Subject: Call for papers--AIC Paintings Specialty Group
AIC Paintings Specialty Group (PSG) 45th Annual Conference in Chicago May 28 - June 1, 2017 The Paintings Specialty Group (PSG) of the American Institute for Conservation invites submissions for papers and posters to be presented at the 45th Annual Conference in Chicago, May 28 - June 1, 2017. The theme for the conference will be "Treatment 2017: Innovation in Conservation and Collection Care." While proposals incorporating aspects of the general theme are strongly encouraged, the selection committee will also accept outstanding scholarship relating to paintings conservation that falls beyond the scope of treatment. Guidelines for abstract submission can be found at AIC's submission portal: <URL:http://www.conservation-us.org/abstracts> The deadline for abstracts is Monday, September 12, 2016. If you have any questions, please contact Ruth Seyler seyler<-at->conservation-us<.>org Chair Kelly Keegan PSG Program kkeegan<-at->artic<.>edu Paintings Specialty Group (PSG) and Research and Technical Studies Group (RATS) are also pleased to announce a joint session at the upcoming AIC conference in Chicago. Theme-related talks for the PSG/RATS joint session should focus on case studies, collaborative projects, and practical applications of analytical findings. Technical studies of artists' materials with regard to a single work or across an oeuvre will also be considered. Possible theme-related topics include, but are not limited to: Evaluation, analysis, and/or use of aqueous, solvent-based, dry, mechanical, and/or other cleaning methods (soft/rigid gels, silicone solvents, emulsions, erasers, laser cleaning, etc.) Evaluation and analysis of a change in a painting's materials and condition and implications for treatment (metal soap formation, pigment fading, paint delamination, blanch/blooming, biological growth, efflorescence, etc.) Evaluation and analysis of previous and current treatment strategies and materials used in treatment (proprietary materials, adhesives for lining/consolidation, surface coatings, stress/strain and mechanical testing of lining supports, etc.) Guidelines for abstract submission can be found at AIC's submission portal: <URL:http://www.conservation-us.org/abstracts> The deadline for abstracts is Monday, September 12, 2016. Please contact Kelly Keegan PSG Program Chair kkeegan<-at->artic<.>edu) or Kristin DeGhetaldi RATS Program Chair kdeghetal<-at->yahoo<.>com with any questions. *** Conservation DistList Instance 30:12 Distributed: Saturday, August 6, 2016 Message Id: cdl-30-12-005 ***Received on Monday, 1 August, 2016