Call for Papers - Joint Electron & Objects Symposium: “Shock of the New: Modern Materials and Media” Electron SIG would like encourage AICCM members to submit papers for the joint Electron & Object Symposium occurring in February 2017. 8 - 10 February, 2017 - Melbourne Museum, Melbourne, Australia Abstracts due: COB Friday 28 October 2016
ACT Division ACT Division has recently lost its Secretary (Kasi Albert) and Treasurer (Jane Wild). Thanks to them for their sterling work at getting our procedures and paperwork in order! Our new secretary is UC student Anna Kalloudis. Other committee members are: Danica Auld (UC), Hakim Rahim (UC), Karen Wilcox (AWM) Natalie Ison (NMA) and
2016 is shaping up to be an enormous year for SIG events. Our enthusiastic Convenors have hit the ground running and we currently have the following amazing professional development opportunities coming up: 7-8 April, Care and Conservation of Geological Materials with Dr Caroline Buttler at Melbourne Museum, VIC 26-27 April, Preservation of Functional Objects Workshop
Holly McGowan-Jackson presented a lecture on frames in the Hermitage exhibition on Friday 23 October. I hope to hold regular informal lectures on frames so if anyone has ideas or can suggest speakers please get in touch. A meeting to discuss Australian frames will be held in early 2016. Details will be announced soon. Gilded
ACT Division AGM We had our AGM on 4 June. The new council comprises: Ian Batterham, President Kasi Albert, Secretary Jane Wild, Treasurer Anna Kalloudis and Danica Auld, Student Representatives Kate Eccles-Smith, Hakim Rahim, Nick Zihrul and Karen Wilcox, Ordinary Members Heritage Festival event 17 April we presented an evening of talks entitled ‘Conserving Canberra’
The organizer of Art and Frame 2015 exhibition and trade fair has again very generously offered a stand to AICCM. This will be our second appearance at Art and Frame after the first successful display in Melbourne in 2013. The exhibition will be held on August 14-16, from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm at Royal Randwick,
The theme of the AICCMTSIG Symposium is “Emerging Technologies in Textile Conservation and Design”. The single day symposium and half-one day workshops held from 15-16th April 2016 will coincide with Sydney fashion week. The theme relates to collaborations between conservators and the materials and techniques of textile designers and textile artists working in apparel, costume, furnishings,
The AICCM Tasmanian Division is a small group; however they are committed and enthusiastic. Members are located around the state with the majority situated in Hobart and Launceston. A number of members recently met in Hobart for the division’s Annual General Meeting, lunch and a tour of the storage areas and conservation laboratory of the
Photon physics, performance art, artworks on iPads – these are examples of some engaging and thought provoking topics presented at On Paper? The 8th AICCM Book, Paper and Photographic Materials Symposium. Held over three days at the Art Gallery of New South Wales, the symposium offered participants an insight into current issues and developments in the contemporary
