Hello everyone—we are pleased to announce the line-up for this year’s prep conference…
April 7 & 8, 2017 PACCIN Prep Conference at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth
Sessions Include:
Sarah Titheridge, ArtTechSpace Ltd: Social Media—Making mistakes for all the world to (sea) see
Vincent Beltran and Rita Gomez, J. Paul Getty Museum: Measuring Environmental, Shock, and Vibration performance of crates
Brent Powell, Private Consultant, author of Collection Care: An Illustrated Handbook for the Care and Handling of Cultural Objects: Preparation/Profession History to Professional Development
Jeff Isaacs, Takiya: Earthquake aftermath: How different types of 2D installation methods fared through earthquakes in Japan
Alexi Chisler, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County: Designing/using a wiki, a ticketing system, and project management software to track exhibition maintenance tasks in a hundred year old building
Mark Wamaling, Artex, and Julia Latané, The Broad: Building diversity and inclusion in prep crews
Ashley McGrew, Cantor Art Center at Stanford University: Introduction to the STASH site with sample presentations
Ashley McGrew, Cantor Art Center at Stanford University, and others: Quick prep tips on materials and techniques
BJ Farrar, J. Paul Getty Museum: Successes and Failures in 3D Scanning and Fabrication for Mounts
Dexter Nelson and Jarod Atkinson, Museum of the Bible: What a Pane in the Stained Glass: Dismantling and packing Tiffany stained glass windows for transit
Sean Harrison, Bullock Texas State History Museum: Breaking ! = ? Bad: How to respond, address, and assimilate unintentional loss by human error
Antonio Addari, Arteria Srl and Marc Bongaarts, Stedelijk: Moving Artwork into Venice, Italy: What you should know before shipping to Venice
Richard Hinson, Museum of Fine Arts Houston: An Unconventional Move
Pablo Brouwer and Humberto Del Rio, RLA Conservation of Art & Architecture: Practical Collaborations between Technicians and Conservators
Kevin Marshall, J. Paul Getty Museum: Year in Review: Significant Security Incidents
Marc Bongaarts, Stedelijk Museum: About SBMK—The Foundation for the Conservation of Contemporary Art (Dutch abbreviation: SBMK)
Plus lunchtime conversations:
· Materials and their uses in display, storage, and packing
· Installation techniques
· Career development
· Lighting, AV, time-based media, and other technology
Also a Friday evening event sponsored by Artex Fine Art Services, Displays Unlimited, TYart LLC and True Vue, Inc.!
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