AIC's 53rd Annual Meeting

AIC's 53rd Annual Meeting

Welcome to the AIC Annual Meeting Program! Browse our draft schedule for the 2025 meeting in Minneapolis!

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8:00am CDT

(Opening) Welcome and Opening Remarks Hyatt Regency Minneapolis

8:30am CDT

(Opening) In Commitment to Community: BACC’s Journey into Radical Inclusion Hyatt Regency MinneapolisLeticia 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 Hyatt Regency MinneapolisKelly McHugh • Kelly McHugh

9:04am CDT

(Opening) Powerful Places: cultivating cultural resilience in Minnesota’s sacred ecological sites Hyatt Regency MinneapolisJustine Wuebold • Justine Wuebold

9:21am CDT

(Opening) Curiosa Naturalia: bringing a natural history collection back to life Hyatt Regency MinneapolisMariana 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 Hyatt Regency MinneapolisMarina Casagrande • Sarah Noble • Marina Casagrande • Sarah Noble • Marc Vermeulen

9:55am CDT

(Opening) “It feels like Chief Dúqvay̓ḷa, Captain Carpenter, has come home”– Collaborative storytelling of his Chief’s Seat repatriation to the Carpenter Family in the Haíłzaqv Nation after 113 y... Hyatt Regency MinneapolisSally Gunhee Kim • Ian Yáxuλas Q̓ámác̓las Reid • Elroy Q̓i̓x̌itasu White • Sally Gunhee Kim • Elizabeth Peterson • Ian Yáxuλas Q̓ámác̓las Reid • Elroy Q̓i̓x̌itasu White

10:15am CDT

Morning Exhibit Hall Break Hyatt Regency Minneapolis

10:55am CDT

(Opening) – How to Tell your Story: Perspectives from Funding Agencies Hyatt Regency Minneapolis

12:00pm CDT

(Luncheon) Forging Connections: Working Together to Build and Sustain Small-Team Preservation Programs in Libraries and Archives - Cost $35 Hyatt Regency MinneapolisNora Bloch • Amanda Richards • Carrie Smith • Fleur van der Woude (Luncheon) Foundations of Spectral Imaging of Cultural Heritage Objects (Multiband, Multispectral and Hyperspectral Imaging) - Cost $35 Hyatt Regency MinneapolisJiuan Jiuan Chen • Kate Dooley • Olivia Kuzio (Luncheon) Our Stories: Communicating Conservation when Presenting to a General Audience - Cost $35 Hyatt Regency MinneapolisJim Coddington • Rosa Lowinger

2:00pm CDT

(Architecture) Solution from Nature: Psyllium Husk as a Biological Amendment for Soil-based Shelter Coat Protection of Earthen Heritage Hyatt Regency MinneapolisJiwen Fan • Jiwen Fan (Book and Paper) A Decade in America: A 10 year race to prepare the 1960s Census Enumeration District Maps for digitization Hyatt Regency MinneapolisSaira Haqqi • Sonya Barron • Saira Haqqi (Contemporary Art) Direct Approaches to Complex Situations: Collaborating to Display Contemporary Textiles at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art Hyatt Regency MinneapolisKristal Hale • Kristal Hale (Electronic Media) I’m Gonna Be (5000 Carriers): Success Rates and Predictors in Digital Media Preservation Hyatt Regency MinneapolisJess Whyte • Jess Whyte (Objects) New African Masquerades: Flexible mounts for a collaborative exhibition Hyatt Regency MinneapolisIngrid Seyb • Ingrid Seyb (Paintings) Case studies in Collaboration: 17th century painting workshops to 21st century conservation studios Hyatt Regency MinneapolisNikita 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... Hyatt Regency MinneapolisHenry Wilhelm • Ken Boydston • Henry Wilhelm (Preventive Care) Meeting in the Middle: Best Practices and Practical Actions Unite in Community Collaboration Hyatt Regency MinneapolisKatie Risseeuw • Katie Risseeuw (Research & Technical Studies) A multi-disciplinary solution for the problem of lead corrosion in organ pipes Hyatt Regency MinneapolisWilliam Wei • Mateusz Sluszkiewicz • William Wei (Textiles) Facing the Unknown Together: Conservation of Mexican Costume Collection by Pedro Loredo Hyatt Regency MinneapolisAlejandra 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 Hyatt Regency MinneapolisMeris Westberg • Meris Westberg (Book and Paper) Archivists and Conservators: An Unlikely Love Story Hyatt Regency MinneapolisLaura McCann • Weatherly Stephan • Laura McCann • Weatherly Stephan (Contemporary Art)Mud Musings: Changing Systems and Ideas in Robert Rauschenberg’s Sound-Activated Artworks Hyatt Regency MinneapolisMy Bundgaard • Caroline Carlsmith • My Bundgaard • Caroline Carlsmith • Tora Hederus (Electronic Media) Machine Learning in Art: Tools, Techniques, and Implications for Conservation Hyatt Regency MinneapolisDeena Engel • Deena Engel (Objects) A Sterling Conservation Project: Preparing 1200 Pieces of Gorham Silver for Exhibition and Travel Hyatt Regency MinneapolisIngrid 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 Hyatt Regency MinneapolisKristin Holder • Kristin Holder • M. Alan Miller (Photographic Materials) “Lights on Vivex prints!” Raman identification and microfade testing of coloring materials Hyatt Regency MinneapolisLoys 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 Hyatt Regency MinneapolisSaskia van Oudheusden • Kerstin Kracht • Saskia van Oudheusden (Research & Technical Studies) Testing for lead on sculpture: defining useful thresholds in a liability- and safety-minded America Hyatt Regency MinneapolisSarah Montonchaikul • Ellen Rand • Sarah Montonchaikul • Soon Kai Poh • Ellen Rand • Lynda Zycherman (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 Hyatt Regency MinneapolisMichelle Leung • Michelle Leung

3:00pm CDT

(Architecture) Bridging the Gap Between Real and Virtual: A Digital Interface for a Building Materials Collection Hyatt Regency MinneapolisJose Hernandez • Jose Hernandez (Book and Paper) Blueprint for Growth: A Journey of Architecture Designs Hyatt Regency MinneapolisSanira Karim Gani • Tay Jam Meng • Sanira Karim Gani • Tay Jam Meng (Contemporary Art) Building collaborative networks of care for the conservation of Chryssa’s neon works Hyatt Regency MinneapolisJoy Bloser • Joy Bloser (Electronic Media) Video Archives for Media Archaelogy: Steina Vasulka and Live A/V Processing in the 90s Hyatt Regency MinneapolisJoseph G Heinen Jr. • Joseph G Heinen Jr. (Objects) Rediscovering and assembling painted wooden boxes from King Tutankhamun's collection: a collaborative approach Hyatt Regency MinneapolisAhmed 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 Hyatt Regency MinneapolisRoxane Sperber • Carlandrea Tortorelli • Sadie Arft • John K. Delaney • Laura Mosteller • Roxane Sperber • Carlandrea Tortorelli (Preventive Care) A Multi-Strategy Approach to Preventive Conservation for historic wooden objects Hyatt Regency MinneapolisAmanda Hahn • Hebe Halstead • Amanda Hahn • Hebe Halstead • Antanas Melinis • David Thickett (Research & Technical Studies) Museums and Zoos: A case study of an unusual collaboration for heritage science research and public outreach Hyatt Regency MinneapolisCathryn Harvey • Fiona Brock • Diana Davis • Cathryn Harvey • Paul Pearce-Kelley (Textiles) It Takes a Village: Collaborations as a Critical Element in the Development of Pesticide Safety Programs Hyatt Regency MinneapolisMaria Fusco • Maria Fusco The Wayside: House of Authors in Concord, MA. Introduction to Conservation and Preservation Efforts for Framed Photographs on Display. Hyatt Regency MinneapolisKarina Beeman

3:30pm CDT

Afternoon Break in the Exhibit Hall Hyatt Regency Minneapolis

4:00pm CDT

(Architecture) Partners in Preservation: The importance of collaboration during construction at the Lower East Side Tenement Museum Hyatt Regency MinneapolisStephanie Hoagland • Stephanie Hoagland (Book and Paper) Expanding Access: Inclusive Conservation and Education Engagement at The UK National Archives Hyatt Regency MinneapolisNatalie Brown • Natalie Brown • Sarah Petter (Contemporary Art) In name only? Collecting and caring for non-delegated performance artworks Hyatt Regency MinneapolisBrian Castriota • Brian Castriota (Electronic Media) Pay No Attention to that Unit Behind the Curtain: Identification, Assessment, and Documentation of Control Systems Hyatt Regency MinneapolisTom Ensom • Daniella Briceño Villamil • Tom Ensom • Daniella Briceño Villamil (Objects) Mighty Powder: Demonstrating that fumed silica increases the adhesive strength of Acryloid B-72 Hyatt Regency MinneapolisRenée 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 Hyatt Regency MinneapolisCorrine Long • Gianfranco Pocobene • Bitzy Couling • Corrine Long • Gianfranco Pocobene • Oliver Watkiss (Photographic Materials) Handcrafted Preservation: Custom Storage Solutions for Photographs at the Archivo de la Memoria Trans Argentina Hyatt Regency MinneapolisCarolina 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 Hyatt Regency MinneapolisGrégoire Bernand • Grégoire Bernand (Research & Technical Studies) The role of adsorption in the solubilization of paper degradation products: Using treatment observations as a springboard for scientific advances Hyatt Regency MinneapolisTeresa Duncan • Barbara Berrie • Teresa Duncan • Michelle Sullivan (Textiles) Strategic(?) use of adhesive in treating fractured silk gauze layers of a complex garment. Hyatt Regency MinneapolisJennifer L. Cruise • Jennifer L. Cruise

4:30pm CDT

(Photographic Materials) Conservation of the portrait of Leonardas Biržiška (1809 –1902) Hyatt Regency MinneapolisElvina Karosienė • Elvina Karosienė (Paintings) Beva 371: past, present, and future Hyatt Regency MinneapolisKristin 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 Hyatt Regency MinneapolisDavina Kuh Jakobi • Davina Kuh Jakobi (Book and Paper) Manuscripts that multiplied – stories from the parchment partnerships Hyatt Regency MinneapolisFenella France • Fenella France • Meghan Hill • Anna Hoffmann • Pádraig Ó Macháin • Cynthia Connelly Ryan (Contemporary Art )A Prophylactic Treatment: Two Condom Collage Replications in Joanne Leonard’s Journal of a Miscarriage (1973) Hyatt Regency MinneapolisClara Rojas Sebesta • Margo Delidow • Clara Rojas Sebesta (Electronic Media) Refining Workflows: Using the Iteration Report as an Advocacy Tool Hyatt Regency MinneapolisAdrian Hernandez • Caroline Gil Rodríguez • Adrian Hernandez • Kirston Otis • Caroline Gil Rodríguez • Flora Schaeffer (Objects) Exploring Consolidation of Degraded Natural Foam Rubber Hyatt Regency MinneapolisLindsay Cross • Lindsay Cross • Lauren Horelick (Preventive Care) Turning Leaks into Lessons: Insights from a Water Leak Response in University Special Collections Hyatt Regency MinneapolisElise 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 Hyatt Regency MinneapolisMatthew Cushman • Matthew Cushman (Textiles) Reflections on Twenty-Five Years in Private Practice Hyatt Regency MinneapolisCamille Myers Breeze • Camille Myers Breeze

4:45pm CDT

(Photographic Materials) Developing Conservator: My Journey in Darkroom Photography Hyatt Regency MinneapolisSophie Church • Sophie Church • Theresa Smith

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 Hyatt Regency MinneapolisErin Crater • Aidan Miller • Robert Moore • 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 Hyatt Regency MinneapolisDharamdeep Jain • Ali Dhinojwala • Dharamdeep Jain • Christopher McGlinchey • Kristin Patterson • Dean Yoder (Book and Paper) Keeping the Wolf from the Door: Remediating the Effects of Pressure-sensitive Tape While Preserving Artistic Intention Hyatt Regency MinneapolisMary French • Mary French (Contemporary Art ) On the intersection of art and human rights: Collective efforts to preserve the work of imprisoned artist Luis Manuel Otero Alcantara Hyatt Regency MinneapolisSalomé García Bacallao • Anamely Ramos Gonzalez • Salomé García Bacallao • Anamely Ramos Gonzalez (Electronic Media) More Than Meets the Eye: New Methods for Testing Artwork Iterations Hyatt Regency MinneapolisEmma Dickson • Cass Fino-Radin • Emma Dickson • Cass Fino-Radin (Objects) Bulked B-72 Fills Hyatt Regency MinneapolisCarolyn Riccardelli • Carolyn Riccardelli (Photographic Materials) De “mist”ifying the Dahlia Sprayer Hyatt Regency MinneapolisSeth Irwin • Seth Irwin (Preventive Care) Other duties as assigned: the unexpected tasks of preventive care and the lessons of a pre-program Preservation Assistant Hyatt Regency MinneapolisElise Etrheim • Elise Etrheim (Research & Technical Studies) Developments in Safer Solvent Selections for the Removal and Application of Synthetic Resins Hyatt Regency MinneapolisMelinda Keefe • Gwendoline Fife • Roise Grayburn • Bethany Karl • Melinda Keefe • Alan Phenix • Vikram Prasad (Textiles) Private Practice Panel Hyatt Regency Minneapolis

5:10pm CDT

(Paintings) BEVA Q&A Hyatt Regency Minneapolis

5:30pm CDT

PSG Happy Hour Hyatt Regency Minneapolis

5:45pm CDT

Objects Group - Speed Networking Session Hyatt Regency Minneapolis