April Meeting—Intern Talks

Please come to the next meeting of the Washington Conservation Guild at the Smithsonian American Art Museum in DC on Thursday April 7, 2016.

A person works on a computer viewing a time-based media artwork — Kaitlyn Wright, pre-program intern at the Hirshhorn and Williston fund recipient

Speakers will be:

Kaitlyn Wright (Hirshhorn, pre-program Williston) – Blood and Feathers #2 & Flooded McDonald’s: Facing the Challenges of Time-Based Media Preservation
Emily Rezes (NMAI, pre-program) – Access and Treatment of a Penobscot Birch Bark Container: Learning from Experience
Mariana DiGiacomo (NMAH, Fellow) – Deterioration of Slide Mounting Media: Materials, Priorities and Mitigation
Anne Schrandt (SAAM, pre-program) – Adhesive Removal from Paperboard: A Watercolor by Claggett Wilson

5:00 – 5:45 p.m. – Reception
5:45 – 6:45 p.m. – Speakers

The meeting will be held at the MacMillan Education Center Smithsonian American Art Museum (F St. entrance) 8th & F Street NW, Washington DC Gallery Place Metro (Red/Yellow/Green lines). This event is free to WCG members, $5 for guests & non-members. For more information, please visit our website washingtonconservationguild.org

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