[Consdistlist] National Conservation Service new materials test

[Chris Woods]

NCS is pleased to report that we will soon be able to offer a materials
and products test as a modern alternative to the old Oddy test that has
served the sector so well for 45 years.
Working with Dr George Tranter of ChiraLabs Ltd at the Oxford University
Science Park, Begbrooke, we have reviewed the approach used by the
British Museum and others.  Dr Tranter has developed a new, more
rigorous analysis of the effects of product samples on silver, copper,
iron and other coupons, at 55% RH and at 22 degrees C.  Results from the
new approach of exposing and analysing the surfaces of the coupons can
be identified within a week to a fortnight.
Our first phase in introducing the test was a series of trials, carried
out in the last year, on common 'archival quality' and non archival
quality materials (papers, tissues, textiles, paint, plastics etc).
Perhaps the most important feature of the new approach to anaylising
changes is that almost every material has been seen to have an effect on
the coupons regardless of its popular notion of being stable or
'archival'.  Materials either change the surface characteristics in the
manner of tarnishing/corrosion, as used visually in the Oddy test, or
coat the surface of the coupon.  In acknowledgement of the fact that it
appears few if any materials do NOT have some effect on a substitute for
heritage (the coupon), we have set out a slightly different approach to
evaluating the effects.  Instead of a Pass, Fail or Temporary Use
'scoring', as used by the British Museum for example, we aim to use High
Risk, Medium Risk and Low Risk categories for the results, with some
suggested interpretation of what these risk values represent in terms of
change to a heritage item over time.
We aim to offer a service to test potential materials that institutions
wish to use, for building-related reasons (wall paints, coatings, floor
coverings etc.) and for exhibition, storage and conservation such as
fabrics, boxboard, conservation treatment materials and adhesives, mount
materials, inks etc.  We will also do tests for product suppliers
wishing to have their products evaluated for heritage sector uses.  The
service will be charged for at a low cost.  There will be options such
as a silver only test, or one using three coupons, and we expect that
specialist alternative coupon tests will also be available on request.
We will report results of tests and set up a form of quality marking for
suppliers' products, which will have time limits to ensure that new
batches of a product are tested periodically in order to retain the
mark, since manufacturing methods and sources of raw materials and
components change over time.
With the initial sample trials over, to start to roll out this new
testing service we would like to offer to carry out tests for any
institution or supplier at cost for a period of approximately 3 months:
£80 or 90Euros for the silver test, £175 or 195Euros for the 3 coupon
test, plus VAT where applicable.  Part of this second trial period, for
logistics, will involve the mechanism for requesting a test, getting the
product/material to us, and handling several samples at one time, as
well as getting feedback on the form of test report and evaluation
information.  We expect to be putting details and a means of requesting
tests on our website in the coming month.  A full academic report
setting out the methodology for the testing process will be published in
suitable peer-reviewed science and conservation journals.
If you are interested in the test and the service, please would you
email us at accreditat...@ncs.org.uk[1]  We would, for example, welcome
a public discussion about what constitutes High, Medium or Low Risk to
heritage when carrying out a proxy test in a laboratory.
The National Conservation Service is a registered non-profit
membership organisation for archives, libraries and museums without
conservation staff.
_

Chris Woods PGDipCons BAhons CertCons RMARA ACR FIIC  
Director
National Conservation Service
21 Albemarle Street
Mayfair
London W1S 4BS
www.ncs.org.uk
tel: 00447495949170

NCS membership is operated by Nationwide Conservation Service Ltd, a
not-for-profit membership company limited by guarantee, registered in
England & Wales no. 07077608, VAT reg. 202361951.  NCS projects are
provided by a network of independent Associate practices and by
Conservation Ltd, a company registered in England & Wales no. 6659286
VAT reg. 981696269.  Both companies are registered at 21 Albemarle St,
Mayfair, London W1S 4BS
Links:

  1. mailto:accrediat...@ncs.org.uk
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[Consdistlist] Mural conservation services, Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, Washington DC, USA

[Beesley, Elizabeth via consdistlist]

The National Air and Space Museum is in the process of redesigning and updating 
its galleries in Washington, DC, and as part of this work, the mural painting A 
Lunar Landscape by Chesley Bonestell will be installed into a new gallery. NASM 
requires the services of a mural conservator to conserve, mount, and frame this 
oil on canvas mural for long-term display, and install it in its new gallery 
location.

Work will take place off site at the contractor's own place of work. Additional 
information about this project, including the Request for Quote and Statement 
of Work documents, can be requested by contacting Elizabeth Beesley 
(beesl...@si.edu). Pre-bid visits can be arranged to 
view the mural during the week of September 17th; responses are due Wednesday, 
October 3rd  at 11:59 AM.


Elizabeth Beesley
Conservator
National Air and Space Museum
Smithsonian Institution

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[Consdistlist] Temporary Conservator of Easel Paintings, Hamilton Kerr Institute, Whittlesford, Cambridge, UK

[HKI]

*Temporary Conservator of Easel Paintings (Fixed Term)*

*Department/Location: *Hamilton Kerr Institute, Whittlesford, 8 miles 
from central Cambridge


*Salary: *£29,799-£38,833

*Reference:*DB16478

*Closing date:*01 October 2018

The Hamilton Kerr Institute is the department of the Fitzwilliam Museum 
that undertakes the conservation of easel paintings. It operates a 
postgraduate teaching programme and training for advanced interns. It 
has an international reputation for the high quality of its programmes 
of instruction and its conservation treatments. It also operates an 
active and wide-ranging research programme. The Institute undertakes the 
conservation of easel paintings for the Fitzwilliam Museum, and also for 
external public and private collections. Its clients include the 
University of Cambridge, the National Trust and the Royal Collection.


Reporting to the Director, the role holder will undertake 
income-generating practical conservation treatments. S/he will examine 
paintings and polychrome sculptures to provide cost estimates, provide 
information and advice on treatment options to clients, carry out the 
proposed treatments and produce the necessary reports and documentation. 
The post is for six months full-time equivalent (37 hours per week) but 
there is a degree of flexibility on the hours worked. Applicants could 
chose to work half time for one year, for example.


The successful applicant will hold a first degree together with a 
recognised postgraduate qualification in conservation. S/he will have 
the knowledge, ability and confidence to work independently after 
initial guidance from senior staff.


Fixed-term: The funds for this post are available for 6 months full-time 
equivalent in the first instance.


Once an offer of employment has been accepted, the successful candidate 
will be required to undergo a basic disclosure check (criminal records 
check).


To apply online for this vacancy, please visit 
http://www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/?category=4 and scroll down to vacancy 
number DB16478 . This will route you to the University's Web Recruitment 
System, where you will need to register an account (if you have not 
already) and log in before completing the online application form.


Any questions about this vacancy or the application process, should be 
addressed to Ms Sara Harrop, Department 
Administrator:_...@fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk _


Interviews will take place at the Hamilton Kerr Institute, Whittlesford 
in the second half of October.


The University values diversity and is committed to equality of opportunity.

--
Sara Harrop (Administrator)
Hamilton Kerr Institute
Mill Lane
Whittlesford, Cambridge CB22 4NE
Tel +44 (0)832040
Email sl...@cam.ac.uk or h...@fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk

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[Consdistlist] PhD positions (2) at the University of Amsterdam

[Stols- Witlox, Maartje]

Two PhD positions for conservators/art historians at the University of Amsterdam

The University of Amsterdam offers two PhD positions within research programme 
'Down to the Ground: a historical, visual and scientific analysis of coloured 
grounds in Netherlandish paintings, 1550-1650'

PhD candidate 'The spread of coloured grounds to the Netherlands, 1550-1650'
PhD candidate 'The role of ground colour within the painting process and its 
influence on appearance'


Ground colours have a profound effect on painting methods and the visual 
characteristics of finished pictures. Coloured grounds originate in late 
15th-century Italy and spread North around 1550. In Down to the Ground, art 
historians, conservators and scientists (University of Amsterdam, Technical 
University Delft, museum partners) investigate the impact of coloured grounds 
in the Netherlands through three interwoven subprojects.



Subproject 1 (PhD1) focuses on the transfer and spread of coloured grounds and 
on the influence of advances in Early Modern optics and colour theory on this 
development; subproject 2 (PhD2) investigates the role of ground colour in the 
painting process focusing on the impact of coloured grounds on painting 
technique, visual effects and ageing effects; subproject 3 (postdoc) develops 
innovative non-invasive depth-resolved spectral imaging instrumentation (DRSI) 
to support research into visual and optical characteristics and colour changes. 
Interdisciplinary workshops will focus on the evaluation of technical art 
history methodology. The research will conclude with a standard reference work 
on the complex mix of cultural and technological factors that allowed the use 
of coloured grounds to develop.
More information on both PhD positions is available on:

http://www.uva.nl/en/content/vacancies/2018/08/18-520-phd-candidate--the-spread-of-coloured-grounds-to-the-netherlands-1550-1650.html?a
http://www.uva.nl/en/content/vacancies/2018/08/18-519-phd-candidate--the-role-of-ground-colour-within-the-painting-process-and-its-influence-on-appearance.html?m==dxuSI3bDRY2CW7N9J3yPlw

Apply until September 20, 2018
The postdoc position will be advertised at a later stage

Further enquiries:
Dr. Maartje Stols-Witlox
Assistant professor paintings conservation, project leader "Down to the Ground"
University of Amsterdam
Programme Conservation and Restoration of Cultural Heritage
www.uva.nl
www.uva.nl/conservation-and-restoration

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[Consdistlist] Job Posting - Stone Conservator, Siem Reap, Cambodia

[bernecker]

Posting for a former project I was working in. 
Opportunity for EU- citizens.

Development Worker as Advisor for Stone Conservation (m/f/d) to the
Cambodian Authority for the Protection and Management of Angkor and the
Region of Siem Reap (APSARA)

Since its inscription into the UNESCO World Heritage list in 1994, Angkor
became one of the most important archaeological sites in Southeast Asia,
attracting several million visitors from all over the world each year as a
result today.

GIZ supports the local APSARA Authority, which is tasked with the upkeep and
management of this significant historic site, in strengthening and expanding
the capabilities of the existing team of currently 19 local stone
conservation professionals of the Stone Conservation Unit (SCU) as well as
assisting local experts in conducting effective vocational training courses
for new students.

Assisting the Authority in acquiring the skills and capabilities of planning
and conducting conservation interventions on the temples of Angkor
sustainably and independently in the future is the main objective of this
project.

Please find the full post here:

https://jobs.giz.de/index.php?ac=jobad=39381





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[Consdistlist] CCAHA Job Posting - Paper Conservator - Philadelphia, PA

[pso]

Paper Conservator
Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts

Summary: The Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts, a non-profit 
institution providing conservation and preservation services since 1977 is 
seeking a paper conservator for a full-time, permanent position.  This position 
offers potential for professional growth through varied and challenging 
treatment on a wide variety of paper artifacts.  The candidate should have 
demonstrated ability in both fine art and archival collections treatment.  
Ability to work with peers as part of a team is essential, as is the ability to 
plan and structure one's own treatments according to a schedule.

Responsibilities: The Conservator will build relationships with clients, 
discuss treatment options and desired outcomes, write condition reports and 
treatment proposals including estimated costs of treatment, execute 
conservation treatments, and occasionally travel to participate in preservation 
assessments and on-site projects.  The ability to assist in presenting 
educational materials in a workshop setting is desirable.

Qualifications:
The candidate should be a graduate of a recognized conservation training 
program with at least one year additional experience, and the ability to plan 
and execute conservation treatments on a variety of media and types of paper 
artifacts.   Though the candidate will work in the Paper Section, some book 
conservation experience is desired.  Excellent written and oral communication 
skills are essential.Candidates must be legally eligible to work in the 
Unites States.   Salary is commensurate with experience.  A generous benefits 
package is provided.

Interested applicants should send résumé, three sample treatment reports, and 
three professional references to:  Mary Schobert, 
mschob...@ccaha.org Director of Conservation, 
Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts, 264 S. 23rd Street, 
Philadelphia, PA  19103.  Priority review will be given to application 
materials received by September 21, 2018.


Aja Davis
Preservation Services Assistant

CONSERVATION CENTER
FOR ART & HISTORIC ARTIFACTS

t 215.545.0613 ext. 300
f 215.735.9313

264 S. 23rd Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103

CCAHA.ORG 

This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended 
solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. Any 
views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do 
not necessarily represent those of CCAHA.


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[Consdistlist] NATCC Call for Board Member

[Amanda Holden]

Dear Colleagues,

NATCC (North American Textile Conservation Conference) is a not-for-profit 
(501(c)3 organization that was formed to improve the quality of textile 
conservation by sponsoring biennial conferences and publishing the papers from 
those conferences. Currently, we have one board position open and we are 
inviting applications from our North American colleagues to join the 12-member 
board of NATCC.

As specified in the NATCC Bylaws, new Directors are elected by a majority of 
the Board to serve a 4-year term. Board members, who must be practicing textile 
conservators, curators, or scientists, are responsible for the organization of 
the biennial conferences. The NATCC Board meets twice per year, once during the 
AIC Annual Meeting and once at another time and place agreed upon by the Board. 
During a biennial conference year, the second meeting generally occurs on the 
day after the conference. The language of business for the Board is English.  
NATCC is unable to reimburse Board members for travel expenses associated with 
attending Board meetings.

We are especially interested in bringing our meetings to a wider geographic 
area, which requires regional board members to serve as the nucleus for the 
local committee. With that in mind, we would like to hear from our colleagues 
throughout Canada, Mexico, and the United States. Among the qualifications that 
the NATCC Board is seeking are - a proven ability to work collaboratively, 
fluency in Spanish and/or French, South/Central American affiliations, 
institutional support, and/or previous Board experience.

Those interested in serving on this congenial Board should write a letter 
describing their experience, qualification and statement of interest. Please 
send this letter and curriculum vitae to: Christine Giuntini, NATCC Secretary, 
christine.giunt...@metmuseum.org.  
Letters are due by October 12, 2018; the Board will announce its decision by 
November 9, 2018.

We invite you to contact any current Board member for more information:
Caterina Florio, 
caterina.flo...@museedelhistoire.ca;
 Christine Giuntini, 
christine.giunt...@metmuseum.org; 
Amanda Holden, 
ahol...@discovernewfields.org; Iliana 
Lopez, ilisal...@hotmail.com; Esther Methe, 
estherme...@gmail.com; Hector Meneses, 
hmene...@museotextil.org; Denise Migdail, 
dmigd...@asianart.org; Lorena Roman, 
jbgcl...@prodigy.net.mx; Sarah Stevens, 
zephyrp...@gmail.com; Howard Sutcliffe, 
rrtextileconservat...@gmail.com; Joel 
Thompson, jthomp...@mfa.org

Please share this message with textile conservation colleagues who may not 
subscribe to this list.  Thank you.

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[Consdistlist] CAA/AIC Award for Distinction deadline for nominations extended

[wittert]

The deadline for nominations for the College Art Association/American
Institute for Conservation Award for Distinction in Scholarship and
Conservation
has been extended to Friday September 14, 2018. 

The award recognizes outstanding contributions by one or more persons who
individually or jointly have enhanced understanding of art through the
application
of knowledge and experience in conservation, art history, and art. Past
awardees 
have included Lance Mayer and Gay Myers, Glenn Wharton, E. Melanie 
Gifford, Debra Hess Norris, Tom Leaner, and Paul Messier. 

Nomination forms are available at
http://www.collegeart.org/pdf/awards/awards-for-distinction.pdf
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