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Animal shelters and rescues

Theater and dance

Rivers, parks and trails

Hunger and food

Schools and learning

Housing and homelessness

Community health

Mental health

Mentoring and foster care

Legal help and rights

Jobs and money help

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The Collective Workshop

Royal Animal Refuge

Asian Americans Advancing Justice-Atlanta

Georgia Advancing Communities Together

Atlanta Writers Club

Cobb Collaborative

Bosleys Place

Jewish Fertility Foundation

Recognizing the enormity of the task of enhancing efforts to diversify the arts community, and recognizing the other organizations and programs that support this effort, the Alliance works with key strategic partners to develop dynamic programs for our students. Through our annual diversity workshops and other collaborative meetings, we convene our key partners and other interested parties in order to facilitate, foster, and encourage collaboration, learn from best practices, address the challenges of our respective organizations or institutions, and discuss and brainstorm collaborative diversity initiatives for our students.
The Alliance supports efforts to protect, preserve, conserve, catalogue, and digitize collections held by its HBCU member institutions. Through ongoing conservation efforts, our team of curators, conservators, and collections specialists work diligently to stabilize fragile HBCU materials and apply best practices in preventive care.

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Moretta and Polychrome: Conservation at Villa La Pietra

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🌠Ready to dive into the world of conservation? Whether you’re curious about behind-the-scenes museum work, conservation, curation, or anything in between, we want YOU on our team. Summer 2027, work alongside conservators, curators, and cultural heritage professionals at some of the most prestigious institutions. Apply now — link in bio! Spots are limited, don’t sleep on these opportunities.🖼️

“SIP-C was truly a memorable experience and an opportunity I will cherish forever. From Delaware to D.C., I gained valuable knowledge and hands-on experience in preserving art across various mediums. I am incredibly grateful to have learned from such talented teachers and mentors and to have shared this journey with an amazing cohort. Thank you, SIP-C, for an unforgettable experience, for expanding my understanding of art conservation, and for exposing me to new opportunities within the field. This experience has truly inspired me and will continue to shape my journey moving forward.”

“Overall SIP-C was a memorable experience. I got a deep dive inside a world I didn’t know existed. It was an honor to be chosen. Not only to represent my HBCU, but to represent for Alabama and to represent for every male from where I’m from. Never limit yourself. There’s no limit to success!”

“My time in the SIP-C program emphasized the essential work of conserving cultural heritage and artifacts, while sparking a professional calling in me to be someone who protects and preserves history for the next generation.”

“I had a wonderful time in SIP-C this summer! I am excited to see how the experience informs my long term career aspirations within museum spaces.”

“My experience in SIP-C confirmed my passion for conservation by giving me hands-on experience, learning from amazing conservators, and contributing to the care and preservation of art and cultural heritage.”

Mᴏɴᴅᴀʏ Sᴘᴏᴛʟɪɢʜᴛ 🌠 Meet our SIP-C 2026 interns Mykayla and Kenyada — this summer they called the Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM) home, and wait until you hear what they worked on. Image 4: Here, Mykayla and Kenyada are analyzing photos and a color checker to ensure images are focused and clear with their fellow intern Lindsey by their side. Leah was behind the camera capturing it all, while Dorothy guided them through the tethering method for photography. Conservation documentation is a full team effort.🔬✨ David Beck’s MVSEVM (MMVI) is a breathtaking miniature replica of the renovated Smithsonian American Art Museum and National Portrait Gallery, commissioned for the 2006 reopening. Every detail scaled down and intentional — referencing the building’s history as the U.S. Patent Office, the evolution of museums as institutions, and nodding directly to the collections living within its walls. A miniature world. A layered history. And two SIP-C interns trusted to help preserve it. Their work included cleaning the artwork using conservation approved techniques, examining glass components for signs of deterioration, completing detailed condition reports, and conducting archival research into Beck’s artistic practice and the history of the work. This is what conservation looks like up close. This was SIP-C 2026.👏🏾🌠 #SIPC2026 #SmithsonianAmericanArtMuseum #ArtConservation

💫𝐹𝑟𝑖𝑑𝑎𝑦𝑠 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐺𝑎𝑟𝑑𝑛𝑒𝑟 𝐺𝑖𝑟𝑙𝑠🌼Meet our SIP-C 2026 interns Jaymie and Mercy at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum @gardnermuseum and they have been ALL the way in it! 👏🏾 The Dutch Room is currently under renovation and these two were each assigned a candelabra to work on from start to finish. From writing condition reports, studying the art of gilding, cleaning and treating the candelabras, to consolidating the decorative trim lining the perimeter of the room — the work is as detailed as it gets. They’ve also learned how to capture conservation images and use imaging software to process and edit photos, and received hands on training from Conservators Jessica Chloros and Angela Leersnyder on how to use an ND:YAG laser 🔬✨ — the technology behind the technique. They’ve also been observing paintings and furniture treatments up close, and on top of all of that? They do regular rounds throughout the museum — making sure everything is exactly where Isabella left it.🌹 Fun fact: the room is called the Dutch Room, but only a few of the pieces are actually Dutch. 👀 The candelabras? Artist unknown — and that mystery is part of the work too. This is conservation. This is legacy. #SIPC2026 #ArtConservation #FridaysAreForTheGardnerGirls

🎨𝐖𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐭𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 ✨Meet our SIP-C 2026 interns at the Yale Center for British Art @yalebritishart Autumn and Gabby are deep in the process of reconstructing 17th and 18th century Elizabethan portrait paintings — and we mean the FULL process. From sealing wooden panels with animal glue, gessoing, sanding, and laying down oil ground layers, to underdrawings and paint cross section analysis. By the end of the summer they will have completed a full reconstruction of a selected portion of an Elizabethan painting. This is what conservation looks like up close. 🖌️ Slide 1: Autumn and Gabby carefully removing varnish from Paul Van Somer’s ‘A Young Girl’. 🎨 Slide 5: Autumn grinding pigment to lay down the oil ground layer — without it, the oil paint seeps straight into the wood grain. The process is intentional down to every detail. ✨ Last slide: Gabby sanding down 6 layers of gesso applied to a wood panel the day before — the same process 17th century painters used. 𝙿𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚎𝚗𝚌𝚎 𝚒𝚜 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚝𝚎𝚌𝚑𝚗𝚒𝚚𝚞𝚎. #SIPC2026 #ConservationInAction #YaleCenterForBritishArt #ArtConservation

SIP-C 2026 has officially ARRIVED! 🎉✨ We are 10 years in and showing NO signs of slowing down! Our 2026 cohort is currently at Winterthur making magic, making history, and making us so incredibly proud. 🖤🎨 HBCU ROLL CALL — meet your future conservators, curators, and archivists!👇🏾 🎓 Autumn F. — Bennett College 🎓 Gabriella P. — Jackson State University 🎓 Jaymie V. — University of Puerto Rico 🎓 Kenyada W. — Alabama State University 🎓 Mercy A. — Alabama State University 🎓 Mykayla O. — NC A& T | Howard University (graduate) Six brilliant scholars. THREE world-class host sites. One legendary 10th year. 🙌🏾 🏛️ Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum 🏛️ Yale Center for British Art (YCBA) 🏛️ Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM) From Boston to New Haven to Washington D.C. — our students are going EVERYWHERE! 🗺️ We could not have made it here without every student, mentor, and partner who believed in this vision from day one. This one’s for ALL of you. 💛 Stay locked in — you do NOT want to miss what this cohort has in store! 👀 #SIPC2026 #HBCUPride #BlackInConservation #FutureConservators

✨ Applications are OPEN ✨ The Alliance of HBCU Museums & Galleries invites students, alumni, and mentors to apply for Summer 2026 & 2027 programs rooted in conservation, cultural preservation, and museum practices. These immersive opportunities are designed to protect history, care for collections, and strengthen the future of our cultural spaces. 🌟 Ready to be part of the work? 👉🏾 Learn more + apply through the link in our bio

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