Washington Administrative Code
Title 30 - Arts Commission
Chapter 30-40 - Art in public places program
Section 30-40-060 - Collections management
Universal Citation: WA Admin Code 30-40-060
Current through Register Vol. 24-06, March 15, 2024
(1) Staff manage the state art collection as funded, including conservation, restoration, deaccession, inventory, loans, resiting, recordkeeping and documentation.
(2)
(a) The commission enters into interagency
agreements with partner agencies hosting sites for works of art in the state
art collection. The interagency agreement is in effect throughout the partner
agency's possession of the work(s) of art.
(b) Partner agencies are responsible for all
routine and special maintenance for works of art in the state art collection,
which they hold as stated in the interagency agreement.
(i) Routine maintenance includes activities
such as surface dusting, replacement of lights, cleaning of glass or Plexiglas,
removal of debris, or oiling of moving parts.
(ii) Special maintenance typically involves
nonart specific skills including, but not limited to, the application of paint
and/or sealant to certain works of art, mortar replacement, or landscape
maintenance.
(3) Collections management policy includes:
(a) Conservation/restoration. The commission
is responsible for the conservation and restoration of the state art
collection. Staff determine conservation and restoration priorities and
actions.
(b) Deaccession. The board
has authority to formally remove works of art from the state art collection
when those works of art meet the review criteria in the collections management
policy. Removal of works of art follows the procedures outlined in the
collections management policy.
(c)
Gifts and transfers. The commission does not accept gifts and transfers of
works of art to the state art collection.
(d) Insurance. The state art collection is
self-insured.
(e) Inventory. Staff
inventory the state art collection in accordance with the state administrative
and accounting manual.
(f) Loans of
works of art. Works of art may be loaned for temporary exhibition in accordance
with the collections management policy. The executive director approves, and
staff coordinate outgoing loans.
(g) Resiting. Staff manage the resiting of
works of art from the state art collection. Resiting is intended to provide a
long-term, secure, and visible home for a work of art. Priority for resiting is
given to the original partner agency when possible.
(i) If resiting within the original partner
agency jurisdiction is not feasible, then the work of art becomes available for
resiting to other partner agencies, in accordance with the collections
management policy. Priority may be given to partner agencies that have
generated funding pursuant to WAC 30-40-050 (Funding) but have not received a
public art project.
(ii) Resiting
may not be feasible for physically integrated or site-responsive works of
art.
(h) Collections
management policies are approved by the board and published on the commission's
web site.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 43.46 RCW. 10-23-102, § 30-40-060, filed 11/16/10, effective 12/17/10. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.46.040. 95-15-040, § 30-40-060, filed 7/12/95, effective 8/12/95; 87-11-001 (Order 2, Resolution No. 87-1), § 30-40-060, filed 5/7/87.
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