Image: Alexander Gabov, 2014
Conference Program
2021 Preliminary Program
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TUESDAY, MAY 25 – DAY 1
12 PM– 4 PM ET
COVID-19 Impact Survey Panel and Discussion, CAC Board of Directors
The CAC Advocacy Committee Introduces its Education Programming Resources
SESSION 1 – BUILT HERITAGE AND CULTURAL LANDSCAPES
Preservation through painting: An analysis of traditional materials to inform the conservation and continuous use of the Writing-On-Stone/Áísínai’pi cultural landscape Emilee Lawrence
Architectural Characterization of The Laser Cleaning Effects on Sandstone from The Canadian Parliament Buildings Yuan Hu
SESSION 2 – FINE ART
Fish oil in alkyd paint and its possible connection with efflorescence on Claes Oldenburg’s “Ice Cream Soda with Cookie” Sjoukje van der Laan
Uncovering Kathleen Munn: Interdisciplinary collaboration in conservation research Stephanie Barnes
SHORT PAPER A brief summary of the professional development workshop on the acrylic mist-lining technique given at the SRAL in Maastricht Marie-Hélène Nadeau
Session 1 and 2 Q&A
WEDNESDAY, MAY 26 – DAY 2
12 PM– 4 PM ET
SESSION 3 – COLLECTIONS STORAGE, DISPLAY AND ACCESS
Preventive Conservation: Collection Storage Lisa Elkin and Rob Waller
Metamorphosis: Moving, Rehousing, and Transforming Access Potential for the Royal Saskatchewan Museum’s Indigenous Studies Collection Victoria Kablys and Emilie Demers
Putting Plastics in Their Place Alison Fleming
Let me be Crystal Clear: Conservation in the Culture of Confidence Mauray Toutloff and Heidi Swierenga
Session 3 Q&A
SESSION 4 – ASSESSING AND MITIGATING RISKS
Applying social discounting to cultural property risk analysis Robert Waller
Assessing risk using voting apps with stakeholders and experts: the case of the Hamilton and Scourge Stefan Michalski and Irene Karsten
It’s Not Always the Toaster Oven: Lessons Learned from a ‘Best Case Scenario’ Vault Fire Adriane VanSeggelen
SHORT PAPER The Conservator’s Role in Positive Decision-Making: Evidencing the Benefits of Original Artifacts Hilary Wight and Dr. Neil Coleman
SHORT PAPER Guiding a cultural institution building to its Emergency Response Plan Anne Desplanches
Session 4 Q&A
THURSDAY, MAY 27 – DAY 3
12 PM– 4 PM ET
SESSION 5 – MICROBIAL MITIGATION
How Do We Assess Mould Levels? Testing the Parameters of Rapid Adenylate Bioluminescent Swabs in Conservation Tiffany Eng Moore
An Investigation of the Susceptibility of Acrylic Emulsion Paints to Biodeterioration: Research into the Treatment of Mould on Modern Paints Kyna Biggs
Disinfection of photographic materials with ethanol vapours: Evaluation of the innocuity on chromogenic prints Chloé Lucas
Session 5 Q&A
SESSION 6 – OBJECTS
Caring for the Mummy from the Coffin of Ta-khat: Analysis, Treatment, and the Afterlife Charlotte Parent
SHORT PAPER Dentalium Earrings: Conservation of 19th century Tlingit earrings with original material Paige Van Tassel
SHORT PAPER Seeing the Trees for the Forest: new wood identification methods at the Smithsonian Institution Julia Campbell-Such
SHORT PAPER Technical Investigation of Materials Used in a Mid-Nineteenth-Century Berlin Work Needlepainting Reproduction of Horace Vernet’s Raphael at the Vatican Marianne LeBel
And There Was Light: Restoring the Notman & Son Neon Sign Sonia Kata
20 Years of Progress: Overview of the H. L. Hunley Submarine Conservation Project Gyllian Porteous
Session 6 Q&A