AIC's 53rd Annual Meeting

We are excited to host a Speed Mentoring at the AIC Annual Meeting 2025, presented by the International Network for the Conservation of Contemporary Art (INCCA) and AIC's Contemporary Art Network (CAN!).

The event consists of up to three informal, 10-minute, one-on-one sessions with the mentors of your choice, pending availability. You can discuss anything with your speed mentor – this is your dedicated time to chat without the usual distractions of conferences! You can come and go as you please based on the time slot allotted to you for your mentoring sessions.

This year's amazing mentors are:

• Alexa Beller: Paintings Conservator, Midwest Art Conservation Center (bio forthcoming)
• Elizabeth Brown: Senior Objects Conservator, Seattle Art Museum (SAM)
• Brian Castriota: Lecturer in Conservation of Contemporary Art and Media at University College London, Time-Based Media Conservator at the National Galleries Scotland, and Freelance Conservator for Time-Based Media and Contemporary Art at the Irish Museum of Modern Art
• Megan Creamer: Assistant Textiles Conservator, Art Institute of Chicago
• Alessandra Guarascio: Installation Art Conservator, M+ Museum
• Leticia Gomez Franco: Executive Director, Balboa Art Conservation Center
• Emily Hamilton: Assistant Professor of Objects Conservation, SUNY Buffalo State
• Ingrid Neuman: Senior Conservator specializing in the conservation of three-dimensional artworks, RISD Museum
• Adam Novak: Head Conservator, Novak Studios; researcher, lecturer, and guest instructor
• Laleña Arenas Vellanoweth: Conservation and Collections Manager, Civic Art Division of the Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture

Check out the full bios for our great slate of mentors here: Mentor Roster - AIC Speed Mentoring 2025. The sign-up form was distributed in the CAN! Online Community.

Want to get to know more of your fellow objects conservators, but sometimes feel at a loss as to where to start? Stay after the Objects Session on May 29 for this new pre-reception event. Held at the meeting hotel Hyatt Regency and offered at no cost - this event will feature speed networking sessions. Note this event does require registration. No food and beverage will be served, but the Objects Specialty Group Reception at Brit's Pub follows this event. Walk over to Brit's Pub together with your newly met colleagues and toast the future.   

Book and Paper Group Wiki coordinators Sandrine Blais and Mitchel Gundrum invite Wiki users and contributors to a (virtual) walking tour of the Wiki! This session will provide longtime contributors and newcomers alike with the chance to explore the Wiki’s origins, recent developments, and goals for the future. A history of the Wiki’s print descendants will be followed by an overview of the 2023 Semantic update, introduction to the Wiki Contributor training on the AIC learning platform, and an audience discussion on new pages and cross-specialism to consider. We invite conservators from all stages of their careers to attend this session and partake in the lively discussion that will add to the continued effort to build this collaborative knowledge base.