Program at a Glance

Our conference is three and a half days of sessions, networking, and celebration of our colleagues' achievements. Plan to explore our host city in the days before and after the conference, or engage in a workshop or other session! See our presentation titles and abstracts.

Tuesday, April 28

This the first day of our pre-conference activities, when we will have tours, workshops, and other learning opportunities. See descriptions of the workshops and instructors.

Workshops

9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Developing Sustainable Documentation Strategies for Time-Based Media Art Workshop

$165, maximum 20 participants

Location TBD

9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Exploring Techniques for Salvage Cleaning and Drying of Heritage Collection Objects Workshop

$165, maximum 20 participants

Pointe-à-Callière Museum

Sponsored by the National Center for Preservation Technology and Training

9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Introduction to Conservation Dyeing Workshop (Tuesday & Wednesday)  SOLD OUT  

$330, maximum 8 participants

Musée des Beaux-arts de Montréal

9:30 AM - 4:30 PM

Practicing with Joy: Mindfulness and Conservation Pilot Workshop

$25, maximum 16 participants

Canadian Center for Architecture

9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Preventive Conservation in Microclimates Workshop  SOLD OUT  

$165, maximum 18 participants

Palais des congrès de Montréal

Sponsored by Tru Vue

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Tratteggio Techniques: Introduction to Visible Retouching and Color Interaction Workshop  SOLD OUT  

$165, maximum 16 participants

Palais des congrès de Montréal

1:00 - 4:00 PM

Washi at the Intersection of Innovation and Tradition: A Mid-20th Century Canadian Case Study Seminar  SOLD OUT  

$39, maximum 12 participants

McGill University Library

Tours

7:30 AM - 9:30 PM

Ottawa Day Tour / Détour  SOLD OUT  

$99, maximum 19 participants

Departure meeting point TBD

Wednesday, April 29

 Day two of our pre-conference activities, and the afternoon begins our general session with a keynote and awards ceremony. See descriptions of the workshops and instructors.

Tours

10:00 - 11:30 AM

BAnQ (National Library and Archives of Quebec) - Tour in English  SOLD OUT  

$15, maximum 20 participants

Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec, 2275 Rue Holt, Montréal, QC H2G 2M2

10:00 - 11:30 AM

BAnQ (National Library and Archives of Quebec) - Tour in French

$15, maximum 20 participants

Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec, 2275 Rue Holt, Montréal, QC H2G 2M2

10:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Tour of McGill University Special Collections & Preservation Projects  SOLD OUT  

$15 either AM/PM $30 for all day, maximum 20 participants

McGill University

1:00 - 2:00 PM

H. Fisher & Fils Guided Tour  SOLD OUT  

$15, maximum 15 participants

Museum of Jewish Montreal, 4129 St-Laurent Blvd., Montréal, QC H2W 1Y7

Workshops

8:30 AM - 3:30 PM

Microfading Tester: Gaining Practical Experience Workshop  SOLD OUT  

$165, maximum 15 participants

Musée des Beaux-arts de Montréal

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Insight Into Philanthropy Workshop

$85, maximum 50 participants

Palais des congrès de Montréal

Sponsored by the Department of Art Conservation at the University of Delaware

9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Multiband Imaging: Getting started and Ramping Up Workshop  SOLD OUT  

$165, maximum 16 participants

Palais des congrès de Montréal

9:00 AM - 3:30 PM

Stone-carving and Conservation Workshop  SOLD OUT  

$165, maximum 10 participants

Les ateliers de la Pierre du Québec

9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Tu & We

Introduction to Conservation Dyeing 2-Day Workshop (Tuesday & Wednesday)

$330, maximum 8 participants

Musée des Beaux-arts de Montréal

1:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Diatomaceous Earth (DE) Stones: A Reusable, Rigid and Absorbent Surface for Paper Conservation  SOLD OUT  

$85, maximum 10 participants

Bibliothèque Nationale (site Rosemont)

Other Sessions and Events

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Tears for Fears: A Framework for Taking the Leap Toward Broadening Environmental Setpoints Seminar

Free, maximum 200 participants (included with registration, RSVP required)

Palais des congrès de Montréal

9:00 AM - 3:30 PM

Community Partnership Project (Service Project)

Free, maximum 30 participants (registration required)

Redpath Museum, McGill University

12:30 - 3:30 PM

Revisiting the New Orleans Charter: Charting the Future of Buildings, Collections, and Communities

Working Session, ~30 participants (registration may be required)

Palais des congrès de Montréal

1:00 - 2:30 PM

Scholarly Writing Session with JAIC Editors

2:30 - 3:45 PM

First-time Attendee Orientation and Meeting & Greet

7:00 PM and later

Networking Events, Happy Hours, and Drag Afterparty 

Details to be announced!

Opening Session

4:00 to 6:30 PM

Keynote and Awards Session

Included with registration, all are encouraged to attend

Palais des congrès de Montréal

Thursday, April 30

 This is Day 1 of our main conference sessions. See luncheon descriptions. 

8:30 - 8:45 AM

Opening Remarks

8:45 - 10:15 AM

Challenges in the Care and Preservation of Conservators

10:15 - 11:00 AM

Break in the Exhibit Hall

11:00 AM - 12:15 PM

Neutrality and Censorship as Barriers to Practice in Conservation

12:15 - 2:00 PM

Lunch Session: Objects Tips Lunch

Sponsored by Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc.

12:15 - 2:00 PM

Lunch Session: Paintings and Contemporary Art: Easel Exchange  SOLD OUT  

12:15 - 2:00 PM

Lunch Session: Imaging Tips Lunch

12:15 - 1:00 PM

Book and Paper Wiki Session

1:00 - 2:00 PM

Preventive Conservation Network Idea Fair

Sponsored by Image Permanence Institute

Afternoon

2:00 - 3:15 PM

Of Course We Can, But Can We? Creating Multiple, Amazing Conservation Education Pathways

3:15 - 3:45 PM

Break in the Exhibit Hall

3:45 -  5:00 PM

Never the Twain Shall Meet? Challenges to Specializations and Cross-collaborative Approaches to Integrative Conservation Practice

5:00 - 6:00 PM

Flash Poster Session
~7:30 - 10:00 PM

Opening Reception at Musée des Beaux-arts de Montréal

Sponsored by Click Netherfield

Friday, May 1

 This is Day 2 of our main conference sessions.

Morning

8:30 AM - 5:30 PM 

Respirator Fit Testing (by appointment)

Sponsored by the National Center for Preservation Technology & Training
8:30 - 9:45 AM CAC Reconciliation Committee: Power, Authority, and Control: Aligning Practice and Policy with the Evolving Care of Cultural Heritage

9:45 - 10:30 AM

Break and Poster Q & A Session in Exhibit Hall

10:30 AM -12:00 PM

Coping with Loss in Collections Care

10:30 AM -12:00 PM

Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Conservation: Current Uses

10:30 AM -12:00 PM

Staying Afloat: The Conservation and Documentation of Wooden Maritime Cultural Heritage
10:30 AM -12:00 PM

Contemporary Art: Paintings

10:30 AM -12:00 PM

Community Consensus: Understanding and Implementing Fire Safety

Sponsored by Otego Fireguard

12:00 - 2:00 PM

Lunch Session: Sustaining the Conservator: Happiness Hacks & Healing from Burnout

12:00 - 2:00 PM

Lunch Session: Socratic Dialogue

12:00 - 2:00 PM

Lunch Session: Giving and Receiving Feedback: From Peer Review to IRL 

12:00 - 1:00 PM

Objects Speed Networking

12:30 - 2:00 PM

McCord Stewart Museum Conservation Lab Tour  SOLD OUT  

$15, maximum 10 participants

McCord Stewart Museum Conservation Lab (690 Sherbrooke St. W)

Afternoon

2:00 - 3:00 PM

Art on Paper Discussion Group

2:00 - 3:00 PM

Conservation Education in the Classroom

2:00 - 3:00 PM

Cross-Specialty Conversations About Mold: Culturing a Community of Practice

2:00 - 3:00 PM

Site Specific and Monumental Archaeological Conservation

2:00 - 3:00 PM

Colonization and Broader Values That Inform the Management of Zoological Collections

2:00 - 3:00 PM

Laser Cleaning Applications for Conservation
2:00 - 3:00 PM

Contemporary Art: Electronic Media
2:00 - 3:00 PM

An Ounce of Prevention May Do a Ton of Damage: Fire-Retardant Coatings Applied to or Part of Artworks
3:00 - 3:30 PM

Break in the Exhibit Hall
3:30 - 5:00 PM

Shifting Perspectives on Damage, Change, and Value
3:30 - 5:00 PM

More Than Two Hands: Storage Solutions
3:30 - 5:00 PM

Library and Archives Discussion Group: Conservation in Public Libraries
3:30 - 5:00 PM

National Heritage Responders: Communication, Connection, and Collaboration in Disaster Recovery
3:30 - 5:00 PM

Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Conservation: Future Uses
5:15 - 6:30 PM

General Tips Session

Saturday, May 2

 This is Day 3 of our main conference sessions.

Morning

8:30 - 10:00 AM 

AIC Member Business Meeting

Sponsored by Click Netherfield

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Looking Back to Move Forward: Revisiting and Rethinking Past Treatments

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Power, Authority, and Control: Rethinking Shared Stewardship and Centering Community Knowledge

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

To Sample or Not to Sample: Navigating Ethics, Context, and Scientific Needs in Conservation

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Lead: A Collection Component

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Sharing Conservation with the Next Generation: Creating Successful Museum K-16 Programs
12:00 - 2:00 PM

Lunch Session: Materials Choice and Preventive Care

Sponsored by Propadyn Museart
12:00 - 2:00 PM

Lunch Session: Telling the Story of Conservation: Strategies for Communicating Your Work
12:00 - 2:00 PM

Lunch Session: Private Practice Tips Lunch

Sponsored by Huntington T. Block

Afternoon

2:20 - 3:40 PM

Archaeological Heritage Session
2:00 - 3:40 PM

Conservators in Private Practice Session
2:00 - 3:40 PM

Preventive Care Session

2:00 - 5:00 PM

Book and Paper Session

Sponsored by Northeast Document Conservation Center

2:20 - 5:00 PM

Objects Session

2:20 - 5:00 PM

Textiles Session

2:20 - 5:00 PM

Research and Technical Studies Session
2:20 - 5:00 PM

Photographic Materials Session
2:20 - 5:00 PM

Paintings Session
2:20 - 5:00 PM

Electronic Media Session
2:20 - 5:00 PM

Architecture Session

Sponsored by CANY
4:00 - 5:00 PM Wooden Artifacts Session
4:00 - 5:00 PM Imaging Session
5:15 - 6:30 PM Closing Session: 9th Annual Mistakes Session

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