Internships at Art Conservation de Rigueur

Pre-Program and/or Graduate Conservation Internships
Art Conservation de Rigueur et Anoxia Abatement Solutions

Fall - Spring 2016/2017

6-9  months, or longer
International applicants 3-6 months

20-35 hours per week

Hands-on practicum in a San Francisco private conservation practice
specializing in textiles, objects, decorative arts, paintings, mold
and pest remediation treatments

Extend your academic and practical experience through a supervised,
constructive and instructive environment, supportive to your future
professional development.

Projects May Include:  European tapestry, needlepoint, Asian and
Oriental embroideries, costume, ethnographic weavings and objects,
works on paper and rare books, ceramics, sculpture, Native American
objects Japanese painted silk screens, Tapa cloths, quilts, Tibetan
Thangka, silk flags, oil paintings, among many others.

We will also be working on a major longterm and ongoing historic
drapery conservation project funded by the Nation Historic Trust for
the Filoli Estate.

Applied Skills to be Instructed:  Hepa-micro Vacuuming, hand sewn
linings and mounts, object cleaning, CO2 anoxia, ATP bioluminescence
testing, dry thermal vacuum freezer treatments, integrated pest
management, environmental monitoring, research, condition reports,
photo documentation, object cataloging, material and fiber analysis,
working with custom formulated non/aqueous gels, solvents and
adhesives, archival materials and custom fabrication of housing,
boxes and much more.

Applicants must either be currently enrolled in a program leading to
a diploma or degree in a conservation or relevant museum collections
care field, have completed appropriate studies within the past three
years, or are considered "Pre-Program" continuing students pursuing
a graduate conservation program, but need to accrue the needed
800-1200+ hours of experience prior to applying, in which case, this
is a great place to accumulate some of those hundreds of requisite
hours.  Previous internship experience in conservation and/or museum
collection care and handling is preferred.  Many of our prior
interns have gone on to wonderful successes in this highly
competitive and technically complex field.

Applicants may send a letter of intent and interest, one letter of
recommendation and CV to elise<-at->artconservationderigueur<.>com.
Qualified candidates will be requested for interviews over Skype.

National and International applicants are welcome.

Applications due May 10, 2016

Elise Yvonne Rousseau
Principal Conservator Textiles, Historic Objects and Decorative Arts
Art Conservation de Rigueur et Anoxia Abatement Solutions
577 - 14th Avenue, No. 2
San Francisco CA  94118
415-751-2540
Mobile: 415-235-4884


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