[NHCOLL-L:5228] Care of Paintings online class starts Monday

[Helen Alten]

*MS 227**: Care of Paintings*
*Instructor:* Victoria Montana Ryan*
Price:* $475
*Dates:* Feb 7 - Mar 18, 2011
*Location:* Online at www.museumclasses.org

*Description:*
Caring for paintings requires some knowledge of the component structure 
of paintings and the reaction of those components to both natural and 
man-made environments. This course looks at the painting structure, the 
effects of damaging environments, and proposes simple steps for basic 
care. Topics include the structure of paintings, proper condition 
reporting with standard damage vocabulary, and basic care and handling 
including environments, storage, and transport. The course is intended 
to help those entrusted with the care of paintings in any environment.

*Course Outline:*
1. Introduction
2. Condition Reports and Descriptive Vocabulary
3. Structure of Paintings
4. Environments
5. Identification of Deterioration and Structural Problems
6. Care and Handling
7. Exhibit and Storage
8. Preventive Treatment
9. Packing and Transport
10. Conclusions

*Logistics:*
Participants in Care of Paintings work through sections on their own. 
Materials and resources include online literature, slide lectures and 
dialog between students and the instructor through online forums.

Care of Paintings runs four weeks. To reserve a spot in the course, 
please pay at http://www.collectioncare.org/tas/tas.html If you have 
trouble please contact Helen Alten at helen at collectioncare.org
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The Instructor:*
*Victoria Montana Ryan* is a former Assistant Professor for the 
Conservation of Paintings at Queen's University Kingston, Ontario and 
former adjunct faculty member at the University of Denver where she was 
conservator of paintings at the Rocky Mountain Conservation Center for 
over a decade. Victoria Montana Ryan received her Master of Art 
Conservation from Queen?s University and a Master of Arts degree with an 
emphasis in Art Education/Museum Studies from the University of New 
Mexico. Ms. Ryan has authored papers on the care of paintings, 
integrated pest management, and the importance of working with 
appraisers; she has also appeared on the Discovery Channel to discuss 
care of personal treasures. A Fellow of the American Institute for 
Conservation, Ms. Ryan is also a member of the Western Association for 
Art Conservation and the Canadian Association for Conservation. She 
resides in Colorado Springs, CO where she operates her private 
conservation practice, Art Care Services, to serve the conservation 
needs of museums, historical societies, public and private collectors, 
institutions, corporations, and municipalities, focusing on the care and 
preservation of works of art.
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