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On Saturday, February 2nd, the ICA will host Camille
Myers Breeze, nationally-known textile educator, as
she presents a full-day workshop on the care and
handling of historic textiles. The workshop will be
held in the ICA Conservation Center in Ohio City, and
is limited to 20 participants to maximize
student/instructor interaction. Participants will receive
sample archival storage materials, including Hollinger
polypropylene textile boxes and acid-free packing
tissue.
This workshop is only the latest in a series of educational programming offered by the ICA. It was made possible, in part, through the generosity of Mr. Richard Horvitz and Ms. Erica Hartman-Horvitz. If you believe that the preservation of our common cultural heritage is a vitally important undertaking, and you would like to support the ICA's educational endeavors, please contact Field Services Officer Nicole Hayes. |
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The Conservation
Center for Art and Historic Artifacts, ICA's sister
lab in Philadelphia, recently offered a very successful
two-day conference, "A Race Against Time:
Preserving Our Audiovisual Media."
The conference was held at ICA member-institution The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and Museum and was attended by more than fifty people; most were from Ohio and the Midwest, but some came from as far away Georgia, Massachusetts, and Nairobi, Kenya! Topics included audio recordings, motion picture film, videotapes, and how to reformat (and pay for the reformatting of) all these types of media. PALINET served as a national co-sponsor of the conference, which was also offered earlier this year in Washington D.C. The ICA was pleased to act as a local co-sponsor for this important program and hosted a welcome reception and lab tour in our Ohio City facility. |
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As reported in our April 2007 issue, the Oberlin Heritage
Center and the Massillon
Museum were both awarded
fully-funded conservation surveys after submitting
outstanding applications for the ICA's
"Subsidized Survey" program.
OHC asked ICA to help it identify preservation priorities for the wooden furniture that fills its historic house museums. Conservator Andrea Chevalier spent two days carefully examining over one hundred pieces and determined that the collection is in such good repair that only six items required any treatment! Massillon Museum has an extensive object and image collection. They identified a subset of their paintings collection, works by the artist William T. Mathews (1821-1905), as being particularly important to the history of their community and the region. Paintings conservator Heather Galloway and paintings fellow Jennifer Lis worked for one and a half days examining twenty-six of Mathews' portraits and landscapes. Now that the object surveys are complete, the ICA's conservation staff is producing written documentation on the condition of the pieces, and proposals for possible treatment. If Oberlin and Massillon choose, they can use these documents to seek grant monies to support the costs of further conservation and preservation activities. All of these services--multiple-day on-site surveys, condition documentation and reporting, and preparation of treatment proposals--were provided to these two organizations absolutely free of charge through this special program. Both museums 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. The ICA will continue to assist them in the months to come, as they move forward in implementing recommendations. For additional information on obtaining a collection survey for your organization, contact Field Services Officer Nicole Hayes. |
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Do you know the risks to your collection from fire and
floods? Have you been meaning to develop or update
an emergency plan but just haven't had the time? Do
you know where to begin or what resources you need
to get started?
A new pilot program from Heritage Preservation can help. The Risk Evaluation and Planning Program (REPP) is looking at how museums with limited resources can better prepare for emergencies. It will fund a risk evaluation, the crucial first step in developing an emergency plan, and then provide expert guidance in developing a plan. Fifteen institutions in Mississippi, Ohio, and Texas will be accepted into the program. The program begins with an on-site evaluation by a team of two professionals: a conservation expert and a local emergency preparedness official. After the site visit, each participating museum will receive a report with practical, cost-effective recommendations for reducing risks to collections and a packet of resources for planning, training, and funding. The evaluation team will use the report to help the museum develop an emergency plan. Go to the Heritage Preservation website for information on eligibility requirements and an application. The application will be available January 4, 2008, and will be due March 31, 2008. Sign up to receive reminders of the application availability and deadline at www.heritagepreservation.org/REPP/inform.html. For more information, e-mail repp@heritagepreservation.org or call 202-233-0800. The Risk Evaluation and Planning Program is funded with a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. |
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The Institute of
Museum and Library Services, the primary source
of federal support for the nation's museums and
libraries, has recently announced that it is conducting
an online survey and offering a series of public
hearings to learn "the ways in which public funds are
used, and whether there are gaps between
expectations for the Institute's authorizing legislation
and the capacity for museums to meet their public
service role."
One of three national hearings will be held at the Ohio Historical Society in Columbus, Ohio on March 10, 2008 (date subject to change). For more information on the study and the reasons behind it, please visit the IMLS website. |
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January 20-22, 2008
American Society for Testing and Materials Bi-annual Meeting (Paints, Appearance, Weathering and Durability Committees) Fort Lauderdale, FL ASTM International is one of the largest voluntary standards development organizations in the world--a source for technical standards for materials, products, systems, and services. Topics for this meeting include the proposed development of standards for inkjet printer inks. Meetings are free and open to all interested parties. January 25-26, 2008 The Object in Transition: A Cross Disciplinary Conference on the Preservation and Study of Modern and Contemporary Art Getty Center Los Angeles, CA ICA Paintings Conservator Heather Galloway and Allen Memorial Art Museum Director Stephanie Wiles will be participating in a panel discussion on the treatment of Sol LeWitt's 49 Three-Part Variations on Three Different Kinds of Cubes. This conference is free and open to the public, though advance registration is required. February 2, 2008 Textiles: From Household Goods to Museum Artifacts ICA Conservation Center Cleveland, OH Spaces are still available for this hands-on workshop, taught by nationally-known textile educator Camille Myers Breeze. Register now! February 7-March 13, 2008 The Artist's Book Notre Dame College Performing Arts Center Cleveland, OH ICA Paintings Conservator Wendy Partridge will be one of the artists whose work is on display in this exhibition. March 9-10, 2008 Ohio Museums Association Annual Conference Dayton Marriott Dayton, OH March 10, 2008 (subject to change) IMLS Hearing on Museum Funding Ohio Historical Society Columbus, OH SAVE THE DATE! April 11, 2008 Photographic Processes: History and Identification ICA members and friends will soon receive information about this hands-on one-day workshop, taught by photography expert Gary Albright. Registration is required and forms will be posted to the ICA website when available. |
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Nicole Hayes, Field Services Officer
Intermuseum Conservation Association
216-658-8700
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