AIC's 53rd Annual Meeting

AIC's 53rd Annual Meeting

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8:00am CDT

(Opening) Welcome and Opening Remarks Nicollet Ballroom

8:30am CDT

(Opening) In Commitment to Community: BACC’s Journey into Radical Inclusion Nicollet BallroomLeticia Gomez Franco • Bianca Garcia • Leticia Gomez Franco • Bianca Garcia • Morgan Wylder

8:47am CDT

(Opening) Considering Elements of Effective Collaboration at the National Museum of the American Indian Nicollet BallroomKelly McHugh • Click Netherfield

9:04am CDT

(Opening) Powerful Places: cultivating cultural resilience in Minnesota’s sacred ecological sites Nicollet BallroomJustine Wuebold • Justine Wuebold

9:21am CDT

(Opening) Curiosa Naturalia: bringing a natural history collection back to life Nicollet BallroomMariana Di Giacomo • Martín Batallés • Mariana Di Giacomo • Erika Del Pino • Paula Sánchez

9:38am CDT

(Opening) Threads of Time: Discovering a 19th-Century Faroese Knitted Sweater Nicollet BallroomMarina Casagrande • Marina Casagrande • Sarah Noble • Marc Vermeulen

10:15am CDT

Morning Exhibit Hall Break Hyatt Exhibit Hall

10:55am CDT

(Opening) – Telling Your Story: Thinking about Funding Perspectives Nicollet BallroomDanielle Amato-Milligan • Jim Coddington • Suzanne Davis • Susan A. Mathisen • Debra Hess Norris

12:00pm CDT

(Luncheon) Forging Connections: Working Together to Build and Sustain Small-Team Preservation Programs in Libraries and Archives - $35 Greenway A-JNora Bloch • Amanda Richards • Carrie Smith • Fleur van der Woude (Luncheon) Foundations of Spectral Imaging of Cultural Heritage Objects (Multiband, Multispectral and Hyperspectral Imaging) - $35 Northstar BJiuan Jiuan Chen • Kate Dooley • Olivia Kuzio • Bruker • G.C. Laser Systems (Luncheon) Our Stories: Communicating Conservation when Presenting to a General Audience - $35 Greenway B-EJim Coddington • Catherine Cooper • Lissa Rosenthal-Yoffe • Northeast Document Conservation Center

12:45pm CDT

Preventive Conservation Network Idea Fair Nicollet Foyer

1:00pm CDT

Speed Mentoring Northwoods RoomINCCA • Contemporary Art Network (CAN!)

2:00pm CDT

(Architecture) Solution from Nature: Psyllium Husk as a Biological Amendment for Soil-based Shelter Coat Protection of Earthen Heritage Lakeshore B-CJiwen Fan • Jiwen Fan (Book and Paper) Expanding Access: Inclusive Conservation and Education Engagement at The UK National Archives Nicollet A-BNatalie Brown • Natalie Brown • Sarah Petter (Contemporary Art) Direct Approaches to Complex Situations: Collaborating to Display Contemporary Textiles at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art Greenway H-IKristal Hale • Kristal Hale (Electronic Media) Machine Learning in Art: Tools, Techniques, and Implications for Conservation Lakeshore ADeena Engel • Deena Engel (Objects) New African Masquerades: Flexible mounts for a collaborative exhibition Nicollet C-DIngrid Seyb • Ingrid Seyb (Paintings) Case studies in Collaboration: 17th century painting workshops to 21st century conservation studios Northstar ANikita Shah • Herant Khanjian • Joy Mazurek • Catherine Schmidt Patterson • Kari Rayner • Nikita Shah (Photographic Materials) Application of High-Resolution Multispectral Imaging Systems for the Very-Long-Term Monitoring of Degradation Over Time of Photographs, Paintings, Fabrics, Documents, Books, and Other Cultural... Skyway RoomHenry Wilhelm • Ken Boydston • Henry Wilhelm (Preventive Care) Meeting in the Middle: Best Practices and Practical Actions Unite in Community Collaboration Mirage RoomKatie Risseeuw • Katie Risseeuw (Research & Technical Studies) A multi-disciplinary solution for the problem of lead corrosion in organ pipes Regency RoomWilliam Wei • Mateusz Sluszkiewicz • William Wei (Textiles) Facing the Unknown Together: Conservation of Mexican Costume Collection by Pedro Loredo Greenway F-GAlejandra Flores Paredes • Zulema Paz Rodriguez • Alejandra Flores Paredes • Zulema Paz Rodriguez

2:30pm CDT

(Architecture) Heat, Humidity, and Pressure: Leveraging Techniques from Other Disciplines to Preserve Graffiti and Architectural Paints at a Historic Prison Museum Lakeshore B-CMeris Westberg • Meris Westberg (Book and Paper) Blueprint for Growth: A Journey of Architecture Designs Nicollet A-BPei Shyuen Chua • Tay Jam Meng • Pei Shyuen Chua • Sanira Karim Gani • Tay Jam Meng (Contemporary Art)Mud Musings: Changing Systems and Ideas in Robert Rauschenberg’s Sound-Activated Artworks Greenway H-IMy Bundgaard • Caroline Carlsmith • My Bundgaard • Caroline Carlsmith • Tora Hederus (Electronic Media) Video Archives for Media Archaelogy: Steina Vasulka and Live A/V Processing in the 90s Lakeshore AJoseph G Heinen Jr. • Joseph G Heinen Jr. (Objects) A Sterling Conservation Project: Preparing 1200 Pieces of Gorham Silver for Exhibition and Travel Nicollet C-DIngrid A. Neuman • Ingrid A. Neuman (Paintings) “It’s the small pieces that make the big picture”: The structural treatment of An Allegory of the Tudor Succession Northstar AKristin Holder • Kristin Holder • M. Alan Miller (Photographic Materials) “Lights on Vivex prints!” Raman identification and microfade testing of coloring materials Skyway RoomLoys Boivin • Céline Daher • Loys Boivin • Céline Daher • Jean-Paul Gandolfo • Bruno Le Namouric • Gaël Quintric • Chloé Ranchoux (Preventive Care) Van Gogh in motion: Safeguarding lined and unlined Van Gogh paintings from vibration and mechanical shock during transport - Remote Presentation Mirage RoomKerstin Kracht • Kerstin Kracht • Saskia van Oudheusden (Research & Technical Studies) Museums and Zoos: A case study of an unusual collaboration for heritage science research and public outreach Regency RoomCathryn Harvey • Fiona Brock • Diana Davis • Cathryn Harvey • Paul Pearce-Kelley (Textiles) If you Give a Mouse a Cookie: The use of Solvent Gels, Painted Overlays, and a Heating Pad in the Treatment of a Crazy Quilt Greenway F-GMichelle Leung • Michelle Leung

3:00pm CDT

(Architecture) Bridging the Gap Between Real and Virtual: A Digital Interface for a Building Materials Collection Lakeshore B-CJose Hernandez • Jose Hernandez (Book and Paper) Archivists and Conservators: An Unlikely Love Story - Remote Presentation Nicollet A-BLaura McCann • Weatherly Stephan • Laura McCann • Weatherly Stephan (Contemporary Art) Building collaborative networks of care for the conservation of Chryssa’s neon works Greenway H-IJoy Bloser • Joy Bloser (Electronic Media) Pay No Attention to that Unit Behind the Curtain: Identification, Assessment, and Documentation of Control Systems Lakeshore ATom Ensom • Daniella Briceño Villamil • Tom Ensom • Daniella Briceño Villamil (Objects) Rediscovering and assembling painted wooden boxes from King Tutankhamun's collection: a collaborative approach Nicollet C-DAhmed Abdrabou • Medhat Abdallah • Ahmed Abdrabou • Ali Hussein • Gilan Sultan (Paintings) Corneille de Lyon heart: technical studies of a late Renaissance portraitist and his workshop in France Northstar ARoxane Sperber • Carlandrea Tortorelli • Sadie Arft • John K. Delaney • Laura Mosteller • Roxane Sperber • Carlandrea Tortorelli (Photographic Materials) The Wayside: House of Authors in Concord, MA, Introduction to Conservation and Preservation Efforts for Framed Photographs on Display Skyway RoomKarina Beeman (Preventive Care) A Multi-Strategy Approach to Preventive Conservation for historic wooden objects Mirage RoomAmanda Hahn • Hebe Halstead • Amanda Hahn • Hebe Halstead • Antanas Melinis • David Thickett (Research & Technical Studies) Testing for lead on sculpture: defining useful thresholds in a liability- and safety-minded America Regency RoomSarah Montonchaikul • Ellen Rand • Sarah Montonchaikul • Soon Kai Poh • Ellen Rand • Lynda Zycherman (Textiles) It Takes a Village: Collaborations as a Critical Element in the Development of Pesticide Safety Programs Greenway F-GMaria Fusco • Maria Fusco

3:30pm CDT

Afternoon Break in the Exhibit Hall Hyatt Exhibit Hall

4:00pm CDT

(Architecture) Partners in Preservation: The importance of collaboration during construction at the Lower East Side Tenement Museum Lakeshore B-CStephanie Hoagland • Stephanie Hoagland (Book and Paper) Manuscripts that multiplied – stories from the parchment partnerships Nicollet A-BFenella France • Fenella France • Meghan Hill • Anna Hoffmann • Pádraig Ó Macháin • Cynthia Connelly Ryan (Contemporary Art) In name only? Collecting and caring for non-delegated performance artworks Greenway H-IBrian Castriota • Brian Castriota (Electronic Media) Refining Workflows: Using the Iteration Report as an Advocacy Tool Lakeshore AAdrian Hernandez • Caroline Gil Rodríguez • Adrian Hernandez • Kirston Otis • Caroline Gil Rodríguez • Flora Schaeffer (Objects) Mighty Powder: Demonstrating that fumed silica increases the adhesive strength of Acryloid B-72 Nicollet C-DRenée Stein • Olivia L. F. Boyd • Elly Stewart Davis • Connie B. Roth • Renée Stein (Paintings) A Collaboration Between Two Private Practice Firms: The Conservation and Restoration of Noël Hallé’s Abraham and the Three Angels Northstar ACorrine Long • Gianfranco Pocobene • Bitzy Couling • Corrine Long • Kelsey Marino • Gianfranco Pocobene • Oliver Watkiss • Travis Zuidema (Photographic Materials) Handcrafted Preservation: Custom Storage Solutions for Photographs at the Archivo de la Memoria Trans Argentina- Remote Presentation Skyway RoomCarolina Nastri • Carolina Figueredo • Carolina Nastri • Ornella Vega (Preventive Care) Heat protective covers: Enhancing Fire Preparedness for Cultural Collections and the case study of Emergency Planning in France Mirage RoomGregoire Bernand • Caleb Fields • Gregoire Bernand • Caleb Fields (Research & Technical Studies) The role of adsorption in the solubilization of paper degradation products: Using treatment observations as a springboard for scientific advances Regency RoomTeresa Duncan • Barbara Berrie • Teresa Duncan • Michelle Sullivan (Textiles) Strategic(?) use of adhesive in treating fractured silk gauze layers of a complex garment. Greenway F-GJennifer L. Cruise • Jennifer L. Cruise

4:30pm CDT

(Photographic Materials) Conservation of the portrait of Leonardas Biržiška (1809 –1902) - Remote Presentation Skyway RoomElvina Karosienė • Elvina Karosienė (Textiles) Reflections on Twenty-Five Years in Private Practice Greenway F-GCamille Myers Breeze • Camille Myers Breeze (Paintings) Beva 371: past, present, and future Northstar AKristin Patterson • Dean Yoder • Ali Dhinojwala • Dharamdeep Jain • Christopher McGlinchey • Kristin Patterson • Dean Yoder (Architecture) It takes a village to save an American Treasure: Preserving the Swimming Pool Grotto ceiling mural at Vizcaya Museum and Gardens Lakeshore B-CDavina Kuh Jakobi • Davina Kuh Jakobi (Book and Paper) Keeping the Wolf from the Door: Remediating the Effects of Pressure-sensitive Tape While Preserving Artistic Intention Nicollet A-BMary French • Mary French (Contemporary Art )A Prophylactic Treatment: Two Condom Collage Replications in Joanne Leonard’s Journal of a Miscarriage (1973) Greenway H-IClara Rojas Sebesta • Margo Delidow • Clara Rojas Sebesta (Electronic Media) More Than Meets the Eye: New Methods for Testing Artwork Iterations Lakeshore AEmma Dickson • Cass Fino-Radin • Emma Dickson • Cass Fino-Radin (Objects) Exploring Consolidation of Degraded Natural Foam Rubber Nicollet C-DLindsay Cross • Lindsay Cross • Lauren Horelick (Preventive Care) Turning Leaks into Lessons: Insights from a Water Leak Response in University Special Collections Mirage RoomElise Etrheim • Fleur van der Woude • Elise Etrheim • Fleur van der Woude (Research & Technical Studies) On the development of Xanthan-Konjac/Agar physical hydrogels and their analogs for conservation cleaning applications Regency RoomMatthew Cushman • Matthew Cushman

4:45pm CDT

(Photographic Materials) Developing Conservator: My Journey in Darkroom Photography Skyway RoomSophie Church • Sophie Church • Theresa J. Smith (Textiles) Private Practice Panel and Q/A Greenway F-G

4:50pm CDT

(Paintings) BEVA 371: An examination of morphological properties and the visualization of stress in mock painting samples using advanced thermal, spectroscopic, and imaging methods Northstar AErin Crater • Jackson Charles • Erin Crater • David Dillard • Christopher Jackson • Christopher McGlinchey • Aidan Miller • Robert Moore • Kristin Patterson • Rafaella De Vita • Dean Yoder

5:00pm CDT

(Paintings) Bringing BEVA 371 into the future: refinements and expanded forms Northstar AAli Dhinojwala • Ali Dhinojwala • Dharamdeep Jain • Christopher McGlinchey • Kristin Patterson • Dean Yoder (Contemporary Art ) On the intersection of art and human rights: Collective efforts to preserve the work of imprisoned artist Luis Manuel Otero Alcantara Greenway H-ISalomé García Bacallao • Anamely Ramos Gonzalez • Salomé García Bacallao • Anamely Ramos Gonzalez (Objects) Bulked B-72 Fills Nicollet C-DCarolyn Riccardelli • Carolyn Riccardelli (Photographic Materials) De “mist”ifying the Dahlia Sprayer Skyway RoomSeth Irwin • Seth Irwin (Preventive Care) Other duties as assigned: the unexpected tasks of preventive care and the lessons of a pre-program Preservation Assistant Mirage RoomElise Etrheim • Elise Etrheim (Research & Technical Studies) Developments in Safer Solvent Selections for the Removal and Application of Synthetic Resins Regency RoomMelinda Keefe • Gwendoline Fife • Roise Grayburn • Bethany Karl • Melinda Keefe • Alan Phenix • Vikram Prasad

5:10pm CDT

(Paintings) BEVA Q&A Northstar A

5:30pm CDT

Paintings Specialty Group Happy Hour Northstar PromenadeKremer Pigments

5:45pm CDT

Objects Conservation - Speed Networking Session Northstar B

6:30pm CDT

Imaging Working Group Happy Hour and Studio Tour Minneapolis Institute of ArtCharles Walbridge Reception at Mill City Museum (ASG/BPG/PMG/TSG) - $69 Mill City MuseumTestfabrics, Inc. • Opus Instruments Ltd (Atik Cameras) • Hollinger Metal Edge, Inc.

7:00pm CDT

Reception at Brit's Pub - (OSG/CAN!/EMG/PCN/WAG) - $45/$65 Brit's Pub