| About
Ruth Crnkovich |
| Ms.
Crnkovich has worked as a curator, exhibit director and art researcher
for more than a decade. She has held positions at the Northern Indiana
Arts Association, the Brauer Museum of Art, the Art Institute of
Chicago, and Governors State University. She has cataloged art for
the NIAA, the Brauer Museum, Governors State University and assisted
in cataloging works on paper for the AIC. She has judged scores
of art exhibits and has given lectures and workshops on professionalizing
artist portfolios and collecting art. She is listed in Who’s
Who of American Women. |
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| Education: |
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Uniform
Standards for Professional Appraisal Practice
Tested, July 2002 |
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Fine
and Decorative Art Appraisal, New York University, 2002 |
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Master
of Art in Art History, Governors State University, 1997 |
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Internship,
Prints & Drawings Department, Art Institute of Chicago, 1993
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Bachelor
of Art, Governors State University, 1993 |
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| Specialization: |
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American
Art, Midwest Art, Contemporary Art, American Prints |
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| Professional
Affiliations: |
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Northern
Indiana Arts Association |
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Brauer
Museum of Art |
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Association
of American Museums |
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National
Museum of Women in the Arts |
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FRIENDS
of Art, Brauer Museum |
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American
Craft Council |
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| Appraisal
Experience: |
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Paintings,
works on paper, prints, sculpture, art glass, ceramics art, and
general contents. |
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| Services
and descriptions |
| 1.
Independent Curator specializing in exhibits of both contemporary
and emerging artists. |
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1a.Services
include planning exhibit programs, developing budgets, curating
art exhibits, and overseeing shipping and installations of art exhibitions
based on a theme, subject, artist, period, topic, ECT. |
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1b.CRN
Fine Art Services works with small museums, universities and arts
organizations to curate both temporary and traveling art exhibitions. |
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1c.The
curator will actively curate all aspects of the exhibition, including
coordinating the shipping and installation of the exhibit. |
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1d.The
curator will work with designer and printer to create labels, catalogs
and printed materials when required. |
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1e.The
fee is based on the scope of the project. |
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| 2.Collections
management for private or corporate collections |
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2a.Working
with collectors to define, document, insure, and develop collections.
Provide referrals for conservation and restoration, as well as consultations
on gallery and auction purchases. |
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2b.
The collections manager will create a management program to organize
the collection and see that properinsurance values are in place
with the insurance company . |
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2c.This
ongoing service requires a retainer, which will be determined by
the needs of the collector. |
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| 3.Appraisals
for fine art and general content |
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3a.Specializing
in contemporary art, American and Midwestern Art. Experience in
paintings, works on paper, contemporary art glass, contemporary
ceramics, modern and contemporary silver hollowware , sculpture
and general contents. |
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3b.CRN
Fine Art Services will provide formal written appraisals for Insurance,
IRS (donations or Estate tax), Estate Planning, Equitable Distribution
(Divorce), and other valuation purposes. |
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3c.The
appraisal fee is $150 per hour. The client will pay half of the
estimated fee at the time of the physical examination. The balance
is due at the time the bound written appraisal is delivered. |
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