Conservation of Leather Monday 11 December at 18.00 to Thursday 14 December at 16.00 West Dean College, Chichester, UK The course is designed to explore the history, manufacture, chemistry and use of leather and to review current practice in its conservation. The format of the course includes demonstrations, practical sessions, lectures and case histories and it will be presented by two leading practitioners both working and teaching in this specialist area. Fully-inclusive residential fee from £624. For more information please go to: www.westdean.org.uk/OMC<http://www.westdean.org.uk/OMC>
Art Handling, Disaster Planning and Salvage Monday 19 February at 18.00 to Thursday 22 February at 16.00 West Dean College, Chichester, UK This new course brings together the principles of art handling, disaster planning and salvage. The first day will be devoted to art handling and this part of the course will discuss: · Best practice and measures that can be taken in preparation for salvaging artworks in the event of a disaster, to ensure their safe removal · Emergency planning documentation as part of this process will be covered, as well as the set-up of safe areas for conservation work · Equipment and material requirements, identifying artworks most at risk, training and organisation of teams and related health and safety issues. The disaster planning days of the course will cover: · The appropriate response to minor incidents - escape of water situations · How to organise response to major incidents · Roles, responsibilities and supplementary information · Salvage decision-making and techniques. Fully-inclusive residential fee from £624. For more information please go to: www.westdean.org.uk/OMC<http://www.westdean.org.uk/OMC> Care of Sculpture in Galleries, Exhibitions and Collections Monday 26 February at 18.00 to Thursday 1 March at 16.00 West Dean College, Chichester, UK This course will provide a broad ranging background to the subject for both traditional sculpture and modern and contemporary 3D artworks. It will cover a range of sculptural materials and will provide relevant information about fabrication and surface finishes where it might specifically affect the delegates in the course of their work. The course will discuss how sculptures may degrade or become damaged and propose preventive care measures for display in the indoor and outdoor settings. We will also look at suitable storage and packing for different materials as well as condition checking for exhibitions and collections. There will be a visit to the Cass Sculpture Foundation at Goodwood. Fully-inclusive residential fee from £624. For more information please go to: www.westdean.org.uk/OMC<http://www.westdean.org.uk/OMC> The contents of this message are for the attention and use of the intended addressee only. If you receive it in error, please inform the sender by return email. ****** Unsubscribe by sending a message to [email protected] Searchable archives: http://cool.conservation-us.org/byform/mailing-lists/cdl/
