Northern States Conservation Center is proud to announce a
new course about care of paintings:
MS227: Care of Paintings **NEW COURSE**
Dates: Feb 1 - Feb 26, 2010
Price: $475
Instructor: Victoria Montana Ryan
Location: Online at http://www.museumclasses.org
Description:
Caring for paintings requires some knowledge of the
component structure of paintings and the reaction of those
components to both natural and man-made environments. This
course looks at the painting structure, the effects of
damaging environments, and proposes simple steps for basic
care. Topics include the structure of paintings, proper
condition reporting with standard damage vocabulary, and
basic care and handling including environments, storage,
and transport. The course is intended to help those
entrusted with the care of paintings in any environment.
Course Outline:
1. Introduction
2. Condition Reports and Descriptive Vocabulary
3. Structure of Paintings
4. Environments
5. Identification of Deterioration and Structural Problems
6. Care and Handling
7. Exhibit and Storage
8. Preventive Treatment
9. Packing and Transport
10. Conclusions
Logistics:
Participants in Care of Paintings work through sections on
their own. Materials and resources include online
literature, slide lectures and dialog between students and
the instructor through online forums.
Care of Paintings runs four weeks. To reserve a spot in the
course, please pay at
http://www.collectioncare.org/tas/tas.html If you have
trouble please contact Helen Alten at
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The Instructor:
Victoria Montana Ryan is a former Assistant Professor for
the Conservation of Paintings at Queen's University
Kingston, Ontario and former adjunct faculty member at the
University of Denver where she was conservator of paintings
at the Rocky Mountain Conservation Center for over a
decade. Victoria Montana Ryan received her Master of Art
Conservation from Queen's University and a Master of Arts
degree with an emphasis in Art Education/Museum Studies
from the University of New Mexico. Ms. Ryan has authored
papers on the care of paintings, integrated pest
management, and the importance of working with appraisers;
she has also appeared on the Discovery Channel to discuss
care of personal treasures. A Fellow of the American
Institute for Conservation, Ms. Ryan is also a member of
the Western Association for Art Conservation and the
Canadian Association for Conservation. She resides in
Colorado Springs, CO where she operates her private
conservation practice, Art Care Services, to serve the
conservation needs of museums, historical societies, public
and private collectors, institutions, corporations, and
municipalities, focusing on the care and preservation of
works of art.
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