Hi everyone, There are two spots now available in Mount Making: The Design and Fabrication of Archival Mounts course taught by Earl Lock and Pam Gaible through the Center for Collections Care at Beloit College. The course runs June 13-16, 2023. Housing, breafast and lunch, and all course materials are included in the course fee ($1,450). Register now to grab one the last spots! Questions? Contact Nicolette Meister @ 608-363-2305 or meistern@beloit.edu.

Greetings, The Center for Collections Care at Beloit College is offering two mount making courses this summer: Mount Making: The Design and Fabrication of Archival Mounts, June 13-16, 2023 (taught by Earl Lock and Pam Gaible) Advanced Mount Making, June 19-21(taught by Earl Lock) The Mount Making class is confirmed to run and there are currently FOUR spots left; register soon if you're intersted. Advanced Mount Making needs one more participant to confirm it will run. We are offering $650 scholarships for in-person courses. If you are an emerging professional (current student or five years post-graduation) or work for a small museum you meet our priority criteria. I encourage you to apply even if you do not as we need to spend the grant-funds that support these scholarships. Scholarship deadline is April 7, apply soon! Questions? Feel free to contact me directly. Nicolette Meister, Faculty Director 608-363-2305 or meistern@beloit.edu

It’s with great excitement that we announce that Beloit College, Center for Collections Care, was awarded a prestigious National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Preservation and Access Education and Training Grant for $349,971. Funds will support two post graduate fellowships, scholarships for emerging professionals and small museums, libraries, archives, and other cultural organizations, and the development of two new online courses: Fundamentals of Collections Management and Culturally Appropriate Stewardship. Scholarships are available for the 2023 season and the application will soon be posted to the C3 website. Many C3 course are of direct relevance to members of International Mountmakers Forum: Mount Making: The Design and Fabrication of Archival Mounts Advanced Mount Making Rigging Works of Art Packing Artwork for Transit Matting and Framing Works of Art on Paper To learn more about the purpose and history of C3, please a recent story posted to the Beloit College webiste. Questions? Please feel free to reach out! Nicolette Meister, Faculty Director, meistern@beloit.edu or 608-363-2305.