Heather Gring Email & Phone Number

Buffalo, New York, United States

1300 Elmwood Avenue, Buffalo, Ny

My role as Archivist at the Burchfield Penney Art Center was quite multifaceted: I care for archival collections of notable WNY artists and arts organizations, as well over 5,000 files on WNY artists--with more being added every day! I am still active with the Living Legacy project, and have conducted oral history interviews with nearly 100 artists in the past nine years. My greatest achievement has been processing the archive for Artpark--resulting in 210 boxes of records and a 400 page finding aid! In my day to day, I care not only for the Burchfield Penney's institutional past but for the present--I've taken on active records management of physical and born digital records. I am active with the development of our CMS as well, to ensure that it meets our needs at the museum. As part of the Curatorial department, I curate and install exhibitions and also manage a lively internship program in the Archives.

Vancouver, Canada Area

--Curated the permanent exhibition expansion to the Chung Collection Exhibition at UBC using archival primary source materials. --Involved in continuing digitization and metadata normalization of the extensive Chung Collection.

Vancouver, Canada Area

--Applying archival methods and creating detailed finding aids utilizing the Rules for Archival Description.--Digitizing archival materials using Photoshop CS5; experience with Adobe eXtensible Metadata Platform.--Constructing hierarchies and inputting data into the open-source archival description program, ICAAtoM.--Experience appraising born-digital records.

Buffalo/Niagara, New York Area

--Conducted oral history interviews with living artists, edited audio and prepared for online access.--Conducted assessments of regional arts organizations' archival holdings.--Increased archival space efficiency and organization.--Conducted arrangement and description of regional artists' records.

Buffalo, Ny

--Worked on photographed, processed, and digitized Charles E Burchfield's sketches. --Assisted staff and researchers in the archive.

--Facilitated informal educational demonstrations, as well as educational programing for both private groups and the public. --Experience leading educational tours as a gallery guide. --Experience facilitating school programming.

--AmeriCorps sponsored employee at Buffalo First, a local non-profitwhich supports the independent business community.--Experience with non-profit daily maintenance tasks, such asinvoicing, clerical work, and building member relationships.--Constructed local-first educational curriculum for grades 8-12.--Organized and implemented the 2010 Buffalo First All-Local Coupon Book. --Recruited business owners, as well as extensive layout and editing, and finally distribution.--Experience working with spreadsheets and word processing software.

Buffalo/Niagara, New York Area

--Intern cataloging and organizing Hallwalls' Media Archive housed at the University of Buffalo’s Rare Books Archive. --Experience with File Maker Pro.

--Buffalo State student representative on the H.H. Richardson Complex Corporation Community Advisory Group. --The CAG influenced the master plan for the rehabilitation of the Historic Buffalo psychiatric center, and ensure the community's inclusion in the process.

Buffalo/Niagara, New York Area

--Administrative tasks included scheduling counselor appointments, filing paperwork, organizing business records, and working with the public. --Engaged in research utilizing online databases and targeted online searches. --Experience with clerical office tasks, such as filing, scheduling, and customer service.

Buffalo/Niagara, New York Area

--Intern at the Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society’s Collections facility, working on accession and cataloging projects.--Experience with the Past Perfect computer program and nomenclature. --Experience working with paper artifacts, quilts and fabrics, and early industrial metals. --Experience photographing artifacts for database.

Ma, Archival Studies And Library Science

Activities and Societies: Association of Canadian Archivists @ UBC

Ba, Art History, Minor Concentration In Museum Studies

Activities and Societies: Volunteer experience: Burchfield Penney Arts Center, Buffalo Museum of Science "Science Spot" Hub, Buffalo.