INDIANAPOLIS MUSEUM OF ART, Art Conservation Department, Indianapolis IN
The Indianapolis Museum of Art is the premier cultural resource for the state of Indiana and a major arts-based institution for the Midwest. Currently, the museum is building a new state-of-the-art scientific research laboratory in which to house its highly respected Art Conservation Department. Carol's Remembering Gratitude will become a permanent part of this science lab collection - per request of the Conservation Department.  

“The laboratory will be a high profile feature  for the museum with frequent visitors, including curators, donors, trustees, and the public. It will provide a captivating avenue for discussing artists’ materials, craftsmanship, the processes of material aging and how conservation intervenes, and the ways that science can enlighten us about our cultural patrimony – how an object was made, what materials were used by the artist, and how an object reacts with its surroundings.“- Dr. Gregory Dale Smith, Senior Conversation Scientist

Carol's deliberate and intricate patination process is of particular interest to the museum laboratory. It is hoped that Remembering Gratitude will make a significant contribution in IMA's Art Conservation Department's studies to help understand how to best display and preserve bronze works; and specifics on how conservation intervenes.

Carol has recently been accepted into the acclaimed Artists for Conservation Foundation. The foundation limits the number of artists it represents and Carol is proud to join their worthy mission of exceptional support for the preservation of our natural world. “It is indeed an honor to become an active member of the Artists for Conservation community. I enthusiastically anticipate my work – in cooperation with others -making a significant contribution to conservation efforts.” The Artists for Conservation Foundation (AFC) is a non-profit, international organization dedicated to the celebration and preservation of the natural world. Based in Vancouver, Canada, the Foundation represents the world's leading collective of artists focused on nature and wildlife, with a membership spanning five continents and twenty-seven countries. The organization's mission is to support wildlife and habitat conservation, biodiversity, sustainability and environmental education through art that celebrates our natural heritage.