There are so many exciting things in the air at the moment it’s hard to know where to start this report. But to kick things off I’d really like to thank everyone for the extraordinary response to our end-of-financial-year fundraising push for AICCM’s 50k for 50 years campaign – and especially Robyn Sloggett and
International Conservation Services (ICS) Canberra Duntroon House stands as one of the oldest homesteads in Canberra, built in 1833, and remains an excellent example of early Australian architecture. The traditional colonial-style house originated as a sheep station and is now a special part of Australian Army heritage. ICS was commissioned to manage and treat
In March 2022, I was accepted into the J. Paul Getty Museum’s fully funded ‘Color on Paper’ workshop, as one of 12 mid-career curators and conservators. This opportunity was developed in conjunction with the Getty Foundation’s Paper Project Initiative to promote cross-regional and cultural dialogue between curators and conservators, and deepen learning about technical art
As in-person training opportunities for bookbinding in Australia are rare, it was an immensely valuable experience to travel to Sydney in June 2023 to attend three workshops with two internationally renowned bookbinders: ‘Limp Vellum Binding’ and ‘Library-Style Binding’ with Michael Burke at the NSW Guild of Craft Bookbinders in Rozelle, and ‘Full (Simplified) Leather Binding’
Pyrmont Bridge open for boats to pass through, Darling Harbour. Image: Graeme Andrews, used courtesy of the City of Sydney Archives. Earlier this year, the AICCM NSW Division devoted an evening to Sydney’s other iconic bridge, Pyrmont Bridge. The event included presentations from representatives of the preservation project currently taking place on the
It is with great sadness that we share news of the peaceful passing away of Wendy Dodd on Monday 28 February 2023. Wendy commenced at the Australian War Memorial in 1983, rising to the role of Head of Textile Conservation by the time of her retirement in 2003. Having originally trained as a nurse, Wendy
It has been a busy few months since the last e-News. We’ve had the national AGM, the launch of the 2023 Disaster Preparedness Calendar, three Exhibitions SIG webinars, the Preventive SIG workshop ‘Communicating Conservation’, and the announcement of the AICCM Awards and the ADFAS mid-career scholarships. You can read more about our wonderful award
International Conservation Services (ICS) Canberra Over recent months, a number of ICS team members have been working at Old Parliament House (OPH) in Canberra to complete a range of conservation projects associated with the fire remediation works. The central project was conservation work on the OPH doors, which have been painstakingly conserved and restored
Louise Lawson Masterclass held at the University of Melbourne Arts West building in August 2022: Image Hayley Nolle Louise Lawson, Head of Conservation at Tate, visited Melbourne in August 2022 as part of the ‘Precarious Movements: Choreography and the Museum’ research project. Tate is one of the project partners of the ARC-funded
Throughout 2022, I attended a suite of pattern-making courses in the Fashion, Sewing and Design department at the Centre for Adult Education (CAE) in Melbourne as a recipient of the 2021 AICCM & ADFAS Mid-career Scholarship, supported by the Australian Decorative and Fine Arts Societies (ADFAS) and the Patricia Robertson Fund. Background As a
