2012-11 DEADLINE EXTENDED Call for papers: 9th North American Textile Conservation Conference: Conserving Modernity: the Articulation of Innovation

Posted on Fri, 07/06/2012 - 09:29
DEADLINE HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO SEPTEMBER 14.
Conserving Modernity: the Articulation of Innovation
9th North American Textile Conservation Conference
San Francisco, California
November 12th – 15th, 2013

The ninth biennial North American Textile Conservation Conference (NATCC) will focus on topics that concern modern materials. Topics include, but are not limited to:
- Technical descriptions, analyses, and conservation treatments involving modern materials, including new textile technologies applied to fiber-based objects such as contemporary dress, wearable art, fiber art and contemporary fabrics, either in total or in part;
- The ethics of using unstable modern materials in works of art and heritage artifacts and/or respect for the artist’s intention;
- Research into the impact of the environment on these materials and/or the artifacts created from them;
- The synergy between natural/synthetic materials when they coexist in an artifact;
- The use of modern materials, such as adhesives, consolidants and supports in conservation treatments;
- New approaches to “old” treatments and/or dilemmas in conservation.

Conservators, curators, conservation scientists, collection managers, archaeologists, anthropologists and others engaged with these topics are invited to submit proposals for presentations. Collaborations among any of the above professions or with others are encouraged.