- Applications Due: December 10, 2016
- 20 to 35 hours per week
Art Conservation de Rigueur et Anoxia Abatement Solutions has two (2) Pre-Program and/or Graduate Conservation Internship positions open for the Winter into Spring 2017 period, lasting from 6 to 9 months, or longer. International applicants can intern from 3 to 6 months.
– Extend your academic and practical experience through a supervised, constructive, and instructive environment, supportive to your future professional development.
– Hands-On Practicum In San Francisco, California Private Conservation Practice
– Specializing in Textiles, Objects, Decorative Arts, Paintings, Mold and Pest Remediation Treatments.
Projects May Include: European tapestry, needlepoint, Asian and Oriental embroideries, costume, ethnographic weavings and objects, works on paper and rare books, ceramics, sculpture, Native American objects Japanese painted silk screens, Tapa cloths, quilts, Tibetan Thangka, silk flags, oil paintings, among many others.
We will also be working on a major long-term and ongoing historic drapery conservation project funded by the Nation Historic Trust for the Filoli Estate.
Applied Skills to be Instructed: Hepa-micro Vacuuming, hand sewn linings and mounts, object cleaning, CO2 anoxia, ATP bioluminescence testing, dry thermal vacuum freezer treatments, integrated pest management, environmental monitoring, research, condition reports, photo documentation, object cataloging, material and fiber analysis, working with custom formulated non/aqueous gels, solvents and adhesives, archival materials and custom fabrication of housing, boxes and much more?
Applicants must either be currently enrolled in a program leading to a diploma or degree in a conservation or relevant museum collections care field, have completed appropriate studies within the past three years, or are considered “Pre-Program” continuing students pursuing a graduate conservation program, but need to accrue the needed 800-1200+ hours of experience prior to applying- in which case, this is a great place to accumulate some of those 100’s requisite hours. Previous internship experience in conservation and/or museum collection care and handling is preferred. Many of our prior interns have gone on to wonderful successes in this highly competitive and technically complex field.
Applicants may send a letter of intent and interest, one letter of recommendation and CV to elise@ArtConservationDeRigueur.com.
Qualified candidates will be requested for interviews over Skype.
National and International applicants are welcome.
Info: ACdRConservation.com