WEEKLY STAFF NEWS | 02.16.2021
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
New Opportunities to Meet with Jim Cuno
Jim invites any staff member who has a topic they would like to discuss in one-on-one meetings to sign up for informal 10-minute conversations. His availability for the month of March is listed below. Meetings will be filled first-come, first-served, and will be conducted via Zoom. Please contact Piedad Garcia to schedule time with Jim.
- March 8: 3-4 p.m.
- March 24: 9:30-10:30 a.m.
HR Lunch and Learn Schedule
Today is the next in the series of the HR Lunch and Learn sessions, providing information and responding to questions that have been raised by staff. Registration is not necessary. Use the Zoom links on the session you wish to join; Zoom links are different for each session. To accommodate staff who wanted to attend but were unable to do so, we’ve scheduled another session on Getty’s Pay Programs on March 25. All sessions are 12-1 p.m.
- February 16: Getty’s Formal and Informal Complaint Resolution Process
- March 4: Career Development
- March 16: Getty’s Recruiting Process: Enhancing it for Diversity
- March 25: Getty’s Pay Programs
Day of Service Reimagined
The Day of Service project team is exploring new ways of giving back this year and would like to include your ideas, too. Send us your suggestions for innovative and meaningful volunteer opportunities that will allow Getty staff to give back while still sheltering at home, social distancing, and for some of us, managing the challenges of remote learning with our kids. Email your recommendations to communityservice@getty.edu by February 22. Stay tuned for more details regarding this year’s event.
DIVERSITY, EQUITY, ACCESSIBILITY, AND INCLUSION (DEAI)
This is the first of regular updates on Getty DEAI activity undertaken by three different groups: Senior Leadership, the DEAI Council, and the Program and Department Task Forces. Please visit Getty Go for more information on the Council, Task Forces, and the Trustee-approved Diversity, Equity, Accessibility and Inclusion Plan.
Update from the DEAI Council
The Council would like to thank staff who provided ideas for actions you would like the Council to consider as it moves forward with the Top 5 DEAI Priorities (English and Spanish) in 2021. The Council is hard at work shaping these actions, which were the topic of the most recent monthly Council meeting. Upon conclusion of its March meeting, the Council aims to forward its recommended actions to Senior Leadership. We look forward to reporting out the outcomes of that discussion to the Getty-wide community.
NEWS
New Fund for L.A. Arts Recovery
Getty is collaborating with Los Angeles-based and national philanthropic organizations to offer pandemic recovery funding to nonprofits across the entire arts sector in L.A. County. The L.A. Arts Recovery Fund pools contributions from more than a dozen funders to provide multi-year operating support for small and medium-sized arts organizations affected by the COVID-19 pandemic—those with smaller budgets that play vital roles in their communities. The fund will also support organizations with access to technical assistance and capacity-building. Learn more about the L.A. Arts Recovery Fund on the Iris.
Käthe Kollwitz Catalogue Wins Award
The catalogue for the Getty Research Institute exhibition Käthe Kollwitz: Prints, Process, Politics won a 2021 Alfred H. Barr Jr. Award. The College Art Association of America (CAA) presents this award to the authors of an especially distinguished catalogue in the history of art, published in the English language under the auspices of a museum, library, or collection. Congratulations to all who contributed to this project!
PubWest 2020 Book Design Awards
PubWest, a national trade organization of publishers, awarded Getty several book design awards this year. Honored were Architecture and Design at the Museum of Modern Art: The Arthur Drexler Years, 1951–1986, by Thomas S. Hines, which won a Gold Medal; Käthe Kollwitz: Prints, Process, edited by Louis Marchesano, which won a Silver Medal; Pierre Koenig: A View from the Archive, by Neil Jackson, which won a Silver Medal; and The Central Collecting Point in Munich: A New Beginning for the Restitution and Protection of Art, by Iris Lauterbach, which took home a Bronze. A round of applause to everyone who worked on these books!
Honoring Black History Month
On the Iris, discover the stories of two influential artists: John Simmons, a photographer and Emmy-winning cinematographer who has been behind the lens since the mid-1960s; and David Driskell, an artist, art historian, collector, and curator who redefined the story of American art over course of seven decades. Visit the Iris throughout the month for more stories that celebrate Black History Month.
EVENTS
Reminder: Intro to Wellbeats Webinar
The Getty Fitness Center is inviting all eligible employees to join Intro to Wellbeats, a free 30-minute webinar today, February 16, 11-11:30 a.m. Lisa and Karl from the Getty Fitness Center will provide an overview of Wellbeats with a full platform demonstration of key features such as new scheduling and invite features, the Guided Cardio channel, and tips on how to maximize your Wellbeats experience. RSVP for Zoom link to fitnesscenter@getty.edu.
The Black Index: Archiving Black Creativity and Resistance
Join bibliographer Simone Fujita and curator Krystal Tribbett on February 19, 12-1 p.m., for a conversation about the role of libraries and archives in indexing Black creative thought and resistance. Fujita and Tribbett discuss the responsibilities of institutions to collect and preserve materials from Black artists and social movements. This conversation is in association with The Black Index, an online exhibition curated by Bridget R. Cooks at the Contemporary Art Center Gallery at the University of California, Irvine. Register in advance to receive the Zoom link.
STAFF SPOTLIGHT
Getty Anniversaries This Week
Five Years
- Ashley Melvin, Volunteer Program, Security
- Susannah Gilbert, Curatorial, GRI
- James Mitchell, Volunteer Program, Security
- Sara Cole, Antiquities, Museum
10 Years
- Rebecca Truszkowski, Imaging Services, Getty Digital
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