Sponsoring WCG
In order to continue supporting local conservation professionals, WCG needs your help. The different sponsorship levels allow you to advertise on our website, social media, and at our meetings. In addition, WCG hosts a sponsor reception at the annual 3-Ring Circus, where you will have the opportunity to showcase product offerings and exchange information with our members.
If you would like to participate, a check may be mailed to the address below or you may make a donation using PayPal. Should you contribute through our website, please state the “level” in the “write a note section” so your organization will start receiving the appropriate benefits.
The Washington Conservation Guild would like to thank our sponsors for their generous and continued support for the 2023-24 season:
Diamond Level Sponsors $1000+
University Products has been manufacturing high quality library supplies since 1968. They now offer a complete selection of museum quality products and archival materials. Eighty-five percent of their products are made in their own factory in Western Massachusetts.
Visit universityproducts.com to learn more.
Titanium Level Sponsors $800+
Kremer Pigments has been providing historic and modern pigments, raw materials, and tools for art and conservation worldwide since 1977. The family-run business has stores in Aichstetten, Munich, and New York. The color mill in Aichstetten is where research is conducted and 250 of its 1500 pigments are manufactured. Take a trip through their colored pages and explore the forgotten treasures of the old masters.
Visit shop.kremerpigments.com to learn more.
Conserv’s environmental monitoring platform is light years ahead of traditional data loggers acting more like a real-time warning system than just passive data collection. Conserv’s wireless sensors feed real-time data into the Conserv Cloud software for data analysis and to drive threshold-based alerts that you can modify. If you happen to be struggling, Conserv’s support team is made up of preservation professionals just like you. It’s time for environmental monitoring to evolve into the modern era, it’s time for Conserv.
Visit conserv.io to learn more.
Marble Level Sponsors $500+
Spacesaver Interiors has been providing protected and secured storage solutions for ever-growing museum collections since 1973. Taking conservation, preservation, and security into consideration, they design storage solutions that will protect collections against risk, while repurposing and stretching space and budget.
Visit spacesaverinteriors.com to learn more.
Bruker Nano Analytics supports Cultural Heritage through mobile, portable, and handheld X-ray fluorescence (XRF) spectrometers that provide non-contact measurements with no sample preparation, ranging from point-to-point to large area scanning. Their technologies provide non-invasive and non-destructive element analysis for fine art and museum objects in the field and in the lab.
Visit the bruker.com to learn more.
FH Conservation is a manufacturer of professional equipment used by libraries, archives, and museums to create safe air for cultural collection preservation. Their featured products include restoration equipment, microclimate controllers, constant temperature and humidity cabinets, monitoring sensors, and other environmental control tools.
Visit en.zz-fh.com to learn more.
Porcelain Level Sponsors $300+
Dorfman Museum Figures features a broad line of artifact-appropriate, inert Ethafoam Conservation Forms for display and storage of historic uniforms, costumes, and clothing. Beyond the standard Forms, Dorfman also builds unique customized bodies in both archival and non-archival materials. They also specialize in the creation of dynamic, life-sized Realistic Figures.
Visit museumfigures.com to learn more.
Bonsai Fine Arts is a company composed of highly experienced art service professionals, serving museums and art communities up and down the eastern seaboard. Services provided include expert crating & packing, secure climate-controlled transit, art installation, museum level storage, and every type of art handling. Client satisfaction remains their number one goal.
Visit bonsai-finearts.com to learn more.
Silk Level Sponsors $200+
Julia Brennan has been a WCG member since 1988 and served on the board multiple times in various capacities. Her Washington, DC-based company, Caring For Textiles, offers a range of textile treatments, display, installations, storage, assessments, and survey work for institutions, historical sites, and private clients.
Visit caringfortextiles.com to learn more.
Gaylord Archival was started in 1896 by the Gaylord Bros., who invented a simple mending tape to fix torn currency. Now, they are a leading provider of preservation products and customizable exhibit cases to institutions and individuals across the globe.
Visit gaylord.com to learn more. @GaylordArchival
For over 50 years, Tru Vue has created specialist glazing with protective and aesthetic characteristics that allow viewers to experience artworks as the artist intended. Optium Museum Acrylic® and UltraVue® Laminated Glass are trusted to protect and display fine art and cultural heritage across the globe.
Visit the Tru Vue website for more information.
Since 1972, SmallCorp has been known for quality and attention to detail. We manufacture microclimate
cases, products for conservation and exhibition, and acrylic and aluminum picture frames and
enclosures with solar electricity in our energy-efficient “green” facility in Western Massachusetts.
Visit smallcorp.com to learn more.
Paper Level Sponsors $100+
Click Netherfield are global museum showcase experts with over 50 years experience working with institutions and communities from Royal Families and National Institutions, to Independent Galleries & Private Collectors. With roots in Scottish soil, and North American operations based in New Jersey, they are very proud to serve the Conservation Community, especially in their work with the AIC Materials Working Group. Their doors & minds are always open, so if you ‘Fancy a Chat’ please do reach out.
Visit clicknetherfield.com to learn more.
The information above has been supplied by the individual companies sponsoring the Washington Conservation Guild (WCG) and does not imply professional endorsement or recommendation by WCG.
