Ceramics & Glass Group - Autumn Meeting and AGM - Hybrid (CGG 40th Celebration)

October Gallery

24 Old Gloucester St.

London WC1N 3AL

AND Online

Time: 9:00am – 4:30pm

Our Autumn Meeting and AGM will be a hybrid event filled with dynamic lectures covering examples of conservation projects in practice, collaborative approaches with other fields, and research in conservation science. These will be followed by a panel discussion on how we can provide better training and support for emerging professionals as well as for the next generation of conservators.

The event will be held at the October Gallery in London but there will also be the opportunity to join online. The meeting will be in the Theatre Room, please note this room is located on the second floor and is accessible only by one flight of stairs. Lunch and refreshments throughout the day will be provided.

Talks:

  • Keynote Speaker: Non-invasive chemical and micro-structural imaging of enamels for preventive conservation - Prof. Haida Liang
  • Establishing county type series of medieval and post-medieval pottery in Devon and Cornwall: Collection values and conservation through knowledge transfer – Kate Berlewen
  • Conservation of a Royal Worcester reticulated vase: challenges and techniques – Andriani Maimaridou
  • Damage functions for the safe and sustainable storage and display of vulnerable glass – Antanas Melinis
  • Conserving an Olokun Pot: the colonial/decolonial agencies of conservation treatments – Carmen Vida
  • Shining a light on collaboration: Relocating the South Solitary Island lighthouse optic authors – Amy Walsh
Kate Berlewen

Kate Berlewen

Conservator, Researcher and Project Manager

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Professor  Haida Liang

Professor Haida Liang

Distinguished Professor and Head of ISAAC Research Centre, Nottingham Trent University

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Andriani Maimaridou

Andriani Maimaridou

Freelance ceramics conservator, Kirsten Ramsay Ceramic Conservation Studio

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Antanas Melinis

Antanas Melinis

PhD student and Conservation Science Fellow, English Heritage

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Carmen Vida

Carmen Vida

Sculpture conservator, Victoria and Albert Museum in London

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Amy Walsh

Amy Walsh

Objects conservator, Fine Art Restoration Company

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