The AICCM is pleased to announce that applications for the ADFAS Mid-career Scholarship awards are now open. The awards are made possible by the support of ADFAS (Association of Australian Decorative and Fine Arts Societies) for conservation in Australia through the Patricia Robertson Fund (PRF). In 2019, ADFAS is offering two awards of $2000 each […]
The AICCM has long been an advocate for access to preservation services and science through collaborative means. From its first inception as ICCM at the 1976 ‘Conservation in Australia’ conference, scientists and curators in attendance were concerned with: The development of conservation staffing, training and lab facilities Greater understanding of the nature of deterioration within […]
The 44th AICCM Annual General Meeting is scheduled to be held as part of the AICCM National Conference in November, 2017. Whilst all National Council positions are open for election at the AGM, I would like to invite all members to consider the following roles as the present incumbents have indicated they will be stepping […]
AICCM is delighted to congratulate Dr Ian Macleod of the Western Australian Museum on being awarded the ICOM-CC Medal. It was awarded at the closing ceremony of ICOM-CC’s Triennial Conference in Copenhagen on September 8th 2017. Many of us know Ian as a wonderful teacher, communicator and mentor and this highest honour of the conservation profession […]
For a period of four weeks this winter I was lucky enough to undertake an internship under Mr. Phillip Parkes at Cardiff University, Wales. I initially sought to undertake my placement at the institute in question as I wish to pursue a career in Archaeological Object Conservation. The projects that I worked on were interesting, […]
SC@M art workshop series This year, the Student Conservators @ Melbourne (SC@M) Committee was awarded a grant by the Graduate Students Association, enabling us to hold a series of one-day workshops. Aimed at both our cohort and students from other arts-focused faculties, the workshops are designed to develop networks between fellow graduate students, as well […]
The NSW State Division committee is working hard to deliver this year’s National AICCM Conference. As many of you are aware, the Conference will be held at the HistoricCarrington Hotel, Katoomba, in the Blue Mountains. Details can be found on the AICCM website here. The speakers have been notified regarding their selection, and those we […]
NSW Art Gallery of New South Wales Paintings section Among the ongoing routine work of the gallery Celine de Courlon has been working on a major treatment of Dick Watkins “October” in preparation for the Field Show exhibition at NGV next year funded by conservation benefactors. She is also leading a studio project cleaning and consolidating Brett Whiteley’s “Woman in […]
Collaboration with JUM The exhibition Hokusai currently on display at the National Gallery of Victoria (NGVI) until 15th October is a result of a close collaboration between the Japan Ukiyo-e Museum (JUM) in Matsumoto, Japan and the NGV. The exhibition comprises of over 170 works by Katsushika Hokusai, ‘the old man mad about drawing’[i], made […]
This treatment was carried out whilst I was completing a month long internship in the paintings department at Artlab in Adelaide. Under the supervision of the team, particularly Frame Conservator Lisette Burgess, I gained some fantastic experience and inspiring insights into the techniques involved in frame conservation. The frame treated was a highly ornamented composition […]