Current Programs
2009 Ingenuity Festival
Halle Building, Cleveland, OH
July 10-12, 2009
ICA conservators will be among this year's Ingenuity Festival exhibitors, demonstrating the very real ways in which art and technology intersect in the labs every day. Common investigative techniques used by conservators include infrared reflectography, x-ray radiography, and examination under infrared (IR) and ultraviolet (UV) light sources. ICA staff members will use models and actual equipment from the Conservation Center to show examples of all these analytical methods, including a polarized light microscope through which the public can view cross-sections of paint samples from art works. Additional information, including locations and admission packages, can be found here.
Caring for Your Textiles
Lakewood Public Library
September 2, 2009 7:00PM-9:00PM
ICA Director of Education Nicole Hayes will present this illustrated lecture sponsored by the Lakewood Historical Society. Topics covered will include: understanding the needs of your textile collection; preventing damage through appropriate care, handling, and storage practices; and the importance of regular collection monitoring. This program is FREE and open to the public.
Celebrating Paper: The 25th Anniversary Ohio Preservation Council Symposium
The Msgr. Joseph Jessing Conference Center, Columbus, OH
September 17, 2009, 9:00AM-4:00PM
The Ohio Preservation Council is celebrating a quarter-century of protecting our shared heritage and you are invited to attend! Please join us for a day of informative presentations, demonstrations, and panel discussions on the history, art and preservation of books and paper. Keynote speaker Nicholas Basbanes is an internationally known author whose first book, A Gentle Madness: Bibliophiles, Bibliomanes and the Eternal Passion for Books, was a New York Times Notable Book of the Year that has sold more than 120,000 copies.
Online registration will be available by July via the OPC website.
NEW! The complete symposium program can be found here.
NEW! 3rd Annual Subsidized Survey
ICA is pleased to announce its third annual “Subsidized Survey Program.” The purpose of the program is to help a cultural institution identify its preservation needs. The information gained through the assessment can help an institution raise funds or apply for grants to address those preservation needs.
The ICA will offer a collection survey focusing on a pre-selected group of artifacts within an institution. An ICA conservator will visit the institution to examine the objects on-site for up to two days, and written condition reports and treatment recommendations will be provided. The institution will be asked to contribute only the travel costs associated with the on-site visit(s).
Any non-profit cultural institution that can demonstrate a commitment to collections care is eligible to apply for this survey. The application form can be found here.
Applications can be mailed, e-mailed, or faxed and are due October 30, 2009. Preference will be given to applicants in Ohio and its adjoining states. Contact Director of Education Nicole Hayes at nhayes@ica-artconservation.org or 216.658.8700 with any questions.
