Announcement of Symposium and Call for Papers: Conserving Canvas Symposium
Due to requests, the deadline for the call for papers has been EXTENDED to
November 19th, 2018!
The symposium registration website is now available:
http://www.cvent.com/d/bbqz1t
With funding from the Getty Foundation as part of its Conserving Canvas
initiative, the Institute for the Preservation of Cultural Heritage (IPCH) at
Yale University will hold an international symposium on the conservation of
canvas paintings on October 14-17, 2019, in New Haven, Connecticut, USA. The
symposium will address historical approaches to and theories of the structural
treatment of canvas paintings; current methods, materials, and research, both
practical and scientific; and the challenges facing the structural conservation
of modern and contemporary works. The Symposium aims to add to the critical
thinking cultivated by the highly influential conference on Comparative Lining
Techniques that was organized by the International Institute for Conservation
(IIC) and held at the Greenwich Maritime Museum in 1974, and the more recent
United Kingdom Institute for Conservation (UKIC) conference Lining and Backing
held in London in 1995.
Submissions for 20-minute presentations and posters are invited from
relevant topics, with a special interest in the following:
- History, Principles, and Theory: evidence of early practice; evaluating
past treatments; image/ object duality; decision making, etc.
- Research: tools, equipment, mechanical considerations and materials;
effectiveness of treatments
- Present Practice: case studies; new approaches; non-western paintings;
stretcher design
- Modern and Contemporary Works: early intervention; preventive treatments;
unusual surfaces; working with artists, etc.
- Local Interventions: strip-lining; tear repair; consolidation
- Documentation: assessing change before and after treatment
Shorter presentations of case studies are also invited in order to
represent the full range of current practices. There will be an opportunity to
share practical equipment and techniques in a hands-on format as part of an
afternoon session.
The deadline for submission of abstracts has been extended to November 19,
2018. Abstract text should be in English and no longer than 500 words. Please
include the title, author(s) and contact details for the corresponding author.
Please send proposals to [email protected]. Papers will be selected by
the Symposium’s Advisory Committee and authors will be notified by December 20,
2018. Authors of presentations and posters will be given the option to publish
their work as an article in the Symposium postprints or to publish their images
online. Completed papers will be due at the time of the symposium.
In order to reflect the wide range of practices worldwide, the Getty
Foundation grant is offering limited funding for conservation professionals
from underserved countries in Latin America, the Caribbean, Eastern Europe, and
Asia among others, to attend the conference, share their knowledge, and build
their networks. Please see the website for funding guidelines.
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