[NHCOLL-L:5921] Fwd: FAIC Announces May 1 Deadline for Tru Vue(r) Optium(r) Conservation Grant

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FOR  IMMEDIATE RELEASE 
March 21,  2012 
Contact:  Eric Pourchot 
Phone:  (202) 661-8061 
Email: _epourchot at conservation-us.org_ 
(mailto:epourchot at conservation-us.org)    

FAIC  Announces May 1 Deadline for Tru Vue® Optium® Conservation  Grant 
Tru Vue®  Inc. has partnered with the Foundation of the American Institute 
for  Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works (FAIC) to offer grants to  
support projects in glazing applications for preservation of museum and  
library collections.  Funds are to help defray direct project  costs, including 
supplies and publicity.  Projects must be  supported by a conservator and 
demonstrate conservation  goals. 
Up to four  awards will be made each year.  Each award includes a cash 
amount  of up to $4,000 and donated Tru Vue® Optium® acrylic glazing  materials. 
Past  recipients of the grant include the Friends of Old Ship Meeting 
House,  the Golisano Children's Museum of Naples, Norman Rockwell Museum, New  
York State Office of Parks Recreation and Historic Preservation, Bureau  of 
Historic Sites, the Harry Ransom Center of The University of Texas at  Austin, 
The Fairbanks House, the Phillips Collection, The Walters Art  Museum, 
Philadelphia Museum of Art, The Mariners’ Museum of Newport  News, Virginia, the 
Newark Museum of New Jersey, the New York Historical  Society, and the 
Museum of Art at the Rhode Island School of  Design. 
To be  eligible,  
·          The  applicant must be a not-for-profit collecting institution 
(museum or  library) with active exhibition programs and located in one of 
the 50  U.S. states, the District of Columbia, or U.S.  territories. 
·          The  institution must have at least one full-time conservator on 
staff, or a  conservator who will be on contract for the  project. 
·          Projects  should be completed within 12 months of the award  
date. 
The  deadline for receipt of all materials is May 1 and November 1 of each  
year.  Electronic submissions are encouraged but not  required.   
Guidelines and forms are  available on both the AIC/FAIC website, 
_www.conservation-us.org/grants_ (http://www.conservation-us.org/grants)    and Tru 
Vue, _www.tru-vue.com/museums/grants_ (http://www.tru-vue.com/museums/grants) 
,  or by calling the FAIC office at 202-452-9545. 

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About  FAIC 
FAIC, the Foundation of  the American Institute for Conservation of 
Historic & Artistic  Works, supports conservation education, research, and outreach 
 activities that increase understanding of our global cultural  heritage. 
About Tru  Vue 
Tru Vue is a manufacturer  of high performance glazing products for the 
custom picture frame and  museum markets.  Tru Vue is a leader in both UV 
protection, as well  as anti-reflective and specialty glazing products for these  
markets.  The company is located in McCook, Illinois and Faribault,  
Minnesota and is a subsidiary of Apogee Enterprises, which is traded  under “apog”
 on the NASDAQ.  For more information on Tru Vue, visit  the company 
website at _www.tru-vue.com_ (http://www.tru-vue.com/) . 



Foundation of the  American Institute for Conservation of Historic & 
Artistic  Works 
1156 15th  Street, NW  •  Suite 320  •  Washington, DC   20005 
202-452-9545   •  _info at conservation-us.org_ 
(mailto:info at conservation-us.org)    •  _www.conservation-us.org_ (http://www.conservation-us.org/)  


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