MRCG News & Announcements
Sarah Casto Joins the Ohio State University Libraries
We are happy to announce that Sarah Casto has accepted the Photograph and Paper Conservator position at the Ohio State University Libraries.
Sarah will be responsible for performing conservation treatments of photographic materials and works on paper in support of the stewardship of special collections. She will coordinate the preparation of rare and special collections materials for digitization, supervise staff and students and advise on workflows and best practices for the Conservation unit.
2023 SERCA Annual Meeting – Hurricanes Hardly (?) Happen
Join us for the 2023 SERCA Annual Meeting in Macon, GA from March 10 to 12th, 2023!
Expanding on the preparedness topics covered in our last two virtual annual meetings, the 2023 Southeast Regional Conservation Association (SERCA) meeting will look at the challenges in conservation due to increasing natural disasters and climate change. Speaker Rebecca Kennedy of Curae Collections Care will discuss evacuations, establishing roles and priorities, and cover various scenarios that we may encounter in the Southeast. As part of the meeting, Rebecca will also lead a half-day recovery workshop and we will have an Angels Project at the meeting site.
Northwestern University Libraries Project Conservator
Northwestern University Libraries offer a two-year full-time Project Conservator position. Under the supervision of the Chief Conservator, the Project Conservator will work with and assist conservation staff on two major endeavors: 19th Century Bookbinding Material Research Project and Digitization Projects…
Call for Editors and Contributors
Call for Editors and Contributors for Caring for Plant-Based Material Culture: A Conservation Handbook
Editors Lara Kaplan, Caitlin Mahony, and Ellen Carrlee seek chapter editors and content contributors for a new handbook on the care and conservation of plant-based material culture to be published by Routledge. Chapter editors will have oversight of one or more chapters and will be responsible for providing, soliciting, and organizing content as needed. Content can include entire chapters or shorter submissions, such as case studies or interviews. All voices and expertise are welcomed, and we are actively pursuing funding to support honoraria.
Two Paid 2023 Summer Internships Available at SLAM
The Saint Louis Art Museum is happy to offer two paid 2023 summer internship opportunities for graduate conservation students. The internship will be supervised by both Paintings and Paper Conservators and involves the inpainting phase of a long term project. Students from all specialties are encouraged to apply if interested.
Job Opportunity: Project Paper Conservator
The Indiana State Library was very excited to receive a grant from the Nicholas Noyes Foundation to fund a six-month conservation project to treat some of the most important 19th century wall maps in the ISL’s Indiana Division. The project conservator will work in the Indiana State Library’s Conservation Lab, under the supervision of the Staff Conservator, to stabilize and treat these rare maps. The maps selected for this project will be mid-19th century state and county varnished wall maps that are integral to the history of Indiana. For many of the maps selected, the Indiana State Library holds the last existing copy.
Job Opportunity: Conservation Specialist at The Preservation Lab
The Preservation Lab, a partnership to preserve and conserve the collections of the Cincinnati & Hamilton County Public Library and the University of Cincinnati Libraries, seeks applicants for a Conservation Specialist position.
The Conservation Specialist is a technician level position with on-the-job training that may appeal to emerging conservation professionals. This position will join a collaborative team of 7 full-time staff members, including conservators, a preservation librarian, technicians, student workers and volunteers to preserve collections from both institutions.
Call for Papers: 2023 Midwest Art History Society Conference
The 2023 Midwest Art History Society Conference is calling for papers related to the session "Art Conservation: The Intersection of Science, Art and History". The 49th annual conference will be held March 30–April 1, 2023 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin along beautiful Lake Michigan.