Yanked from ikono.org (who had the most info):
Helping Out New York – The Collection Emergency Response Team is on the way
Posted November 1st, 2012 filed underCollections, News, USA.
New York’s art world still counts the damage done by Hurricane Sandy. Galleries have been damaged by rising water and sculptures hit by the destructive weather – resulting in thousands of dollars’ worth of damage.
“We’re expecting a whole lot of damage to be reported for weeks ahead.” Eric Pourchot, director of institutional advancement at the American Institute for Conservation, told The Guardian: “We came about as a result of Katrina and have put much effort into educating instututions to prepare for the worst in advance of destructive weather and many collections were moved inland, indoors or upstairs. Meanwhile our Collections Emergency Response Team has had a 24-hour helpline, but I understand people have been having trouble getting through.”
More about the damage done and the situation in the Chelsea gallery district at The Guardian and The New York Times.
Christie’s Reaches Out to Downtown Artists/Galleries
Sara Friedlander, Associate Vice President, Head of First Open at Christie’s in New York, says that the auction house would like to offer a helping hand to downtown artists or galleries who may need help. “We believe the art world is an ecosystem and what is happening downtown effects uptown,” she says.
Friedlander is arranging space at Christie’s for artists to use their laptops and charge their phones, and may be able to assist galleries with storage space for their art. Those interested, please call (212) 468-7177.
Help with Art Conservation & Recovery
The AIC-CERT program (CERT stands for Collection Emergency Response Team ) has a help number, (202) 661-8068, and email, info @ conservation-us.org, that can aid any institution, organization, collectors, or artists who were impacted by Hurricane Sandy.
The following is the information in their “Resources for artists and galleries affected by Hurricane Sandy/ AIC-CERT” that they have begun circulating:
*****Do not throw damaged art away without first consulting a conservator!*****
Sources of assistance for artists and galleries:
Craft Emergency Relief Fund (CERF):
www.craftemergency.org, 802-229-2306
New York Foundation for the Arts:
www.nyfa.org
AIC’s Find a Conservator service:
http://www.conservation-us.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Page.viewPage&pageId=495
ArtsReady Useful Links:
https://www.artsready.org/page/useful_links
See especially the links to funding for emergency relief.
Disaster response resources and salvage guides:
AIC:
http://www.conservation-us.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=page.viewPage&pageID=593 (
www.conservation-us.org/disaster)
NCPTT, Wet Recovery resources:
http://ncptt.nps.gov/wet-recovery/
Heritage Preservation:
http://www.heritagepreservation.org/PROGRAMS/TASKFER.HTM
Connecting 2 Collections forum on disaster recovery:
http://www.connectingtocollections..../forum/topic/storm-damage-assistance#post-627
About AIC-CERT
Mission: The mission of AIC-CERT (American Institute for Conservation Collection Emergency Response Team ) is to respond to the needs of cultural institutions during emergencies and disasters through coordinated efforts with first responders, state agencies, vendors and the public.
In 2007 the Foundation of the American Institute for Conservation Historic and Artistic Works (FAIC) received funding from the Institute for Museum and Library Services to develop a series of advanced workshops to train conservators and other library and museum professionals. These dynamic and highly successful workshops produced a group of 61”rapid responders” who are trained to react to disasters.
AIC-CERT began in part as a reaction to hurricanes Katrina and Rita, which struck New Orleans in the summer of 2005. Conservators possessed the much-needed expertise to save collections, but the administrative structure to coordinate the distribution of those skills was lacking.
