News Release

May 7 , 2002

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Oakton Community College recently received a Conservation Assessment Program (CAP) grant from The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) to identify the conservation needs of the College's permanent art collection.

The $3,730 CAP grant will provide funds for professional conservation specialists to evaluate the care policies, procedures, and environmental conditions of the College's William A. Koehnline Gallery and its collection of more than 300 pieces. Following an on-site evaluation, the College will receive a comprehensive report establishing conservation goals to ensure the long-range care of its holdings.

"The College's collection grew dramatically over the years and it's our obligation to preserve these works as an educational tool for years to come," says Nathan Harpaz, manager and curator of the Koehnline Gallery. "This assessment will ensure that we have all the tools necessary to reach that goal."

The evaluation, which will be conducted this summer, serves as another step in a national process to achieve museum accreditation status for the Koehlnine Gallery. Last year, the gallery underwent a Collections Management Program offered by the American Association of Museums.

Lawrence L. Reger, president of Heritage Preservation, the national conservation and preservation organization responsible for administering the CAP grant, praised Oakton Community College for "making the vital work of caring for collections and sites a priority, and helping insure that they are available to present and future generations."

Oakton's collection features commissioned and donated paintings and sculptures by Chicago and Illinois artists and graphic work by such twentieth century masters as Alexander Calder, Salvador Dali, Jean Dubuffet, and Claes Oldenburg, among others. Oakton's permanent collection of modern and contemporary art is on display at the Des Plaines campus, 1600 E. Golf Rd., and the Ray Hartstein Campus, 7701. N. Lincoln Ave., in Skokie.

IMLS, a federal grantmaking agency located in Washington D.C., fosters leadership, innovation and a lifetime of learning by supporting museums and libraries.

For more information about the William A. Koehnline Gallery, call Nathan Harpaz at (847) 635-2633, or visit www.oakton.edu.

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