Welcome to the first eNews of 2021, which coincides with the beginning of Australia’s COVID-19 vaccination program. State divisions were already able to meet up in person for end-of-year events; the vaccine program lends further hope to those of us missing in-person conferences and workshops! [...]
The Book & Paper SIG is really looking forward to hosting its webinar event on Saturday 27 March at 10 am. The event is presented in collaboration with Debra Hess Norris, Professor of the Art Conservation Department at the University of Delaware [...]
The Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory’s (MAGNT) Conservation staff have been preparing and installing Fresh: Connecting New and Old Art now open until 27 June 2021. This thought-provoking exhibition curated by Luke Scholes (Former Curator of Aboriginal Art and Material Culture) and Clare Armitage (Assistant Art Curator) incorporates artworks from MAGNT’s Australian and South East Asian art collections ranging from recent donations and acquisitions intertwined with gems from MAGNT’s early collections. [...]
I am looking for someone to take on the role of E-News Editor. I love being involved with this but I think it is time for someone with a fresh approach and maybe some new ideas [...]
The ICOM-CC Metals Working Group, The National Museum of Finland and Metropolia University of Applied Sciences, Helsinki, Finland, are pleased to announce the call for papers for the 10th Interim Meeting of the ICOM-CC Metals Working Group [...]
Art has always been part of my family. I did a BA in Visual Arts (installation/sculpture), my father worked as a draftsman and painted when he could, and my mother is a crafts person. Growing up, I often attended the Art Gallery of New South Wales (AGNSW), so those formative memories of art and creativity have always been part of my background [...]