Chuck Agro – Project Management For The Arts
Estimating, Quoting, Budgeting and Managing Art-based Projects
What happened to Sean McDermott is unlikely to surprise anyone who has worked within a corporate structure. In practice, McDermott functioned as a middle manager. He inherited a chronically underperforming operation with a loyal customer base, stabilized performance, and delivered consistent, measurable improvement. He did so while operating within constraints set by senior leadership—constraints involving… Continue reading The Buffalo Bills, Sean McDermott and a Familiar Corporate Pattern
Imagine adding an entire addition to your home—while still living in it. You’re juggling construction noise, dust, detours around rooms, and the fragile balance of daily life. Now replace the drywall and beams with priceless artworks, and you begin to understand the complexity of art service projects. Managing the relocation, storage, and care of artworks—each… Continue reading Why Hire an Art Service Project Manager
What do we need to consider when we are shipping artwork? The big four have always been security, risk, expediency, cost and now more museums and art galleries are considering a fifth factor, environmental impact. We need to consider and weigh all the factors to obtain a combined number for overall risk as any one… Continue reading Assessing risk for transporting artwork
Photo by Anastasia Shuraeva on Pexels.com These notes are from a talk I gave on "Art Handling and Object Care" in NYC on September 30, 2019. Every movement of an object increases risk. We handle art surrounded by risk and the possibility of damage. I have found the best way to protect a collection is… Continue reading To do no harm: risk assessment, art-handling and the road to zero damage
Chuck Agro - Project Management For The Arts 
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