Online course on care of paintings

Northern States Conservation Center is proud to announce a new
course about care of paintings:

MS227: Care of Paintings (New course)
Feb 1 - Feb 26, 2010
Price: $475
Instructor: Victoria Montana Ryan
Location: Online at <URL:http://www.museumclasses.org>

Description: Caring for paintings requires some knowledge of the
component structure of paintings and the reaction of those
components to both natural and man-made environments. This course
looks at the painting structure, the effects of damaging
environments, and proposes simple steps for basic care. Topics
include the structure of paintings, proper condition reporting with
standard damage vocabulary, and basic care and handling including
environments, storage, and transport. The course is intended to help
those entrusted with the care of paintings in any environment.

Course Outline:

    Introduction
    Condition Reports and Descriptive Vocabulary
    Structure of Paintings
    Environments
    Identification of Deterioration and Structural Problems
    Care and Handling
    Exhibit and Storage
    Preventive Treatment
    Packing and Transport
    Conclusions

Logistics: Participants in Care of Paintings work through sections
on their own. Materials and resources include online literature,
slide lectures and dialog between students and the instructor
through online forums.

Care of Paintings runs four weeks. To reserve a spot in the course,
please pay at <URL:http://www.collectioncare.org/tas/tas.html> If
you have trouble please contact Helen Alten
<helen<-at->collectioncare<.>org>

The Instructor:

    Victoria Montana Ryan is a former Assistant Professor for the
    Conservation of Paintings at Queen's University Kingston,
    Ontario and former adjunct faculty member at the University of
    Denver where she was conservator of paintings at the Rocky
    Mountain Conservation Center for over a decade. Victoria Montana
    Ryan received her Master of Art Conservation from Queen's
    University and a Master of Arts degree with an emphasis in Art
    Education/Museum Studies from the University of New Mexico.

    Ms. Ryan has authored papers on the care of paintings,
    integrated pest management, and the importance of working with
    appraisers; she has also appeared on the Discovery Channel to
    discuss care of personal treasures. A Fellow of the American
    Institute for Conservation, Ms. Ryan is also a member of the
    Western Association for Art Conservation and the Canadian
    Association for Conservation.

    She resides in Colorado Springs, CO where she operates her
    private conservation practice, Art Care Services, to serve the
    conservation needs of museums, historical societies, public and
    private collectors, institutions, corporations, and
    municipalities, focusing on the care and preservation of works
    of art.


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