CORRECTION: Due to the ongoing Coronavirus Pandemic and the regional rise in cases, WCG has opted to switch the 3-Ring Circus to a virtual platform split across three days. Please see the details below for important registration and scheduling information.
Thursday, January 6th, 13th, and 20th, 2022 from 5:00-6:30 pm (EST)
On Zoom
Lectures from 5:30-6:30 pm
This event is free to all! (see below for details)
If you are not a member of WCG and wish to attend, please RSVP here: https://forms.gle/1s1Rp5Vtgq3t8kq56The form will close at 5:29 pm on the date of each meeting.
Mandatory Requirements for All Participants and Attendees
Masks must be worn at all times, except when actively eating and drinking.
Proof of vaccination required.
RSVPs for members and non-members required at https://forms.gle/PQKkuPc3wH6qxk2F9
If you feel ill, please refrain from attending.
Thank you to our generous sponsors who make this event possible.
- American Institute for Conservation
- Gaylord Archival
- Hirox
- Hollinger Metal Edge
- SmallCorp
- Talas
- Tru Vue
- University Products
Memberships are $35 for professionals and $25 for students. Join or renew at washingtonconservationguild.org/membership/. For more information about WCG, please visit washingtonconservationguild.org. Our meetings are public, and pictures may appear on WCG’s website and social media accounts. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram and Facebook!
3-Ring Line-Up
January 6, 2022
Ring 1: Conservation in Practice
– Something from Nothing: Using Hidden Construction Clues to Reconstruct an Early 19th c Bodice by Kaitlyn Munro
– Treatment of the Portrait of William Henry Capers by Ralph Earl: When “Less is More” Still Takes Time by Elizabeth Robson
– Conservation and Preservation Strategies for Royal Painted Tombs in El-Kurru, Sudan: Acknowledging the Past While Planning for the Future by Janelle Batkin-Hall
January 13, 2022
Ring 2: Technical Imaging and Scientific Research
– The Application of Multispectral Photogrammetry to the Conservation of a Portable Mural by Wendy Rose
– Sequentially Shifted Excitation Raman Microscopy (SSE-RM) for Non-invasive, in situ Identification of Lake Pigments by Kristen E. Watts
– Application of Reflectance FTIR Spectroscopy for Insights into Photographs by Joan M. Walker
January 20, 2022
Ring 3: The Great Beyond
– Treatment of a 15th century Illuminated Book of Hours by Laura McNulty
– Rebooting the Suit: Research and Treatment of Alan Shepard’s Mercury Spacesuit by Margaret (Maggie) Bearden
– Adapting Experimental and Modeling Workflows to create 3D Visualizations of Artist and Conservation Materials on Polychrome Objects by Roxanne Radpour
