MATERIALS:

• Golden Artist Colors—Product Information: https://www.goldenpaints.com/technicalinfo

• Material Information and Technical Resources for Artists (painting): https://www.artcons.udel.edu/mitra

• Information related to paper materials: http://www.conservation-wiki.com/w/index.php?title=Paper_Conservation_Catalog

• Information about photographic materials (paper, inks, etc): http://www.wilhelm-research.com/

SHIPPING AND HANDLING WORKS OF ART

• 6 Steps to Safe Shipment from Paul Marcon at Canadian Conservation Institute: https://www.canada.ca/en/conservation-institute/services/preventive-conservation/six-steps-safe-shipment.html

• PadCAD: How to calculate protective cushion for shipment: https://app.pch.gc.ca/application/padcad/index.app?lang=en

• How to make a travel frame and wrap framed or unframed paintings: https://www.canada.ca/en/conservation-institute/services/conservation-preservation-publications/canadian-conservation-institute-notes/wrapping-painting.html

• How to roll a painting or textile: https://www.canada.ca/en/conservation-institute/services/conservation-preservation-publications/canadian-conservation-institute-notes/rolled-storage-textiles.html

• How to make a simple storage mat for works on paper and textiles: https://www.nps.gov/museum/publications/conserveogram/mat16-3.pdf

• How to make enclosures for books or paper artifacts: http://canada.pch.gc.ca/eng/1439925170611\

• How to pack glass from Corning Museum of Glass: https://www.cmog.org/article/how-to-pack-glass

• How to make mounting corners for photographs and works on paper: https://www.nps.gov/museum/publications/conserveogram/14-01.pdf

• Storage solutions for oversized works of art on paper: https://www.nedcc.org/free-resources/preservation-leaflets/4.-storage-and-handling/4.9-storage-solutions-for-oversized-paper-artifacts

• Ready-made boxes for shipping framed works: http://www.masterpak-usa.com/masterpak.htm

• Matting, Backing and Supports for photographs: http://www.conservation-wiki.com/wiki/PMG_Section_1.5.4_Matting,_Backboards,_and_Support_Materials

• PACCIN (Preparation, Art Handling, Collections Care Information Network): http://www.paccin.org/content.php

HOW TO MAKE A CONDITION REPORT: FORMS

• Generic Condition Reporting Form from Connecting 2 Collections Care: http://www.connectingtocollections.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/General-Condition-Report-Form.pdf

• A checklist for paintings, Canadian Conservation Institute: https://www.canada.ca/en/conservation-institute/services/conservation-preservation-publications/canadian-conservation-institute-notes/condition-reporting-paintings-examination-techniques.html

• A general form from the City of Austin, TX for all mediums: http://www.austintexas.gov/online-form/artwork-condition-report (adjust to your needs)

• Condition Reporting Form for Paintings or Paper: https://d221a1e908576484595f-1f424f9e28cc684c8a6264aa2ad33a9d.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com/aaslh_69bc036a678555e87e12786b868379b3.pdf

HOW TO MAKE A CONDITION REPORT: VISUAL GLOSSARIES

• Australia’s Conservation Organization: https://aiccm.org.au/conservation/visual-glossary

• Fine Art Conservancy’s Glossary for Paintings: http://www.art-conservation.org/?page_id=1170

TIME-BASED MEDIA AND INSTALLATIONS and DOCUMENTATION:

• Guggenheim Conservation: Iteration Report: https://www.guggenheim.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/guggenheim-conservation-iteration-report-2012.pdf

• Matters in Media Art: http://mattersinmediaart.org/assessing-time-based-media-art.html

• MoMA’s Media Conservation Initiative Resources: https://www.mediaconservation.io/resources#table-of-content

• Metropolitan Museum of Art Documentation and Templates: https://www.metmuseum.org/about-the-met/conservation-and-scientific-research/time-based-media-working-group/documentation

ARCHIVING YOUR STUDIO/LIFE'S WORK (practical strategies): 

• Artist Studio Archives (Practical Strategies for artists, archivists, librarians and museum curators to collect and preserve artists’ archives): http://artiststudioarchives.org/

• The Institute for Artists’ Estates: http://www.artists-estates.com/en/research/

• Joan Mitchell Foundation: CALL (Creating a Living Legacy) Program for visual artists: http://joanmitchellfoundation.org/uploads/pdf/CALL-Workbook-Dec2013.pdf

• Tracks: Online Toolbox for the Preservation of Archives and Collections in the Arts: https://www.projecttracks.be/en/home

• Visual artist’s guide to estate planning (Pittsburgh Arts Council and The Marie Walsh Sharpe Art Foundation and The Judith Rothschild Foundation): https://www.pittsburghartscouncil.org/storage/documents/visual_artists_estate_plan.pdf

HEALTH AND SAFETY INFORMATION

• Arts, Crafts and Theater Safety: http://artscraftstheatersafety.org/newsletter.html

• Arts, Crafts and Theater Safety Worksheets: http://resources.conservation-us.org/acts-facts/

• American Institute for Conservation: Health and Safety wiki: http://www.conservation-wiki.com/wiki/Health_&_Safety

EMERGENCY HELP

• Guide for Emergency Preparedness: http://www.studioprotector.org

• Assistance for Artists in Emergency, Disability or Bereavement: http://www.artistsfellowship.com

• Craft Emergency Relief Fund and Artist Emergency Resources: http://www.craftemergency.org