New Approaches in the Conservation of Contemporary Art (NACCA) is a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Innovative Training Network through which 15 early stage researchers are investigating a fascinating and...
My latest challenge was a fun one - check out this restoration of a sandstone 3D print that came out with a pretty significant hole due to shell errors in the file. In order to avoid a re-print I...
A student experience of the 2016 IIC Congress 'Saving the Now'
“Saving the Now: Crossing Boundaries to Conserve Contemporary Works” A student experience On 12th - 16th September 2016, the biennial Congress of the International Institute for Conservation of...
Save the date: RCE Picture Meeting, Friday January 27
Dear collegue Our next Picture Meeting will be held in Amersfoort (NL), Friday 27 January 2017, from c. 10am-6 pm. Admission is free after online registration. We have not decided on the theme yet...
The Fall 2016 issue of VoCA Journal focuses on the inspirations and motivations of progressive artist-endowed foundations. Contributors to this issue include leaders from the Jay DeFeo, Helen...
Preservation and Conservation of Contemporary Art in Public Spaces: contributions to the urbanity
Name Pedro Augusto Vieira Santos Title of research project Preservation and Conservation of Contemporary Art in Public Spaces: contributions to the urbanity Affiliation(s) FAU USP [Faculdade de...
Conference / Artists’ Archives and Estates: Cultural Memory between Law and Market
Managing, protecting and safeguarding the cultural and patrimonial legacy of an artist, especially if established or potentially attractive to the market, involves economic interests of great...
Call for papers [Spanish] / 18ª Jornada de Conservación de Arte Contemporáneo
The next 23rd and 24th of February 2017 Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía in Madrid will hold the 18th Day of Conservation of Contemporary Art (18ª Jornada de Conservación de Arte...
Dear INCCA members and friends, I am pleased to send you the first of the newly formatted INCCA Updates. It is much easier and quicker to make than the old version which means that I will be able to...
Video: Pip Laurenson asks 'Can Artworks Live in A Museums Collection?'
In October 2016 as part of the NYU/IFA Conservation Center’s "Topics in Time-Based Media Art Conservation" lecture series, Pip Laurenson (Tate) asked her audience a tough question: Can Artworks Live...