Each month, Hyperallergic, a daily newsletter on art and culture publishes horoscopes that “offer astrological advice for artists and art types, in art terms”. They aim to be witty and clever and usually are. Occasionally, they miss the mark. September’s horoscope for Libras is one time. It reads: “ Your close friendships are in need of some maintenance work, Libra, and a shared hobby or workshop is just the sort of bonding experience you and your besties need. No, we’re not recommending a night of drunken landscape painting at Pinot’s Palette — which is to artistic development as karaoke is to voice training. We’re talking about picking up some serious skills with a good friend or two, whether it’s trying out glass blowing, learning how to restore historic oil paintings, or getting real good at crochet. Nothing rebuilds bonds better than mutual embarrassment — as karaoke teaches us time and time again.” Art restoration and crochet. Just two good hobbies to share with friends.
Month: September 2016
Win a Rome Prize, and write your next novel
The American Academy in Rome invites applications for the 2017 Rome Prize.
For over a century, the American Academy in Rome has awarded the Rome Prize to support innovative and cross-disciplinary work in the arts and humanities. Rome Prize Fellowships include a stipend, room and board, and individual work space at AAR’s eleven-acre campus in Rome.
Fellowships are awarded in the following disciplines:
- Ancient Studies
- Architecture
- Design (includes graphic, industrial, interior, exhibition, set, costume, and fashion design, urban design, city planning, engineering, and other design fields)
- Historic Preservation and Conservation
- Landscape Architecture (includes environmental design and planning, landscape/ecological urbanism, landscape history, sustainability and ecological studies, and geography
- Literature
- Medieval Studies
- Modern Italian Studies
- Musical Composition
- Renaissance and Early Modern Studies
- Visual Arts (includes painting, sculpture, drawing, photography, film/video, installation, new media, digital arts, and other visual arts fields)
Submissions due: November 1, 2016
Extended deadline: November 15, 2016 – additional fee applies
For guidelines and more information, visit at aarome.org/apply
Conservation Technician – Florida Bureau of Archaeological Research (Tallahassee, FL)
POSITION IS LOCATED IN THE DIVISION OF HISTORICAL RESOURCES, BUREAU OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESEARCH
RELATIVES OF CURRENT DEPARTMENT OF STATE EMPLOYEES WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED
APPLICATION DEADLINE IS 11:59 P.M. EST ON THE CLOSING DATE
RESPONSES TO QUALIFYING QUESTIONS MUST BE VERIFIABLE ON THE EMPLOYMENT APPLICATION
A CRIMINAL BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION IS A CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT WITH THIS POSITION AND SELECTED APPLICANT WILL BE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER
DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES:
Assists the Historic Conservator with conserving marine and terrestrial archaeological objects.
Processes and documents archaeological objects.
Assists the Historic Conservator with facility and equipment maintenance. This duty includes procuring supplies, arranging for equipment inspections, and ensuring the laboratory workspace remains clean and neat.
Assists the Collections Manager and Historic Conservator with public outreach programs, including laboratory tours and other speaking engagements.
Assists the Historic Conservator with maintaining a safe lab environment, including safety inspections.
Assists the Historic Conservator with instructing and training conservation interns and volunteers.
Performs other related duties as requested.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:
Masters degree with focus in conservation or a Bachelors degree and two years experience working in a conservation laboratory.
Minimum of one year experience in an archaeological or museum conservation laboratory.
REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
Knowledge of basic archaeological conservation knowledge including marine and terrestrial objects, documentation, photography, and artifact database management.
Knowledge of basic cleaning and treatments.
Knowledge of chemical laboratory safety procedures.
Ability to use Microsoft Office Programs.
Ability to lift at least 50 pounds.
Ability to work in an environment of inconsistent temperature and humidity, occasionally outdoors.
PREFERRED (NOT REQUIRED) KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
Experience cleaning and treating artifacts from marine and terrestrial sites.
Experience with treatment of metal artifacts including concreted objects and electrolytic reduction.
Experience treating organic artifacts.
Experience with sealants and coatings.
Knowledge and understanding or maritime archaeological material culture.
**IMPORTANT NOTICE: Please attach copies of any documents that are needed to meet the minimum qualifications for this position to this People First requisition. Examples of educational documents include: college diploma or transcripts, or high school diploma or equivalent.
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Pursuant to Chapter 295, Florida Statutes, applicants eligible for Veterans’ Preference will receive preference in employment and are encouraged to apply. However, applicants claiming Veterans’ Preference must attach supporting documentation
with each application submission that includes character of service (for example, DD Form 214 Member Copy #4) along with any other documentation as required by Rule 55A-7, Florida Administrative Code. All documentation is due by the closing date of the vacancy announcement. For information on the supporting documentation required, click here. Applicants may fax their supporting documentation to People First at 1-888-403-2110.
Male applicants born on or after October 1, 1962, will not be eligible for hire or promotion unless they are registered with the Selective Services System (SSS) before their 26th birthday, or have a Letter of Registration Exemption from the SSS. For more information, please visit the SSS website:https://www.sss.gov
AIC’s 45th Annual Meeting – Only 14 Days Left to Submit Your Papers!
There are only 2 weeks left to submit specialty, joint, and pre-session papers.
We would like to remind you that Monday, September 12, 2016, is the deadline to submit your 500-word maximum paper abstracts, workshop proposals, and pre-session programming.
Visit our website to learn more about our 2017 Annual Meeting’s theme, specialty session call, and how to submit for posters, pre-sessions, and workshops.
Be part of the conversation on “Treatment 2017: Innovation in Conservation and Collection Care” in Chicago during AIC’s 45th Annual Meeting, from May 28 through June 1, 2017.
Whether item- or collection-level, preventive or interventive, treatment remains central to preserving cultural heritage collections. The design and implementation of an ethical and sound conservation treatment, even the ultimate decision of no treatment at all, begin before its commencement and the consequences continue well beyond its completion.
We are soliciting papers that explore various facets of conservation treatments and collection care programs intended to prolong the lifetime of cultural property. Topics may include, but are not limited to, a reconsideration of historic procedures no longer in practice, cutting edge technologies employed in treatments, effective preventive conservation or collection care steps that reduce the necessity or extent of interventive treatments, the incorporation of sustainability into conservation treatments, or innovations in treatment design, execution, and documentation.
Learn more about the Annual Meeting at www.conservation-us.org/annual-meeting, and visit often as information is being added on a regular basis.
If you have any questions, please contact Ruth Seyler at annualmeeting@conservation-us.org.
Job Posting: Senior Conservator, The Royal Ontario Museum (Ontario, Canada)
Senior Conservator – Permanent, Full Time
The Royal Ontario Museum is seeking a skilled and experienced Senior Conservator specializing in the treatment of organic materials, particularly ethnographic objects, to join the museum’s multi-disciplinary conservation team.
The ROM’s ethnology collection is comprised of more than 50,000 artifacts representing indigenous communities around the world including from Africa, North and South America, Asia, and Oceania. The diverse organic and composite materials and techniques presented are broad in scope with artifacts ranging from early 20th century canoes; to feathered Kayapo headdresses; to Tuareg leathers; to beadwork from the Blackfoot Nation.
Conservation care of the collections at the ROM is largely program driven and includes a busy schedule of conservation assessment and treatment, research, documentation, and work with curators and collections technicians on preventive conservation measures.
Participation in the full range of Museum activities including public consultation, programming, the training of interns and engagement in social media are also important aspects of the job.
Qualifications
Additional Details and How to Apply
Please include a cover letter, resume, and list of contact information for three professional references. Applications for this position will be reviewed beginning September 23, 2016, continuing until the position is filled. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply. However, Canadians and qualified residents will be given priority.
The ROM is committed to fair and accessible employment practices. Upon request, suitable accommodations are available under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disability Act (AODA) to applicants invited to an interview.