2013 NYRAC Angels Project:
Bergen County Historical Society
Oct 12 and 13, 2013
The collections of the Bergen County Historical Society (BCHS) were heavily impacted by flood waters during Hurricane Sandy. Although some aspects of their collection were covered under an insurance policy, their need has far exceeded their resources. You can help!
On October 12 and 13, NYRAC will conduct a two-day Angels Project at the BCHS. We are looking for 20 volunteers to clean and rehouse metal artifacts, and to identify further conservation concerns and stabilization needs. Participation is not limited to objects conservators: students and non-conservators working or training in allied fields with experience handling fragile objects are welcome.
Work will focus predominantly on iron, tin, and tin-plated objects, with possible copper alloy and painted surfaces. Most are household and/or farm related artifacts, many from the early to mid-19th century.
Click here to volunteer one or both days!
Personal protective equipment (PPE) and basic small tools will be available on site, though you are encouraged to bring your own if you have them available. The work is not expected to present breathing hazards, but gloves and eye protection may be desired.
Lunch will be provided on site.
Public transportation is available. For more information, please see:www.bergencountyhistory.org/Pages/directions.html. We will also do what we can to facilitate those who are interested in trying to arrange a carpool.
Please feel free to send us an email if you have any questions: info@nyrac.org
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Past Events:
The Story of E.A.T.
1960 to 2012
to be held at the
Institute of Fine Arts, New York University
Duke House Lecture Hall
6:00 PM, November 28, 2012
Doors open at 5:30 PM
Reception to follow in the Loeb Room
Martin will present a history of Experiments in Art and Technology, a foundation started in 1966 with the aim of providing artists with access to the new technology through collaboration between artists and engineers and scientists.
She will discuss the activities of Billy Klüver in the early 1960s, beginning with his collaboration with Jean Tinguely on Homage to New York, the machine that destroyed itself in the garden of the Museum of Modern Art, continuing through Klüver's collaborations with individual artists in the 1960s to the founding of E.A.T. in 1966 by Klüver, fellow engineer Fred Waldhauer, and artists Robert Rauschenberg and Robert Whitman.
Her talk will address some of the major projects of E.A.T. including 9 Evenings: Theatre & Engineering, Some More Beginnings at the Brooklyn Museum, the Pepsi Pavilion at Expo '70 in Osaka, Japan, the 1970s Projects Outside Art, and the current film project to produce documentaries on each of the artists' performances at 9 Evenings.
She will also speak to the historical importance of E.A.T.'s work to promote collaborations between artists and engineers, collaborations that not only made it possible for artists to incorporate new technology into their work, but also provided a means for artists and engineers to play a more active role in many areas of contemporary society.
Advance RSVP is required. Seating is limited.
Advance Tickets: $15 ($19 after Monday, Nov 26, and Pay at the Door)
Students (non-IFA): $7
IFA Students: Free (but please RSVP in advance)
Please follow the link below to register:
http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=9mviwodab&oeidk=a07e6mnm2d685e5785b
In the event that registration fills, you may place your name on a wait-list by sending an email to info@nyrac.org.
Workshop using handheld Bruker XRF instruments
Workshop: Saturday October 20, 2012, 9 am - 4 pm
Location: The Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine
1047 Amsterdam Avenue
New York, NY 10025
Robin Hodgson presented a workshop on the RH Low Mass Hot Suction Table, as well as all the other equipment in the RH range.
Workshop: October 3, 2012, 10 am - 4.00 pm
Location: The Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine
1047 Amsterdam Avenue
New York, NY 10025
Installation Art: Who Cares?
Screening of a new film produced by the Inside Installations project in Europe.
6:00 pm Friday, February 25, 2011
New York University / Institute of Fine Arts
1 East 78th Street, New York, New York
The New York Regional Association for Conservation (NYRAC) and the International Network for the Conservation of Contemporary Art – North America (INCCA-NA) cordially invites you to attend a screening of the new film
Installation Art: Who Cares?
The film describes three case studies from different museums, at the instance of the work by the installations artists Olafur Eliasson, Bill Seaman and Tino Seghal.
The film will be followed by a group discussion and reception.
The discussion will be chaired by INCCA-NA new Executive Director Lauren Shadford and Glenn Wharton.
The event will take place on Friday, February 25, 2011 at the Duke House Lecture Hall at the Institute of Fine Arts, 1 East 78th Street, New York. The screening of the 20-minute film will commence at 6:00 pm. Refreshments will be available from 7:00 to 8:00 pm.
Registration will be open soon.
For more information about INCCA and the Inside Installations project, please visit:
http://www.incca.org
http://www.incca-na.org
http://www.inside-installations.org
NYRAC
The NYRAC community is invited to:
The NYU Conservation Center Celebrates 50 Years of Excellence!
Presentations – History of the Conservation Center:
A Laboratory for Art: Harvard's Fogg Museum and the Emergence of Conservation in America, 1900-1950 by Francesca G. Bewer, Research Curator at the Harvard Art Museum’s Straus Center for Conservation and Technical Studies. Dr. Bewer will focus on early activities to establish a graduate conservation training program at Harvard (which did not succeed).
How It Began: A Bow to Those Who Made It Possible for New York University to Open a Conservation Training Program in 1960 by Jean D. Portell, Brooklyn, New York
When: October 15, 2010, 1:00 PM – 6:00 PM History of the Conservation Center Presentations, Faculty and Alumni Recollections
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM Reception
Where: James B. Duke House, 1 East 78th Street, New York, New York 10075
I would like to reserve my ticket(s) for the 50th Anniversary Celebration:
Friday – History, Recollections, and Evening Reception: $35 ( ) qty
Please respond by September 24, 2010 to Oliver Luisi:
Phone: (212) 992-5888
Email: ojl2@nyu.edu
Mail: The Conservation Center, 14 East 78th Street, New York, NY 10075
Event: The Archive within the Museum: Tiffany Design Drawings atThe Metropolitan Museum of Art6:00 pm Thursday, April 29, 2010New York University / Institute of Fine Arts1 East 78th Street, New York, New York
The New York Regional Association for Conservation (NYRAC) cordially invites you to attend The Archive within the Museum: Tiffany Design Drawings at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, to be held at New York University’s Institute of Fine Arts.
Tiffany Design Drawings at the Metropolitan Museum of Art - History and Context
Barbara Veith, Independent Scholar.
The Conservation of Tiffany Designs on Paper: Biological, Chemical, and Structural Challenges
Ann Baldwin, Associate Paper Conservator, The Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Treatment of a Presentation Drawing by Frederick Wilson, Chief Window Designer for Tiffany Studios Ecclesiastical Department
Stephanie Porto, Paper Conservator, Niagara Art Conservation
The event will take place on Thursday, April 29, 2010, at the Institute of Fine Arts, 1 East 78th Street, New York. Lectures will commence at 6:00 pm followed by refreshments from 7:00 to 8:00 pm. Admission $10 at the door (students admitted for free).
Please RSVP by April 21 to Marlene Eidelheit at eidelheit@nyrac.org
Image Credits:
1. Presentation drawing for "Magnolia" hanging shade, American, 1905-15, Louis Comfort Tiffany, 1848-1933. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, Walter Hoving and Julia T. Weld Gifts and Dodge Fund, 1967 (67.654.199). Photography by The Sherman Fairchild Center for Works of Paper and Photograph Conservation. Image: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
2. Design for triple lancet window, American, Late 19th/early 20th century, Probably Frederick Wilson, 1858-1932. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, Walter Hoving and Julia T. Weld Gifts and Dodge Fund, 1967 (67.654.441). Photography by The Sherman Fairchild Center for Works of Paper and Photograph Conservation. Image: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Event: Modern Materials and Media
6.00 pm Thursday, February 11, 2010:
The New York Regional Association for Conservation (NYRAC) cordially invites you to attend Modern Materials and Media at New York University's Institute of Fine Arts. The two lectures have been presented at the conference: The Conservation of Modern Materials in Applied Arts and Design, held in Munich at The International Design Museum in October 2009.
A Condition Survey Methodology and Database for Plastic Objects at the
Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Kate Moomaw, Postgraduate Fellow in Conservation at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Turn it On: Turn it Off---Lighting in MoMA’s Collection of Architecture and Design
Roger Griffith, Associate Conservator, The Museum of Modern Art and Margo Delidow, Sculpture Research Fellow, The Museum of Modern Art
The event will take place on Thursday, February 11, 2010 at the Institute of Fine Arts, 1 East 78th Street, New York. Lectures will commence at 6.00 pm followed by refreshments from 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm.
Admission $10 at the door (students admitted for free)
Please RSVP by February 8 to Marlene Eidelheit at eidelheit@nyrac.org
Image Caption:
Image 1: Eduard Fornells for René Jules Lalique; Orange Red Box Showing Cherries; c. 1920; Seicoid (cellulose acetate); H. 1-1/8, W. 3-1/16 inches (2.9 x 7.8 cm): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, Edward C. Moore Jr. Gift, 1924 (24.145.3ab)
Image 2: Karl Wagenfeld “Table Lamp” 1922-23, chromed metal, glass, electrical components, Museum of Modern Art© Gift of Philip Johnson
Special Event "Spotlight on New Talents”
6 pm Tuesday, September 29, 2009:
The New York Regional Association for Conservation (NYRAC) cordially invites you to attend a special event *“Spotlight on new talents”* at New York University's Institute of Fine Arts. The evening will feature presentations by three conservators, who are just about to complete their training.The Identification, Analysis, and Conservation of a Chinese Qing Dynasty
Shiwan Rooftop Sun Deity from the Buffalo Museum of Science; *Ariel
O’Connor*, Andrew W. Mellon Conservation Fellow in the Sherman Fairchild Center for Objects Conservation at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York;Evolving Authenticity in Henri Matisse's The Swimming Pool; *Eliza
Spaulding*, Advanced Paper Conservation Fellow in the Library of Congress’ Conservation Division, Washington, DC;
CSI: Conservation Science in Identification, An investigation of
membrane materials in Yup'ik objects; *Amy Tjiong*, Leon Levy Fellow at the Institute's Conservation Center and Intern in the Objects Conservation Lab at The Brooklyn Museum of Art, New York.The event will take place on Tuesday, September 29, 2009 at the Institute of Fine Arts, 1 East 78th Street, New York. Lectures will commence at 6:00 pm followed by refreshments from 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm. Admission $10 at the door (students admitted for free)Please RSVP to Marlene Eidelheit at eidelheit@nyrac.org Image credits (from left to right): Collection of the Newark MuseumUniversity of Alaska at Fairbanks- Veterinary ServicesThe Museum of Modern Art, NY
Lecture:
Thursday, April 30, 2009, 5.30 pm:
Ready Made, Speed and Artist's Technology: About the Preservation of Jean Tinguely's Machinery
Reinhard Bek, Conservation Research Fellow, Sculpture Conservation Department, The Museum of Modern Art, New YorkLocation:Institute of Fine ArtsNew York University1 East 78th StreetNew York, New York 10075Refreshments: 5:30pm to 6:30pmLecture: 6:30pm to 7:30pmAdmission: $10 at the door (students admitted free)Important: Please RSVP by Monday, April 20th, to Eidelheit@nyrac.org
If you would like to learn about future events by email, include your email address in your RSVP. Ideas for future speakers are appreciated.
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