Events

March 9, 2023, 1:00 - 2:30 p.m. EST
Online Panel Discussion followed by a Q&A
English with Spanish interpretation

Panelists:

• Mark Lightcap, Collections Manager, Mike Kelly Foundation
• Ellie Porter, Head of Programme, Art360 Foundation
• Brad Epley, Head of Conservation, Museum Resources Division (MRD), New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs (NMDCA)
• Co-moderated by Martha Singer, Principal Conservator, Material Whisperer/Art Conservation Services, and Joy Bloser, Assistant Objects Conservator, The Menil Collection.

The spring CAN! Conversation is dedicated to the discussion of conservation approaches within artists' estates and foundations. The panel discussion and open Q&A will deal with a range of questions from the perspectives of a foundation, a consulting firm that helps set-up estates and foundations, and a conservator with extensive experience dealing with these different stakeholders. Topics will cover the thorny issues of long-term preservation, use, archives, and care. How do artist estates, foundations and archives create preservation guidelines for conservators? How do they approach conservation inquiries? How do they respond to disparate conservation treatments across different institutions and collections? How do estates and foundations function differently in their interaction with preservation goals?

Conversaciones CAN!: Enfoques de conservación en fundaciones y legados de artistas.

9 de marzo de 2023 a las 1-2:30 PM (EST)
Mesa redonda en línea seguida de preguntas y respuestas 
Inglés con interpretación en español 

Panelistas: 

• Mark Lightcap, Director de Colecciones, Fundación Mike Kelly
• Ellie Porter, Directora de Programas, Fundación Art360
• Brad Epley, Jefe de Conservación, División de Recursos Museísticos (MRD), Departamento de Asuntos Culturales de Nuevo México (NMDCA)
• Co-moderado por Martha Singer, Conservadora Jefa, Material Whisperer/Art Conservation Services, y Joy Bloser, Conservadora Adjunta de Objetos, The Menil Collection. 

 CAN! conversación de primavera dedicada al debate sobre los enfoques de conservación en los legados y fundaciones de artistas. La mesa redonda y las preguntas y respuestas abiertas abordarán una serie de cuestiones desde el punto de vista de una fundación, una empresa de consultoría que ayuda a crear legados y fundaciones, y un conservador con amplia experiencia en el trato con estas diferentes partes interesadas. Se tratarán temas espinosos como la conservación a largo plazo, el uso, los archivos y el cuidado. ¿Cómo elaboran los legados artísticos, las fundaciones y los archivos las directrices de conservación para los conservadores ¿Cómo abordan las cuestiones de conservación? ¿Cómo responden a la disparidad de tratamientos de conservación en las distintas instituciones y colecciones? ¿Cómo interactúan de manera diferente los legados y las fundaciones con los objetivos de conservación?

Watch the recorded event:

https://learning.culturalheritage.org/products/can-conversations-conservation-approaches-within-artists-estates-and-foundations

Watch in either English or Spanish. https://learning.culturalheritage.org/products/can-conversations-incca-cafe-death-of-an-artwork-part-ii#tab-product_tab_speaker_s

Watch in either English or Spanish. https://learning.culturalheritage.org/products/can-conversations-incca-talk-death-of-an-artwork-part-i#tab-product_tab_speaker_s

Fabricators play a significant role in the creation of modern and contemporary artworks and are often responsible for their preservation. Conservators rely heavily on fabricators’ expertise and material knowledge for the preservation and care of many artworks. Master printmaker Pam Paulson, outdoor sculpture fabricator Paul Amaral, and neon fabricator Matt Dilling will share their experiences with materials, techniques, and collaborations, providing a voice largely missing from object histories and conservation conversations. Zoom panel with Q&A to follow.

Watch at https://learning.culturalheritage.org/products/can-conversations-facilitate-rather-than-dictate#tab-product_tab_speaker_s.

Conversation with Joy Bloser, Julia Betancor, Miroslaw Wachowiak, Mareike Opeña and Martha Singer.

Watch at: https://learning.culturalheritage.org/products/can-conversations-contextualizing-the-decision-making-model-in-contemporary-art-conservation

Decision-making models in conservation are predominantly designed for practice within the museum. Conservation, however, occurs in many non-museum contexts. How does decision-making shift to accommodate these distinct contexts beyond the museum? Conservation of contemporary art recognizes special categories of stakeholders, like the artist, their assistants, and/or estates - but how do other stakeholders such as galleries, auction houses, and collectors influence our practice? How can we broaden decision-making models to accurately represent and embrace these other factors? Each panelist represents a unique context in contemporary art conservation, including working for a private collection, kunsthalle, academia, private practice, and a museum.

This conversation is also on YouTube:

Thursday, December 9, 2021 4pm EST / 3pm CT / 1pm PST / 8pm GMT

Sanneke Stigter (2016) Autoethnography as a new approach in conservation, Studies in Conservation, 61:sup2, 227-232, DOI: 10.1080/00393630.2016.1183104

Rosario Llamas-Pacheco (2020) Some Theory for the Conservation of Contemporary Art, Studies in Conservation, 65:8, 487-498, DOI: 10.1080/00393630.2020.1733790

Thursday, February 17, 2022 4pm EST
Hanna Hölling (2017): The technique of conservation: on realms of theory and cultures of practice, Journal of the Institute of Conservation, DOI: 10.1080/19455224.2017.1322114

Domínguez Rubio, F. (2014). "Preserving the unpreservable: Docile and unruly objects at MoMA." Theory and Society, 43(6), 617–645.https://doi.org/10.1007/s11186-014-9233-4. Article can be accessed here: https://escholarship.org/uc/item/9qr4d9qx

Thursday, April 13 at 4:00 p.m. ET.
Zoë Miller, "Practitioner (in)Visibility in the Conservation of Contemporary Art." Journal of the American Institute for Conservation 60, no. 2-3 (2021): 197–209. https://doi.org/10.1080/01971360.2021.1951550.