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Thanks to generous support from the Colección Patricia Phelps de Cisneros (CPPC) and the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), VoCA is now offering a selection of our Artist Interview Workshops entirely in Spanish! The first two Spanish-language Workshops will be held virtually on May 8, 9, & 10, 2023 and July 10, 11, & 12, 2023.
Despite the rise of conservation science with an ever-increasing sophistication of chemical characterization tools, for over 100 years, the polarizing light microscope (PLM) has remained one of the most important analytical techniques for identifying artist pigments. This project aims to maximize the amount of information extracted from PLM by introducing digitization and image processing protocols designed to make the data collection/interpretation process more accurate and user-friendly.
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Black Art Conservators Panel Discussion With Valinda Carroll, Anya Dani, Nylah Byrd, and Ariana Makau
Thursday, February 2nd 5:15–6:30 pm EST
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It shows a year of progress in areas such as climate action and sustainability, with our Joint Commitment for Climate Action with ICCROM and ICOM-CC. We also worked collaboratively with other conservation and culture sector organisations – extending our relationships with Regional Groups. IIC continued to spread good practice, including through our major journal Studies in Conservation and sector magazine News in Conservation.
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By Marina Herriges
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) gave a very clear indication before the 27th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP27): “we are on the edge of an irreversible climate breakdown.” Nearly 30 years of meetings to promote much-needed change and we still have not reached an agreement to reduce the world’s fossil fuel use, and emissions keep rising. It is frustrating.
The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, UK is seeking a preventive conservator to join the conservation team for a 1 year fixed-term contract. The role involves working closely with conservators, front-of-house and facilities colleagues to safeguard the collections while supporting access to them for our audiences. The museum includes Grade 1 listed historic interiors and hosts a busy exhibition, loan and events programme.
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Luba Dovgan Nurse and Theresa Zammit Lupi
The University of Graz in Austria, has a remarkable collection of rare books and manuscripts totalling around a quarter of a million items. Its Special Collections Library is home to approximately 340 manuscripts from Seckau Abbey, Styria, Austria (endowed in 1140 by the Augustinian Order of Canons Regular) that came to Graz following the dissolution of monasteries in 1782. The Seckau collection spans a period from the 12th to the 16th century and is a unique resource for the study of manuscript making.
The Library & Museum of the American Philosophical Society (APS) is seeking graduate students in library or paper conservation for a paid Summer 2023 Willman Spawn Conservation Internship. The successful candidate will report to the APS Conservation Department and will gain practical experience in a professional conservation laboratory through conservation treatment of manuscripts, books, documents, and other graphic materials on paper, as well as environmental monitoring and rehousing of materials.
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CALL FOR WORKSHOP PARTICIPANT APPLICATIONS - APPLY BY FEBRUARY 6, 2023 (see application details below)
Conserving Canvas: Cotton Duck July 10 – 21, 2023 – Full time, in-person
Hosted by The Harvard Art Museums, the Museum of Modern Art, and the Whitney Museum of American Art
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Textile Conservation Lab at the de Young Museum, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
22-23 June 2023
9am - 5pm, in-person
Limited places! 8-12 participants
Regular registration fee: $250
Discounted registration fee (for AIC members): $200
This workshop includes lectures and hands-on activities that will empower participants to incorporate new knowledge about gels and poultices into their conservation practice.
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