Call for papers--Icon Textile Group

The Icon Textile Group invites abstracts for papers and posters for
the Forum 'Taking the Rough with the Smooth: issues and solutions
for decorated surfaces', which will be held in April 2012 in London.

The forum will explore the treatment, handling and display of
textiles with decorated surfaces. Topics should include, but are not
limited to, challenging or innovative conservation projects of
painted, embroidered, printed and embellished textile surfaces,
examining the issues faced and solutions found to deliver these
projects. Papers highlighting ethical, display and handling issues
are also encouraged, as well as papers from colleagues in related
disciplines such as paintings or conservation science.

Please email abstracts of no more than 250 words by 30 November 2011
to Lynn McClean <l.mcclean<-a t->nms< . >ac< . >uk>

Abstracts should include the purpose or aim of the project, the
methodology, the principle findings and a conclusion. Please ensure
the names, addresses and contact details of all authors are
included, and indicate who the main contact and speaker(s) will be.

Lynn McClean
Head of Paper and Textile Conservation
National Museums Scotland
l.mcclean<-a t->nms< . >ac< . >uk
+44 131 247 4069


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