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The ICA has begun hosting membership events at
member organizations and corporations. The events
are designed to communicate the mission and
activities of the ICA to our members and friends in
meaningful and interesting ways.
Our first membership event was a brunch at Stan Hywet Hall and Gardens on Sunday, March 11, 2007. ICA's Board of Directors, members, and staff enjoyed an all-access afternoon at the historic house museum in Akron, Ohio. Paul Volpe, President of City Architecture, gave a presentation about his career in architectural preservation. ICA members enjoy a host of benefits including discounts on conservation services and educational offerings, publications, and access to the extensive ICA library. We look forward to hosting more membership activities this spring and summer. Please contact Samara McCullough, Development Officer, at smccullough@ica-artconservation.org for more information about ICA membership. |
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On Tuesdays from April 17 to May 22, ICA
conservators will introduce the public to the field of
conservation and the wide range of materials and
information that conservators work with, while
highlighting care and handling of personal artifacts
and family heirlooms.
This FREE, six-part lecture series will occur at the Carnegie West Branch of the Cleveland Public Library. Presenters will discuss preventive conservation and provide information on practical ways to ensure the long-term stability of artifacts and documents. Ethical standards for the field will also be addressed. |
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Jason Byers
Assistant Conservation Technician Jason recently joined the ICA as a technician in the Objects Department. He is a native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and attended Kent State University, where he received a bachelor of fine arts in sculpture. Jason's previous employers include the Akron Museum of Art, where he was Assistant Preparator. He joins a talented group of ICA staff members who are artists in their own right, and has had several showings of his work. Jason is also a musician. |
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The ICA is proud to have been chosen by the
National Underground Railroad Freedom Center
to conserve its signature piece of public
art, "Journeys," a RagGonNon by 2004 MacArthur
Fellow Aminah Brenda Lynn Robinson.
"Journeys" is comprised of two fabric panels, each approximately twenty-five feet high by eighteen feet wide, covered with objects including beads, shells, leaves, bark, handmade paper, twigs, and music boxes. It is designed to be a hanging work of art, which over time will create stresses in the piece. The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, recognizing the importance of the art quilt and of cultural heritage preservation in general, undertook preventative conservation to forestall any future damage. ICA conservators constructed a new secondary backing for "Journeys" that allows the panels to be remounted while off-setting much of the tension related to hanging it. |
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Over fifty people attended the ICA's recent five-part
lecture series, "Preserving Sacred Artifacts." The
lectures, held at Cleveland's Trinity Cathedral
Commons, covered topics including architecture,
wooden sculpture, metal objects, and textiles.
Participants included students from Ursuline College's Historic Preservation
Program and the
Lorain County Sacred
Landmarks Initiative, which
used the series as a training exercise for its volunteer
staff.
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Congratulations to the Oberlin
Heritage Center and the Massillon
Museum! Both organizations were awarded
fully-funded conservation surveys, after submitting
outstanding applications for the ICA's
recent "Subsidized Survey" program.
OHC, which was recently accredited by the American Association of Museums, has asked ICA conservators to help identify preservation priorities for its wooden furniture collection. Massillon is asking for assistance with its paintings collection. Both organizations demonstrated a commitment to collections care, and each has made great strides in improving the quality of its storage environments and care and handling procedures in recent years. ICA conservators will make on-site visits to each museum to conduct collection surveys. Written condition reports and suggestions for treatment will be provided to collections care staff. And the ICA will continue these relationships in the months to come, assisting museum staff as they move forward in implementing recommendations. If your organization would benefit from a preservation planning assessment, a collection survey, or an item-level survey, help and grant monies are available. For more information, please contact Field Services Officer Nicole Hayes at nhayes@ica-artconservation.org. |
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Did you know that the ICA offers free object
consultations? The first Thursday of every month is
Examination Day in the ICA laboratories.
Consultations are limited to one thirty-minute session
with a conservator. Sessions focus on condition
assessment and discussions of possible treatment
options; estimates of value are not
provided. If you are interested in scheduling
an appointment for an upcoming Examination Day,
contact Registrar Amanda Mikolic at
216-658-8700.
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April 17-May 22, 2007 (Tuesdays)
6:00-7:00PM Art Conservation Principles Applied at Home: Care and Handling for the General Public Carnegie West Branch, Cleveland Public Library Cleveland, OH April 21-June 2, 2007 Zygote at Heights Arts Heights Arts Gallery Cleveland Heights, OH An exhibition of local artists, including work by ICA Paintings Conservator Wendy Partridge. April 25 and June 27, 2007 6:30-8:00PM Walk and Talk with a Conservator Stan Hywet Hall and Gardens Akron, OH $25 SH non-members, $22 SH members, $20 students ICA Objects Conservator Sylvia Schweri, who also serves as Site Conservator for ICA member-institution Stan Hywet Hall, takes visitors on a walking tour to discuss specific treatments and preservation issues facing the organization. April 28, 2007 2:00-3:00PM Sputnik, Spiderman, and Spandex: Preserving the Recent Past Elmore Historical Society Elmore, OH Paintings Conservator Per Knutås and Objects Conservator Shelley Smith present a session at the North Central meeting of the Ohio Association of Historical Societies and Museums. |
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May 9, 2007
4:00-5:30PM Member Tour of ICA Laboratory Cleveland, OH For information, contact Samara McCullough, Development Officer, at 216-658-8700. Through June 17, 2007 Sol LeWitt Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin College Oberlin, OH A portion of this exhibition describes the conservation treatments performed by ICA Paintings Conservator Heather Galloway on LeWitt's installation 49 Three-Part Variations on Three Different Kinds of Cubes. June 27-28, 2007 IMLS National Conservation Summit Washington, DC This summit will be the premier event of a two-year IMLS/Heritage Preservation initiative entitled "Connecting to Collections." July (TBD) Tour and Reception for ICA Members Progressive Art Collection Cleveland, OH Look for future updates on this second ICA "friend"-raiser of 2007. |
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Nicole Hayes, Field Services Officer
Intermuseum Conservation Association
216-658-8700
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