Subject: Workshop on frames
UMCA's Department of Field Services is pleased to announce the upcoming workshop The Care and Restoration of Period Frames May 19, 2001. This workshop will serve as an introduction to the subjects of frame history, conservation, and repair. During the first half, participants will view a slide show on frames and learn about terminology, materials, and conservation using examples of damaged frames. The second half of the workshop will be dedicated to technique demonstrations. Materials such as Sculpee, clay, plaster of Paris, and Smooth-On mold making will be used. Demonstrations will also be given on color / toning finishes and gilding. The conclusion of the workshop will look at proper framing and matting techniques and focus on participant questions. The presenter for this workshop is Jean Easter, a conservator in private practice in Indiana. Ms. Easter is the frame specialist at the Indianapolis Museum of Art and Adjunct Faculty for a frame history course at Purdue University. She has over ten years of training in various frame techniques and has written on the subject of frames for art works in a recent issue of Watercolor Magazine. Recently she was the recipient of a Creative Renewal Fellowship Grant from the Indianapolis Arts Council, which she used to study at the National Portrait Gallery of London with the head of frame conservation. This workshop will be comprehensive in nature, but is designed for a broad audience from novices to seasoned professionals. The workshop will be held at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts on May 19, 2001. Workshop registration fees are $150 for UMCA members and $200 for non-members. For more information on the workshop or to request a registration form, please contact Melinda Markell UMCA Field Services Coordinator 612-870-3128 UMCA [at] aol__com *** Conservation DistList Instance 14:55 Distributed: Thursday, April 19, 2001 Message Id: cdl-14-55-016 ***Received on Thursday, 19 April, 2001