Welcome to the first eNews for 2022! The new year unfortunately didn’t waste any time throwing new challenges at us all, with the Omicron COVID-19 surge after Christmas and then the floods in NSW and Queensland. Many AICCM members, including members of the Disaster Preparedness Committee and the NSW and Qld Divisions, have been working
In 2021, AICCM celebrated individuals and groups contributing to the conservation profession in Australia across six award categories. On Tuesday 14 December we ‘gathered’ together on Zoom to present the awards with AICCM President, Alice Cannon, acting as Master of Ceremonies and Quiz Master. Thank you to all who joined in for the online event,
The AICCM Development Committee is ramping up its activities in the lead up to the AICCM’s 50th Anniversary celebrations. The Development Committee aims to identify, secure and manage financial and in-kind support for AICCM activities that contribute to the development of the profession, the capacity of its members and the preservation of cultural materials. To
In 2021, the Ligatus Summer School program was held, offering two courses over two weeks, and one of which, European Bookbinding 1450–1830, tutored by Professor Nicholas Pickwoad, I was fortunate to attend. The course is supported by the Ligatus Research Centre, University of the Arts London, and the Saint Catherine Foundation. Sixteen participants tuned in
Scroll is a journal supported by the Student Conservators at Melbourne (SC@M) and is a platform for cultural heritage students and alumni to express their ideas. The journal publishes essays, reviews, interviews, reports and works of creative expression. The editors of Scroll invite AICCM emerging conservators to submit articles for publication in Volume 2 of
Evan Tindal: objects conservator at Grimwade Conservation Services. How did you get started in conservation? I started out working in archaeology. My first job out of university in the US was cleaning excavated artefacts for a cultural resources management company in Charleston, South Carolina, where I’m from. This is where I learned about conservation as