Workshop on digital imaging for conservators and museum professionals

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

Registration:  Participation limited to 10, and admission will be
based on order of registration.  Early registration is advised.
Registration fee: $600 for AIC members; $800 non-members.  (Fee does
not include meals or housing).  Register at

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

Scholarships:  Scholarships are available for AIC members, made
possible with funds from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
The scholarship application deadlines are February 15 and May 15.
See details at

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

Preliminary Course description: 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.

Hotel and Airport Information:

Hotel: A wide range of hotels are available in and around DC.
Participants are encouraged to stay at the nearby Club Quarters
Hotel, using the AIC rate.  Registrants will receive hotel and
workshop location information after acceptance into the workshop.

Travel: The workshop site is within three blocks of blue, orange,
and red Metro lines, which also serve Union Station (Amtrak) and
Ronald Reagan Washington Airport.  Parking garages are also
available in the area.  General information about airports,
transportation, and events in Washington, DC can be found at
<URL:http://washington.org/>.

Special thanks to Tim Vitale and to the University of Delaware
Professional and Continuing Studies This program is funded in part
by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. This
program is also funded by the FAIC Endowment for Professional
Development, which is supported by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
and by contributions from members and friends of the American
Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works. Without
this funding, the registration fee for this workshop would be
approximately $1400.00

For more information, contact:

    Abigail Choudhury
    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
    202-661-8070
    Fax: 202-452-9328
    achoudhury<-a t->conservation-us< . >org

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


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