[MassHistPres] grants for historic art

[Jim Wald]

Not a grant, as such: but Community Preservation Act funds would seem to 
be the most logical first choice. This could also help to get matching 
funds.

Jim Wald
Amherst Select Board Liaison to Historical Commission

On 05/02/2012 17:22, wwheelwright at juno.com wrote:
> We have a major piece of historic public art in the center of the
> village, a large bronze statue, "Memory" by Cyrus Dallin, an
> internationally renowned sculptor. It was given to the town in 1924 and
> placed in the historic Central Burying ground as a memorial to WW1
> veterans. Another work of Dallin's with which you may be familiar is
> "Appeal to the Great Spirit", the mounted Native American chief that
> stands in  front of the Museum of Fine Arts. Our "Memory"statue is quite
> wonderful but its placement at the intersection of two main roads in the
> village center has led to corrosion of the bronze surface from auto
> exhaust. We are told that acid rain is also a factor.  Maintenance by a
> qualified conservator consisting of careful cleaning and preparation
> followed by repatination are needed every few years.
>
> Our reading of the MPPF grant specs seems to us to not cover ongoing
> problems of this sort  so we are wondering if any of you might know of
> grant possibilities that would help with the expense, which is now beyond
> our ever-shrinking budget. The town has been supportive in the past to
> cover the cost, which is about $7000, but has asked us to see if there
> are grants available as all budgets are stretched to the limit.
>
> Thanks for any grant possibilities you may know of.
>
> Susie Wheelwright
> Sherborn Historical Commission
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