Everson Museum Of Art Of Syracuse And Onondaga County

CONG. SETASIDES, MUSEUMS

EVERSON MUSEUM OF ART BUILDING PRESERVATION AND SUSTAINABILITY PROJECT - CEILINGS [WITH SUPPORT FROM THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES, EVERSON MUSEUM OF ART WILL CONDUCT A SERIES OF CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS TO REPAIR AND MITIGATE DAMAGE TO THE 54-YEAR-OLD BUILDING AND ITS COLLECTIONS DUE TO RAPIDLY ACCELERATING CLIMATE CHANGE. IN 2018, EVERSON CONSULTED WITH HISTORIC ARCHITECTURE AND CONSERVATION PROFESSIONALS TO ASSESS STRUCTURAL ISSUES OF THE POURED-IN-PLACE CONCRETE BUILDING, SUCH AS FISSURES, CONDENSATION, AND TEMPERATURE FLUCTUATION IN FOUR MAIN GALLERIES. IN 2024, THE EVERSON WILL IMPLEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS IN ITS FIRST PHASE OF GALLERY RENOVATIONS TO FIX STRUCTURAL ISSUES, IMPLEMENT ENERGY-EFFICIENT SYSTEMS, AND UPGRADE NON-CODE-COMPLIANT ELECTRICAL WIRING. AT ITS CONCLUSION, THE PROJECT WILL PROTECT THE HISTORIC BUILDING, MITIGATE DAMAGE TO ITS COLLECTIONS, CONTINUE THE MUSEUM?S FOCUS ON ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN THE FIGHT AGAIN CLIMATE CHANGE, AND DIVERSIFY ITS COLLECTIONS AND EXHIBITIONS FOR INCREASED HUMANITIES-BASED CONTENT AND DISCUSSION.]

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT IMPROVEMENTS PLAN FOR THE EVERSON MUSEUM OF ART

THE EVERSON MUSEUM OF ART IN SYRACUSE, NEW YORK, WILL UPGRADE ITS DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE TO PROVIDE PATRONS WITH ENHANCED ACCESS TO ITS COLLECTIONS AND PROGRAMS. THE PANDEMIC UNDERSCORED THE NEED FOR EXPANDED TECHNOLOGY TO REACH THE GROWING NUMBER OF VIRTUAL VISITORS AND REDUCE BARRIERS TO PARTICIPATION. THE UPGRADED SYSTEMS WILL IMPROVE THE MUSEUM'S EFFICIENCY, SHARING CAPABILITIES, AND DATA SECURITY. UPGRADES WILL INCLUDE TWO NEW SERVERS, CLOUD-BASED TECHNOLOGY, VIDEO PRODUCTION EQUIPMENT, AND COLLECTIONS DATABASE SOFTWARE. THESE COMBINED TECHNOLOGICAL UPGRADES WILL PROVIDE PATRONS WITH DIGITAL ACCESS TO MORE THAN 10,000 OBJECTS IN THE MUSEUM'S PERMANENT COLLECTION. THEY ALSO WILL SUPPORT PATRONS' ACCESS TO A WIDE RANGE OF PROGRAMS AND EVENTS VIA IMPROVED VIDEO STREAMING CAPABILITIES.

PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT THE PLANNING, AND RESEARCH FOR A RETROSPECTIVE DEVOTED TO THE STUDIO WORKS AND PUBLIC ART OF PIONEERING ARTIST JOYCE KOZLOFF (B. 1942).

THE EVERSON MUSEUM OF ART WILL BUILD ON ITS EARLY EFFORTS TO SERVE ITS COMMUNITY THROUGH A VARIETY OF VIRTUAL PROGRAMS DURING THE PANDEMIC. FROM ARTIST STUDIO TOURS TO IN-DEPTH OBJECT STUDIES TO DOWNLOADABLE ARTMAKING PROJECTS FOR KIDS AND GUIDED VIRTUAL EXHIBITION TOURS, THE MUSEUM'S NEW ONLINE OPPORTUNITIES PROVIDE FLEXIBLE, COST-EFFECTIVE ACCESS TO ITS COLLECTION, EXHIBITIONS, AND EXPERTISE. THE STAFF WILL IMPROVE ITS DIGITAL PRESENCE BY DEVELOPING LIVE 30-MINUTE VIRTUAL LESSONS THAT COMBINE AN ONLINE TOUR USING 360-DEGREE VIDEO TECHNOLOGY, GUIDED BY A TRAINED MUSEUM EDUCATOR WHO JOINS THE GROUP VIA VIDEO-CONFERENCE TECHNOLOGY. THE PROGRAMS WILL BE DESIGNED TO SUPPORT AGE-SPECIFIC LEARNING GOALS AND STIMULATE A LEVEL OF ENGAGEMENT AND CURIOSITY SIMILAR TO AN IN-PERSON VISIT. PROJECT EVALUATION WILL INCLUDE PARTICIPATION TRACKING, COLLECTION OF DEMOGRAPHIC DATA, AND BOTH QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE PARTICIPANT FEEDBACK.

TO SUPPORT AN EXHIBITION FEATURING WORK BY SHARIF BEY AN ACCOMPANYING CATALOGUE AND PUBLIC PROGRAMMING.

TO SUPPORT CONSERVATION OF THE MUSEUM'S VIDEO ART COLLECTION.

TO SUPPORT THE EXHIBITION AND CATALOGUE "ART WITHIN ART: I.M. PEI AND THE EVOLVING FIELD OF MUSEUM ARCHITECTURE.

PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT A RESIDENCY WITH MULTIDISCIPLINARY ARTISTS.

TO COVER TWO ROUNDTRIPS NYC/BUE/NYC FOR THE PARTICIPATION IN CONFERENCES TO COVER TOPICS RELATED TO MUSEUM ARCHIVE MANAGEMENT AND VIDEOART IN BUENOS