FAIC courses

The Foundation of the American Institute for Conservation of Historic
and Artistic Works is now accepting applications for our 19th Century
Photographic Negative Processes course, from June 20-24, 2011 in
Rochester, NY.

    <URL:http://www.conservation-us.org/courses>

This training event for conservation professionals focuses on
replication of real-world scenarios with hands-on components, so
enrollment is extremely limited.

This week-long, intensive workshop will delve into all aspects of
the earliest forms of the photographic negative: the paper negative
and wet plate collodion on glass negative. Participants will create
their own sample negatives using historic techniques under the
direction of photographer Alan Greene of Cambridge, Massachusetts,
Mark Osterman, Process Historian at the Kay R. Whitmore Conservation
Center at the George Eastman House, and France Scully Osterman of
Scully and Osterman Studios.

Variants of each negative type will be discussed and/or
demonstrated, reflecting the evolution of these processes during
their brief histories. Both pre-waxed and unwaxed variants of the
paper negative process will be recreated using vintage techniques
developed in England and France. Redevelopment, toning and
processing variants of the collodion negative will also be
demonstrated. Practica will be complemented by lectures on the
chemistry, conservation treatment, preservation, display, history,
and aesthetics of these nineteenth century image making techniques.
Examples from the George Eastman House collection will available for
viewing and discussion.

Speakers will include

        Larry J. Schaaf on the aesthetics of sciagraphy

        Jiuan Jiuan Chen of Paul Messier LLC, on preservation and
        treatment of paper negatives

        Kate Whitman of the Art Gallery of Ontario and Ralph
        Wiegandt of George Eastman House, on preservation and
        treatment of wet plate negatives

        Dr. Mike Ware, Honorary Fellow in Chemistry at the
        University of Manchester in the United Kingdom, on the
        chemistry of paper and collodion negatives

        Marsha Sirven of Atelier de Restauration et de Conservation
        des Photographies de la Ville de Paris (ARCP), on the
        exhibition of negatives

        Malcolm Daniel of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, on the
        aesthetics of paper and glass negatives

        Mark Osterman  "Evolution of the Glass Plate Negative"

Also consider

Digital Imaging for Conservators and Museum Professionals
1156 15th Street, Washington, DC
(downstairs from the AIC offices)
June 28 - July 1, 2011
9am - 5pm daily

Digital Imaging for Conservators and Museum Professionals teaches
how to use digital photography to document the conservation process,
and how to create photographic images to document objects and
collections. Participants will learn to produce and archive
conservation documentation images as well as operate a digital SLR
(dSLR) camera. The emphasis will be on creating images using dSLR
cameras, image processing in Adobe Photoshop, and image archiving
using best practices.

Instructor Dawn Heller is a seasoned educator in the conservation
field who also practices in the private sector. She is a co-author
of the book on which this workshop is based, the award winning AIC
Guide to Digital Photography and Conservation Documentation (2008;
second edition forthcoming in 2011), published by the American
Institute of Conservation.

Workshops will be a combination of one-on-one direction, small group
collaboration, classroom instruction, and computer lab work. The
focus will be on extensive hands-on camera work and image processing
fundamentals, including color management. Participant interest will
also drive the activity, and will help determine course emphasis.

Abigail Choudhury I
Development and Education Associate
Foundation of the American Institute for Conservation of Historic
and Artistic Works
1156 15th Street, NW
Suite 320
Washington, DC 20005
Fax: 202-452-9328


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