Alabama State University (Levi Watkins Learning Center)

The Alabama State University Archives Department will install an art rack and compact shelving system in the Levi Watkins Learning Center to improve the storage environment of its expanding art collection. The Archives currently houses over seven hundred works of art including framed and unframed two-dimensional pieces, sculptures, textiles, and artifacts representing African American culture and that of the African Diaspora. This project includes the purchase of four art racks and compact archival shelving. The expansion will provide 950 running feet of shelf space for archives and 1216 square feet of vertical storage space for art. Storage specifically designed to accommodate and protect works of various media and dimensions will reduce the threat of physical harm. The shelving system will add storage capacity to the current collection and allow the Archives to accommodate future growth.