Lydia Goldbeck – Art Shipping and Handling — Demystified and DIY

KODA’s professional development seminar program invites practicing artists to benefit from four comprehensive online seminars covering the essential business skills they need to grow their career. In 2022 KODA partnered up with Residency Unlimited (RU) to provide insightful and practical sessions, each lasting 45 min + 10 min Q&A, led by interdisciplinary artist Zachary Fabri, independent curator and online gallery owner Krista Scenna, artist and art handling specialist Lydia Goldbeck, and mixed-media artist and legacy & archive expert Antonia A. Perez.

Seminar #3: Art Shipping and Handling—Demystified and DIY by Lydia Goldbeck
This seminar will explain and detail basics of the industry to assist artists in making handling decisions for their own work. We will cover best practices, do’s and don’ts, materials, shipping operations and simple packing options. The goal of this seminar is to ensure the attending artists have a better understanding of not only what will keep their work safe while it travels, but also once it arrives and is prepared to return.

About Lydia Goldbeck: Lydia Goldbeck is a Brooklyn based artist from North Carolina. She received her BFA from UNC Charlotte and MFA from SUNY Purchase. She has worked as the warehouse manager of a local fine art storage facility, the crating manager for a nationwide company and regular freelance art handler in NYC. Lydia has also worked alongside registrars of major collections and museums to workshop the packing and shipping of all types of art. She has enjoyed handling everything from Renaissance tapestries at St. John the Divine, to Joan Jonas installations at the MoMA. Lydia currently works as the studio technician and manager for Ursula Von Rydingsvard, and travels internationally to install her exhibitions. When not handling the work of others, she enjoys time in her own studio with her dog, Juno.

Website: www.lydiagoldbeck.com
Instagram: @lydiajg