In the Summer, Fall and Winter of 2002 several workshops on photographic preservation and collection management will be organised. In Amsterdam (October 2002), Rochester (August 2002), Melbourne/Canberra (2002-2004), Edinburgh (December 2002) and the San Fransisco Museum of Modern Art (November 2002).

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SEPIA Workshop on management of photographic collections (organised by ECPA)

Date: October 17-23, 2002

Location: Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences Amsterdam

Topics

The nature of photography: history of photography, identification of photographic materials and techniques, forms of deterioration

Preservation: preventive measures, environmental issues, storage, packaging, handling, effect on life span; duplication: analogue or digital; financial and managerial aspects of preservation

Digital imaging: planning a digitization project, goals, selection criteria, technical specifications, scanning, color management, image enhancement yes or no? quality control; scanning and preservation, management of digital assets: long-term access to digital archives, descriptions and metadata

Collection management: photographic collections and institutions, users' requirements, defining preservation policies, storing and displaying photographs, digitization as one option in collection management

Case study: participants will work in small groups on a project combining digitization and preservation aspects. key words: planning, assessment, defining goals and priorities, workplan,  budgeting, staffing

Who should attend?

All those responsible for photographic collections in archives, museums, libraries. For this introductory course, no specific expertise of photographic techniques or digital imaging is required. Participants are expected to have a working knowledge of English in order to participate in discussions.

Contact:

Tel. ECPA: +31 20 5510839

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For further details and online registration visit the website of ECPA (see link above).                                   

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Preserving Photographs in a Digital World

Date: August 17-22, 2002

Location: George Eastman House, Rochester, New York

This program combines lectures and workshops in traditional preservation techniques with the theory and practice of digital imaging.

Topics

•  How to identify processes used to make 19th and 20th century images
• How to develop a preservation plan for a photo collection 
• To recognize various forms of deterioration in negatives, prints and transparencies
• How to choose appropriate enclosures and housings
• To understand the role of digital imaging in collection management
• How to store and display photo collections
• To understand the basics of digital imaging for archival applications
• The important quality-control issues related to digital imaging
• How to evaluate digital image quality and choose vendors and equipment
• How to plan a digital project that meets your needs

Who should attend?

Curators, archivists, librarians, conservators, and others responsible for photographic collections owned by libraries, galleries, historical societies, and private and governmental archives will benefit from this

program. Because the program is an introduction--in layman's language -- to photographic preservation technology, digital imaging, and archival practice, you do not need extensive experience or knowledge.

Contact:

Tel: + 1 9585-271-3970

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For further details visit the website of the George Eastman House (see Link above).

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Workshops on photographic conservation

Date: July 2002 - July 2004

Location: Australian Institute for the Conservation of Cultural Materials (AICCM) Photon

The Australian Institute for the Conservation of Cultural Materials (AICCM) photographic special interest group PHOTON is pleased to announce a series of four Photographic Conservation Workshops

sponsored by the Getty Grant Program. The workshops will be presented by recognised international experts in the field and will cover topics such as passive preservation, identification of materials and processes, advanced treatments and duplication.

Eligible participants will be able to credit the workshops towards a postgraduate qualification from the University of Canberra. The intensive week long workshop series will be held at venues in Canberra and Melbourne, Australia, starting in July 2002 and finishing in July 2004.

For further details visit the website of Photon (see Link above).

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Course on photography and glass

Date: November 5, 2002

Location: National Archives of Scotland, Edinburgh

"Photography and Glass" is a course is for conservators. The number of participants is restricted to ten.

The aim of the course is to enable participants to identify glass-based photographic processes and learn about associated structures of cased photographs and photographs in passe-partout.

Participants will also learn suitable ways of treating these processes and structures.

The processes covered will be wet collodion negatives, gelatin glass plate negatives, wet collodion positives, autochromes, lantern slides and opaltypes. Daguerreotypes and wet collodion positives

will be covered with respect to cases and passe-partout.

The first day of the course will cover historical and scientific theory and the second day will enable the participants to develop practical experience in the appropriate conservation techniques. The practical teaching will include repairing broken glass negatives and making facsimile decorative cover glasses.

Contact:

Tel/Fax +44 1872 273440

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For further details and online registration visit the website of National Archives of Scotland (see Link above).

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Conservation Issues in Contemporary Photography

A Workshop in Photograph Conservation

funded by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

Hosted by the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art

November 4-8, 2002