Fellowship and Internship at Queens

Isabel Bader Research Fellowship - Graduate Internship

The Isabel Bader Research Fellowship and accompanying Graduate
Internship in Textile Conservation offers exciting research
opportunities at Queen's University and links two of its unique
resources: the Queen's University Collection of Canadian Dress,
housed in the Agnes Etherington Art Centre, and the Master of Art
Conservation Program, offering Canada's only graduate degree in
conservation theory and treatment.

Dating from the early 1800s to the 1970s, the Queen's University
Collection of Canadian Dress comprises over 2000 fashion items,
primarily from the Kingston region.  A major part of the collection
consists of women's garments, particularly from 1890 to 1910; it
also features a wide range of historic costume accessories in a
variety of materials, as well as children's clothing.  Through the
generous support of Dr. Isabel Bader, the collection is now housed
in a new storage facility and was highlighted in an exhibition and
major publication: M. Elaine McKay, Beyond the Silhouette: Fashion
and the Women of Historic Kingston, (Kingston, Agnes Etherington Art
Centre, 2007).

Recognized globally for the quality of its programs and research,
the Master of Art Conservation Program trains conservation
professionals who work in museums and galleries across Canada and in
many other countries.  It is the only program of its kind in Canada
and one of five such programs in North America.  Program facilities
include well-equipped laboratories to teach students to treat and
preserve works of art and culturally significant objects to the
highest standards.

The Isabel Bader Graduate Intern will assist the Research Fellow to
document and investigate the Queen's University Collection of
Canadian Dress over a period of three months. The intern will
undertake detailed condition reports on selected items from the
Collection and carry out a designated number of treatments with
documentation for use by the Agnes Etherington Art Centre. It is
expected that the Isabel Bader Intern in Textile Conservation will
also act as a research assistant for the Isabel Bader Research
Fellow. Recent graduates of conservation training programs (within 3
years) are invited to apply for the position.

The value of the Isabel Bader Postgraduate Internship in Textile
Conservation is $9,000.00 CDN. Projected starting date is 7 January
2013.

Completed applications must be submitted by mail or electronically
to the address below on or before 31 October 2012 and must include:

    Letter of application outlining training and experience in
    textile conservation

    Current curriculum vitae

    Letters of support from two referees

Address for submission:

    Professor Krysia Spirydowicz
    Associate Professor
    Art Conservation Program
    15 Bader Lane
    Queen's University
    Kingston ON Canada K7L 3N6

Electronic applications will also be accepted at spirydow<-at->queensu<.>ca

Krysia Spirydowicz
Associate Professor, Artifact Conservation
Art Conservation Program
Queen's University


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