MRCG News & Announcements
Post-Graduate Fellowship in Photo Conservation at the Amon Carter Museum of American Art
The two-year advanced training Fellowship in the conservation of photographs will begin on or after October 2020 and end August 2022. The Fellow will work under the supervisor of Fernanda Valverde, Conservator of Photographs, and participate in all departmental activities including examination, documentation, analysis, and treatment on the Amon Carter Museum’s extensive collection of photography, and will contribute significantly to the institution’s program of exhibitions.
Post-Graduate Fellowship in Paper Conservation at the Amon Carter Museum of American Art
The two-year advanced training Fellowship in the conservation of works on paper will begin on or after October 2020 and end August 2022. The Fellow will work under the supervisor of Jodie Utter, Senior Conservator of Works on Paper, and participate in all departmental activities including examination, documentation, analysis, and treatment on the Amon Carter Museum’s extensive collection of art on paper, and will contribute significantly to the institution’s program of exhibitions.
2020 MRCG Annual Symposium
We are very excited to announce that the 2020 MRCG Annual Symposium will take place in Kansas City, Missouri and Lawrence, Kansas. This year, we will have a joint meeting between the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art and the University of Kansas libraries, which will take place November 13th-15th 2020. So mark your calendars!
2019 MRCG Symposium Presentation Abstracts
These are the abstracts of the talks to be presented at the 2019 Annual Symposium in New Harmony, IN, November 8 – 10. These are listed in alphabetical order by the author’s surname.
Call for Papers: MRCG symposium 2019
Summer is almost over, Fall is approaching fast and with it, the MRCG Annual Symposium! We are currently accepting proposals for presentations. We are encouraging you to share your experience with your colleagues and friends. We welcome topics from all specialties and on any aspect of your work.
Job posting: Paper Care Specialist at the Detroit Institute of Art
The Detroit Institute of Arts has an open position for a Paper Care Specialist, reporting to the Conservation Department, and working closely with the Prints, Drawings, and Photographs Departments.
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Watt Restoration — a Virtual Tour
Today’s post is by 2018 MRCG Emerging Professionals Scholarship winner Elizabeth Robson, a conservation student at the SUNY Buffalo State Garman Art Conservation Department. She is currently a third-year intern at the John & Mable Ringling Museum of Art in Sarasota, FL. Here Elizabeth shares her experience touring Ellen Watt’s painting conservation studio in Saint Louis, MO, as part of the 2018 MRCG Annual Symposium in Saint Louis, MO.