GETTY THIS WEEK | JUNE 1, 2020

Getty This Week

WEEKLY STAFF NEWS | 6.1.2020


WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

Important Message

Attached is the email sent yesterday to all staff from Jim Cuno and Steve Olsen, regarding the events of the last few days, and a delay in implementing Phase 2a, until at least Wednesday.

Return to Work Sites Procedures

Last week, Steve Olsen sent an all-staff email detailing procedures for returning to work onsite as we enter Phase Two of our Roadmap for Reopening and some categories of employees begin returning to work sites. Whether or not you are returning to the sites, please read the attached guidelines, which apply to everyone who will eventually return to the Getty Villa, Getty Center, or our Valencia warehouse, as well as those who need to make one-time visits. You can also find the guidelines online.

COVID-19 Survey

Staff will be invited to complete a survey about their experience during the COVID-19 pandemic. The survey, which will launch June 9, will gather feedback about how things are working for you during the pandemic, whether you are feeling supported by Getty, and if you have the information you need in your current work circumstances. Individuals who have Getty email will receive a personalized email and link to participate. A letter with participation information will be mailed to all staff without Getty email. The survey will remain open until June 22.

Getty Center Drive Closed until June 3

Last week, contractors began applying a slurry seal to Getty Center Drive. The road will be closed to all traffic until June 3 at 7 a.m. During this time, Getty Center staff and contractors should enter and exit through the South Gate. Staff who arrive by public transportation will be picked up by Security and transported through the South Gate. Security at the front gate will call for a ride when staff arrives; there may be a 10-15-minute wait for a ride.

Guidance on Recording Zoom Meetings 

The Office of General Counsel has issued the attached guidance on recording Zoom meetings. Generally, Zoom meetings should not be recorded except in very limited situations. Exceptions and procedures are specified in the attached document.

Financial Wellness Live Forum and Webinars

Have questions about debt, mortgages, investments or retirement? Join My Secure Advantage’s (MSA) next online Financial Forum on Tuesday, June 9, at 9 am or 12 pm. Panelists will be ready to answer your live questions on any financial topic. If you’re ready to set some financial goals, register here. Did you know that you can also watch recordings of previous MSA webinars at any time? Browse the full list of webinars you can watch right now. Remember, you may also speak to a financial coach for free. Log on to MSA’s webpage to get started.

NEWS

Digital Share from Home

Calling all Getty colleagues who would like to share their current digital projects or recent creative ideas. Whether or not digital is your primary job, you are welcome to join the Digital Share from Home—a community festival all about digital, to connect with colleagues across our organization. All are welcome to present, or simply to tune in for part of all of the sessions.

This year, we are moving the Digital Share online, with a series of Zoom meetings over two weeks in July. Set aside some time July 21-23 and July 28-30. Once we have all of your ideas, we’ll compile a schedule. Please sign up to share, and join us.

Scholars Program Goes Virtual

The GRI Scholars Program will go virtual for the Fall 2020 term. Some scholars will work and conduct research remotely, while others have chosen to defer to the 2021-22 academic year. To accommodate these deferrals, Getty leadership has decided to extend the annual theme of The Fragment for an additional year.

“Recording Artists: Radical Women”

“Recording Artists: Radical Women” won a Webby Award in the Podcasts: Arts & Culture category. Congratulations to Pubs and GRI on the recognition!

Museum Director Timothy Potts

Museum Director Timothy Potts wrote about how the Museum is facing the current shutdown and thoughts about the future in the May issue of Museum Management and Curatorship. Read “The J. Paul Getty Museum during the coronavirus crisis.”

Office Online and Google Apps Class Recordings

On May 21, Getty Digital sponsored two training sessions led by Tim Jones of Accelerate Computer Training, one on Office Online and one on Google Apps. If you were not able to attend the session, or simply would like a refresher, please review the materials below:

 

EVENTS

All-Staff Meeting June 16, 2020

Getty staff, docents, and volunteers are invited to join the quarterly all-staff meeting on Tuesday, June 16, at 10:30 a.m. via Zoom. The agenda is attached and the Zoom link will be provided at a later date.

The Material Alterations of the Florentine Codex

You are invited to attend a Zoom webinar on Thursday, June 4, featuring Rebecca Dufendach of the GRI and Jeanette Favrot Peterson, from UC Santa Barbara. The three texts of the Florentine Codex (1575-77) were created by Nahua authors and scribes working with Bernardino de Sahagún. The manuscript reveals a complex process of translation, retelling, and visualization of the Nahua culture. To better understand what lay behind these ruptures and reconfigurations, this webinar will focus on several startling alterations in Book 12 that underscore the indigenous perspective of this conquest history of Mexico. Join the webinar on Thursday at 10:30 a.m.

What if—A Lesson in Creativity

Getty’s first children’s book, If..., was published 25 years ago, and it remains a favorite among teachers like LA-based artist and educator Michael Blasi. To expand on the lessons of the book, Blasi asks his students to come up with their own “what if” scenarios, to help students develop their individual points of view, engage in authentic communication, and build human connection. On the Iris, he shares a three-step process to integrate the “what if” lesson at home. Be sure to also watch the adorable video of a young reader sharing If... with her friends.

The Lives of Rubens Podcast

Peter Paul Rubens was among the most influential artists in 17th-century Europe. Despite a childhood marred by a scandal that landed his father in prison, Rubens rose to become not only a prominent court painter in the Spanish Netherlands but also a lauded diplomat who worked across Western Europe. In this episode of the Art + Ideas podcast, Getty curator Anne Woollett discusses the life of Rubens through 17th-century biographies by three authors: Giovanni Baglione, Joachim von Sandrart, and Roger de Piles.

STAFF SPOTLIGHT

Creativity Begins at Home

You all are still finding unique, fun, and resourceful ways to keep busy at home during this unprecedented time. Share how you’ve been passing time at home by emailing internalcommunications@getty.edu. 

  • Anna Woo, senior public programs coordinator, Villa: “As soon as we started working from home, some friends and I scheduled a weekly Zoom cold table read as a way to stay connected and explore roles that are not offered traditionally to Asian American performers. Plays we have read so far: Awake and Sing!, Time of Your Life, Stupid F*cking Bird, Uncle Vanya, Circle Mirror Transformation, Farragut North, and The Cider House Rules, parts 1 and 2.”
  • Stacey Rain Strickler, senior photographer, Museum: “Before I got set up to work from home, I volunteered my time with the Library of Congress (LOC) website on a crowdsource project called ‘By the People.’ I spent hours/days transcribing and proof-reading handwritten, historic documents and letters in the collection of several influential women during the Suffragette period. After browsing through several campaigns, I chose the one I worked on because it was the only one that I could read the handwriting! The letters I transcribed/edited are in the collection of a woman who was a political activist during the Civil War. The LOC has scanned hundreds of pages of documents and needed them transcribed, so I did this to contribute to something bigger than me.”
  • Brad Long, payroll supervisor, Finance: “We started having a weekly ‘Paint Nite’ where we paint with acrylic on mini canvases or on small rocks, and leave them along our community walking trails. We submitted entries to the Getty Museum Challenge recreating art pieces at home. My 7th-grade son and his class were scheduled to visit the Getty in April; instead they have been watching videos about charcoal drawing and illuminated manuscripts. Finally, we ‘adopted’ an 8th grader at our school for a month. We are creating signs, and sending graduation and high school care packages cards in the mail to help brighten their spirits since all of their typical 8th-grade graduation activities were cancelled. We organized our 7th-grade class to create posters and take pictures of them at home so when they are all put together, it creates a photo collage with a phrase celebrating the 8th-grade class.”

 

Anniversaries This Week and Last Week

Five Years

  • Bradley Long, A.P and Payroll Services, Finance
 

20 Years

  • Purvi Shah, Getty Apps & Project Management, Getty Digital
  • Sheila Cummins, GCI Collections, GCI
 

25 Years

  • Isotta Poggi, Curatorial, GRI
  • Michael Mitchell, Preparations, Museum
 

Comings and Goings

See how the Getty community is changing—and welcome new co-workers.

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