WAAC Annual Meeting

Western Association for Art Conservation Annual Meeting
Asilomar Conference Grounds and State Park,
Pacific Grove (Monterey Bay)
California
Wednesday - Friday, September 30 - October 2, 2015

Conference theme: California Art and History

Registration for the 2015 WAAC Annual Meeting is open.  Register
online at

    <URL:http://cool.conservation-us.org/waac/meeting/>

(and reserve your room under the Hotels and Accommodations link)

Speakers and topics are as follows:

    Themed presentations (in alphabetical order by presenter):

    Keynote:

        Seth Bergstein
        PAST Consultants
        The post adobe movement in Monterey

        Rachel Burch
        Historic paint at the Mission San Juan Capistrano

        Pamela Jary Rosser
        Mission era Alamo frescoes

        Patty West conservation at the California Missions

    General presentations (in alphabetical order by presenter):

        Vincent Beltran
        a renewed look at the art transport environment

        Lesley Bone
        Cultural effects of materials choices in manufacture

        Debra Evans
        Stories from Bouquets to Art (think lots of flowers in the
        galleries)

        Tammy Fishman
        rare earth magnets in vellum and gouache treatments

        Anne Getts
        Examination of an arctic bird breast parka

        Mark Gilberg
        Conservation of kinetic sculpture

        Geneva Griswold
        Herculaneum figurative survey

        Arlen Heginbotham
        Coatings for copper alloys

        Jena Hirschbein
        Examination of tool marks on 18th and 19th century British
        silver

        Tracy Hudson
        Conservation of a 19th century Haida tunic

        Seth Irwin
        Guide to purchasing a stereomicroscope

        Mark MacKenzie
        Discussion of New Mexico's holistic environmental monitoring
        system

        Elma O'Donoghue
        Conservation of 17th and 18th century Mexican paintings

        Martijn Remmen
        Conservation approaches for a German rangefinder

        Chris Stravroudis
        This will be a delicious surprise

        Julie Wolfe
        Monumental outdoor bronzes

        Irmak Gunes Yuceil
        Archeological metals at the Hagia Sophia

The subject matter is broad and will be fascinating.

Also of interest (with a mix of fun work and fun play--and all
free!) at the conference are:

    The Angel's Project, objects-based this year, at the Carmel
    Mission (Tuesday, September 29, 2015)

    Behind the Scenes Tour of the Monterey Museum of Art (Friday,
    October 2, 2015)

    Opening night bonfire with s'mores and hot chocolate (Tuesday,
    September 29, 2015)

    Cocktails with an ocean view (Wednesday, September 30)

    Movie Night with Popcorn--pjs optional! (Thursday, October 1,
    2015)


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