Events

Call for Nominations - AICCM 2018 Awards

Submitted by Kate Stonor on

Nominations are now open for the AICCM 2018 awards. We all know someone amazing in conservation—now is your chance to celebrate that person's talents and contributions by nominating them for an award. This year AICCM will be accepting nominations for six awards:

The AICCM Medal
This award, previously known as the AICCM Hall of Fame recognises career long contributors to Conservation and acknowledges skills sharing across levels of seniority ensuring that skills are not lost from the profession.

29 May 2018 to 10 Aug 2018
Deadline: 
10 Aug 2018

StuCo 2018 - INTERNATIONAL COLLOQUIUM FOR STUDENTS AND INTERNS

Submitted by Kate Stonor on

The German Association of Conservator-Restorers is delighted to announce the StuCo 2018. The 8th Student Colloquium will take place on the 23rd and 24th June 2018 at the Academy of Fine Arts (HfBK) in Dresden, Germany.

23 Jun 2018 to 24 Jun 2018

Digital Heritage Short Courses: 25-27 June 2018

Submitted by Kate Stonor on

The School of History & Heritage at University of Lincoln(UK) is organising three one-day courses on Digital Heritage for Conservators and Museum Professionals. The courses are designed to complement each other, but can also be taken as standalone units.

An Introduction to Digital Techniques for Conservators and Museum Professionals - Monday 25th June 2018

25 Jun 2018 to 27 Jun 2018

ICON Paintings Group Evening Talk: 'Science-Proof Forgery'

Submitted by Kate Stonor on

The old trope of the Master Forger, fooling all the experts, has reached the 21st century. Now the concern is whether science can be taken in – is it possible to make a ‘science proof’ forgery with all the right materials and signs of age? In this talk we will examine the evidence for this, from the extent to which art criminals are producing paintings designed to pass analytical testing to how analysis is still ahead of the game.

25 Jun 2018

Art Institute of Chicago Symposium 2018

Submitted by Kate Stonor on

UNFIXED: Material Challenges in Contemporary Art
June 28, 2018, 9:30 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. | Scholars' day (open to the public)
June 29, 2018, 9:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. | Time-based media workshop (by invitation)

The Art Institute of Chicago
Nichols Trustees Suite, Modern Wing
159 East Monroe Street

28 Jun 2018 to 29 Jun 2018

BAPCR Talk: Conservation of a contemporary, mixed media artwork: A collaborative project involving the artist, fabricators, and conservators from three different areas

Submitted by Kate Stonor on

Art Workers’ Guild, 6 Queens’ Square, London, WC1N 3AT
Doors 6pm / AGM 6.30pm / Talk 7.15pm (s.t.c.)

Julia Nagle and Lyndsey Morgan will present:

Conservation of a contemporary, mixed media artwork: A collaborative project involving the artist, fabricators, and conservators from three different areas

28 Jun 2018

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