In March 2026, INCCA partnered with LI-MA to organise a Speed Mentoring session at the annual Transformation Digital Art symposium in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. The sessions offered emerging conservators, as well as those just entering contemporary art conservation, an opportunity to connect through short (10-minute) one-on-one conversations with established professionals in the field, without the usual distractions associated with conferences. Held during a coffee break on Day 1 of the symposium, sessions between mentors and mentees proved to be very engaging and fruitful exchanges.
This year’s outstanding mentors were Patricia Falcão (time-based media conservator at Tate and researcher in the AHRC-funded collaborative doctoral program at Goldsmiths College London), Jonathan Farbowitz (conservator of time-based media at The Metropolitan Museum of Art), Aga Wielocha (conservator and postdoctoral researcher at the Bern Academy of the Arts), and Gaby Wijers (founder and director of LI-MA).
Thank you to everyone who participated, and we look forward to seeing you in Amsterdam for next year’s edition of Transformation Digital Art!
Thank you also to Olivia Schoenfeld for this summary.