I know many of you received this news through the Public Art Archive’s newsletter, but we are excited to announce that we will be hosting online walkthroughs of the Archive’s new collection management system beginning next week! Please note that if you already signed up for the first online walkthrough on Wednesday, March 28th, the demo will begin at 3 PM ET.

The public art field will have access to a collection management system built specifically for public art collections. The system will accommodate the public art process workflow from commissioning through conservation and is designed to reduce staff time while increasing the flow of information to administrators, artists, and the public. A special benefit of the system is that it can be associated with the existing Public Art Archive site, which contains images and text data on more than 12,000 works of public art and over 33,000 images. Later this month, the Archive will move to a new platform that will be more robust and have the ability to link to an array of engagement and social media tools currently being developed for the site.

No Obligation Demonstrations
Online demonstrations of the collection management system will be hosted on the dates and times listed below. Additional demonstrations can be scheduled by contacting Public Art Archive Manager Lori Goldstein. To register for one of the following scheduled demonstrations, please click the register link.

Please note that we are happy to take you through the system at your convenience after the second online walk through scheduled for April 17. Please don’t hesitate to contact with any questions!