Dear INCCA community,
We are excited to open registration for Speed Mentoring at the AIC Annual Meeting 2025, presented by the International Network for the Conservation of Contemporary Art (INCCA) and AIC's Contemporary Art Network (CAN!).
The event consists of up to three informal, 10-minute, one-on-one sessions with the mentors of your choice, pending availability. You can discuss anything with your speed mentor – this is your dedicated time to chat without the usual distractions of conferences! The session will take place in person on Thursday May 29th from 1:00-2:00pm at the conference venue. You can come and go as you please based on the time slot allotted to you for your mentoring sessions.
This year's amazing mentors are:
Alexa Beller: Paintings Conservator, Midwest Art Conservation Center (bio forthcoming)
Elizabeth Brown: Senior Objects Conservator, Seattle Art Museum
Brian Castriota: Lecturer in Conservation of Contemporary Art and Media at University College London, Time-Based Media Conservator at the National Galleries Scotland, and Freelance Conservator for Time-Based Media and Contemporary Art at the Irish Museum of Modern Art
Megan Creamer: Assistant Textiles Conservator, Art Institute of Chicago
Alessandra Guarascio: Installation Art Conservator, M+ Museum
Leticia Gomez Franco: Executive Director, Balboa Art Conservation Center
Emily Hamilton: Assistant Professor of Objects Conservation, SUNY Buffalo State
Ingrid Neuman: Senior Conservator specializing in the conservation of three-dimensional artworks, RISD Museum
Adam Novak: Head Conservator, Novak Studios; researcher, lecturer, and guest instructor
Laleña Arenas Vellanoweth: Conservation and Collections Manager, Civic Art Division of the Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture
Check out the full bios for our great slate of mentors here: Mentor Roster - AIC Speed Mentoring 2025: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1m0R4YhOMI6DIeAdw3FFIqD0khKR7PAaG/view
Fill out this Registration Form if you would like to participate as a mentee: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfkxzI7WQhC9KxYThubYJ4q2m77ANq…
We will be in touch with confirmed mentor pairings and further details closer to the event. Feel free to reach out to Daisy Diamond and Caroline Longo at can.ecpn.liaison@gmail.com with any questions.
We hope to see you there!
Daisy Diamond, Caroline Longo, Tom Learner, and Rachel Rivenc
Event Organizers