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Review of APTCCARN 6 forum ‘Creative Conservation Initiatives: Collective approaches for material culture and living heritage’ in Bali, Indonesia, 3–5 July 2023

From 3 to 5 July, the Asia Pacific Tropical Climate Conservation Art Research Network (APTCCARN) held the 6th APTCCARN forum in Bali, Indonesia, addressing the theme ‘Creative conservation initiatives: Collective approaches for material culture and living heritage’. Co-organised by Institut Konservasi and the Grimwade Centre for Cultural Materials Conservation, APTCCARN 6 welcomed 80 participants

Review of APTCCARN 6 forum ‘Creative Conservation Initiatives: Collective approaches for material culture and living heritage’ in Bali, Indonesia, 3–5 July 2023Paul Coleman2023-08-13T08:40:27+10:00

Time-Based Media Conservation Partnership with National Museum of Australia

The Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa has developed a National Time-Based Media Art Capability Building Project for 2023, aiming to strengthen the long-term care and preservation of the national collection of time-based media art. The project has an internal Te Papa-focused component and an external outreach component that aims to build capability

Time-Based Media Conservation Partnership with National Museum of AustraliaPaul Coleman2023-08-09T13:42:47+10:00

President’s report April 2023

Welcome to the first AICCM e-News for 2023, which is also the year of AICCM’s 50th anniversary. The Institute for the Conservation of Cultural Materials (ICCM, later AICCM) first met in Perth in 1973. Attendees came from across Australia and from as far afield as Dunedin, New Zealand, and Port Moresby in Papua New

President’s report April 2023Paul Coleman2023-04-12T00:35:57+10:00

People and Places – April 2023

National Gallery of Australia The Objects Conservation team has been preparing works for several concurrent upcoming exhibitions including Haegue Yang: Changing From From to From and Ngura Pulka – Epic Country. Kim Goldsmith is currently in Adelaide deinstalling Yayoi Kusama’s The Spirts of the Pumpkins Descended into the Heavens at the Art Gallery of

People and Places – April 2023Paul Coleman2023-04-12T00:36:13+10:00

My ADFAS Armidale mid-career scholarship experience

Introduction In 2022 I completed a two-week placement in the painting conservation lab at the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery (TMAG) with Senior Painting Conservator Jenny O’Connell. This professional development activity was made possible by the ADFAS Armidale mid-career scholarship I received in 2021. The scholarship provided a two-way learning opportunity with the team at

My ADFAS Armidale mid-career scholarship experiencePaul Coleman2023-04-12T00:36:39+10:00

AICCM Bulletin—the year ahead

‘The Bench and Beyond’, AICCM Bulletin – Book and Paper Special Edition. The year 2023 is a big one for AICCM as it celebrates its 50th anniversary. To mark this significant occasion, the AICCM Bulletin will be publishing a special volume, ‘Cultural materials conservation: Self, systems and society’, with guest editors Nicole Tse,

AICCM Bulletin—the year aheadPaul Coleman2023-04-05T17:42:15+10:00

Call for submissions: Submissions for Scroll Volume 3 are now open.

Scroll is a journal supported by the Student Conservators at Melbourne (SC@M) at the Grimwade Centre for Cultural Materials Conservation, University of Melbourne. It is a platform for emerging professionals from various disciplines to share their ideas, projects and passions in the area of cultural materials conservation. We are looking for content to fit in

Call for submissions: Submissions for Scroll Volume 3 are now open.Paul Coleman2023-04-12T00:37:11+10:00

Huma Bhabha Waiting for another game: Treatment of an extruded polystyrene and cork wood sculpture

This article outlines the treatment steps taken to infill and inpaint losses to the extruded polystyrene (XPS) face and upper torso of the figurative sculpture entitled Waiting for another game by the contemporary artist Huma Bhabha. Description Waiting for another game is a three-metre tall sculpture. The figure has four faces and the upper body

Huma Bhabha Waiting for another game: Treatment of an extruded polystyrene and cork wood sculpturePaul Coleman2023-04-12T00:37:27+10:00

Meet a conservator: Alysha Redston, Time-Based Media Conservator, National Gallery of Australia

Alysha Redston, Time-Based Media Conservator at the National Gallery of Australia, featuring: Rebecca Horn, Les Amants [The lovers], 1991, National Gallery of Australia, Kamberri/Canberra, purchased 2020 © Rebecca Horn Could you talk about how you have moved from more traditional areas of specialisation (paintings/objects) to now time-based media? I completed my Master

Meet a conservator: Alysha Redston, Time-Based Media Conservator, National Gallery of AustraliaPaul Coleman2023-04-12T00:37:40+10:00

AICCM National Newsletter No 61 December 1996

President's Report Letters To The Editor News New Members Museums Australia Conservation Special Interest National Centre for Cultural Heritage Science Studies Abstracts Paper That Withstands the Test of Time People & Projects Special Interest Groups Technical Notes Reviews AICCM Library Equipment, Products & Services Positions Vacant Calendar (including Internships and Training Opportunities)

AICCM National Newsletter No 61 December 1996Michelle Berry2021-07-12T16:07:41+10:00