Call for papers--Plastics associated with photographic materials

Call for Papers

Workshop and Symposium

"Plastics Associated with Photographic Materials"
March 14-18, 2016

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

The Foundation of the American Institute for Conservation, in
collaboration with the Center for Creative Photography, is pleased
to announce its next Collaborative Workshop in Photograph
Conservation focused on plastics associated with photographic
materials.

This workshop will include a two-day symposium (March 16-17, 2016)
that features opening lectures by invited session chairs, as well as
20-minute submitted presentations that will address the many
different historic and contemporary uses of plastics associated with
photographic materials and their long-term preservation challenges.
It will be of interest to conservators, curators, collection
managers, photo historians and archivists.

In addition to the symposium there will be two optional one-day
hands-on professional development opportunities (March 14, 2016 and
March 18, 2016) on the conservation of photographic negatives and
plastics used as secondary supports for mounting contemporary
photographs.

Papers discussing any theme related to plastics associated with
photographic materials are invited for submission, and treatment
case studies are especially welcome.

The two-day symposium will consist of four sessions including:

    "History, identification and deterioration of plastics
    associated with photographic materials"
    Session Chair:

        Jean-Louis Bigourdan
        Research Scientist
        Image Permanence Institute at Rochester Institute of
        Technology

    "Black-and-white images on plastic supports"
        "Session Chair:

            Maria Fernanda Valverde
            Conservator of Photographs
            Amon Carter Museum of American Art

    "Color images on plastic supports
    Session Chair:

        Sylvie Penichon
        Conservator
        Department of Photography
        Art Institute of Chicago

    "Plastics used as secondary supports for contemporary
    photographs"
    Session Chair:

        Alex Clarke
        Studio Manager
        Jeff Wall Studio London

Paper abstract deadline: September 4, 2015

Please email abstracts of no more than 600 words to
courses<-at->conservation-us<.>org.

Authors of accepted papers will be notified by November 2, 2015

Learn about the program by going to

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

Abigail Choudhury
Development and Education Coordinator
Foundation of the American Institute for Conservation of Historic
    and Artistic Works
1156 15th Street NW, Suite 320
Washington DC 20005-1714
202-661-8070
Fax: 202-452-9328


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