Early Bird Registration for Poles, Posts and Canoes Closes Soon

The early bird registration period for the “Poles, Posts and Canoes: the preservation,conservation and continuation of Native American monumental wood carving” conference ends on May 30th, so now is the time to register!
The conference takes place in Tulalip, Washington (about 45 minutes north of Seattle), July 21st-22nd, 2014, with a late afternoon opening event at the Hibulb Cultural Center, July 20th. Registration includes breakfast and lunch both days, and a ticket to the opening feast on the 20th.  Visit the symposium website for a provisional list of speakers,  and look for a link on the left side column of the page. We have had a terrific international response to this event and have presentations and attendees from New Zealand, various parts of Europe, Canada and the USA.
Topics include current and past conservation practices, the importance of these objects to both native and non-native museums and collections, methods of documentation, insights into the collaborative process between contemporary native carvers and conservators, and much more. We also are honoured to have as a keynote evening event, a presentation by Maori artist George Nuku and conservator Charles Stable on their work together renewing a Maori Waka from the collections of National Museums Scotland.
And don’t forget you also have a chance to attend the “Caring for Totem Poles Workshop” July 23rd-25th, 2014, which immediately follows the conference and is also hosted by the Hibulb Cultural Center. This workshop is being lead by Mike Harrington, Andrew Todd and Felix Solomon (Lummi) – the same folks responsible for similar workshops held in Canada in recent years. Details and registration forms can be found at http://www.hibulbculturalcenter.org/Events/Symposium/
J. Claire Dean Co-organizer, Senior Conservator Hibulb Cultural Center