FOCUS ON COLLECTIONS CARE WORKSHOP SERIES—March 28-30, 2007 
TUCSON, ARIZONA

ABOUT:  
The three-day Focus on Collections Care workshop series will be held in
Tucson, Arizona at the Hotel Arizona in downtown Tucson.  This series is
presented by San Diego-based Balboa Art Conservation Center (BACC) and
locally hosted by the Arizona State Museum.  The workshops are designed to
provide an intensive training experience with a programmatic approach.  The
series curriculum focuses on care of collections, policies and procedures
and planning and management.  Nine workshops will be offered during this
series to allow participants to select the workshop(s) appropriate to their
specific needs and experience level.  Participants may select up to three
workshops (one per day). 

WHO SHOULD ATTEND:  
The workshop series is directed towards persons involved in collections care
management, institutional development and policy making, and exhibition
development and installations.  Students in degree-related programs are also
encouraged to attend.  

COST:
*Cost varies depending on number of workshop taken.
Professional rate: $100 to $250
Student rate: $50 to $125
Please note individuals from qualifying institutions may also apply for
stipend assistance.  

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:  
Each workshop will take place from 9 AM to 4 PM.  Registration deadline is
March 16, 2007.  Focus on Collections Care is made possible by a grant from
the National Endowment for the Humanities, a federal agency.   Additional
support was provided by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.  BACC is a
nonprofit regional conservation center devoted to the preservation of
material culture in the areas of art and history.  

CONTACT:  
Please contact Josephine Ihrke, Field Service Project Manager, at the Balboa
Art Conservation Center at 619-236-9702, or email us at HYPERLINK
"mailto:[log in to unmask]", or visit HYPERLINK www.bacc.org for additional
information and to view the complete brochure.    

WORKSHOP TITLES: (Participants may select one workshop per day.) 

Day 1: Wednesday March 28, 2007:
***HANDLING & HOUSEKEEPING FOR COLLECTIONS*** ***EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS &
RESPONSE*** ***CARE OF COLLECTIONS: PHOTOGRAPHIC MATERIALS***

Day 2: Thursday March 29, 2007:
***COLLECTION CARE PLANNING & FUNDRAISING FOR IMPLEMENTATION*** ***MAKING
MATERIAL CHOICES FOR STORAGE & EXHIBIT MATERIALS*** ***CARE OF COLLECTIONS:
PAINTINGS & PAINTED SURFACES***

Day 3: Friday March 30, 2007:
***SURVEYING & ASSESSING COLLECTION CARE NEEDS*** ***PRACTICAL STRATEGIES &
NEW TOOLS FOR EVALUATING THE MUSEUM ENVIRONMENT*** ***CARE OF COLLECTIONS:
PAPER-BASED MATERIALS***

Thank you!

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