Email digest for the Global Conservation Forum (ConsDistList) egroup. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1. Practical Introduction to Mechanical Analysis of Cultural Heritage Materials: October Workshop 2. Photographic Print Identification: October Workshop ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1.From: Jennifer Gutierrez Posted: Sunday July 20, 2025 7:14 PM Subject: Practical Introduction to Mechanical Analysis of Cultural Heritage Materials: October Workshop Message: Workshop: Practical Introduction to Mechanical Analysis of Cultural Heritage Materials Where: Image Permanence Institute, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY When: October 14-16, 2025 (3 full days - 9am-4pm each day) Cost: $750 Instructors: Marvin Cummings, Jacek Olender, and Emma Richardson Audience This course is aimed at conservation professionals wanting to develop methodologies for materials testing and research, and critically assess the associated mechanical data. The target audience will be conservation professionals new to mechanical analysis who wish to perform laboratory analysis or conservation professionals from a range of specializations, such as paintings, textiles, paper, and objects conservation, working in collaboration with heritage scientists and engineers wishing to equip themselves with a fundamental knowledge to inform discussions. Workshop Details This workshop will provide a theoretical and practical understanding of static mechanical analysis and dynamic mechanical analysis, with a view to characterizing the physical properties of organic heritage materials, and developing appropriate methodologies for conservation and preservation applications. Over the course of three days, participants will be introduced to the fundamental concepts of mechanical analysis and data analysis, and participate in practical laboratory sessions using tensile testers, dynamic mechanical (thermal) analysis, and dynamic mechanical (humidity) analysis. These sessions will be supplemented with case study examples from the field of conservation and preservation, including the analysis of paint, films, textiles, and adhesives, providing tangible examples of how mechanical properties can inform the treatment, storage and display of objects, mechanical test method development, and test limitations. The workshop will be limited to a maximum of 10 attendees. Registration per individual is $750 and participants are responsible for their own travel, meals, and lodging costs. Registration ends September 30, 2025 or when the workshop is full. Register at: https://store.imagepermanenceinstitute.org/products/workshop-practical-introduction-mechanical-analysis-cultural-heritage-materials <https://store.imagepermanenceinstitute.org/products/workshop-practical-introduction-mechanical-analysis-cultural-heritage-materials> 2.From: Jennifer Gutierrez Posted: Sunday July 20, 2025 7:14 PM Subject: Photographic Print Identification: October Workshop Message: Workshop: Photographic Print Identification When: October 15-16, 2025 Location: Center for Creative Photography, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ Cost: $500 Presenter: Jennifer Jae Gutierrez, Executive Director, Image Permanence Institute, Rochester Institute of Technology, NY Audience: This workshop is intended as an introductory, or refresher course, in the fundamentals of photographic print identification and will be applicable to collections staff responsible for the identification of photographic prints for cataloging, education, exhibition, and additional collections management activities. Workshop details: The history of photography includes almost 200 years of generating objects that have many similar visual characteristics, but that were made using a wide range of different technologies and materials. When examining a photograph, viewers must evaluate the clues that the physical object itself presents to properly identify the photographic process(es) used to create the photograph. This skill-which is described in shorthand as 'process identification'-is something that each new generation of scholars and collections stewards must develop for itself. This workshop will teach participants the tools and skills necessary for successful photographic process identification using a structured methodology and controlled vocabulary for organizing visual information, hands-on practice examining nineteenth, twentieth, and twenty-first century processes from the Image Permanence Institute's study collection, and instruction on how to use www.graphicsatlas.org <http://www.graphicsatlas.org> as a reference resource for identification. The workshop will be limited to a maximum of 18 attendees. Registration per individual is $500 and participants are responsible for their own travel, meals, and lodging costs. Registration ends October 3, 2025 or when the workshop is full. Register at: https://store.imagepermanenceinstitute.org/products/workshop-photographic-print-identification <https://store.imagepermanenceinstitute.org/products/workshop-photographic-print-identification> You are subscribed to "Global Conservation Forum (ConsDistList)" as [email protected]. To change your subscriptions, go to http://community.culturalheritage.org/preferences?section=Subscriptions. To unsubscribe from this community discussion, go to https://community.culturalheritage.org/HigherLogic/eGroups/Unsubscribe.aspx?UserKey=d16eaa87-0f69-494b-9f2f-303dbc1222e1&sKey=fab9aa4f27a04c5d876e&GroupKey=757a8f16-505f-4323-8e74-e376757aa9f7.
