Emerging Questions: An Online Symposium
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'Emerging Questions: An Online Symposium' is an all-day virtual event showcasing the work of students and recent graduates in book and paper conservation. The symposium will explore emerging questions on new materials and techniques, and share new ideas and approaches to conservation practice.Each session includes a 20-minute presentation followed by an interactive discussion, designed to foster collaboration and peer learning.
While the spotlight is on emerging professionals, established conservators are warmly encouraged to attend in a mentorship capacity, to provide feedback and engage with the ideas shaping the future of the field.
The symposium will be recorded and made available to registered attendees following the event.
Presentation Topics:
- Kimberley Chung - Washi production in the context of contemporary conservation practice.
- Sunita Lewis - What Lies Beneath the Print? Identification and Editioning of Picasso’s ‘La Suite des Saltimbanques.’
- Fei Stokes - In a bit of a bind: the bookbinding skill gap in Australia.
- Claudia Husband - Demystifying foxing
- Samantha Rogers - Exploring gelatin sizing for the support of vintage posters.
- Nasim Kookesh - Protecting and treating objects with ultramarine pigment.
- Cody Coates - A collaborative treatment of oleographs by Raja Ravi Varma.
- Velika Thomev - Conservation of modern, mass-produced paper objects.
- Claire Hewitt & Hana Grace Remington - Use of hydrogels to humidify a parchment binding.
A full program with session times will be sent to registered participants in advance.
Please note the 9:00am - 6:00pm time zone is AEST (Melbourne/Sydney/Canberra/Brisbane/Hobart)
This event is brought to you by AICCM's Book & Paper + Emerging Conservators Special Interest Groups.
Date
Friday 15 May 2026 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM (UTC+10)Location
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