, library and
archival materials, natural history, natural science, musical
instruments, textiles, technology, archaeology, ethnography and
photography. Organizations that affect the care of cultural property
through funding or advocacy are also eligible.

Nominations for the 2001 award must be sent to AIC and postmarked by
November 15, 2000.  For nomination guidelines and more information,
please contact AIC at 1717 K Street, NW, Suite 200, Washington, DC
20006 or info [at] aic-faic__org.


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