[PADG:1542] Photograph Workshop Series

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April 15-17, 2002 - Cleveland, OH

This photograph workshop series is sponsored by the Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts (CCAHA) and the Intermuseum Conservation Association (ICA).

Photographs are magical objects.  William Henry Fox Talbot, who invented the negative-positive process, wrote of "the inimitable beauty of the pictures of nature's painting which the glass lens of the camera throws upon the paper in its focus-fairy pictures, creatures of a moment, and destined as rapidly to fade away."  Photographs are often the most used materials held in our institutions.  This workshop series is designed to help cultural institutions develop the strategies needed to establish safe storage environments and handling procedures, and to select appropriate reformatting options.

The workshops are intended for staff who are involved in collections care activities or have responsibility for photograph collections, such as librarians, archivists, curators, collections managers, stewards of historic house museums, and records managers.

Although attending the entire series is not required, each workshop covers a component of the overall care and management of an institution's photograph collection.

The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), and The Pew Charitable Trusts provided subsidy for these workshops. 



WORKSHOPS' DESCRIPTIONS

Identification and Care of Photographic Prints
Monday, April 15, 2002
The cornerstone in developing a preservation plan for a photographic print collection is identifying the photographic process.  This workshop will demonstrate that the type of print influences most of the decisions that need to be made concerning environmental conditions, exhibition, and housing.  Participants will gain familiarity with the major processes of the 19th and 20th centuries through lectures and hands-on examination of sample prints under magnification.  Workshop is limited to 30 participants.

Speaker:
Debbie Hess Norris, Chair, Art Conservation Department, University of Delaware


Identification and Care of Photographic Negatives
Tuesday, April 16, 2002
A successful plan to care for a negative collection hinges on proper identification.  This workshop will review the environmental and storage needs for the various types of negatives.  Issues regarding use of cold storage and selection of a duplication process for deteriorating negatives will be discussed.  A hands-on component will give participants experience in identifying various types of negatives.  Workshop is limited to 30 participants.

Speakers:
Andrew Robb, Photograph Conservator

Barbara Lemmen, Conservator, Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts (CCAHA), and Jennifer G. Koerner, Associate Paper Conservator, Intermuseum Conservation Association (ICA), will assist with print and negative identification.


Planning Your Digital Imaging Project
Wednesday, April 17, 2002
This workshop is designed to explore the decisions involved in planning and managing a project to digitally reformat a photographic collection.  The conversion of visual materials to an electronic form encompasses a host of management decisions with significant implication for access and cost.  The factors to consider include provision of intellectual access to materials, copyright issues, current and potential use by researchers, format and nature of the digital product, relationship of the project materials to the rest of the collection, and projected costs.  The workshop will serve as an overview for staff determining if digitization will facilitate and enhance access to their photographic collections.

Speakers:
Steve Puglia, Imaging Consultant, Photo Conservation and Imaging, Silver Spring, MD
Albert Albano, Director and Timothy Vitale, Special Projects Conservator, Intermuseum Conservation Association (ICA)



Workshops Location & Time:
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum
One Key Plaza
Cleveland, OH  44114
www.rockhall.com

9:00 A.M. Registration and Coffee
9:30 A.M. - 4:30 P.M. Workshop


Registration Fee:
                  Non-Member Fee      CCAHA / ICA Member Fee:
1 workshop:       $ 60.00               $ 50.00
2 workshops:      $120.00               $100.00
All 3 workshops:  $170.00               $140.00

Registration Deadline:
Monday, April 1, 2002


Stipends: 
Financial assistance of up to $900 will be made to defray travel, lodging, and registration costs for individuals who are interested in attending the entire series.  Consideration will be given to stipend requests for up to $300 (per workshop) for participation in one or two of the workshops, but preference will be given to participation in the entire series.

To be eligible, individuals must work with historic and cultural photograph collections that are available to the public in non-profit institutions with total annual institutional operating budgets of $500,000 or less.  Applications from more than one person at an institution will be considered.

Applications should be sent to CCAHA's Preservation Services Office, and must be postmarked by Friday, February 15, 2002.  Recipients will be notified by Monday, March 4, 2002


For additional stipend information, workshop registration forms, or information about CCAHA, its programs and services, please visit our Web site  http://www.ccaha.org  or call 215/545-0613.