RESEARCH DAYS


Winterthur/University of Delaware Program in Art Conservation
Fall 2023 — Present

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CONFERENCES

  • Attended FAIC’s “Photomechanical Prints: History, Technology, Aesthetics, and Use” conference at the National Gallery of Art. There was a mix of conservators, curators, art historians, and printmakers attendance. 
  • Attended the Association of North American Graduate Programs in Conservation (ANAGPiC) hosted by Columbia University in New York City (2 days)
  • Attended the 52nd AIC Annual Meeting in Salt Lake City where I participated as a monderater for one PMG session, one session during ECPN’s General Session, and spoke on a panel about working in private practice as an emerging conservator (5 days)

LAB TOURS

  • The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Photograph Conservation Labs(1 day)
  • The Whitney Museum (1 day)
  • Luca Ackerman Studios (1/2 day)
  • Brooklyn Museum (1/2 day)
  • Alison Rossiter’s studio (1/2 day)

TEACHING OPPORTUNITIES

  • Assisted WUDPAC professors during the annual first-year Photograph Conservation Block. My main objective for joining was to lead a hands-on wet recovery workshop. I also assisted second year LACE Fellow with her treatment of a photograph album, helped with first year’s photo identification and treatment projects from the Delaware Historical Society, and presented on some of my third year projects. I also enjoyed getting to participate in the other daily lectures, one being on digital photography  and the other being Barb’s inpainting demonstrations. (2 days)




ASHLEY L. STANFORD

Recent graduate from the Winterthur/University of Delaware Program in Art Conservation (WUDPAC), class of 2024, specializing in the conservation of photographic materials. Porfolio of graduate school projects.   MORE INFO