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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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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With support from NCPTT and the Lowell Parks and Conservation Trust, Inc., the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) will be presenting a Historic Cemetery Preservation Workshop on November 18, 2011 in Lowell, Massachusetts.
Technical sessions and outdoor cemetery labs will provide attendees with a foundation of knowledge for protecting the historic character [...]
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The purpose of this project is to capture the traditions surrounding burial practices of African-American and Creole community members in the Cane River area to preserve this information for future generations.
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Trataremos de enseñar los procedimientos básicos para recolocar una lápida de piedra. Hay dos cosas importantes que recordar. Lo primero es asegurarse de la seguridad personal y lo segundo es no hacer daño a la lápida como tal. Estas son estructuras delicadas pero pesadas y se debe de ejercitar una gran cantidad de cuidado y precaución al moverlas.
Antes de empezar, tenemos que asegurarnos de que todas nuestras partes estén seguras y estables.
Hola, en este video le estaremos enseñando los procedimientos básicos para limpiar lápidas de piedra. Hay dos cosas que se deben de recordar: lo primero es que siempre hay que asegurarse de la seguridad personal y lo segundo es no hacer daño a la lápida como tal.
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The Breaking the Virtual Barrier project provided a unique opportunity for Jefferson Community and Technical College to advance the knowledge base in providing instruction in the construction trades. The project provided the opportunity to expand an existing partnership with the Dry Stone Conservancy and pilot unique ways to use emerging technology to provide instruction in the field of preservation trades training.
While the original project involved utilizing Interactive Television as the means for broadcasting preservation trades courses, ultimately wireless digital technology was used for implementation. A one week dry stone masonry course was conducted at two college sites some fifty miles apart. The course was broadcast in real time to both sites simultaneously. The Master Instructor alternated sites each day so students at each site had the experience of interacting with him since this was a pilot project.
The implementation of the project presented its share of technological challenges, but none were impossible to solve. Future projects will benefit from the lessons learned by all parties in the process. At the end, the project was successful in that we were able to use wireless digital technology to transmit real time video and audio to both sites making the instructional experience interactive. It is then possible to take the instructors expertise and broadcast this to students in remote locations.
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NCPTT, in partnership with the Wisconsin State Historic Preservation Office, will offer a cemetery monument conservation basics workshop May 2012, in Lake Geneva, Wisc. The training is targeted to the nonprofessional, such as church sextons, genealogists, cemetery grounds workers, and family members.
This one-day workshop will focus on cemetery documentation, condition assessment, master plans, and proper cleaning techniques. For more information contact Jason Church, jason_church@contractor.nps.gov
Read more →NCPTT, in partnership with Great Smokey Mountains National Park, will offer a cemetery monument conservation basics workshop March 2012, in Gatlinburg, Tenn. The training is targeted to park seasonal interpretation staff, regular yearly staff, and the public who have family members located in cemeteries within the park.
The workshop will focus on cemetery documentation, condition assessment, master plans, simple resetting techniques, and proper cleaning techniques. For more information contact Jason Church, jason_church@contractor.nps.gov
Read more →NCPTT, in partnership with the Canadian Ministry of Culture, will host a two and a half day conference in Niagra Falls, NY-Ontario, Canada, July 2012. The conference will include oral presentations, posters, and a half-day field session on the conservation of all aspects of cemetery care and conservation. The conference is open to conservation professionals, cemetery managers, board members, archeologist, grounds keepers, and all who work in and are interested in cemeteries.
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