This conference is focused on highlighting the under-appreciated decorative works of non-traditional artists. The conservation of these works is vital to preserving the life story of those artists outside the main stream art community. Artists come from all walks of life and every ethnic background, Folk and Outsider art is many times strongly patriotic, intensely spiritual, but always deeply personal. If not preserved we lose the window into the lives of the artists and their folk traditions.
The Conference will be held February 15-16, 2012 on the campus of Northwestern University in Natchitoches, Louisiana. The program will feature two days of contributed papers and a poster session. We are soliciting oral and poster presentations that discuss topics which center on Folk and Outsider art conservation and preservation. These include treatments, applications, future development directions, and research.
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The Heritage Documentation Programs of the National Park Service seeks applications from qualified students for summer employment documenting historic sites and structures of architectural, engineering, and landscape significance throughout the country. Duties involve on-site field work and the preparation of measured and interpretive drawings and written historical records for HABS/HAER/HALS Collection at the Prints and Photographs Division of the Library of Congress. Application and information can be found at the Heritage Documentation Programs website.
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The 13th Annual Historic Preservation Symposium will be held February 24 and 25, 2012 at the Langford Architecture Complex’s Preston Geren Auditorium, on Texas A&M University’s campus. The theme for this year’s meeting focuses on disaster. Speakers include Donald Friedman, PE, Old Structures, New York, New York; Randolph Langenbach, Conservationtech, Oakland, California; [...]
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The MIT Department of Architecture’s Building Technology Program and the Boston Society of Architects will hold a symposium on the deign and preservation of contemporary and historic wood structures
This symposium will be held on the MIT campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Continuing education credits will be available.
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Edison Coatings is offering two, full-day programs designed to provide owners, architects, engineers, contractors and conservators with a detailed, practical understanding of repair systems and mortars and methods for proper application. Through a combination of presentations, demonstrations and exercises, participants will learn the techniques and approaches needed to properly complete masonry repair and repointing projects. [...]
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On Friday February 24, 2012, 1-2pm, a workshop on Cor-Ten steel sculpture will take place at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 5905 Wilshire Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90036. The workshop will be led by John Hirx, Head Objects Conservator at Los Angeles County Museum of Art and Andrea Kirsh, an independent curator and art historian [...]
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The University of Georgia’s Student Historic Preservation Organization is hosting a conference in Athens Georgia, February 24-26, 2012, for preservation-minded students from across the Southeast to come together to learn, network, and have fun. Attendees will have the opportunity to hear from a diverse group of local, state, and national speakers on a variety [...]
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3D Digital Documentation Summit
NCPTT in conjunction with the Intermountain Regional Office and the Presidio Trust will host a three day summit on digital documentation for the preservation of cultural heritage.
The Conference will be held July 10-12, 2012 at the Presidio in San Francisco, California. The program will feature two days of contributed papers [...]
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The Alliance for Historic Landscape Preservation is pleased to announce its 2012 annual meeting in Victoria, British Columbia, and the Program Committee invites proposals for presentations that will encourage lively discussions about cultural landscapes. The meeting will be centered at the famous Empress Hotel in the heart of the City of Victoria on Vancouver Island. Proposals [...]
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NCPTT is sponsoring a seminar organized by the The Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology and the Ancient World at Brown University to explore “Archaeological Survey Technologies: Data Integration, and Applications (ASTDA)” at Longfellow House – Washington’s Headquarters National Historic Site - Cambridge, MA, 21 October 2011, 8 to 12 PM.
Participation is encouraged from (but not [...]
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