<div dir="ltr"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Hi all,</font><div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><span id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-f115843f-7fff-0cc2-0418-5693d9d4cb8b"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">I'm posting to invite SPNCH members to join</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> Art Bio Matters</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">, an international community of curators/cultural historians, conservators, and scientists with a shared interest in biological materials found in cultural heritage. We'd love to connect with colleagues working with natural history collections.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Any material that was once living can hold molecular information about its origin, manufacturing process, and degradation. Biological materials from animals and plants include bone/ivory, inlays (horn, tortoiseshell, etc.), hair/fur, glues, paint binders, surface coatings, residues, and more. Investigations of biological materials can help us to tell a more complete and informed story about an object, its manufacture, and its place in geography and time. Often overlooked, an understanding of biological materials serves to better interpret and contextualize museum collection items.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></p><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Visit <a href="http://artbiomatters.org/about">artbiomatters.org/about</a> for more information on who we are, what we do, and what we believe. </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Joining ABM unlocks access to our Slack workspace, where you can connect with other ABM members, discuss topics of interest, and share research highlights, job postings, or upcoming events. You will also receive invitations to our featured speaker series and updates on our upcoming conference, ABM 2023. Visit </span><a href="http://artbiomatters.org" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">artbiomatters.org</span></a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> and click “</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">JOIN</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">” to become part of the community! </span></p></font></span><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12px"><b>Kasey Hamilton </b></span></font><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12px;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">(she/her/hers)</span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12px;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">M.A., Objects Conservation </span></div><div><br></div><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12px;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">UCLA/Getty Conservation Program '20</span><br></div></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><font style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12px"><a href="http://conservation.ucla.edu/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">http://conservation.ucla.edu</a> </font></font></div><div><font color="#000000" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style=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