Workshop on cleaning decorative and historic finishes

The Foundation of the American Institute for Conservation of
Historic and Artistic Works, in collaboration with
Winterthur/University of Delaware, and the AIC Wooden Artifacts
Group presents:

"Cleaning of Decorative and Historic Finishes"
Winterthur Museum, Garden and Library and the
University of Delaware
Wilmington, Delaware
August 3-7, 2015

Instructor: Richard Wolbers, Coordinator: Stephanie Auffret

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

Registration Fee:

    $650 AIC members; $850 non-members
    Limit 12 participants.

Registration: This workshop is designed for practicing conservators.
Participants will be selected based on experience, demonstrated
need/relevance, geographic reach, and opportunity to disseminate
information gained.  The number of participants from a single
institution may be limited.  Preference will be given to AIC
Professional Associate and Fellow members.

Applications are due March 30, 2015, with notifications expected by
April 17, 2015.  Later applications will be considered, if space is
available.

Scholarships: Financial assistance is available through grant
funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities.  Scholarship
applications must be received by FAIC by the posted deadline.
Prospective applicants should apply for workshop admission by March
30, 2015.  Acceptance and scholarship decisions are made
independently, and applying for funding will not reduce your chances
of being accepted into the workshop.  Registration fees may be paid
after scholarship awards have been made.

Audience: This workshop is intended for mid-career conservators who
would like to gain a greater understanding of new developments in
surface cleaning systems.

Content and Outcomes: During the course of this 5-day workshop,
participants will be presented with a general survey of the
theoretical principles needed to evaluate, as well as formulate, for
themselves, tailored aqueous and solvent based cleaning systems for
wooden decorative surfaces (including varnished, painted, gilded and
lacquered surfaces).  The course essentially will be structured so
that the theory component of the course will be presented during
morning sessions for all five consecutive days of the workshop.
These morning sessions will include both the general principles of
preparing cleaning solutions, as well as case histories illustrating
the use of the general principles.  Afternoon sessions will be
devoted to the practical preparation of materials discussed in the
morning sessions.  The goal will be to better empower the
participants to formulate tailored preparations for both surface
cleaning problems (soil removal) as well as coating, adhesive, and
re-paint/over-paint removal problems if appropriate.  The
participants will be both invited to bring test or problematic
materials to these sessions.  Some expendable samples will also be
provided to experiment with.  The participants will be invited to
share the results of their individual experiments in a final class
presentation.

The workshop will consist of lectures, practicum sessions, and
discussions.  The sessions will include:

    General Theory: Surface Cleaning: Aqueous Methods (Buffers;
    Ionic Strength)
    General Theory: Aqueous Methods (Chelators; Surfactants)
    General Theory: Gel Forming Materials (I)
    General Theory: Emulsions (I)
    General Theory: Emulsions (II)
    General Theory: Emulsions (III)
    Polymeric Emulsifiers; Practicum
    Solvent Theory
    Solvent Gel Systems
    Case Histories
    Final Wrap-up and presentation of class projects

Instructor

    Richard Wolbers has earned degrees in Biochemistry (1971, BS
    University of California, San Diego); Fine Arts (1977,
    University of California, San Diego); and in Art Conservation
    (1984, University of Delaware).  In 1984 he joined the faculty
    of the University of Delaware as part the Art Conservation
    department, and has been a tenured professor in the department
    since 1989.  He is currently a doctoral candidate in the newly
    initiated PhD program at the University of Delaware in
    Preservation Studies.  In addition to teaching, and fine art
    restoration, Wolbers has worked on major architectural
    restoration projects that include the US Capitol; the Eisenhower
    Executive Office Building; The IRS and Treasury Buildings; and
    the Building Museum in Washington D.C.  In 2001 he published the
    best-selling reference book Cleaning Paintings: Aqueous Methods
    through Archetype Books in London.  Wolbers has given workshops
    on cleaning fine arts materials around the world, and has
    innovated new cleaning, coating, and adhesive materials for
    restoration work through his career.  In 1990 he was featured in
    the Discovery Series (PBS) television program The Future of the
    Past.  In 2006 he was awarded the American Institute of
    Conservation's Lifetime Achievement award.  In 2009 he was
    awarded the first ever outstanding achievement award for
    paintings conservation by the AIC's painting Specialty Group.

Coordinator

    Stephanie Auffret is an Associate Furniture Conservator at the
    Winterthur Museum and an Affiliated Assistant Professor in Art
    Conservation in the Winterthur/University of Delaware Program in
    Art Conservation.  She is currently Chair of the Wooden
    Artifacts Group (2013-15).

This program is supported by a grant from the National Endowment for
the Humanities.

Additional funding comes from the Foundation of the American
Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artist Works Endowment
for Professional Development, which was created by a grant from The
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and donations from members of the
American Institute for Conservation and its friends.  Courses are
made possible with the assistance of many AIC members, but no AIC
membership dues were used to create or present this course.

Without this support, the registration fees would be approximately
$1,500.

Questions?  Contact:

    Abigail Choudhury
    FAIC Development and Education Coordinator
    1556 15th Streeet, NW, Suite 320
    Washington DC 20005
    202-661-8070
    courses<-at->conservation-us<.>org


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