Do you have an inventory?

Is it securer an it walk out with staff leaving?

Is it depreciating under poor light? Cleaners knocking it? 

Do you have a disaster plan?

What happens if the sprinklers go off? Do you know who to call? 

Do you have chain of custody pre arranged with your insurer so wet art doesn’t become mouldy art? 

Do you know your roles and responsibilities if you sell pieces are? 

 

If you answer NO to any of these question or if you are spending more on the company pot plant care than your art assets you need CorporART Care. 

 

We assess work pre purchase, look at the standard of framing and need requirements for each work by managing lighting levels and display standards for art and sculpture in your collection. Do not let cleaners remove bronze patina or use spray and wipe glass. Do not have art framed and under fluroesent lights without making sure it is done to real archival standards, not just marketing standards. There is no degree to be a framer, but there is to be a conservator. We have a laboratory to be able to care for and repair and carry out most treatments and we have the connections and logistics experience to courier work around the world, with our partnering businesses. 

 

Membership comes with collection assessment, on call emergency services, for the collection and disaster planning for the collection. We assist in inventories and accessioning. we create a photographic record for off site storage, for security and insurance. Without which you can’t even report a theft. True condition should not be a guess or left to a connoisseur. Condition should be based in science. Many works also have inherent hazards, lead paint cadmium, asbestoes and other hazards. We can test and evaluate the risks for OH&S and handling, storage and display parameters for historic items. 

 

Our staff have been responsible for the collections at the National Gallery The National Museum of Australia, the Australian War Memorial and have decades of experience providing high end services and investment advice for collectors and corporations. 

 

We are not historians or curators, but chemistry trained conservators with experience caring for our National collection here and disaster response abroad in UNESCO sites. 

Our program will co-ordinate with your Directors, boards OR designated staff (office manager) to ensure your assets appreciate rather than depreciate.