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Neela K. Wickremesinghe

Green-Wood Cemetery
Manager of Restoration and Preservation
Brooklyn, New York
Websitegreen-wood.com
Neela K. Wickremesinghe joined the Green-Wood team during fall 2016. Ms. Wickremesinghe holds MS in Historic Preservation from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation.
Tuesday, May 30
 

8:15am CDT

(Opening General Session) Welcome and Awards Presentation (Part 1) Regency BallroomPamela Hatchfield

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

12:30pm CDT

Protecting the World’s Cultural Heritage: Identifying and Protecting Looted Artifacts AcapulcoDawn Rogala, [Fellow] • L. Burgess • Oya Topcuoglu

2:00pm CDT

(Architecture + Wooden Artifacts) The Framing of a Masterpiece The History and Conservation of a Monumental Tabernacle Frame Crystal Ballroom AWilliam Adair • Stephan Wilcox (Collection Care) Unhappy couples: degradation of microscope slides due to their mounting media Plaza BallroomMariana Di Giacomo (Objects) The Conservation of Della Robbia Sculpture: An Exhibition as Initiator of Work Crystal Ballroom BAbigail Hykin

4:00pm CDT

(Architecture + Wooden Artifacts) Structural Treatment of Wooden Beams Crystal Ballroom AMostafa Sherif (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

5:00pm CDT

(Objects) The Treatment of Two Terracotta Architectural Reliefs by Andrea della Robbia at The Metropolitan Museum of Art Crystal Ballroom BCarolyn Riccardelli • Wendy Walker

5:30pm CDT

Pre-Opening Reception Gallery Viewing at the Art Institute of Chicago Art Institute of Chicago

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

9:00am CDT

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

9:30am CDT

(Architecture) Research, Encapsulation and Replication of the Original 1844 Trompe l’oeil Apse Mural in the ‘Old Whaler’s Church, Sag Harbor, NY. Crystal Ballroom AGeoffrey Steward • Mary Aldrich (Book & Paper + Research & Technical Studies) - Contacts that leave traces: investigations into the contamination of paper surfaces from handling Regency A-BKarin van der Pal • Wilhelm van Bronswijk • Simon Lewis • Rachel S. Popelka-Filcoff • Gregory D. Smith

9:40am CDT

(Sustainability) Students for Sustainability in Conservation Plaza BallroomCaitlin Christena Southwick

10:00am CDT

Break in the Exhibit Hall Riverside West Exhibit Hall

10:30am CDT

(Sustainability) Fast, Cheap, and Sustainable: 3-D printing exhibition book cradles Plaza BallroomFletcher B. Durant • Lourdes Santamaría-Wheeler

11:00am CDT

(Architecture) Conservation in Context: Considerations in Treatment Planning in Relation to the Safety of Conservators and the General Public Crystal Ballroom ABeata Sasinska

11:30am CDT

(Architecture) Beyond Treatment: Monitoring before during and after conservation of the mural, América Tropical, by David Alfaro Siqueiros, 1932 Crystal Ballroom ALeslie Rainer, [PA] • Kiernan Graves

12:15pm CDT

Sacred Spaces WalkFULL Tour Departure Area - Crystal Foyer At the Hyatt Regency WEST TOWER

2:05pm CDT

(Treatment: Don't Go it alone) Unraveling the past to inform the present: conservation of Egyptian Mummies at the Penn Museum Regency C-DMolly C. Gleeson, [PA] • Alexis North

2:30pm CDT

(Beyond Treatment) Active conservation treatments and virtual retouching: what do people actually see? Regency A-BWilliam Wei (Unique Objects/Unique Treatment) How important is knowing the ropes? Thoughts on the ethics and practice of conserving ship model rigging Crystal Ballroom BDavina Kuh Jakobi

2:55pm CDT

(Unique Objects/Unique Treatment) Reattaching without adhesive? Yes we can! The reactivation of paint on animation cels. Crystal Ballroom BKatharina Hoeyng • Vincent L. Beltran • Carolyn Carta • Art Kaplan • Joy Mazurek • Kristen McCormick • Michael R. Schilling

3:30pm CDT

Break in the Exhibit Hall Riverside West Exhibit Hall 001. (Architecture) Identification and Analysis of Hard Water Staining on Granite in the Western United States and Comparative Study for Cleaning Methods Riverside West Exhibit HallAlex Beard • Jason Church • Ifrah Jamil • Bilal Khurshid • Caitlin R. O'Grady 102. (Objects) Packaging Systems for Pre-Hispanic Mummy Bundles in Peru Riverside West Exhibit HallSelene Figueroa • Rubén Héctor Buitron Picharde

4:05pm CDT

(Beyond Treatment) Cross Platform Use of iPads in Stained Glass Conservation Treatment & Documentation Regency A-BAriana Makau • Greer Ashman • Chloe Castro

7:00pm CDT

(Architecture + Wooden Artifacts) Reception at the Glessner House MuseumLIMITED Glessner House MuseumBartosz A. Dajnowski • DPR Art Rescue
 
Thursday, June 1
 

7:30am CDT

AIC Member Business Meeting Regency A-B

10:00am CDT

(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]

11:00am CDT

(Architecture) Preservation in “Cathedral-Time”: Conservation in the North Transept at the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine Crystal Ballroom ALaura Buchner

11:30am CDT

(Architecture) A Comparative Study of Sacrificial anti-graffiti Coatings for Outdoor Marble Crystal Ballroom AJason Church • Dorothy Cheng (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 (Paintings) When the Dog Bites: Tear Mending a Large Steven Parrino Painting Following a Dog Attack Regency CLaura Eva Hartman

2:00pm CDT

(Architecture) Business Meeting Crystal Ballroom ALeslie Friedman

2:30pm CDT

(Architecture) Conservation on a Grand Scale: The Development and Treatment of the Masonry of the West Block of Parliament in Canada Crystal Ballroom AMark Rabinowitz, [Fellow] • Kelly H. Caldwell

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

3:30pm CDT

(Architecture) Incorporating Conservation Methodology and Treatment Methods into Masonry Craftworker Training Crystal Ballroom ARoy Ingraffia, [PA]

4:00pm CDT

(Architecture) Discussion Session Crystal Ballroom AAndrew Fearon