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Education, Internships, and Visiting Conservators and Scholars

Education

Teaching and lecturing to a variety of audiences including lay groups of individual collectors, curators and keepers of private, corporate and public collections, artists, students and picture framers provides an opportunity to increase awareness of the issues relating to the preservation and conservation of works of art. Development of individual special interest lectures, training courses for conservation technicians and students, and supervision of internships are some of the educational services provided.

Internship Training Programs

The Project
From time to time we have an opportunity for interns to participate in conservation treatment projects. Successful applicants work directly under the conservator's supervision in carrying out all aspects of conservation treatment and documentation.

Duration of Project
Various

Eligibility
Applicants should be in their junior or senior year in college, working toward a degree in art history, art conservation, collection management or other related field. Graduate students and Master's degree candidates are encouraged to apply and make a project the object of their thesis or dissertation. Other serious individuals may also be considered if they posses specialized experience, knowledge, skill or talent.

Application
Send your resume and current references along with a short statement of your personal or academic goals and how you think this internship will help you achieve them. If applicable, obtain a letter of recommendation from your department head or academic advisor, indicating whether you will receive academic credit for your work and what skills you are expected to acquire.

There is no fee charged for this program, and academic credit may be offered through your learning institution. There is customarily a per day stipend offered to offset travel and living expenses.

Visiting Conservators & Scholars Program

ConservArt is accepting applicants for Post-Graduate Internships for Visiting Conservators and Scholars. At present, this month long program is offered only once per year. The successful applicant might be an institutional conservator, administrator of a conservation department, a curator, or a professor of conservation, and should hold an advanced post-graduate academic degree in a discipline related to conservation. She or he should also have some hands-on treatment experience in one of the specialty fields that ConservArt is active in.

The applicants will have an opportunity to hone their treatment skills and gain an insight into the practical and ethical issues related to conservation treatment in a Private Practice environment.

There is no fee charged and no stipend offered to participants in this program. Applicants must provide for their own lodging, sustenance and transportation, have medical coverage and be prepared to sign a Hold Harmless and Non-Competition Agreement. All work performed by the visiting scholar will be on artwork and objects which belong to regional Museums. Treatment is offered pro-bono to these institutions and usually consists of artwork and objects in an advanced state of deterioration. All materials, supplies and equipment are furnished and supplied by ConservArt at no charge to the institutions.

Interested individuals should send their resume and current references along with a short statement of their personal or academic goals and how this internship will help achieve them. Preferred time slot should also be indicated.