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. 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 his or her 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 is 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.
