Abigail Bainbridge writes: "A bookbinder colleague has asked for help finding a
polyester other than Melinex suitable for archival pockets to make portfolios.
He's having trouble with it scratching and gathering dust faster than his
client likes.
He found Secol online and it seems to suit his needs better but those of us
he's asked haven't used their polyester before. I'd be concerned that if it
resists scratching and dust more, it's due to some kind of coating that could
be a problem. Does anyone know of any testing done on it or have you used it
with good results?"
Conservation By Design (CXD) manufacture a similar range and I think that the
Secol grade mentioned is their HC material. It is a laminate of polyester and
polyethylene which is used for making multi pocket album pages. The polyester
gives strength and the polyethylene layer allows the pages to be heat welded
into complex arrangements.
CXD's founder Stuart Welch, designed a unified "Lilliput" range of album pages
using this PET/PE laminate material back in 1987 which were designed to fit
into ringbinder boxes. The original PET/PE laminate material used a thicker
polyethylene layer than the current CXD Timecare® HCL (High Clarity Laminate)
which is used to manufacture products in our Bedford factory. Because it needs
special equipment we do not offer this material on rolls and only use it for
our own production. We are however happy to make non-standard products to a
customer's specification.
CXD use 3 different types of polyester based material all of which have passed
the PAT test.
1. Timecare Crystal Polyester Type 1: Melinex used for Bead Welded or
Ultra Sonic Welded products.
2. Timecare Polyester HCL: High Clarity Laminate of Melinex and Virgin
Polyethylene which can be welded with heat into complex album pages. This is
the least static material in our range. The inner layer of virgin polyethylene
gives a softer surface and reduces static.
3. Timecare Crystal Polyester Type 2: our new Crystal clear polyester
which can be welded with heat into the same album page designs as the HCL
material. This material offers improved clarity but the static charge is
greater. To counter this we have designed special styles of album pages and
pockets which are open on two adjacent sides to facilitates easier insertion of
delicate material.
CXD also manufacture a range of products called Timecare® Crystal Paperbacks
which are a combination of CXD Type 1 Melinex polyester on one side and
Heritage Archival pHotokraft paper on the other. Perhaps they could also be a
solution for Abigail's colleague.
Regarding attracting dust and scratching all we can say is that PET is static
by nature and extra care should be taken when handling the pockets and
inserting documents. People often use cloth to clean finger prints or move dust
away, this can only generate more static. The use of nitrile gloves and an
anti-static brush is highly recommended.
We are happy to provide samples on request of the above products.
Laurent Martin
New Product Development Director
CONSERVATION BY DESIGN LIMITED
Timecare Works,
2 Wolseley Road, Kempston,
Bedford, MK42 7AD
United Kingdom
[email protected]
www.cxdltd.com
Conservation By Design products are available in the USA through Conservation
By Design-North America.
A Larson Juhl Company and part of the Berkshire Hathaway Group.
Contact: John Vasko
Tel: 001 443 404 7490
[email protected]
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1. Polyester film for pockets/portfolios (Abigail Bainbridge)
2. consdistlist Digest, Vol 31, Issue 46: 5. Cold storage for
nitrate negatives (Amy Minger) (Elwing & Gurney Archival)
3. Subject: Cold storage for nitrate negatives (Karen Potje)
4. TIME SENSITIVE POST: The Changing Role of the Archive/Library
Conservator survey (louise Robertson)
5. Survey for Conservators and Paleontological Preparators
(Katharine Corneli)
6. Winchester Bible symposium (Andrew Honey)
7. Composition Ornament Course- July 2017 - London (Jon Slight)
8. Upcoming Online Courses for Students, Museum and Conservation
Professionals, for July 2017. (topladave .)
9. Position: Paper Conservator, Bodleian Libraries, University
of Oxford (Marinita Stiglitz)
10. FW: TIME SENSITIVE Position The National Gallery, London
(Stephenson Wright, Ann)
11. Job posting: Laboratory Technician/ UCL Qatar Conservation
and Archaeological Materials Science Laboratories
(Georgakopoulou, Myrto)
12. PhD studentship University of Leeds and Tate -
'Pigment-additive interactions in synthetic emulsion materials'
(deadline July 3, 2017) (Beth Willneff) (Elizabeth Willneff)
13. Internship at the Okinawa Institute of Science & Technology
(Anya Dani)
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Message: 1
Date: Sat, 10 Jun 2017 19:55:50 +0100
From: Abigail Bainbridge <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Subject: [Consdistlist] Polyester film for pockets/portfolios
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A bookbinder colleague has asked for help finding a polyester other than
Melinex suitable for archival pockets to make portfolios. He's having
trouble with it scratching and gathering dust faster than his client likes.
He found Secol online and it seems to suit his needs better but those of us
he's asked haven't used their polyester before. I'd be concerned that if it
resists scratching and dust more, it's due to some kind of coating that
could be a problem. Does anyone know of any testing done on it or have you
used it with good results?
Abigail Bainbridge
Bainbridge Conservation
www.bainbridgeconservation.com
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Message: 2
Date: Sat, 10 Jun 2017 00:03:20 +1000
From: "Elwing & Gurney Archival" <[email protected]>
To: "Conservation DistList" <[email protected]>
Subject: [Consdistlist] consdistlist Digest, Vol 31, Issue 46: 5.
Cold storage for nitrate negatives (Amy Minger)
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consdistlist Digest, Vol 31, Issue 46: 5. Cold storage for nitrate negatives
(Amy Minger)
Amy Minger said:
"We recently purchased a commercial grade freezer to utilize as cold storage
for nitrate negatives .......runs a defrost cycle every 6 hours.......The max
temperature was recorded as 19.73 degrees Fahrenheit, and the max RH was
recorded as 92.33%.........how did you address these concerns?"
As an institutional conservator, I had the care of nitrates in a freezer for
some years. I placed them within a double bagged corrugated card acid free box
with visible humidity card indicators, the contents having been pre-conditioned
to somewhere between 40% and 50% RH. The box provided an insulating layer to
cover any sudden temperature changes; in your case, defrost cycle temperature
changes.
Were I you, I would try this setup with a datalogger inside to see what RH & T
graph results. Like you, I would not be happy with a max RH of 92% or for that
matter, an average RH of 75.54%.
I would also look into the advisability of including zeolite containing card
(eg Bainbridge 'Artcare') in the box to scavenge acid gases / VOCs.
James Elwing PMAICCM, private conservator
Elwing & Gurney Archival, Lawson, NSW, Australia
[email protected]
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Message: 3
Date: Fri, 9 Jun 2017 13:39:37 +0000
From: Karen Potje <[email protected]>
To: "[email protected]"
<[email protected]>
Subject: [Consdistlist] Subject: Cold storage for nitrate negatives
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At the Canadian Centre for Architecture we store our nitrate negs in an
industrial freezer; nonetheless we keep them in Kodak Storage Envelopes for
Processed Film (product number 149 0028) to protect them from any possible
humidity problems. These envelopes come in 2 sizes - for 4 x 5 and for up to 8
x 10 sheets. Of course this product isn't made any more but you can still get
it on Ebay. Since these are heat-sealable foil envelopes, the disadvantage is
that you need to cut the package open to get to the negs. But most of our negs
have been copies and we haven't been asked for consultation of an original in
more than 10 years, as far I as remember. You could fabricate a similar
impermeable system out of Marvelseal.
Karen Potje
Chef, Conservation/Restauration
Head, Conservation/Preservation
Centre Canadien d'Architecture
1920, rue Baile, Montr?al, Qu?bec
Canada H3H 2S6
514 939 7001 x 1236
www.cca.qc.ca<http://www.cca.qc.ca/>
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Message: 4
Date: Sat, 10 Jun 2017 16:33:23 +0000
From: louise Robertson <[email protected]>
To: "[email protected]"
<[email protected]>,
"[email protected]"
<[email protected]>
Subject: [Consdistlist] TIME SENSITIVE POST: The Changing Role of the
Archive/Library Conservator survey
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Do you work in a conservation or preservation capacity in the archive and/or
library sector? If so, can you spare 10-15 minutes to complete our
questionnaire on the subject of the changing role of the archive/library
conservator?
We are two practising conservators living and working in Scotland, and we are
interested in the way in which we see our profession evolving across the UK and
beyond.
Through this questionnaire, we hope to identify the common challenges we face,
and start to explore the most effective way those challenges can be met.
We are conducting this research in a personal capacity but will present a
summary of the data we collect during our presentation at this year?s Archives
and Records Association Conference in August 2017. A summary of our research
will also be made available on request to those completing the questionnaire.
Your responses will be treated confidentially and all data will be reported
anonymously.
If you would like to take part, the questionnaire can be found here:
https://glasgow.onlinesurveys.ac.uk/changing-role-archivelibrary-conservator
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The Changing Role of the Archive/Library
Conservator<https://glasgow.onlinesurveys.ac.uk/changing-role-archivelibrary-conservator>
glasgow.onlinesurveys.ac.uk
Online survey BOS
The deadline for completion is Sunday 2nd July 2017
Thank you!
Louisa Coles |Paper Conservator
Library, Special Collections & Museums |The Sir Duncan Rice Library | Bedford
Road | University of Aberdeen | Aberdeen AB24 3AA
Lou Robertson | ACR | Paper conservator
Conservation Department | Library | University of Glasgow | Hillhead Street |
Glasgow G12 8QE
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Message: 5
Date: Thu, 8 Jun 2017 15:10:37 -0600
From: Katharine Corneli <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Subject: [Consdistlist] Survey for Conservators and Paleontological
Preparators
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Hello everyone,
I am conducting research on the similarities and differences between the
work of conservators, particularly those specializing in *archaeology*,
*architecture*, *stone*, or *sculpture*, and that of *paleontological
preparators*. If you are employed in any of these fields I would be
grateful if you would fill out the survey at the link below to help me
better understand the methods and materials used in your lab. Survey
results will remain anonymous. Thank you so much for your time.
Survey available at:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeKnOB9HQBqv1_CAqaHwWrMkew-xWPL-_TjoZcpULc1rJG_nw/viewform?usp=sf_link
<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__docs.google.com_forms_d_e_1FAIpQLSeKnOB9HQBqv1-5FCAqaHwWrMkew-2DxWPL-2D-5FTjoZcpULc1rJG-5Fnw_viewform-3Fusp-3Dsf-5Flink&d=DwMFAg&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=CLFZJ3fvGSmDp7xK1dNZfh6uGV_h-8NVlo3fXNoRNzI&m=kUr_FibgYtfuDJKqgv9NPo-IQQ_9IgZNX5_ONvmuL0E&s=xyyfGflndNoKKqgvr-B8H_2LCmd21TfAKqjK6ajHiCQ&e=>
Apologies for cross-posting.
Thank you,
Katharine Corneli
Curator of Collections | Prehistoric Museum
Office: 435-613-5765
Email: [email protected]
*Utah State University* Eastern
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Message: 6
Date: Fri, 9 Jun 2017 13:03:32 +0000
From: Andrew Honey <[email protected]>
To: "[email protected]"
<[email protected]>
Subject: [Consdistlist] Winchester Bible symposium
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Recent conservation and research on the two Winchester Bibles
One day symposium, Tuesday 27th June 2017
Registration is free (including lunch) but booking is required.
http://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/whatson/whats-on/upcoming-events/2017/jun/winchester-bibles-conservation
In 2014 Winchester Cathedral began the process of conservation, digitization
and rebinding of the Winchester Bible, 'a candidate for the greatest work of
art produced in England' (Dr Christopher de Hamel), in preparation for its
redisplay at the Cathedral as the centrepiece of the of 'Kings and
Scribes<http://www.winchester-cathedral.org.uk/conservation-action/kings-and-scribes-the-birth-of-a-nation/>'
exhibition. The conservation was begun by the late Chris Clarkson, pioneer of
book conservation and the first Conservation Officer of the Bodleian Library,
and has been based at the Bodleian, Oxford since 2015. The work has been
continued by Bodleian conservation staff and this symposium will mark the end
of conservation of volume 3 and the beginning of work on the last volume. The
Bodleian will mark this important occasion by displaying the newly bound volume
3 and one bifolium from volume 4, alongside both volumes of the 'other'
Winchester Bible (Bodleian Library, MSS. Auct.
E. inf. 1 and 2) in the Weston treasures gallery (10 - 30 June 2017).
During conservation work at the Bodleian a group of scholars were invited by
the Bodleian and the Winchester Dean and Chapter to undertake research on the
disbound manuscript and the symposium will bring together these conservators,
art historians, palaeographers, manuscript and textual historians, with the
Vice-Dean and Librarian of Winchester Cathedral to discuss their findings. The
work has prompted fresh study of the closely connected Bodleian 'Auct.' Bible
and the symposium will be an opportunity to explore the state of current
knowledge of these two manuscripts, as well as outline areas for future work.
Andrew Honey, ACR
Book Conservator, Research and Teaching
Bodleian Libraries
Oxford OX1 3BG
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Message: 7
Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2017 07:43:39 +0000
From: Jon Slight <[email protected]>
To: "[email protected]"
<[email protected]>
Subject: [Consdistlist] Composition Ornament Course- July 2017 -
London
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Gilding and Decorative Surfaces Group ? Composition Ornament Course- July 2017
ICON Gilding and Decorative Surfaces Group are pleased to offer a two-day
course in working with Composition (Compo) ornament. Hosted at the Wallace
Collection, London 20-21st July 2017, 10-5pm.
Suitable for beginners or those with experience, the programme will expand your
knowledge of working with compo, enabling you to repair and replicate missing
ornamentation for a range of substrates. Students will be shown the basics of
pressing compo through to more advanced techniques for reinforcing the ornament
with wire mesh, utilising these skills to create a replica candle sconce for a
pier mirror as a sample project to take away.
The course is led by Campbell Norman-Smith. Campbell runs The Granary
Conservation Studio (Lincolnshire), and is the former course leader of the MA
Conservation of Furniture and Decorative Art (Bucks New University). He is a
practicing conservator with over 30 years? experience working with composition
ornament.
To increase accessibility fees for this course are being subsidised by the
GDSG, and we request only one attendee per company or institution.
Address: Wallace Collection, Herford House, Manchester Sq, London W1U 3BN
Price: ?160 per person (Students ?110, as available), a maximum of 10 attendees
Booking: To secure a place, please visit Eventbrite:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/gilding-and-decorative-surfaces-group-composition-ornament-course-july-2017-tickets-35207594864
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www.eventbrite.co.uk
ICON Gilding and Decorative Surfaces Group are pleased to offer a two-day
course in working with Composition (Compo) ornament. Hosted at the Wallace
Collection, London 20-21st July 2017, 10-5pm. Suitable for beginners or those
with experience, the programme will expand your knowledge of working with
compo, enabling you to repair and replicate missing ornamentation for a range
of substrates. Students will be shown the basics of pressing compo through to
more advanced techniques for reinforcing the ornament with wire mesh, utilising
these skills to create a replica candle sconce for a pier mirror as a sample
project to take away. The course is led by Campbell Norman-Smith. Campbell runs
The Granary Conservation Studio (Lincolnshire), and is the former course leader
of the MA Conservation of Furniture and Decorative Art (Bucks New University).
He is a practicing conservator with over 30 years? experience working with
composition ornament. To increase accessibility fees for this
course are being subsidised
Further information or questions contact:
[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>
Additional Information: All material will be included to create sample
projects. But attendees will need to provide their own cutting mat, scalpels,
and aprons. Small sculpture tools would also be advantageous.
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Message: 8
Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2017 10:28:59 -0700
From: "topladave ." <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Subject: [Consdistlist] Upcoming Online Courses for Students, Museum
and Conservation Professionals, for July 2017.
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Hi Everyone,
Here is the schedule for the upcoming online courses I teach to students
and museum professionals for July.
All the courses are designed for busy working professionals. You do the
courses entirely on your own time and schedule. No tests - No Quizzes.
There is an assignment at the end to complete the course.
*June*
*Care and Conservation of Historic Ceramics - June 19th.**Three Week Course
- $165*
Here is the link for payment:
*www.ceramicscareclass11.eventbrite.com*
<http://www.ceramicscareclass11.eventbrite.com>
*Care and Conservation of Historic Silver - June 26th.**Three Week Course -
$165*
Here is the link for payment:
*www.silvercareclass18.eventbrite.com*
<http://www.silvercareclass18.eventbrite.com>
*July*
*Care and Conservation of Historic Copper, Brass, and Bronze - July 3rd.**Three
Week Course - $165*
Here is the link for payment:
*www.coppercareclass19.eventbrite.com*
<http://www.coppercareclass19.eventbrite.com>
*Care and Conservation of Historic Firearms - July 10th.**Three Week Course
- $165*
Here is the link for payment:
*www.firearmscareclass17.eventbrite.com*
<http://www.firearmscareclass17.eventbrite.com>
*Care and Conservation of Historic Iron - July 17th.**Three Week Course -
$165*
Here is the link for payment:
*www.ironcareclass17.eventbrite.com*
<http://www.ironcareclass17.eventbrite.com>
*Storage of Museum Collections - July 24th.**Three Week Course - $165*
Here is the link for payment:
*www.storageclass5.eventbrite.com* <http://www.storageclass5.eventbrite.com>
If you have any questions feel free to email me.
Cheers!
Dave
David Harvey
Senior Conservator & Museum Consultant
Los Angeles CA USA
www.cityofangelsconservation.weebly.com
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Message: 9
Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2017 09:13:08 +0000
From: Marinita Stiglitz <[email protected]>
To: "[email protected]"
<[email protected]>
Subject: [Consdistlist] Position: Paper Conservator, Bodleian
Libraries, University of Oxford
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Paper Conservator (maternity cover)
Bodleian Libraries, Conservation and Collection Care, Weston Library, Broad
Street, Oxford
Grade 6: 27,629 GBP - 32,958 GBP p.a.
The Bodleian Libraries are looking for an experienced Paper Conservator to join
the Conservation and Collection Care Department, based in the Weston Library.
The department has 19 members of staff including book, paper and preventive
conservators working to preserve, stabilise and improve access to the Bodleian
Libraries' collections through preventive activities, interventive treatments,
research, and by supporting an ongoing exhibitions programme.
You will be required to undertake conservation treatments on the Libraries'
rich and varied Special Collections, primarily treating works on paper. You
will also assist in the preparation and mounting of materials for exhibitions
and participate in promoting the work of the department.
With a recognised qualification in the conservation of paper or related
materials, or equivalent training and experience, you will also have detailed
knowledge and experience of high level paper conservation treatments and a
broad knowledge of collection care activities. You will have excellent written
and verbal communication skills and the ability to gather, analyse and present
information clearly for different audiences. You will need a flexible approach
to work, excellent inter-personal skills and the ability to work independently
and as part of a team.
This is a full-time, fixed-term (maternity cover) post for approximately 6
months.
Only applications received online by 12.00 midday on Wednesday 21 June 2017 can
be considered. Interviews are expected to take place Wednesday 5 or Thursday 6
July 2017.
The advert for this position and the application instructions can be found at
https://www.recruit.ox.ac.uk/pls/hrisliverecruit/erq_jobspec_version_4.jobspec?p_id=129047
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Message: 10
Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2017 12:23:07 +0000
From: "Stephenson Wright, Ann" <[email protected]>
To: "'[email protected]'"
<[email protected]>
Subject: [Consdistlist] FW: TIME SENSITIVE Position The National
Gallery, London
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Date: 12 June 2016
From: Ann Stephenson-Wright
<[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>>
Subject: TIME SENSITIVE POST: Paintings Conservation Fellow (part time),
Conservation Department, The National Gallery, London
Patrick Lindsay Conservation Fellow (Paintings), The National Gallery, London
Salary: ?25,867 - ?32,410
Type: Fixed Term full time
Closing date: 25 June 2017
Interview date: 5th and 6th July 2017
Job ref: 1500
For more information and application details.
http://login.amris.com/wizards/nationalgallery/vacancyView.php?requirementId=MTUwMA==&jId=
The National Gallery, which houses one of the finest collections of Western
European paintings in the world, has a long established Conservation Department
with an international reputation.
The Patrick Lindsay Conservation Fellow will assist the present team of
conservators responsible for the care of the collection. Under supervision of
members of the Conservation Department, you will undertake the cleaning and
restoration and also some structural repair of paintings; the assessment,
preparation, reporting and travel with National Gallery paintings on loan;
become involved in research on paintings in the collection, working in
collaboration with the Scientific and Curatorial Departments. The position will
prioritise time in the studio, however, including one large collaborative
project and smaller independent treatment(s).
We are looking for two well-qualified individuals with a recognised
post-graduate qualification in the conservation of easel paintings who are
seeking to continue their professional development. In addition to a high level
of practical skills in the restoration of paintings of all periods up to the
early 20th century, they will have the ability to communicate effectively, both
orally and in writing, with a wide range of individuals.
This is a fixed term contract for a period of 22 months.
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Message: 11
Date: Fri, 9 Jun 2017 13:28:32 +0000
From: "Georgakopoulou, Myrto" <[email protected]>
To: "[email protected]"
<[email protected]>
Subject: [Consdistlist] Job posting: Laboratory Technician/ UCL Qatar
Conservation and Archaeological Materials Science Laboratories
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UCL Qatar is seeking to appoint a Laboratory Technician for its Conservation
and Archaeological Materials Science Laboratories. Applicants must have a
Masters degree in Conservation of Cultural Heritage Objects and experience of
at least two of the analytical techniques available in the laboratories. The
post is scheduled to begin as soon as possible and run until 31 December 2018.
For further details see
https://atsv7.wcn.co.uk/search_engine/jobs.cgi?SID=amNvZGU9MTY1MTIxNCZ2dF90ZW1wbGF0ZT05NjUmb3duZXI9NTA0MTE3OCZvd25lcnR5cGU9ZmFpciZicmFuZF9pZD0wJnBvc3RpbmdfY29kZT0yMjQ
Dr Myrto Georgakopoulou
Lecturer, Archaeological Materials Science
UCL Qatar
PO Box 25256
Georgetown Building, Education City
Doha, Qatar
Tel. +974 40002672
Email: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>
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Message: 12
Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2017 09:47:31 +0000
From: Elizabeth Willneff <[email protected]>
To: "[email protected]"
<[email protected]>
Subject: [Consdistlist] PhD studentship University of Leeds and Tate -
'Pigment-additive interactions in synthetic emulsion materials'
(deadline July 3, 2017) (Beth Willneff)
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AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Programme PhD studentship: 'Pigment-additive
interactions in synthetic emulsion materials and implications for the
conservation of modern and contemporary art'. (Deadline July 3, 2017)
Project: The University of Leeds, in partnership with Tate, is seeking to
appoint a suitably qualified applicant for a full-time PhD studentship
investigating pigment-additive interactions in synthetic emulsion materials. Of
particular interest is the relationship between surfactants and the pigments
used in artists' paints and the implications for artwork condition appearance
and conservation. Artists' materials based on emulsions of synthetic polymers
became available in the 1950s and 1960s and are used ubiquitously today. The
most popular example remains acrylic emulsion (dispersion) paints. Other
related materials such as emulsion-based varnishes and coatings, paint mediums,
polyvinyl acetate paints, water-miscible oil paints, as well as related
conservation materials are also widely used. Materials characterisation will be
across several length scales. Surface and interface analysis will form a key
component of the work and is likely to include XPS, FTIR, electron micros
copy and mass spectrometry. Surfaces will also be assessed for macroscopic
changes in gloss and colour saturation. The studentship is based at Leeds.
However, some travel to Tate will be required.
Funding: AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Partnership PhD studentship including 3
years tuition fees (for UK or EU residents) plus annual maintenance grant of
approx. ?15,000 (UK residents only). Start October 1, 2017.
Supervisors: Dr Elizabeth Willneff (Leeds) and Dr Bronwyn Ormsby (Tate).
Mentoring in Fine Arts by Dr Judith Tucker (Leeds - School of Design) and in
characterisation of molecular materials by Prof Sven Schroeder (Leeds - School
of Chemical and Process Engineering).
Application: The successful candidate will have a degree in a relevant
scientific or engineering discipline. It is desirable to have experience using
a range of analytical tools appropriate for the bulk and surface analysis of
emulsion materials including at least one of the following: spectroscopy, mass
spectrometry and/or imaging techniques obtained via further study (e.g.
Master's degree) and/or work experience. An interest in the visual arts and
experience working across a range of sectors including the heritage sector are
desirable. Applicants with experience or interest in synchrotron-based
analytical tools are encouraged to apply.
Request full project details and requirements for the position by contacting Dr
Willneff ([email protected]) or download from
http://scholarships.leeds.ac.uk/.
To apply, send the following documents in one email to [email protected]
with the subject line: 'AHRC CDP PhD application - Willneff Leeds/Tate'
1. Transcript and certificate from your Bachelor's degree
2. Transcript and certificate from your Master's degree (if applicable)
3. IELTS score of 6.5 overall with no less than 6.0 in any skill area, or
equivalent (if applicable)
4. two academic references (name and contact details)
5. CV
6. A covering letter including a 500-word statement on how you will
approach the research topic and what you would like to achieve during the
project.
Regards
Beth Willneff
Senior Research Fellow
School of Design
University of Leeds
Leeds LS2 9JT
UK
[email protected]
http://www.design.leeds.ac.uk/people/elizabeth-willneff/
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Date: Fri, 9 Jun 2017 01:32:22 +0000 (UTC)
From: Anya Dani <[email protected]>
To: "[email protected]"
<[email protected]>
Subject: [Consdistlist] Internship at the Okinawa Institute of Science
& Technology
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2017/2018 Internship in the OIST Art Conservation Program
The Art Conservation Program at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology
(OIST) is seeking a graduate or advanced undergraduate (pre-program) intern in
objects conservation. The internship should be for 10 weeks and take place
sometime between September 1, 2017 - March 31, 2018. Exact dates are flexible.
The Art Conservation Program works in close collaboration between OIST
university and local Okinawan museums, with the goals of aiding in the
preservation of Okinawan artifacts and contributing to the understanding of the
islands' material culture. The Program's main museum collaborators are the
Yomitan Museum of History & Folklore and the Tsuboya Pottery Museum. The
incorporation of the Program within OIST allows for conservation treatment to
be complemented with in-depth analytical investigation. Ongoing projects
involve Okinawan lacquerware and ceramics.
Internship Details: The internship length should be for approximately 10 weeks.
Exact length and dates will be negotiated with the chosen candidate. Those
eligible to apply include students enrolled at graduate or undergraduate
programs in universities, colleges, junior colleges, and vocational schools, or
recent graduates of such institutions. Currently enrolled students must have
approval from their home institution. OIST will provide the intern with
accommodation either on campus or nearby, round trip airfare to/from Okinawa,
and a Living Allowance of 3,300 JPY per day (minus applicable taxes). Support
will be provided for matters such as housing, insurance procedures, and local
registration.
Applicants should send a cover letter and CV to Anya Dani at [email protected]
by June 30, 2017. Do not apply via at the OIST website. More information
about OIST and the Art Conservation Program can be found at:
https://www.oist.jp
https://groups.oist.jp/stg/anya-dani
Anya Dani, Objects Conservator
Art Conservation Program, Science & Technology Group
1919-1 Tancha, Onna-son
Okinawa, Japan 904-0495
Phone: +81 98 966 1649
Email: [email protected]
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