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Irena Calinescu-[PA]

Fine Arts Conservation LLC
Principal/Chief Conservator
Los Angeles, CA
Websitefineartsconservationllc.com
Irena Calinescu is an objects conservator who has been in private practice since 1999. She received an MA in Art Conservation from Buffalo State College in 1993. She has previously worked at LACMA, the Fowler Museum, and the J. Paul Getty Museum, and continues on staff at LACMA part-time.
Monday, May 29
 

4:00pm CDT

STASH FLASH IV Michigan 1A-BRachael Perkins Arenstein-[PA] • Lisa Goldberg
 
Tuesday, May 30
 

9:00am CDT

(Opening General Session) Revision & Reflection; The Conservation/Restoration project of the Ghent Altarpiece Regency BallroomBart Devolder

9:30am CDT

(Opening General Session) When An Airplane Acts Like a Painting: Applying Established Conservation Methodologies to Ephemeral Aircraft Materials Regency BallroomLauren Horelick • Malcolm Collum

10:00am CDT

Break in the Exhibit Hall Riverside West Exhibit Hall

10:50am CDT

(Opening General Session) Preventive Conservation in the Renovation of the Harvard Art Museums: Before, During, and Ever After Regency BallroomAngela Chang, [PA] • Penley Knipe • Kate Smith

11:15am CDT

(Opening General Session) What Would Anselm Do? Revisiting the treatment of Osiris and Isis Regency BallroomPaula De Cristofaro, [PA]

11:40am CDT

(Opening General Session) Henri Matisse: The Cut-Outs Regency BallroomKarl Buchberg

2:00pm CDT

(Objects) The Conservation of Della Robbia Sculpture: An Exhibition as Initiator of Work Crystal Ballroom BAbigail Hykin

2:30pm CDT

(Objects) The Comprehensive Re-Treatment of a Renaissance Terracotta Altarpiece by Benedetto Buglioni Crystal Ballroom BRachel C. Sabino-[PA]

3:00pm CDT

(Objects) Truth Versus Beauty: Maintaining visual unity in the treatment of Florentine polychrome terracotta sculpture Crystal Ballroom BAnthony Sigel

3:15pm CDT

(Objects) Conservation of 15th and 16th century Italian Glazed Terracotta Crystal Ballroom BLeslie Ransick Gat, [PA] • Erin Toomey, [PA]

3:30pm CDT

Break in the Exhibit Hall Riverside West Exhibit Hall

4:00pm CDT

(Paintings + Research & Technical Studies) A Preliminary Investigation into Aquazol® as an Alternative Lining Adhesive for Paintings Regency C-DBlair Bailey • Raymond Aso • Richard Campbell • Ben Dawson • Nicola Grimaldi • Kallum Moses • Dr. Roger Penlington • Dr. Charis Theodorakopoulos (Textiles) Oh, Bother: The Conservation of Winnie the Pooh and Friends Crystal Ballroom CAlison Castaneda

4:30pm CDT

(Paintings + Research & Technical Studies) Gecko-inspired µ-Dusters for Cleaning: Ongoing Research and Potential for Art Conservation Regency C-DCynthia Schwarz • Hadi Izadi • Kyle Vanderlick (Textiles) Making the Mold: A Use for Fosshape in Upholstery Conservation Crystal Ballroom CKirsten Schoonmaker • Abby Zoldowski

6:30pm CDT

Opening Reception at the Art Institute of Chicago Art Institute of ChicagoHuntington T. Block Insurance Agency
 
Wednesday, May 31
 

8:30am CDT

(Objects) To B-72 or Not To B-72? Alternative Adhesives for Archaeological Ceramics Crystal Ballroom BRachael Perkins Arenstein-[PA] • Elisheva Kamaisky

8:45am CDT

(Objects) Structural repair of plaster using polyvinyl butyral adhesive systems Crystal Ballroom BL. H.(Hugh) Shockey-[PA]

9:00am CDT

(Objects) Carbon fiber fabric and its potential for use in objects conservation Crystal Ballroom BCarolyn Riccardelli

9:30am CDT

(Objects) So Delicate, yet So Strong: The Use of Paper in Objects Conservation Crystal Ballroom BPaula Artal-Isbrand

10:00am CDT

Break in the Exhibit Hall Riverside West Exhibit Hall

10:30am CDT

(Paintings) Tips Session Regency C

11:00am CDT

(Objects) An evaluation of cold paste waxes used in conservation for outdoor bronze sculpture. Crystal Ballroom BJulie Wolfe • Alessa Gambardella • Rosie Grayburn • Arlen Heginbotham • Herant Khanjian • Joy Mazurek • Alan Phenix-[PA] • Katrina Posner • Michael R. Schilling • Christina L. Simms • Magdalena Solano • Maria Olivia Davalos Stanton • Hope Welder

11:30am CDT

(Objects) Local Treatment for Outdoor Painted Metal Sculptures: designing Suitable Paints for Retouching Crystal Ballroom BNikki van Basten • Ulysses Jackson • Rachel Rivenc

12:00pm CDT

(Health and Safety) Asbestos Safety and Current Practices in Cultural Properties Lunch Water TowerPeter Dennis • Lisa Goldberg • Kathryn Makos • Sara Munoz-Abramowicz • Margaret Skimina • Lisa Young • Atlas Preservation Inc.

2:05pm CDT

(Treatment: Going Big) Go Big or Go Home: Broader Considerations in the Treatment of Oversize Objects at the Art Institute of Chicago Crystal Ballroom ARachel C. Sabino-[PA] (Unique Objects/Unique Treatment) The 40 year conservation story of Bruce Conner’s CHILD Crystal Ballroom BMegan Randall • Roger Griffith

2:30pm CDT

(Treatment: Don't Go it Alone) A Pole with a Story: Innovative Conservation and Documentation of an American Indian Story Pole Regency C-DLesley A. Day • J. Claire Dean • Ellen Pearlstein

2:55pm CDT

(Treatment: Don't Go it Alone) Treatment of a White Louise Nevelson Installation Regency C-DSarah Nunberg • Soraya Alcala • Jens Dittmer • Matthew J. Eckelman • Michael C. Henry • Cindie Kehlet • Chris McGlinchey • Carolyn Tomkiewicz, [PA]

3:30pm CDT

Break in the Exhibit Hall Riverside West Exhibit Hall 018. (Objects) Development of a User-Driven Adhesives Database Riverside West Exhibit HallShaina Palmer • Andrea KI Hall • Robert Leheny • Molly McGath • Dr. Patricia McGuiggan • Sara Zaccaron 032. (Objects) Treatment of a Shattered Bark Basket from Australia Riverside West Exhibit HallMarci Jefcoat Burton 033. (Collection Care) Fatal Attraction: Trials and Tribulations in Toning Rare Earth Magnets Riverside West Exhibit HallMorgan Blei Carbone 037. (Objects) Mending Baskets: Revisiting older approaches with new techniques and inventing better solutions Riverside West Exhibit HallLeah Bright • Betsy Burr • Skyler Jenkins • Dr. Nancy Odegaard • Nicole L Peters • Marilen Pool • Gina Marie Watkinson 039. (Objects) What makes the white in white-on-red ware? A study of two white-on-red Etruscan pithoi. Riverside West Exhibit HallSara Levin • Lynn Lee • Jeffrey Maish 044. (Objects) Applying Fills to Losses in a Flexible Polyurethane Foam Chair at the Museum of Modern Art Riverside West Exhibit HallAlexandra Nichols 046. (Objects) Reconstructed, Re-cut, and Re-interpreted: Dionysos and Maenad at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Riverside West Exhibit HallGerri Strickler, [PA] 047. (Objects) Case Study of Regalrez 1126 Used as an Adhesive and Consolidant in the Conservation Treatment of an 18th Century Chinese Amber Cup at The Metropolitan Museum of Art Riverside West Exhibit HallTong Tong 062. (Objects) Evaluating (poly)ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) adhesives for use in wax conservation. Riverside West Exhibit HallMarina B. Gibbons 076. (Health and Safety) Replacement of toxic solvents: a practical approach for art conservation studios Riverside West Exhibit HallLuciana Murcia 077. (Collection Care) Microorganisms inhabiting our collections Riverside West Exhibit HallMaria Camila Patiño • Ada Echávez • Daniel Dorado Gaviria • John Simmons 092. (Objects) Chemical cleaning and Intervention criteria in a brass dial clock from the XIX century Riverside West Exhibit HallJoão Henrique Ribeiro Barbosa • Luiz A C Souza

4:05pm CDT

(Treatment: Don't Go it Alone) Not a Known Carcinogen: Health and Safety Considerations of New and Innovative Treatments Regency C-DKerith Koss Schrager • Anne Kingery Schwartz-[PA] • Julie Sobelman

4:30pm CDT

(Unique Objects/Unique Treatment) Nanocellulose films: properties, development and new applications for translucent and transparent artworks and documents Crystal Ballroom BRemy Dreyfuss-Deseigne • Anne-Laurence Dupont

4:55pm CDT

(Treatment: Going Big) Gilding the Lily? The Conservation Treatment of Alexander Calder's Red Lily Pads Crystal Ballroom ANathan Otterson • Tracey Bashkoff • Federica Pozzi • Carol Stringari • John Vitagliano

6:30pm CDT

(Objects + Textiles) Reception at the Chicago History Museum Chicago History MuseumBruker Corporation • Dorfman Museum Figures

9:00pm CDT

ANAGPIC Graduate Programs Reunions Crystal C and Crystal TerranceAssociation of North American Graduate Programs in the Conservation (ANAGPIC)
 
Thursday, June 1
 

10:00am CDT

Socratic Dialogue: High-tech innovation in conservation and collection care - do we need a better high-tech mousetrap? Water TowerWilliam Wei (Electronic Media) The Conservation of Light: Managing a Collection of Light-Based Artwork ComiskeyAbigail Duckor • Charlotte Eng • Terry Schaffer (Objects) Practical Evaluation and Application of Cleaning Techniques for Marble Sculpture Crystal Ballroom BRaina Chao-[PA]

10:30am CDT

(Architecture) Evaluation of an injudicious patch repair campaign on exposed reinforced concrete and how to move on Crystal Ballroom AAna Paula Arato Gonçalves • Dr. Claudia T. de Andrade Oliveira (Objects) The use of medical chelating agents for the removal of iron stains from marble Crystal Ballroom BAnna Funke • Jason Church • Leah Poole • Martha Singer-[PA] • Mary F. Striegel, [Fellow] (Textiles) Agarose, Two Ways: Successes and Challenges in Large Scale Gel Applications Crystal Ballroom CDana Renée Goodin

11:00am CDT

(Objects) Well that didn't work, now what? - Stain Reduction on a 10th-century Iranian Ceramic Crystal Ballroom BClaire Cuyaubère • Ellen Salzman Chase

11:30am CDT

(Objects) The Case for Cold: Using dry ice blasting to remove lacquer coating from the King Jagiello monument in Central Park. Crystal Ballroom BMatt Reiley (Wooden Artifacts) Wood Working Tools as Art AcapulcoJonathan Thornton

12:00pm CDT

(Objects) TIPS Lunch Crystal Ballroom BAnthony Sigel • Testo • Robert Alden Marshall

2:00pm CDT

(Objects) Treatment of two badly damaged Egyptian Mummies and Associated Wooden Coffins Crystal Ballroom BJ P. Brown • Mimi Leveque • Morgan Nau (Wooden Artifacts) Technical Analysis and Conservation Treatment of a Mid-Eighteenth Century Chinese Carved Wood Lacquer Bodhisattva Sculpture AcapulcoLisa Ackerman • Jiuan Jiuan Chen-[PA] • Rebecca Ploeger • Aaron Shugar • Jonathan Thornton

2:30pm CDT

(Objects) Sitting Pretty: Collaborative Treatment of an early Yayoi Kusama Soft-Sculpture Chair Crystal Ballroom BFran Baas • Laura Eva Hartman (Wooden Artifacts) Old Meets New: Consolidation Techniques AcapulcoElizabeth Peirce

3:00pm CDT

(Architecture) Solid CO2 Cleaning and Patina Preservation: Case studies in aluminum and bronze Crystal Ballroom AElizabeth Beesley, [PA] • Mark Rabinowitz, [Fellow] • Joseph Sembrat (Objects) New Technologies Applied to Restore a Nineteenth-century Wax Medardo Rosso Sculpture Crystal Ballroom BLluïsa Sàrries-Zgonc (Research & Technical Studies) Stability of Polyvinyl Butyral Polymers with Light Exposure Regency DDavid Thomas • Matthew L. Clarke • Blythe McCarthy

4:00pm CDT

(Objects) “Do what’s right”: The conservation of a David Hammons mud sculpture Crystal Ballroom BSasha Alexandra Drosdick • Roger Griffith • Lynda A. Zycherman
 
Friday, June 2
 

8:30am CDT

Behind the Scenes at the Art Institute of ChicagoFILLING Tour Departure Area - Crystal Foyer At the Hyatt Regency WEST TOWER